Monday, June 9th
Classical Piano - Open - Group A
Adjudicator: Brigitte Poulin
Montreal-based, Brigitte Poulin is an active and accomplished soloist, chamber musician and teacher whose repertoire covers all periods. A proponent of 20th and 21st century music, Brigitte has commissioned and premiered more than fifty works for solo piano, prepared piano and various chamber ensembles.
Graduated from the Université de Montréal (DMus), the Vienna Music Academy and the Montreal music Conservatory, Brigitte has been several times artist in residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts.
Brigitte counts among her faithful collaborators doublebassist Ali Yazdanfar and pianist Jean Marchand. She has also founded two contemporary chamber ensembles: Ensemble Transmission and Trio Phoenix.
Brigitte Poulin teaches as a part-time lecturer at The Schulich music School of McGill University. She is also accompanying at both McGill Schulich School of Music and Université de Montréal. She is regularly called upon to adjudicate for Arts Councils grant proposals as well as Music Festivals across Canada. She is as well a member of the Summer Academy of Orford Music. As well since September 2021, she is teaching piano at the École de musique de Verdun and the Villa Sainte-Marcelline.
Her most recent CD recordings include: Folklore imaginaire music by Ana Sokolović (Naxos), Pierrot lunaire (Atma), Transmission, and her own solo CD Édifices Naturels (Dame). Her performances can be heard on Naxos Records and YouTube.
Location
Conrad Grebel University College - Chapel
140 Westmount Rd. N.
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6
Classical Piano - Open - Group A - Morning
| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time:9:00 AM | Name:Theadora Koski | Titles: Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, op. 13, 1st, 2nd and 3rd mvts. by Ludwig van Beethoven Nocturne No. 4 in E flat Major, op. 36 by Gabriel Fauré Toccata by Pierre Sancan | Home Festival:Orillia |
| Time:9:35 AM | Name:Yuchen Sun | Titles: In Memoriam to Victims of Chernobyl by Larysa Kuzmenko Sonata in C Minor, op. 13 ("Pathetique"), Complete by Ludwig van Beethoven | Home Festival:St. Thomas |
| Time:10:10 AM | Name:Withdrawn | Titles: | Home Festival: |
| Time:10:45 AM | Name:Justin Chen | Titles: Sonata no. 17 in D Minor, op. 31, no. 2 ("Tempest"), Complete by Ludwig van Beethoven Die Lorelei, S. 532 by Franz Liszt | Home Festival:Niagara |
| Time:11:25 AM | Name:Yueyu Tao | Titles: Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22 by Frédéric Chopin Etude, op 10, no. 1 by Frédéric Chopin Etude, op 10, no. 4 by Frédéric Chopin | Home Festival:Take the Stage |
11:50 AM - Lunch Break
Classical Piano - Open - Group A - Afternoon
| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time:12:50 PM | Name:Serena Zhang | Titles: Memories in an Ancient Garden, Scenes from a Jade Terrace by Alexina Louie Sonata in E flat Major, op. 31, no. 3, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Ludwig Van Beethoven Étude, op. 25, no. 11, "Winter Wind" by Frédéric Chopin | Home Festival:Chatham |
| Time:1:20 PM | Name:Jesse Jiexi He | Titles: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830, Toccata by Johann Sebastian Bach Nocturne in G Major, op. 37, no. 2 by Frédéric Chopin Paganini Jazz, whole piece by Fazil Say | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
| Time:1:45 PM | Name:Michael Jia | Titles: Prelude and Fugue no. 15 in G Major, BWV 860 by Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata in E flat Major, op. 31, no. 3 ("The Hunt") by Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, op. 28 by Sergei Prokofiev | Home Festival:IMFC |
2:30 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm.
Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.
4:15 PM - PLAYOFFS - Classical Piano - Open
The top competitor from this class will proceed to the playoffs.
The playoffs will be held at Conrad Grebel University College - Chapel
140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6