Press release 2005

- 18 Years Bremen Piano Contest
- 2005 - for the 10th time in Bremen
- Patron : Federal foreign minister
- A highly qualified international Jury
- 54 competitors from 17 Nations admitted



From 09. - 19. Oktober 2005 the Bremen Piano Contest ´05 will take place -as usual for all European countries, including the CIS, Turkey and Isreal and under the Patronage of our Federal foreign minister.

In a conference on the 10th of June the chief Committee admitted 54 young Pianists from 17 european countries to the Contest.
With an extensive Solo Repertoire, as well as an optional Piano Concert of Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov or Tschaikowsky the competitors will present themselves in three rounds and the Finale with orchestral accompaniment to an international Jury.
This time there is a work especially composed upon order for the Contest 2005. This Composition "Drei Stufen für Klavier" from Violeta Dinescu will be played in the third round and as a first performance in the final concert.

From Monday, 10. Oktober till Sunday, 16. Oktober 2005 there will be three solo rounds in the studio of Radio Bremen Broadcasting. The Finale with Orchestra will take place on Tuesday, 18. Oktober 2005 at 19:00 p.m. - the final Concert on Wednesday, 19. Oktober 2005 at 19:30 p.m. - in the big hall of the GLOCKE in Bremen. We will hear the Philharmonic Orchestra Bremen under the conduction of István Dénez.

In the Jury we proudly present :

Peter Schilbach (Vorsitz) - Germany
Peter Cossé - Austria
András Hamary - Hungary
Heinz Medjimorec - Austria
Gülsin Onay - Turkey
Begoña Uriarte - Spain
Cécile Ousset - France

The Bremen Piano Contest'05 is endowed as following :

1st Prize - EUR 8.000,-- (Sparkasse Bremen),
2nd Prize - EUR 5.000,-- (Familie Saacke),
3rd Prize - EUR 3.000,-- .
Prize awarded by the public - EUR 1.500,-- (Weser Kurier Bremen)



Moreover the Jury gives away several supporting prizes.
With the Winner we will produce a CD after the Contest.

The contest will be organized by the Landesmusikrat Bremene.V., Sparkasse Bremen, Radio Bremen and GLOCKE-Veranstaltungs-GmbH.