12th Liszt Competition

The 12th Liszt Competition takes place from 16 to 28 March 2020 at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht. For the first time, the competition will introduce a central theme: Beethoven, as seen through the eyes of Franz Liszt.

Phase 1

International Selection Rounds 
Shanghai: 27 August
Moscow: 11 - 12 September
Utrecht: 13 - 15 September
New York: 17 - 18 September

Phase 2

12th Liszt Competition 'The Festival'

TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht

17 – 18 March 2020: Recital 1 – Liszt Originals (14 participants)

19 – 20 March 2020: Recital 2 – Chamber Music (14 participants)

21 – 22 March 2020: Recital 3 – Transcriptions (14 participants)

 

Phase 3

The finals

TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht

25 March 2020: Finals solo (3 finalists)

28 March 2020: Finals with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (3 finalists)

Repertoire

Application

International jury

Participants selected to the international selection rounds will be judged by the selection jury, consisting of former prize winners, including:

• Mariangela Vacatello, Italy

• Christiaan Kuyvenhoven, The Netherlands

• Jean Dubé, France

 

Participants selected to the 'The Festival’ will be judged by the international jury, including:

• Idil Biret, Turkey

• Andrea Bonatta, Italy

• Frederic Chiu, USA

• Nino Gvetadze, Georgia

• Leslie Howard, United Kingdom

• Janina Fialkowska, Canada

• Cyprien Katsaris, France/Cyprus

• Igor Roma, Italy

• Alexander Rinnooy Kan, The Netherlands (non-voting chairman) 

 

Rules & Regulations

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