7 Semi-Finalists of the Grade Superior have been Announced!
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It is announced that 7 pianists will proceed to the semi-final round of the grade superior, which will be held on August 20th in Tokyo. For them, it is their second or third challenge to this highest grade. Among all the participants of this grade in 2015, 60% were newcomers, but none remain after the 1st and 2nd rounds. What does the grade superior mean to young pianists and how they develop themselves by giving a challenge?
Mayaka Nakagawa, the silver medalist in 2014, testifies that the participation to the grade superior required a lot of time and effort, but truly rewarding. After the first experience as a semi-finalist, she tried to practice and build up the program with careful planning and elaborate research, which resulted in the better performance in the solo recitals at the 2nd time of challenge. But then, she found it difficult to play with the orchestra at the final round and realized how much she had to learn further. Through those processes, she came to know how to push her limit, and found her own way of interpretation and performance.
Here are the programs of the 7 semi-finalists this year. You can see the live streaming of the semi-final round on August 20th, from 10:15-.
1.Natsumi Kuboyama
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.30 in E major, Op.109
Brahms: Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor, Op.5
Ryo Takahashi: Sonatina Wearing Glass Slipper (required Japanese composition)
2.Kyohei Imaizumi
D. Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor K.466/L.118
Haydn: Sonata in B minor Hob.XVI:32
Liszt：Années de pèlerinage Deuxième année Italie S.161, "Sonetto 104 del Petrarca"
Rachmaninov=Horowitz: Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op.36
Kai Kobayashi: For the lives- for solo piano (required Japanese composition)
3. Anna Ojiro
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.30 in E major Op.109
Chopin: Grande Polonaise brillante précédée d'un andante spianato Op.22
Scriabin: Fantasy in B minor Op.28
Ryo Takahashi: Sonatina Wearing Glass Slipper
4. Yuta Yano
W.A.Mozart: Piano Sonata in E flat major K.282
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor S.178
Rachmaninov: Polka de V.R.
Kai Kobayashi: For the lives- for solo piano
5. Mai Koshio
W.A.Mozart: Piano Sonata in C major K.330
Bellini=Liszt：Réminiscences de Norma S.394
Stravinsky: Three movements from Petrouchka
Ryo Takahashi: Sonatina Wearing Glass Slipper
6. Sayako Shinonaga
W.A.Mozart : Piano Sonata in C major K.330
Schumann: Carnaval 'Scènes mignonnes sur quarte notes' Op.9
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No.5 Op.53
Ryo Takahashi: Sonatina Wearing Glass Slipper
7. Yuna Tamogami
Haydn: Sonata in A flat major Hob.XVI:46
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor S.178
Kai Kobayashi: For the lives- for solo piano
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