6th Concours Grieg

International Competition for Pianists in Oslo

Member of the Alink-Argerich Foundation since 2004

September 3 - 11, 2005

Some dates and times have been changed.

  1. Competition for Two-Piano Duo, September 3 - 4
  2. Competition for Piano Four Hands Duo, September 6 - 7
  3. Competition for Solo Pianists, September 8 - 11
Pianists are welcome to take part in the Sixth International Grieg Competition - Concours Grieg - in Oslo. You are cordially invited by Norse Music and the Oslo Grieg Society, in collaboration with EPTA Norway, the Oslo Music Teachers Association and the Norwegian State Academy of Music.

Two-Piano Competition

(No age limit.)
Repertoire: Altogether 50 min. of free repertoire, but including one moment (or more) of Mozart/Grieg Sonatas K.V. 545, 533/494, 186g/283, 457 or Mozart/Grieg Fantasia K.V. 475 or Grieg: Old Norwegian Romanza, op. 51.
 
1st Round: The contestants choose 30 minutes out of the 50 minute repertoire.
2nd Round: A maximum of 6 semifinalists will be chosen for the 2nd round. The contestants choose 30 minutes out of the 50 minute repertoire, which means that there will be some repetition. The entire program from round 1 may be repeated.
Finale: 3 finalists will be chosen for the Finale. The entire 50 minute program is played.
 
Dates:
1st Round: September 3rd (30 min.)
2nd Round: September 4th, 10.30-14.00 o'clock (30 min.)
Finale: September 4th, 18.00 o'clock (50 min.)

Four-Hands Competition

(No age limit.)
Repertoire: Altogether 50 min. of free repertoire, but including one moment (or more) of Grieg: Norwegian Dances, Symphonic Dances, Peer Gynt Suite I, Peer Gynt Suite II or Ouverture "In Autumn" op. 11.
 
1st Round: The contestants choose 30 minutes out of the 50 minute repertoire.
2nd Round: 4 semifinalists will be chosen for the 2nd round. The contestants choose 30 minutes out of the 50 minute repertoire, which means that there will be some repetition. The entire program from round 1 may be repeated.
Finale: 3 finalists will be chosen for the Finale. The entire 50 minute program is played.
 
Dates:
1st Round: September 6th (30 min.)
2nd Round: September 7th, 10.00-14.00 o'clock (30 min.)
Finale: September 7th, 18.00 o'clock (50 min.)

Solo Piano Competition

(Age 17-35)
The repertoire is 50 minutes altogether. The repertoire is free, but contestants should include one work by Grieg of 3 min. duration or more.
 
1st Round: The contestants choose 30 minutes out of the 50 minute repertoire.
2nd Round: A maximum of 8 semifinalists will be chosen for the 2nd round. The contestants choose 30 minutes out of the 50 minute repertoire, which means that there will be some repetition. The entire program from round 1 may be repeated.
Finale: 3 finalists will be chosen for the Finale. The entire 50 minute program is played.
 
Dates:
1st Round: September 8th (30 min)
                  September 9th (30 min)
                  September 10th (30 min)
2nd Round: September 11th, 10.00-14.30 o'clock (30 min.)
Finale: September 11th, 18.00 o'clock (50 min.)

Former Winners of Concours Grieg:

Solo

2000Eugene Mursky, Usbekistan
2001Nana Mamajeva, Ukraine
2002Luiza Borac, Romania
2003Jae-Won Cheung, South Korea
2004Hinrich Alpers, Germany
Tatiana Kolesova, Russia
Mayumi Sakamoto, Japan

Four-Hands

2004Helen Sim and Ning-Wu Du, New York

Two-Piano

2004Helen Sim and Ning-Wu Du, New York

Prizes:

Solo Piano:

 
1. PrizePrix d'Oslo Recital engagements at The Oslo College, The Norwegian State Academy of Music, Oslo Grieg Festival 2006, Troldhaugen Bergen, Steinway Hall Hannover, Ibla New York and Grieg Festival Moscow.
CD Production
2. PrizeNOK 5000
3. PrizeNOK 2500
  

Two-Pianos:

 
1. PrizeEngagement at Oslo Grieg Festival 2006
CD Production

Four-Hands:

 
1. PrizeEngagement at Oslo Grieg Festival 2006
CD Production
 
There will also be Audiences Prizes and Diplomas with special mentions for outstanding performances.

Jury:

Two-Piano and Four Hands Competitions
  Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Chairman
  Gisela Herb, Norway
  Siebert Nix, Holland
  Harald Glattre, Norway
  Salvatore Moltisanti, Italy
Solo Competition
  Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Chairman
  Ole Bøhn, Norway (Only Finale)
  Tori Stødle, Norway (Only Finale)
  Nelson Delle-Vigne Fabbri, Bruxelles
  Salvatore Moltisanti, Italy
  Sergejs Osokins, Latvia
  Mei-Jen Liu, Taiwan
  Valeria Blok, Russia
  Liv Glaser, Norway
  Bernd Goetzke, Germany
  Jens Harald Bratlie, Norway
  Mayumi Nozawa, Japan

Application:

Application with a short CV and admission tape, video-tape, CD or minidisk of 30 minutes free repertoire must be sent before July 1, 2005 to:
Mr. Einar Steen-Nøkleberg,
Vallegaten 3, 0454 Oslo, Norway.
Tel. +47 22696535, Fax +47 22697085
Mobile: +47 90084978
e-mail: einarsn@hotmail.com
A non refundable fee of Euro 75 (NOK 600) for Solo Competition and Euro 150 (NOK 1200) for Duo Competitions must be paid to our bank, Nordea, Kirkeveien 64, N-0363 Oslo, account no. 6039 12 04090, along with the application.

Welcome to Concours Grieg!

Norse Music
Vallegaten 3, N-0454 Oslo, Norway
Tel. +47 22696535, Fax +47 22697085

Einar Steen-Nøkleberg  
Competition Director  
einarsn@hotmail.com  
Oleg Tukh
Competition Manager
grieg@tukh.com