Franz Liszt Competition For Young Pianists

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Franz Liszt was one of the most outstanding piano virtuosos of his time. He was not only a technically brilliant pianist, but also an innovative composer who revolutionised the piano repertoire. Liszt was one of the first musicians to give solo concertos and thus laid the foundation for the modern piano concerto. His piano playing was characterised by passion, virtuosity and an extraordinary expressiveness.

The "International FRANZ LISZT Competition Weimar - Bayreuth Piano" honours the legacy of Franz Liszt and promotes young talents who want to follow in his footsteps. The competition attracts pianists from all over the world and offers them the opportunity to present their repertoire and skills in front of an international jury and an enthusiastic audience.

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The name Franz Liszt stands for the highest pianistic excellence and musical dedication. Participants from all over the world are encouraged to interpret Liszt's music in their programme and to embody his technical brilliance and emotional expression. The competition upholds and develops the musical tradition of Franz Liszt and provides a platform for young pianists to develop their talent and advance their careers.

Liszt Utrecht actively presents, develops and promotes piano talents from around the world. And by doing so it has become one of the prominent gateways to the international professional classical music scene for young musicians.

Liszt Utrecht is one prominent gateways to the international professional classical music scene for young musicians. Focussed around the musical legacy of Franz Liszt with changing themes per edition.

As of the edition in 2022 the competition has a new structure in place, which focuses less on the competing part and gives more opportunities to the participating pianists to showcase their artistry to an international audience.

Born in 2004, Ariya Laothitipong became one of the most acknowledged young Thai pianists after winning First Prize at the 5th International Franz Liszt Competition for Young Pianists in Weimar, Germany. She was the first-ever Thai pianist to win this prestigious piano competition.

Following her international success in Germany, Ariya won Second Prize (no first prize awarded) along with the Press Prize and the Audience Prize from the International Piano Competition 2018 in Enschede, Netherlands. In the same year, she won First Prize in the 4th Thailand Steinway Youth Piano Competition. Her achievement includes being chosen as a participant at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition 2020 and the 2019 Van Cliburn Junior International Piano Competition in Dallas, Texas, USA.

Ariya started her piano lessons at the age of 4. She was a student of Dr. Pornphan Banternghansa and Dr. Christopher Janwong McKiggan at the Piano Academy of Bangkok. Since 2021, Ariya is under the tutelage of Prof. Christopher Harding. From an early age, she has won numerous awards from national and international competitions including First Prize at Trinity College London National Youth Piano Competition 2013, the 1st Hongkong International Music Competition for Young Pianists 2014, First Prize at Yamaha Thailand Music Festival 2015 and 2017, 2nd Prize the 15th Osaka International Music Competition, 2nd Prize at the 6th ASEAN International Chopin Piano Competition in Malaysia, 2nd Prize at the Princess Galyani Vadhana International Ensemble Competition 2015, 2nd Prize at the Euregio Piano Award 2021, Audience prize at the Canada International Piano Competition, Gold Medal at the Asia International Piano Academy & Festival in Korea 2015, 2nd Prize at the Final Beethoven Competition for young string players and pianists 2017 and the 17th -21st SET Youth Musician Competitions.
Ariya also performs actively as a soloist and chamber musician. She has been featured as a soloist with many orchestras. Those include The Staatskapelle Weimar, Musikgynnasium Belvedere, Pro Musica String Ensemble and Thai Youth Orchestra. She also participated in multiple music festivals such as the Sicily International Piano Festival 2019 and Asia International Piano Academy and Festival in Korea, 2015.

Born in 2004, Ariya Laothitipong became one of the most acknowledged young Thai pianists after winning first prize at the 5th International Franz Liszt Competition for Young Pianists in Weimar, Germany. She was the first-ever Thai pianist to win this prestigious piano competition.

Following her international success in Germany, Ariya won second prize (no first prize awarded) along with the Press Prize and the Audience Prize from the International Piano Competition in Enschede, Netherlands. In the same year, she won first prize in the 4th Thailand Steinway Youth Piano Competition. Her recent achievement includes being awarded third prize from the Nashville International Chopin Competition 2023 and was also the finalist of the New York International Piano Competition 2022 by the Stecher and Horowitz Foundation.

Ariya started her piano lessons at the age of 4. She was a student of Dr. Pornphan Banternghansa and Dr. Christopher Janwong McKiggan at the Piano Academy of Bangkok. Since August 2021, Ariya has been under the tutelage of Christopher Harding.

Ariya is the prize winner of the Hong Kong International Music Competition for Young Pianists, the 6th ASEAN International Chopin Piano Competition, Osaka International Music Competition, Euregio Piano Award 2021, Yamaha Thailand Music Festival 2015 and 2017, the Canada International Piano Competition, the Asia International Piano Academy & Festival in Korea 2015, the Final Beethoven Competition for pianists 2017, the Princess Galyani Vadhana International Ensemble Competition 2015, Trinity College London National Youth Piano Competition and the 17th-21st SET Youth Musician Competitions.

Ariya also performs actively as a soloist and chamber musician. Since 2021, Ariya has been a pianist of Trio Matisse, where she has been under the tutelage of Amy I-Lin Cheng. Their most recent achievements include being the first prize winner of the Southern Illinois Young Artist Organization 2023, first prize winner at the Briggs Chamber Music Competition 2022, the Grand Prize winner of the New York International Young Musician Competition 2022, second place at MTNA Chamber Music Competition, the Kronos Award at the Glass City Chamber Music Competition and a competitor in the 49th Fischoff Competition.

She has been featured as a soloist with many orchestras. Those include the Staatskapelle Weimar, Musikgymnasium Belvedere, Pro Musica String Ensemble, and Thai Youth Orchestra. She also participated in multiple music festivals such as the Sicily International Piano Festival 2019, Asia International Piano Academy and Festival in Korea, and the Aspen Music Festival 2023 under the tutelage of Hung-Kuan Chen.

And those fingers are speaking volumes for the Montana State University Billings senior. After winning another state and regional competition, she will be traveling to Georgia in March. And last week she announced she will be going to Texas in April in compete against some of the best young pianists in the world.

Young began her piano study at the age of 4 in Southern California and continued studying with various teachers after her move to Nevada. In 2001, she came to Montana where she attended high school and studied with Kathleen Guehlstorff. In 2005, she auditioned and was accepted into the music department at MSU Billings. She then began her study with her current teacher, Professor Dorothea Cromley.

In 2007, she was a finalist in the Missoula Young Artist Competition and also the National Wideman Piano Competition. She won the VSA Arts International Young Soloist Award. In addition to her $5,000 prize, she performed at the Kennedy Center in May of 2008.

Young won the collegiate artist division of the National Liberace Piano Competition and along with her $1,000 scholarship, she will perform in Las Vegas throughout the year. In November, she got fifth place in the concerto division of the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition and was recently one of 12 finalists to compete in the International Jefferson Young Artist Competition.

The Adam Gyrgy Foundation proudly presents the Gala Event of the III. New York Franz Liszt International Piano Competition, showcasing four extraordinary young pianists on 6 October, 2023 from 7PM at the world famous Carnegie Hall.

Besides Adam Gyorgy, judges selecting the winner who will perform on the Gala event at Carnegie Hall includes Dr. Gabor Farkas, the Head of Piano Faculty at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest and Dr. Steven Spooner, piano faculty of Peabody Conservatory.

Ningxin Zhan is a young classical pianist with a passionate artistic mission to share music with diverse audiences around the world, and has performed in China, Italy, and the US. Ningxin received top prize at the 2019 Virginia Waring International Piano Competition, Yale Gordon Competition, Sviatoslav Richter International Piano Competition, and Vladimir Krainev Moscow International Piano Competition. She started her piano career at the age of 5. Ningxin received multiple scholarships to attend the music school affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music at the age of 9.

Hongbo Cai is a pianist, writer and filmmaker. At 21 years old, he made his debut at Carnegie Hall, and at 22 years old, he was appointed adjunct faculty in the piano department of New York University. Hongbo is currently studying at The Juilliard School. In 2021, he completed his China tour at the invitation of CPAA and Jucheng Theatre chains. Additionally, he embarked on a concert tour sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. He has performed throughout Europe, Asia, North America, and Latin America. His upcoming program includes recitals in Indonesia, Singapore, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria as well as the US. He will be performing at Carnegie Hall in New York, Salle Cortot in Paris, Ehrbal Saal, Musikverein in Vienna. He has won Grand Prix and First Prize at the Piano Island Festival, Carls & Sofia Piano Competition, WPTA Spain Piano Competition, Valesia Musica Juniores International Competition, WPTA Singapore International Piano Competition, and was awarded album distribution rights by KNS Classical.