Australian Chopin Festival 2023 w Canberze i Golbourn

 

Friends of Chopin Australia zaprasza na Australian Chopin Festival 

Our inaugural Australian Chopin Festival, 28 September-2 October 2023, Canberra and Goulburn, brings to far away Australia the concept of the Chopin festival so popular in Europe with its concerts, masterclasses and other activities, but so difficult for us to participate at. Our five day event, open to all, will include the world famous Chopin specialist, teacher and performer, pani Ewa Pobłocka (from the National Institute of Fryderyk Chopin in Warsaw) who will conduct three masterclasses for children, young adults and teachers and give two concerts. A special event will feature a two-way live-streamed tour of the Chopin Museum in Warsaw with a guide and finishing with a concert on a piano of Chopin’s time, by the emerging Polish born Chopin specialist pani Aleksandra Świgut. This will be live streamed.

Masterclasses are a unique opportunity for our Polish musicians – children, youth and young adults— to learn from one of the great Chopin teachers of our time. Pani Pobłocka is a Polish icon who will pass on her considerable Chopin skills and experience as a teacher, juror and performer. A Masterclass is an opportunity for a young pianist to receive a lesson from a respected teacher, which is open to the public to observe. We are looking to give young Polish-Australian pianists an opportunity to receive a lesson from pani Pobłocka and we appeal for you to disseminate this as widely as possible within your community and elsewhere. Their participation will be free of charge

For all enquiries please contact Wanda Horky OAM, Vice-President of the Friends of Chopin Australia, on 0438 195 183, or by email on whorky@friendsofchopin.org.au

Wanda Horky OAM, Vice-President, and Ben James, President

Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Chopina w Australii

Friends of Chopin Australia

50 biletów gratis na koncert w SOH

Dear Lovers of Chopin,

 

The 3rd Australian International Chopin Piano Competition ended yesterday with three fabulous winners!

            1st Prize Winner — Edwin (Sungpil) Kim from Korea but living in the USA

            2nd Prize and People’s Choice Prize Winner - Konstantin Khachikyan from Russia

            3rd Prize Winner including Best Scherzo— Shaun Choo from Singapore

 

Edwin wins $25,000 from the Pratt Foundation including a study and recital tour of Poland learning from Chopin interpreters as well as performing at Zelazowa Wola, Chopin’s birthplace.

 

Come and hear Edwin at the Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House TOMORROW TUESDAY @ 7.00PM. The Friends of Chopin Australia are offering 50 gratis tickets to the Polish community for their support of the Australian International Chopin Piano Competition [3AICPC17]. Please contact Ben James, General Manager, 3AICPC17 on 0466 620 825 to reserve your seat.

 

For more information please visit this link

https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on/classical-music/2017/third-australian-international-chopin-piano-competition.html

 

We look forward to seeing you in the only room Utzon himself designed. — The Utzon Room!

 

Wanda Horky
Vice-President
Friends of Chopin Australiawww.friendsofchopin.org.au
M (domestic): 0438 195 183
International: +61 2 6259 5099

3rd Australian International Chopin Piano Competition

Tickets for 2nd Australian International Chopin Piano Competition

Dear Chopin Lovers

Put the 15 – 21 September 2014 into your diaries because during that week – morning, noon and night – we will be feasting on Chopin’s music being performed by fifteen of the world’s most talented young pianists. From Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. These young pianists will be competing at the 2nd Australian International Chopin Piano Competition, being held at the Australian National University School of Music in Canberra.  

 The program for this musical feast is as follows:

 16–17 September                   Heats (Rounds 1 and 2) (Compulsory two rounds)

18 September                          Master classes for under 18 year olds

19 September                          Semi-final (Round 3) (6 competitors)

20 September                          Pleyel Day — a showcase of the ANU School of Music’s 1847 Pleyel piano

featuring a lecture with chamber music accompaniment and a recital by jury member Professor Wojciech Switala. The Pleyel was Chopin’s piano of choice.

21 September                         Final (Round 4) (3 competitors); Prize Winners’ ceremony; Prize Winners’

                                                      Concert

Along with Chopin, the competitors will also be performing some works by Debussy, Szymanowski, and music from Australian composers Carl Vine and Anthony Bosicevic. Anthony won the Composition component of the Piano Competition with his piece Dan Gnjeva, based on Chopin’s 2^nd Prelude in A minor.

 Please visit either the Friends of Chopin Australia website: http://www.friendsofchopin.org.au/competition.html

 Or the Competition website: http://music.anu.edu.au/chopincompetition-eventseries for direct links to purchase tickets and a more detailed schedule including repertoire.

 Discounts of 20% for group bookings of 10+ persons apply , with the exception of bookings for the Gold Pass.

 Ticketing is being supplied by Ticketek for events in Llewellyn Hall (Semi-Finals and Finals), and by Eventbrite for events in the Larry Sitsky Recital Room (the Preliminary Round sessions and the Pleyel Day).

  We are particularly trying to encourage schools, colleges, music societies, piano teachers, community organisations, and seniors communities to make use of our group discounts.

 We look forward to meeting and greeting you at our Information Desk during the competition.

 If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to ask. With best regards,

 

Wanda Horky

President

Friends of Chopin Australia

0438 195 183

wwhorky@gmail.com