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Finalists 2023

International Piano

Competition in Tel-Aviv
8-9 May 2023 - Hybrid Format

the 7th edition

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Mission​

Regulation & repertoire requirements

​Established in 2016 Scherzo international piano competition aims to nurture young pianists and provide them with a performance opportunities  

 

First round  (online video selection)
Application deadline: March 1, 2023

Category A: ages 6 – 9 
(max. 7 minutes)

  1. Instructive or virtuoso étude or virtuoso piece 

  2. One piece of competitor choice

Category B: ages 10 – 12 
(max. 10 minutes)

  1. Instructive or virtuoso étude or virtuoso piece 

  2. One piece of competitor choice

Category C: ages 13 – 15
(max. 12 minutes)

  1. Instructive or virtuoso étude or virtuoso piece 

  2. One piece of competitor choice

Category D: ages 16 – 19
(max. 15 minutes)

  1. Instructive or virtuoso étude or virtuoso piece 

  2. One piece of competitor choice

The jury will announce the results of the first round no later than March 5, 2023. The participants admitted to the final round will be invited to Live auditions, that will take place at Israel conservatory of Music Tel-Aviv, Israel. 

Final round (live/online auditions) *

Category A: ages 6 – 9 
(max. 10 minutes)

  1. Polyphonic piece of Baroque composers,

  2. Free program of competitor choice

Category B: ages 10 – 12 
(max. 12 minutes)

  1. Polyphonic piece of Baroque composers,

  2. Free program of competitor choice

Category C: ages 13 – 15
(max. 15 minutes)

  1. First or second and third movement of a classic sonata or variations

  2. Free program of competitor choice

Category D: ages 16 – 19
(max. 20 minutes)

  1. First or second and third movement of a classic sonata or variations

  2. Free program of competitor choice

* Following the ongoing Covid-19 restriction as well as other difficulties, the participants that will be admitted to the final round, but  won't be able to travel to Israel will have a chance to participate in the final round of the competition in the online format. 

All program pieces must be 
performed by heart

Repertiore requirements
Finalists 202
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Category A: ages 6 – 9 

 

Hayk  Danoyan (Armenia)

Gabriela Chavez (Colombia)

Adam  Kaydanov (Israel)

Tamar  Zellermayer (Israel)

Daria  Sorokina (Russia)

Anna  Martirosian (Russia/Finland)

Ruslan Avdyugin (Ukraine)

Jerry   Zhang (USA)

Shelly  Goldenshluger (Israel)

Category B: ages 10 – 12 
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Guoguo Li (China)

Dongdong Li (China)

Qingxin Wei (China)

Maria Alejandra Chavez (Columbia)

Daniel Meono Leiton (Costa Rica)

Prapti  Rajguru (India)

Maya   Kaplan (Israel)

Shaqed Banitt (Israel)

Neta    Shacht (Israel)

Shay-Li   Barleckhis (Israel)

Kanon Sakuraba (Japan)

Maxim Tereshchenko (Russia)

Erik     Byurkland (Russia)

Nutdanai Nimitrungrot (Thailand)

Eva      Avdyugina (Ukraine)

Evgeny Lansky (Israel)

Dana Goldenshluger (Israel)

Category C: ages 13 – 15
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Ameli  Sakai-Ivanova(Bulgaria)

Jingxing Wang (China)

Mariana Gomez-Casses (Colombia)

Vaishaaliy Subramaniam (Colombia)

Michael Ethan Hoo (Indonesia)

Sofya   Kamenetsky (Israel)

Tal Yarom (Israel)

Ori Yuval Zoref (Israel)

Shelly  Gal (Israel)

Andrey   Gooshchin (Israel)

Maya   Sher (Israel)

Aviya  Bar Sinai (Israel)

Sara     Yoshida (Japan)

Sawako Harada (Japan)

Maria-Louisa van Staden (Romania)

Clipici Zina (Romania)

Dana Hamrouni Cases (Spain)

Enruei Yang (Taiwan)

Riah    Chai (USA)

Sophie Shih (USA)

Alon    Solomon (Israel)

Elena   Lansky (Israel)

Sophia Danilenko (Cyprus)

Category D: ages 16 – 19
 

Rong Tian (China)

Leila Ditta Hargitai (Hungary)

Nataliia  Sokolenko (Ukraine)

Valentyna Baklan (Ukraine)

Itamar  Fishman (Israel)

Cohen  Uri (Israel)

Final Round Schedule

May 8

9:30-10:00     Greetings

10:00 - 12:30   Category C (Video Submissions)

12:45 - 14:15   Category C

(Live auditions)

15:30 - 17:00   Category C

(Live auditions)

17:15 - 18:15   Category D

(Live auditions)

18:15 - 19:00   Category D (Video submissions 

May 9

10:00 - 12:00   Category  B   (Video submissions )

12:15 – 14:00  Category B 

 (Live auditions)

15:30 - 17:00   Category A  (Video and Live auditions)

17:30 Award Ceremony & Winners concert

Final Round Schedule

Results 2023!!!

Results 2023
Category A: ages 6 – 9 

 

1st prize winner

     Daria Sorokina (Russia)

2nd prize winner

                 Adam Kaydanov (Israel)

(Ex-aequo) Hayk Danoyan (Armenia)

  (Ex-aequo) Tamar Zellermayer (Israel)

 

3rd prize winner

                 Ruslan Avdyugin (Ukraine)

(Ex-aequo)  Goldenshluger Sheli (Israel)

Encouragement Prize

Jerry Zhang (USA)

Anna Martirosian ( Finland/Russia)

Category B: ages 10 -12 

 

1st prize winner

                              Maxim Tereshchenko (Russia)

(Ex-aequo)  Kanon Sakuraba (Japan)

2nd prize winner 

Nutdanai Nimitrungrot (Thailand)

3rd prize winner

                       Maya Kaplan (Israel)

( Ex-aequo)  Neta Shacht (Israel)

Encouragement Prize:

Prapti Rajguru (India)

Daniel Meono Leiton ( Costa Rica)

Eva Avdyugina (Ukraine)

Erik Byurkland (Russia)

 

Special Encouragement Prize ״פרס לילדי הדרום״

Evgeny Lansky (Israel)

Category C: ages 13 - 15 

 

1st prize winner

                 Ori Yuval Zoref (Israel)

(Ex-aequo) Sawako Harada (Japan)

    (Ex-aequo) Sofya Kamenetsky (Israel)

2nd prize winner

Tal Yarom (Israel)

    (Ex-aequo) Ameli Sakai-Ivanova (Bulgaria)

3rd prize winner

                   Avia Bar-Sinai (Israel)

(Ex-aequo) Jingxing Wang (China)

Encouragement Prize:

Sara Yoshida (Japan)

Maya Sher (Israel)

Category D: ages 16 – 19

 

1st prize winner

 Valentyna Baklan (Ukraine)

2nd prize winner 

Leila Ditta Hargitai (Hungary)

3rd prize winner

Rong Tian (China)

Encouragement Prize:

Ithamar Fishman (Israel)

Nataliia Sokolenko (Ukraine)

Application procedure

The participants must submit the completed application form before 23:59pm on February 15 2023 and pay the registration fee according to the stated below.

Application fee

Category A, B: 60 USD or EURO  equivalent

Category C: 65 USD or EURO equivalent

Category D: 75 USD or EURO equivalent

Payment via PayPal

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Account holder: Stella Brener

IBAN: BE21 9671 8951 2603

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Jury

The jury includes internationally recognised pianists, experts, and music teachers.

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Nataliya Chepurenko

Ms. Chepurenko is a Founder and an artistic director of the International piano competition “Merci, Maestro!”; Founder, director, piano & chamber music teacher at the “Brussels International Music Academy”; Founder, artistic director, piano & chamber music teacher at the festival&maseterclasses “Music Academy FORTE”.

Ms. Chepurenko holds a Master degree in Piano Performing, Teaching and Chamber Music from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Kiev, Ukraine & the Royal Conservatory of Liege and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Belgium.

Ms. Chepurenko is National President of the WPTA Belgium (World Piano Teachers Association for Belgium), member of EPTA (European Piano Teachers Association) and constantly servers as a jury member at prestigious international piano competitions.

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Yanina Kudlik

 

Yanina is a Head of Akadma Conservatory in Ashdod. She is a founder and art director of national piano competition “Piano forever “, Editor of classic music program at the Ashdod Performance Art Center. Yanina Kudlik is a member of the society of the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, Tel Aviv.

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Prof' Tomer Lev

 

Tomer Lev has performed in major music centers in four continents as a soloist and chamber musician, including the Berlin Philharmonie, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Rudolfinum in Prague, the Beijing Concert Hall and the Lincoln Center in New York.

He collaborated as a soloist with the Royal Philharmonic in London, the English Chamber Orchestra, the Berlin Radio Symphony, the Israel Philharmonic under the baton of Zubin Mehta and others, among other prominent orchestras. His recordings for the "Naxos" and "Hyperion" labels were best sellers and reached the top ten best-selling classical albums in the UK.

The "Multipiano" ensemble, which he founded with his past and present students, performed over 15 international concert tours and was awarded “best Israeli chamber ensemble” by the Israeli Ministry of Culture.

Tomer Lev is a co-founder of the

Buchman-Mehta School of Music, a joint institution of Tel Aviv University and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and until recently served as its first director.

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Ariel Cohen

Mr. Cohen  is the Artistic Director of the Arthur Rubinstein International Society and competition.

Mr. Cohen is a former Director of the Rishon-LeZion Symphonic Orchestra, pianist and Hi-tech professional.

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Amir Federovich

 

Educator and teacher, Amir holds a Master’s degree (com laude) from Israeli Academy of music in Tel-Aviv. In the last 15 years Amir has been serving as a head of the piano department at the Israel Conservatory of music, Tel-Aviv. Amir regularly serves as a judge at the National Israeli piano competition

The jury of the Competition has the right:

  • to divide the prizes between the participants

  • to establish special prizes for the best performance of the piece composed by Israeli composer, best performance of the etude and the best performance of the piece by featured composer.

The jury’s decision cannot be subjected to revision.

Prizes

All participants will receive a participant diploma.
The teacher of the prize winners will receive diplomas.

Prizes for the winners:

Category D

1st Prize - 1000 USD

2nd Prize - 800 USD

3rd Prize - 600 USD

 

Category C

1st Prize - 500 USD

2nd Prize - 300 USD

3rd Prize - 200 USD

Category B

1st Prize - 300 USD

2nd Prize - 200 USD

3rd Prize - 100 USD

Category A 

1st Prize -  200 USD

2nd Prize - 150 USD

3rd Prize - 100 USD

* Five additional encouragement prizes in amount  of 50 USD each

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“Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the Universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is good and just and beautiful.”

 

Plato

Video recording regulation &

copyrights

  • It is allowed to record separate complete pieces, they can be also from different dates. Video Recordings, which are edited or processed inside complete pieces, will be not accepted to take part.

  • The camera must be placed on the right side of the instrument and must show the keyboard, the face and hands of the participant during the complete performance.

  • The Video Recording must have a reasonable video and audio quality (at least 720p) with no background noise.

  • The video must include the category, the name and the surname of the participant.​

  • The recording should be made on January 1, 2022 at the earliest.

Copyrights

  • By registering at the Competition the participant declares that no third party will recognize any copyright and / or other legal rights for video, audio and other materials uploaded or created during the Competition.

  • All rights for the distribution of audio and video materials of the Competition, including commercial purposes, belong to the Organizer of the Competition.

  • Participant transfers the rights for the broadcasting and distribution of materials (including the Internet) at no charge, in any territory, for an unlimited period of time to the Organizer of the Competition.

  • The Organizer of the Competition has the right to broadcast the auditions of the Competition and the final concert on radio, television, the Internet without any additional fee to the participants.

  • The Organizer of the Competition owns the exclusive right for audio and video recordings of the competitior’s performances, master classes of guest musicians, videos of the concerts held as part of the Competition and their use in advertising and teaching purposes.

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