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Piano Battle

 

Show schedule

All works are performed by heart. Grand piano manufactured by Blüthner company
in the end of 19th century in Leipzig was used for battles. 

Nominations: 1: Performers’ battles (from 2 to 6 years of training).
2: Performers’ battles (from 7 to 10 years ).
 3: Performing skill battle. 4: Jazz improvisation battle. 5: Mini-contest.
6: Improvisations on popular music melodies and themes.

 

Time-table:

17.00 – Entrance. Registration of participants

18.00 – Performers’ battle (from 2 to 6 years of training, inclusive).
                Any simple works are played, duration - up to 3 minutes. Max. 15 performers.  
                4 players are selected for battle. They should know 4 works.

18.30 – Performers’ battles (from 7 to 10 years of training, inclusive).
                Any works are played, duration - up to 3 minutes. Max. 15 performers. 
                4 players are selected for battle. They should know 4 works.

19.00 – Performing skill battle.
                Any works are played, duration - up to 5 minutes.

                Max. 15 performers.  8 players are selected for battle. They should know 4 works.

20.00 - Jazz improvisation battle.
                Any jazz works and improvisations based on them are played, duration – up to 2 min.
                Two finalists at the final battle play improvisation on George Gershwin - "Summer Time".

21.00 – Mini-contests on the best single work performance (see discussions).  

21.30 – Improvisations on popular music melodies and themes Battle.
                Duration – up to 3 minutes. Max. 15 performers.  8 players are selected for battle.
                Improvisations on any themes are played during selection. Potpourri of Soviet songs tunes
               are played during quarter final. Potpourri of wartime songs (1941-1945) – during semi-final
               and improvisations on Russian folk songs at the final.

Judges: 
Leonid Eremin, Mikhail Benediktov, Feliks Model, Elena Shvarts.

Host:
Sergey Ovodov


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