Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine
European Union of Music Competitions for Youth (EMCY)
Kharkiv State Music Lyceum
XV International Volodymyr Krainev
Competition for Young Pianists
Kharkiv, Ukraine
March 19-27, 2022
GENERAL TERMS
The 15th International Volodymyr Krainev Competition for Young Pianists will be held in Kharkiv from March 19-27, 2022.
The Competition is open to Pianists of all nationalities who were born on or after March 1, 2003.
COMPETITION CATEGORIES AND AGE GROUPS
The competition will be held in two categories
I. Category “Young Master” three stage competition (the final stage with orchestral accompaniment).
The category “Young Master” competition is subdivided into 2 age groups:
1. First age group – competitors born on or after March 1, 2007
2. Second age group – competitors born on or after March 1, 2003
II. Category “Debut” (one stage competition)
The category “Debut” competition is subdivided into 3 age groups:
1. First age group – competitors born on or after March 1, 2012
2. Second age group – competitors born on or after March 1, 2010
3. Third age group – competitors born on or after March 1, 2008
COMPETITON PROCEDURE
All performances are open to the public.
Competitors in each category and age group will draw lots to determine the order of performance; this order will be maintained throughout the Competition.
Competition Laureates and Diploma Holders are obliged to participate in the Competition Finale Concerts without remuneration or reimbursement of expenses.
The Competition Committee reserves the right to record and market Competition performances and Finale Concerts in any format, present or future, including but not limited to audio, video, digital or other forms of recording, and/or to radio and/or TV broadcasts, as well as commercial release of said recordings/broadcasts without remuneration to the Competitors.
The Competition Committee reserves the right to publish pictures of participants as well as pictures taken during the Competition in any media related to the Competition.
APPLICATION PROСEDURE
Applications to be submitted by January 1, 2022 by e-mail: competition.krainev@gmail.com
The enclosed Application Form must be accompanied by:
a) A copy of the Applicant’s birth certificate;
b) Short biography of the Applicant;
c) Proposed Competition repertoire;
d) Digital photo for publishing purpose;
e) Entrance Fee as detailed below.
Payments of the Entrance Fee will be accepted after December 10, 2021 to the account, the details of which we will publish on December 10th.
A non-refundable Entrance Fee must be paid by January 1, 2022. On payment the full name of the Competitor should be given.
Entrance Fee for participants is:
– at the “Young Master” competition – € 50;
– at the “Debut Category” competition – € 30.
All eligible participants of the XIV online Volodymyr Krainev Competition are invited to the XV Volodymyr Krainev Competition in March 2022 with a 50% participation fee discount, diploma holders with a 75% discount and Prize-winners with a 100% participation fee discount.
Applicants will be advised of their acceptance or otherwise on or before February 15, 2022.
JURY EVALUATION
The performances will be evaluated by an international jury consisting of prominent musicians.
The names of the jury members will be announced on or before December 1, 2021.
Jury decisions are final and may not be challenged or amended.
Jury members shall not rank / vote for competitors who are related to them or who have been studying with them regularly in the 36 months preceding the competition, or have had more than one lesson at master-classes in the 12 months preceding the competition.
The jury is authorized to interrupt the performances exceeding the time limit or in case it fails to meet the professional demands of the competition.
REPERTOIRE
All works must be performed from memory.
I. Category “Young Master”
STAGE I
1. A polyphonic piece from the Baroque period.
2. A sonata allegro form movement from the Classical period.
3. An Etude of participant's choice.
The choice of music for the rest of the programme is entirely at the discretion of the competitor within the time allowed for each age group.
STAGE II
In commemorating the jubilee year of significant composers, in each Volodymyr Krainev competition we declare the compositions of one (or more) of the mentioned composers to be obligatory. In 2022, competitors must perform in the II Round:
1. Any piece(s) composed by Alexander Scriabin, César Franck or Claude Debussy.
2. A composition from the competitors own country.
The choice of music for the rest of the programme is entirely at the discretion of the competitor within the time allowed for each age group.
The performances for both Round 1 and Round 2 must have the following durations:
First age group - from 10 to 20 minutes;
Second age group - from 15 to 25 minutes.
STAGE III
Group A
Participants of the 1st age group have to perform 1st or 2nd and 3rd movements of a concerto for piano and orchestra of contestant's choice from the following:
* I.S.Bach - BWV 1052 d-moll; BWV 1053 E-dur; BWV 1056 f-moll; BWV 1058 g-moll.
* J.Haydn - Hob. XVIII/11 D-dur.
* W.A.Mozart- KV 246 C-dur (№ 8); KV 414 A-dur (№ 12); KV 466 d-moll (№ 20); KV 467
* C-dur (№ 21); KV 488 A-dur (№ 23).
* L.Beethoven - № 1 C-dur op. 15; № 2 B-dur op. 19.
* F.Mendellsohn - № 1 g-moll op. 25.
* C.Saint-Saens - № 2 g-moll op. 22.
Group B
Participants of the 2nd age group have to perform the whole concert for piano and orchestra of contestant's choice from the following:
* W.A.Mozart- KV 466 d-moll (№ 20), KV 491 c-moll (№ 24);
* L.Beethoven - № 2 B-dur op. 19, № 3 c-moll op. 37.
* F.Liszt - № 1 Es-dur S. 124, № 2 f-moll S. 125.
* F.Chopin - № 1 e-moll op. 11, № 2 f-moll op. 21.
* C.Saint-Saëns - № 2 g-moll op. 22.
* E.Grieg - a-moll op. 16.
* P.Tchaikovsky - № 1 b-moll op. 23.
* R.Schumann - a-moll op. 54.
* S.Rachmaninov - № 1 fis-moll op. 1, № 2 c-moll op. 18.
* M.Ravel - G-dur.
* S.Prokofiev - № 1 Des-dur op. 10, № 3 C-dur op. 26
* G.Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
II. Category “Debut”
1. A polyphonic piece from the Baroque époque.
2. A sonata allegro movement from the Classical period.
3. An Etude of participant's choice.
The choice of music for the rest of the programme is entirely at the discretion of the competitor within the time allowed for each age group.
Competition performance duration for each age group of the Debut category:
1. First age group – from 10 to 15 minutes
2. Second age group – from 15 to 20 minutes
3. Third age group – from 20 to 25 minutes
PRIZES AND AWARDS
Category “Young Master”
First age group
First prize - 2000 EUR
Second prize - 1500 EUR
Third prize - 1000 EUR
Second age group
First prize - 3000 EUR
Second prize - 2000EUR
Third prize - 1500 EUR
Depending upon the results achieved by the contestants and within the limits of the set number of prizes the jury is authorized:
- To withhold prizes;
- To have performers share prizes;
- Award special prizes.
Category “Debut”
Winners in the Debut category will be awarded with diplomas and presents.
The organizing committee will endeavour to arrange opportunities for the best pianists to perform concerts during the 2022-2023 concert season in Ukraine and abroad.
