2018年第9屆美國紐約國際鋼琴比賽

2018年第9屆美國紐約國際鋼琴比賽是一項在紐約市舉行的國際鋼琴大賽，該比賽兩年一屆，面向世界各地年齡在16-21歲的優秀青少年鋼琴家開放，本屆比賽將於2018年06月17日 – 2018年06月22日舉行，屆時將評選出22名優秀選手參加競賽。比賽致力於提供藝術發展、教育增長、研討會、大師班及表演機會。本屆紐約國際鋼琴比賽將在曼哈頓音樂舉行，在斯坦威音樂廳進行開幕儀式，斯坦威鋼琴將作為本次比賽的官方鋼琴。
本屆比賽中，每一名青年藝術家都可以競奪豐厚的現金獎勵和音樂會合約，本次比賽的總獎金為50000美金。選手將參加四輪比賽，沒有淘汰輪。評委由享譽世界的權威音樂家擔任，他們將對每一名選手進行公平嚴格的評估，獲勝者將得到豐厚的獎勵。不僅如此，一等獎的獲勝者還將獲得10000美金的現金獎勵，同時，還有一系列的音樂會合約。決賽選手如果未獲獎，每人也可以獲得1000美金的現金獎勵。
和傳統的競賽模式不同的是，紐約國際鋼琴比賽不側重於是否獲勝，而側重於為年輕的鋼琴家們提供一個表演、建立交流、交換資訊、尋找支持系統的機會，從而帶領他們進入音樂職業生涯。不要猶豫了，快來在這個舞臺上一展風采吧！

比賽類別：鋼琴

比賽地點：美國 紐約

比賽時間：2018年06月17日 – 2018年06月22日（共計6天）

報名截止時間：2017年12月04日

參賽要求：比賽面向16-21歲的青少年鋼琴演奏開放，即生於1996年6月23日至2002年6月17日（含）期間，不限國籍。
備註：歷屆比賽獲得單獨獎項的選手，或者跟隨2018年評委學習的學生不得報名參加本屆比賽。

重要日程：
2018年3月7日 公佈入圍選手名單；
2018年6月17日 參賽選手下午5:30至紐約市施坦威音樂廳參加比賽說明會，並參加比賽順序抽號；
2018年6月18日 比賽在曼哈頓音樂學院正式開始；
2018年6月22日 比賽頒獎典禮。

曲目要求：
1. Repertoire should include:
a. A prelude and fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier by J.S. Bach
b. The first movement from a sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven
c. A significant Romantic composition (or group of shorter pieces) by Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann
d. One etude by Chopin, Op. 10 or Op. 25
e. A 20th or 21st century composition (movements or sections are acceptable) the movement or section must be complete
f. Required commissioned work
A 25 minute Preliminary Round and a 25 minute Semi-Final Round should include repertoire selected from a-f, listed above. This includes time between compositions and movements. The contestant must include the 8 minute required commissioned work as part of the 25 minute program in either the Preliminary or Semi-Final Rounds.
g. The first movement of a concerto selected from the following list:
Beethoven
No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
No. 2 in B flat Major, Op. 19
No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
Chopin
No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11
No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
Grieg
A Minor, Op.16
Mozart
No. 9 in E flat Major, K. 271
No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466
No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491
Prokofiev
No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
Rachmaninoff
No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Ravel
G Major
Saint-Saens
No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22
Schumann
A Minor, Op. 54
Tchaikowsky
No.1 in B flat Minor, Op. 23
2. Repertoire must be listed accurately on the Application Form. Include title, number, key, opus, movements and duration of each piece.
3. Submitted repertoire is subject to approval by the Competition Artistic Committee.
4. For the Competition, applicants accepted are required to perform the repertoire submitted on the Application Form as well as the submitted video files.
No changes will be permitted.
5. All repertoire must be performed from memory.
6. If requested by the Jury, contestants must have available a copy of the edition used in the preparation of each work of the repertoire performed. Contestants must also have available an additional copy of the concerto for the accompanist. No photocopies will be accepted.
REQUIRED COMMISSIONED REPERTOIRE
As an additional requirement, contestants accepted to the Competition will be sent a new work for solo piano, commissioned by The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation for the 2018 New York International Piano Competition. The score will be sent approximately twelve weeks in advance. It will not exceed eight minutes in length and must be performed from memory. Contestants have the option of including it in the Preliminary or Semi-Final Round.
REQUIRED ENSEMBLE ROUND REPERTOIRE
As an additional requirement, contestants accepted to the Competition will be sent designated one-piano, four hands or two piano repertoire (to be determined prior to mailing) approximately twelve weeks in advance. Parts will be pre-selected, not exceeding twelve minutes in length. This repertoire does not have to be memorized. Teams will be chosen by a drawing and all teams will perform the same repertoire for the ensemble round. (Refer to Competition Procedures No. 6)
VIDEO FILES FOR ADMISSION
1. Four (4) submitted video files should be selected from the repertoire listed under Repertoire Requirements. Include in the following order:
a. Prelude and Fugue by Bach
b. First movement of the sonata (no repeats)
c. Romantic composition (or group of shorter pieces)
d. Etude by Chopin
2. The video must be of high and professional quality recorded at the same location. No editing is allowed. The video recording must be made with one fixed camera, mounted on a tripod, focused on the right profile and hands of the pianist.
3. Each work must be uploaded as an individual video file.
4. All video files must be recorded within six months prior to submission.
COMPETITION ROUNDS
Each contestant will be scheduled to perform in all four Rounds of the Competition. There will be no elimination of any contestant by the Jury throughout the Competition.
Preliminary Round
The Jury will hear a twenty-five (25) minute recital of the submitted solo repertoire, including time between movements and compositions. The compositions and order of performance will be determined by the contestant. The contestant will not be interrupted unless the designated time is exceeded.
Semi-Final Round
The Jury will hear a twenty-five (25) minute recital of the submitted solo repertoire, including time between movements and compositions, and not repeating repertoire from the preliminary round. The compositions and order of performance will be determined by the contestant. The contestant will not be interrupted unless the designated time is exceeded.
Make sure you have included the required commissioned composition within the time period of either the Preliminary or Semi-Final Rounds.
Final Round
The first movement of the submitted concerto will be heard by the Jury. An accompanist at the second piano will be provided by the Competition.
Ensemble Round
The designated repertoire will be heard by the Jury.

評委組成：
評委由國際傑出的音樂家和音樂教授團隊組成
備註：
評委會嚴格遵照組委會制定的評審規則；
評委的評審結果是最終的，不容置疑。

獎項設置：
比賽總獎金額度為50000美元，其中各獎項明細如下：
“Joyce B. Cowin”一等獎：10000美元 + 音樂會和個人獨奏會演出；
二等獎：6000美元 + 音樂會和個人獨奏會演出；
三等獎：3000美元 + 音樂會和個人獨奏會演出；
四等獎：2000美元 + 音樂會和個人獨奏會演出；
“Melvin Stecher”和“orman Horowitz”一等獎、四手聯彈樂團: 共3500美元在各組中分配獎勵；
樂團二等獎：2500美元；
指定曲目的最佳演出獎：1500美元；
除上述獎項以外，每位未獲獎的決賽選手均可獲得1000美元獎勵；
備註：
所有選手必須參加頒獎典禮；
被選入參加個人獨奏演出的獲勝者（每年不超過4位選手），在比賽結束後的三年內，須遵循組委會的安排，無償義務參加一些音樂會演出；如果選手的往返行程共超過100英里，組委會為選手補貼食宿；
獲得現金獎勵的選手須依照當地稅法，依法納稅。