Exclusive: English pianist, 16, scoops Long Thibaud finals
mainJulian Trevelyan has made it to the finals of the Long-Thibaud-Crespin competition.
The other finalists are:
Madoka Fukami, 27, Japan
Daria Kisleva, 26, Russian
Kaoro Jitsukawa, 26, Japan
and Hyeon Park Joo, 27, South Korea.
Julian will play the Bartok 3rd concerto in the final on Tuesday – by far the most challenging of the five pieces.
The jury is headed by Stephen Kovacevich.
Fact check in 30 seconds.
I counted 8 concertos to choose from.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Concerto No 24 in C minor K 491
Ludwig van Beethoven : Concerto No 3 op. 37
Frédéric Chopin : Concerto No 2 in F minor op. 21
Robert Schumann : Concerto op. 54
César Franck : Variations Symphoniques
Maurice Ravel : Concerto in G
Serge Prokofiev : Concerto No 1 op.10
Béla Bartók : Concerto No 3 Sz.119
Yes, I think we have to define “challenging”.
I heartily agree. Unless blood left on the keyboard is the only criterion, I should myself regard three of the EIGHT concertos as more challenging: Mozart, Schumann, and Ravel. To deem the Bartok “…by far the most challenging…” is, I suspect, to have a very limited notion of the term ‘technique’, albeit a very common notion. It is, of course, arguable, but I lit upon the three works I mention because they are ones that demand and reveal, or not, a far greater range of technical demands in the true sense. To a large degree, Bartok and Prokofiev let the pianist off the hook in that regard. In a way I’m pleased, but also a bit puzzled as to why the Franck is in the list. In addition to the physical technical gamut, there is a huge problem of structure to be resolved there. I’d be especially interested in hearing anyone who chose that work — rather brave, I should say.
Auditions are not broadcasted like in the Tchaïkovsky, Chopin, Rubinstein (and so on) competitions ! Electricity has not come yet in France …
Good luck for the british candidate. I hope he will prove better than the boring Mr Ullman !
It is since this year !
The whole competition is live 3-cams-video broadcasted on the Long Thibaud Crespin’s website :
http://www.long-thibaud-crespin.org/fr-fr/les-actualites/a-la-une.html?detail=816
and will be available anew on YouTube some days after the end of the competition.
Enjoy !
As someone who has often performed 7 of the 8 Concerti (I don’t play the Prokofiev 1st), I have to say that the Bartok 3rd seems the easiest to me, both technically and interpretively. If it had been the Bartok 1st or 2nd, that would be radically different!
Nevertheless it is a beautiful work, and I wish him much good luck with it.
Of course, it is “Exclusive” news, even though it is publicly available facts announced by the Competition.