Calendar

Wednesday 5 September	Opening Reception and Draw, City Chambers, Glasgow, 7.30pm.
Thursday 6 September	Opening Recital, Concert Hall, RSAMD, 7.30pm, Tanya Gabrielian, winner SIPC 2004
Friday 7 September	Stage 1 Recitals, Concert Hall, RSAMD, 1.15pm and 6.45pm.
Saturday 8 September:	Stage 1 Recitals, Concert Hall, RSAMD, 1.15pm and 6.45pm.
Sunday 9 September:	Stage 1 Recitals, Concert Hall, RSAMD, 1.15pm and 6.45pm.
Monday 10 September	Masterclass, Alexander Gibson Opera School, RSAMD, 1.15pm.
	Masterclass, Alexander Gibson Opera School, RSAMD, 6.45pm
Tuesday 11 September	Performance workshop, Alexander Gibson Opera School, RSAMD, 10am
	Stage 2 Recitals, Concert Hall, RSAMD, 1.15pm and 6.45pm
Wednesday 12 September	Stage 2 Recitals, Concert Hall, RSAMD, 1.15pm and 6.45pm.
Thursday 13 September	Performance workshop, Alexander Gibson Opera School, RSAMD, 10am
	Masterclass, Alexander Gibson Opera School, RSAMD, 1.15pm
	Lecture “Hans von Bülow and Glasgow”, Alexander Gibson Opera School, RSAMD, 5pm.
	Masterclass, Alexander Gibson Opera School, RSAMD, 6.45pm
Friday 14 September	Rehearsals with Orchestra, City Halls, Glasgow, 10am
Saturday 15 September	Rehearsals with Orchestra, City Halls, Glasgow, 1.15pm
	Competition Final - Concerto performances with the BBC Scottish Symphony
	Orchestra conducted by James Loughran,  City Halls, Glasgow, 6.45pm

Stages 1 and 2, and all events held in the RSAMD ,will be recorded for radio and transmitted ‘live’  throughout the Competition by Celtic Music Radio (CMR) on 106.6 FM which covers the ‘metropolitan’ Glasgow area. . Celtic Music Radio (CMR) can also be accessed and listened to via web-links provided on our Introduction section. 

The BBC will be broadcasting a series of features about the Competition on their Sunday radio programme ‘Classics Unwrapped’ – further details to be announced.

Opening Recital

Tanya Gabrielian, the winner of SIPC 2004, will give the opening recital in the Concert Hall of the RSAMD on Thursday 6th September at 7.30pm

PROGRAMME

Schumann	Papillons, Op. 2
Rachmaninov	Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
	INTERVAL
Schnittke	Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 216
Weber	Piano Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op 49

 

Commissioned Work

In accordance with usual practice, competitors in Stage 2 must include the commissioned work (duration 5-7 minutes) in their recital. The work for this competition was commissioned from the distinguished Scottish composer Judith Weir.

Masterclasses

An integral part of this festival of piano playing will be four public masterclasses given by Arnaldo Cohen, Noriko Ogawa, Ronan O’Hora and Susan Tomes.

The participating pupils will be nominated by music schools and conservatoires in the United Kingdom and Europe, giving these aspiring young musicians an opportunity to learn from some of today’s renowned performers and teachers.

Schools Outreach Workshops / Performance Workshops

A series of recital/workshops were held in schools between November 2005 and May 2007. 

These recitals, given by pianists from the 2001 & 2004 Competitions, encouraged the artistic and technical development of young pianists in Scotland. Some of these young players will take part in the Performance Workshops during Competition Week.

These Performance Workshops take the form of “mini masterclasses” during Competition Week and are open to the public as well as school pupils. They will allow young local pianists the wonderful experience of working on selected pieces with RSAMD staff tutors.

Lecture

The Scottish actor and author, Derek Watson, biographer of Liszt, will give an illustrated lecture, entitled “Hans von Bülow and Glasgow” in the Alexander Gibson Opera School, RSAMD, at 5pm on Thursday 13 September 2007.