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LILLE
The 9th Robert Casadesus International Piano Encounters : 16, 17, 18 of January 2004
The 9th Robert Casadesus International Piano Encounters , from the 16th to the 18th of January
2004, have been the opportunity of an exceptional event which will take place in the context of
"Lille, European capital of culture".
This event, called « piano(s) festival » and sponsored by Maria-Joao Pires, invited about
forty famous artists for a week-end entirely devoted to the piano. (www.onlille.com)
The Prize-winners' recitals
Evgenia Rubinova, winner of the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition
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Three Preludes, choice of Preludes, op. 23 and 32 |
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Sonata n°2 in B flat minor op.36 |
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Musical moments op.16. |
Alexei Volodin, winner of the Géza Anda International Competition
| Stravinski : |
Three movements of Petrouchka |
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| Chopin : |
Nocturne in B flat major op.55 |
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Sonata n°3 in B minor op.58 |
Severin Von Eckardstein, winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition
| Bowen : |
Sonata in F sharp minor op.72 |
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| Messiaen : |
Le Courlis cendré (of the "Catalogue d'Oiseaux") |
| Chopin : |
Fantasy In F Minor |
| Robert Casadesus : |
Prelude n°18 |
History of the Encounters
The Robert Casadesus International Piano Encounters originated in Lille in April 1996, at the initiative of Jean-Claude Casadesus, who sought to renew the spirit of the Robert Casadesus International Piano Competition of Cleveland.
The geographic proximity of a large number of well-known international competitions (Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, Long-Thibaud Competition in Paris, World Piano Competition in London, International Piano Competition in Leeds…) led Jean-Claude Casadesus to avoid creating just another competition like the others. Instead, the originality of the Encounters would be to invite the participation of three prize-winners of international competitions from the same year.
The Encounters take place on a weekend in the month of January, during which each performer must express him- or herself in two different ways: in a recital of approximately an hour, and in concert with the Orchestre de Lille. It goes without saying that the contribution of the latter is essential and gives particular prestige to the young musicians, providing some of them with their very first experience as soloist with an orchestra.
A stimulating and formative springboard, the Encounters have also been able to host and help numerous pianists attain international renown.
In 1999, the Encounters paid homage to Robert Casadesus on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth and received Philippe Bianconi, who performed the Capriccio for Piano and String Orchestra, Op. 49 by Robert Casadesus. This was, unfortunately, the last edition honoured by the attentive and warm presence of Gaby Casadesus who passed away a few months later.
Since 2001, Alain Cochard, music critic, lecturer and specialist in the piano repertoire, has presented the prize-winners at each recital, at the same time pointing out the guiding line of their programme.
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The 8th Robert Casadesus International Piano Encounters :
17, 18 and 19 January 2003.
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The Prize-winners
Maxim Mogilevsky and Svetlana Smolina,
Winners of the Murray Dranoff International Two Piano Competition, Miami (USA);
Alexei Nabioulin,
Winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow (Russia);
Winston Choi,
Winner of the Orléans (France) International 20th Century Competition.
Alexander Dmitriev, conducting.
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Participants since 1996
Since their creation in 1996, upon the initiative of Jean-Claude Casadesus, the Robert Casadesus International Piano Encounters have welcomed :
Allessio Bax
Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, 2000
Delphine Bardin
Clara Haskil Competition, Vevey (Switzerland), 1997
Giovanni Bellucci
Queen Elisabeth Competition, Brussels, 1995
Evelina Borbei
Marguerite Long Competition, Paris, 1995
Winston Choi
20th Century Competition, Orléans (France), 2002
Roberto Cominati
Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, 1996
Ingrid Fliter
Frédéric Chopin International Piano Competition, Warsaw, 2000
Kirill Gerstein
Arthur Rubinstein Competition, Tel-Aviv, 2001
Alexander Ghindin
Queen Elisabeth Competition, Brussels, 1999
Philippe Giusiano
Frédéric Chopin International Piano Competition, Warsaw, 1995
Yakov Kasman
Van Cliburn Competition, Fort Worth (Texas, USA), 1997
Olga Kern
Van Cliburn Competition, Fort Worth, 2001
Maxime Mogilevski (and Svetlana Smolina)
Murray Dranoff Two Piano Competition, Miami (Florida, USA), 2002
Alexey Nabioulin
Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow, 2002
Alberto Nosé
Ferrucio Busoni Competition, Bolzano (Italy), 1999
Ilia Rachkovski
Long-Thibaud Competition, Paris, 2001
Evgenia Rubinova
Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, 2003
Vitali Sarnoshko
Arthur Rubinstein Competition, Tel-Aviv, 1998
Aleksandar Serdar
Arthur Rubinstein Competition, Tel-Aviv, 1996
Henri Sigfridsson
Géza Anda International Competition, Zurich, 2000
Svetlana Smolina (et Maxime Mogilevski)
Murray Dranoff Two Piano Competition, Miami, 2002
Per Tengstrand
Geneva International Music Competition, 1996
Cédric Tiberghien
Marguerite Long Competition, Paris, 1998
Alexei Volodin
Géza Anda International Competition, Zurich, 2003
Severin von Eckardstein
ARD Competition in Munich, 1999
Queen Elisabeth Competition, Brussels, 2003
Ashley Wass
World Piano Competition, London, 1997
Yung Wook Yoo
Paloma O'Shea Competition, Santander (Spain), 1998
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Les Rencontres de Lille
Information : +33(0)3 20 12 82 40
Lille Tourist Office +33(0)3 28 04 50 50
Web site : www.onlille.com
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AVON (near Fontainebleau)
On the 15th of November 2003, the city of Avon has dedicated an evening to the premiere
of the 4 String Quartets by Robert Casadesus, performed by the Manfred Quartet.
This concert has taken place around the manor of Bel Ebat, place of meeting
of the greatest musicians, old residence of the Durand editors.
PARIS
Piano recital by Philippe Bianconi tribute to Madam Gaby Casadesus
On the occasion of the series of great performers during the 2003-2004 musical season of the museum
of the Army,
Philippe Bianconi, pianist, will give a recital on Tuesday May 25th, at 20 p.m. in the
Saint-Louis Cathedral of the Invalides.
He'll perform works by Schubert, Liszt and Ravel.
Informations : Hôtel national des Invalides - 129 rue de Grenelle - 75007 Paris.
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