The 7th SIMC Piano Section

Pre – Selection	January 15(Tue) – January 20(Sun), 2019

Preliminary Round	May 25(Sat) – May 27(Mon), 2019
Semifinal Round	May 31(Fri) – June 2(Sun), 2019
Final Round	June 6(Thu) – June 8(Sat), 2019
Prizewinners’ Gala Concert	June 9(Sun), 2019

1st Prize JPY 3,000,000; Gold Medal; Diploma
	CHOI Hyounglok (Korea) Semifinal Round Beethoven : Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58 Final Round Mozart : Piano Concerto in G major, K453 Tchaikovsky : Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23
2nd Prize JPY 2,000,000; Silver Medal; Diploma
	Baron FENWICK (U.S.A.) Semifinal Round Beethoven : Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37 Final Round Mozart : Piano Concerto in G major, K453 Tchaikovsky : Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23
3rd Prize JPY 1,000,000; Bronze Medal; Diploma
	Daria PARKHOMENKO (Russia) Semifinal Round Beethoven : Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58 Final Round Mozart : Piano Concerto in G major, K453 Tchaikovsky : Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23
4th Prize JPY 800,000; Diploma
	SATO Motohiro (Japan) Semifinal Round Beethoven : Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37 Final Round Mozart : Piano Concerto in G major, K453 Liszt : Piano Concerto No.2 in A major, S125
5th Prize JPY 700,000; Diploma
	HIRAMA Kyoshiro (Japan) Semifinal Round Beethoven : Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37 Final Round Mozart : Piano Concerto in B flat major, K450 Rachmaninov : Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18
6th Prize JPY 600,000; Diploma
	KIM Junhyung (Korea) Semifinal Round Beethoven : Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58 Final Round Mozart : Piano Concerto in F major, K459 Tchaikovsky : Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23

Special Jury Prize JPY 500,000; Diploma
Awarded to Contestants younger than 20 years of age who participated in the Semifinal Round but fail to qualify for the Final Round, if he or she demonstrates notable talent. CAI Yangrui (China)
Audience Prize JPY50,000; Diploma
Awarded to Contestants most voted by the audience each day of the Semifinal Round. May 31 Daria PARKHOMENKO (Russia) June 1  HAN Kyuho (Korea) June 2  HIGUCHI Ichiro (Japan)

Chairperson	NOJIMA Minoru	Japan
Vice-Chairpersons	UEDA Katsumi	Japan
	Matti RAEKALLIO	Finland
Members	Andrea BONATTA	Italy
	Richard DYER	U.S.A.
	Vadym KHOLODENKO	Ukraine
	KIM Daejin	Korea
	NODAIRA Ichiro	Japan
	Jacques ROUVIER	France
	Michael SCHÄFER	Germany
	Oxana YABLONSKAYA	U.S.A./Israel

1. Pre – Selection

The Applicant must upload the video data of his or her performance of all pieces listed below (①②③) or must record his or her performance of them on a DVD (DVD-Video format*).
The performance duration must not exceed 45 minutes in total.
In the case of choosing to upload the video data, only the following information shall be included in the filename: the Applicant’s name in full, and the full titles of the chosen pieces.
(NO additional information such as date/place of recording, etc. shall be included in the filename.)
If the Applicant chooses to record on DVD, on the label side of the DVD, the Applicant’s name in full and the full titles of the chosen pieces must be clearly written in block letters. Also, on the DVD case, the following must be clearly written in block letters: the Applicant’s name in full, the full titles of the chosen pieces, and the date and place they were recorded. (In addition, those who apply online must clearly indicate on the label side of the DVD the identification number issued at the time of the online application.)

① One piece from the piano sonatas by Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven (all movements)
② One of the following pieces by Chopin: Etudes op.10 or Etudes op.25
③ Solo piece(s) of the Applicant’s choice

• ・There is no restriction on the duration of each piece.
• ・Solo piece(s) must NOT be concertos.
• ・The recording must be made on or after November 1, 2017.
• ・The video data or DVD must be unedited, taken from the same camera angle throughout and must clearly show the Applicant’s hands and face.
• ・In case of Piano Sonata, the Applicant may record it in parts, by each movement, but NO editing within a movement is admissible. In other cases, NO editing is admissible within a piece.
• ・The video data or DVD may be excluded from judgment if it was perceived that the hand movement of the Applicant during his or her performance does not synchronize with the sound.
• ・ An automatic audio volume control function of video camera (AGC, ALC, etc.) shall not be used. This is because it reduces dynamics and nuances and often results in a recording which does not accurately represent the performance. The video data or DVD shall not have extremely loud (or quiet) sound volume, and shall not contain noise.
• ・The video data or DVD must NOT contain, in image or in sound, the name of the Applicant, as the Pre-Selection will be carried out anonymously.

• *The DVD-Video format is the standard created by the DVD Forum, and is the recording medium playable on commonly used DVD players.

2. Preliminary Round

The Contestant shall perform a recital program which consists of any solo pieces selected freely, with a total performance duration that exceeds 35 minutes but does not exceed 40 minutes. However, the program must include one piece or more which last(s) 10 minutes or more in total from the works of the composers listed below.

J.S. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms

• ・There is no restriction on the number of pieces and duration of each piece. However, all movements must be performed in case of selecting a Piano Sonata to perform.
• ・The pieces that include exceptional playing techniques such as inner playing, prepared piano, tone clusters must not be selected.

3. Semifinal Round

The Contestant shall select one piece from the list below and perform.

Beethoven	Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37
Beethoven	Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58

4. Final Round

The Contestant shall perform both ① and ② below.
① The Contestant shall select one piece from the list below (The Bärenreiter edition shall be used) .

Mozart	Piano Concerto in B flat major, K450
Mozart	Piano Concerto in D major, K451
Mozart	Piano Concerto in G major, K453
Mozart	Piano Concerto in B flat major, K456
Mozart	Piano Concerto in F major, K459

② The Contestant shall select one piece from the list below.

Beethoven	Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, op.73 “Emperor”
Chopin	Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, op.11
Chopin	Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, op.21
Liszt	Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major, S124
Liszt	Piano Concerto No.2 in A major, S125
Schumann	Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54
Brahms	Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, op.15
Brahms	Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.83
Tchaikovsky	Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23
Rachmaninov	Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18
Rachmaninov	Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30
Rachmaninov	Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, op.43
Ravel	Piano Concerto in G
Bartók	Piano Concerto No.3, Sz119
Prokofiev	Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.16
Prokofiev	Piano Concerto No.3 in C major, op.26

1	Alexander Lee AGATE	U.S.A.
2	CAI Yangrui	China	Semifinalist
4	CHOI Hyounglok	Korea	1st Prize
5	William DAVIDSON	U.S.A.
6	Andrey DENISENKO	Russia
7	Ryan DRUCKER	U.K.
8	Baron FENWICK	U.S.A.	2nd Prize
9	Kateryna GARANICH	Ukraine
10	HAN Kyuho	Korea	Semifinalist
11	HIGUCHI Ichiro	Japan	Semifinalist
12	HIRAMA Kyoshiro	Japan	5th Prize
13	HIROTA Kyoko	Japan
14	HWANG Gunyoung	Korea
15	JEONG Yonghwan	Korea
17	KIM Dongkyu Leo	Korea
18	KIM Junhyung	Korea	6th Prize
20	KOBAYASHI Kaito	Japan
21	Stanislav KORCHAGIN	Russia
22	LEE Taehyeon	Korea
23	Rafael LIPSTEIN	Germany / Argentina	Semifinalist
24	Victor MASLOV	Russia
26	NAKASAKO Ken	Japan
27	OKUYA Sho	Japan
28	Josquin OTAL	France
29	PARK Kyoungsun	Korea
30	PARK Soohong	Korea	Semifinalist
31	PARK Yeram	Korea
32	Daria PARKHOMENKO	Russia	3rd Prize
33	Gabiz REICHERT	Switzerland
35	SATO Motohiro	Japan	4th Prize
36	SAWADA Sohgo	Japan
37	Philipp SCHEUCHER	Austria
38	Ilya SHMUKLER	Russia	Semifinalist
39	Stephanie TANG	U.S.A.
40	WANG Xinran	China
42	YOON Joon	Korea
43	YOUN Jenna Jihyung	Korea