Open Instrumental Preliminaries 2018
Date: Saturday 21 July
Time: 7.00pm (SESSION 1)
Venue: Civic Theatre C2 Auditorium
Date: Sunday 22 July
Time: 2.00pm (SESSION 2)
Venue: Civic Theatre C2 Auditorium
Date: Sunday 22 July
Time: 7.00pm (SESSION 3)
Venue: Civic Theatre C2 Auditorium
Date: Monday 23 July
Time: 10.00am (SESSION 4)
Venue: Civic Theatre C2 Auditorium
Date: Monday 23 July
Time: 2.00pm (SESSION 5)
Venue: Civic Theatre C2 Auditorium
Date: Monday 23 July
Time: 7.00pm (SESSION 6)
Venue: Civic Theatre C2 Auditorium
Relish hours of sumptuous music by our elite instrumentalists as over thirty performers from five countries vie for one of only three places in the Gala Finals Concert.
Not only hear some of your favourite instrumental works, but also witness the blooming of some future instrumental masters
Tickets: Gold donation at the door
- Entrants will present a complete work in concerto form (i.e. solo and orchestra, string ensemble or concert band). The Open Section will consist of two stages – preliminary and final. Three performers will be chosen from the preliminary stage to compete in the finals.
Time Limit: 15 – 40 minutes
Saturday 21 July (Session 1) 7.00PM
Chairperson: Stephanie Rigano, ACVC Committee member
Zac Wang, Melbourne | Piano (24 min)
Accompanist: Peter de Jager
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sally Davies-Griffith, Gordonvale | Violoncello (25 min)
Accompanist: Robert Manley
Cello Concerto in E Minor, op. 85 Edward Elgar
I. Adagio – Moderato II. Lento – Allegro III. Adagio
IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non troppo – Poco più lento – Adagio
INTERVAL – 15 MINUTES
Kevin Chow, Melbourne | Piano (30 min)
Accompanist: Glenn Riddle
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 16 Sergei Prokofiev
I. Andantino – Allegretto II. Scherzo: Vivace III. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
IV. Finale: Allegro tempestoso
Campbell Kelly, Brisbane | Piano (25 min)
Accompanist: Robert Manley
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegro assai
Sunday 22 July (Session 2) 2.00PM
Chairperson: Stephanie Rigano, ACVC Committee member
Michael Li, Melbourne | Piano (40 min)
Accompanist: Peter de Jager
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, op. 30 Sergei Rachmaninoff
- Allegro ma non tanto II. Intermezzo: Adagio III. Finale: Alla breve
Andrew Fong, Townsville | Clarinet (28 min)
Accompanist: Catherine Davis
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Allegro II. Adagio III. Rondo: Allegro
INTERVAL – 15 MINUTES
Ana Belen Herrezuelo, Barcelona, SPAIN | Piano (30 min)
Accompanist: Robert Manley
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegro assai
Nicholas Kennedy, Sydney | Piano (36 min)
Accompanist: Catherine Davis
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, op. 23 Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky
I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo 1
III. Allegro con fuoco – Molto meno mosso – Allegro vivo
Sunday 22 July (Session 3) 7.00PM
Chairperson: Stephanie Rigano, ACVC Committee member
Crystal Smith, Tomewin | Piano (25 min)
Accompanist: Luke Sharp
Piano Concerto No. 1 Carl Vine
Fiona Qiu, Brisbane | Violin (30 min)
Accompanist: Robert Manley
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 63 Sergei Prokofiev
- Allegro moderato II. Andante assai III. Allegro, ben marcato
INTERVAL – 15 MINUTES
Victor Dai, Sydney | Piano (26 min)
Accompanist: Catherine Davis
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, op. 26 Sergei Prokofiev
- Andante – Allegro II. Tema con variazioni III. Allegro, ma non troppo
Cameron Smith, Melbourne | Clarinet (20 min)
Accompanist: Peter de Jager
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor, op. 73, J. 114 Carl Maria von Weber
- Allegro moderato II. Adagio ma non troppo III. Rondo: Allegro
Monday 23 July (Session 4) 10.00AM
Chairperson: Dr Mark C Smith, General Manager Townsville Community Music Centre
Joanna Gibson, Brisbane | Piano (18 min)
Accompanist: Robert Manley
Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin
Wei Du, Sydney | Clarinet (30 min)
Accompanist: Catherine Davis
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Allegro II. Adagio III. Rondo: Allegro
INTERVAL – 15 MINUTES
Raechel Suh, Brisbane | Violoncello (30 min)
Accompanist: Robert Manley
Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, op. 107 Dmitri Shostakovich
- Allegretto II. Moderato III. Cadenza – Attacca IV. Allegro con moto
Luke Sharp, Gold Coast | Piano (25 min)
Accompanist: Crystal Smith
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, op. 73 Ludwig van Beethoven
- Allegro II. Adagio un poco mosso III. Rondo: Allegro
Monday 23 July (Session 5) 2.00PM
Chairperson: Dr Mark C Smith, General Manager Townsville Community Music Centre
Amanda Pang, Brisbane | Piano (23 min)
Accompanist: Peter de Jager
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 Sergei Rachmaninof
James Hultgren, Townsville | Piccolo (25 min)
Accompanist: Maxine Newman
Piccolo Concerto in C Major, RV 443 Antonio Vivaldi
- Allegro II. Largo III. Allegro molto
INTERVAL – 15 MINUTES
Rosemarry Yang, Melbourne | French horn (26 min)
Accompanist: Peter de Jager
Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in B-flat Major, op. 91 Reinhold Glière
- Allegro II. Andante III. Moderato – Allegro vivace
Khalida De Ridder, Kingston | Violin (40 min)
Accompanist: Catherine Davis
Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 77 Johannes Brahms
- Allegro non troppo II. Adagio III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace – Poco più presto
Monday 23 July (Session 6) 7.00PM
Chairperson: Stephanie Rigano, ACVC Committee member
Emma Morrison, Melbourne | Bassoon (20 min)
Accompanist: Catherine Davis
Bassoon Concerto in F Major, op. 75, J. 127 Carl Maria von Weber
- Allegro ma non troppo II. Adagio III. Rondo: Allegro
Yebin Yoo, Melbourne | Violin (40 min)
Accompanist: Peter de Jager
Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 61 Ludwig van Beethoven
- Allegro ma non troppo II. Larghetto III. Rondo: Allegro
INTERVAL – 15 MINUTES
Elizabeth Hubbard, Brisbane | Violoncello (40 min)
Accompanist: Robert Manley
Cello Concerto in B Minor, op. 104, B. 191 Antonín Dvořák
- Allegro II. Adagio, ma non troppo III. Finale: Allegro moderato – Andante – Allegro vivo
9.00pm ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINALISTS AND MASTERCLASS PARTICIPANTS
All entrants should be present for these announcements.
Presentation of written adjudications to competitors.
Meeting of finalists and production team.
