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Competition schedule of the 1st Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition (2023)

Tickets are divided by events and by morning and afternoon time slots. The exact schedule with the names of competitors will be posted the evening before the start of each round. The ticket is valid for a single entry into the hall or visit to the event. Entry to the hall is not possible without a ticket. There is no limit to the number of tickets per person or event.

Festival Ljubljana events not only cultivate and educate society and raise cultural awareness, but also provide experiences that broaden one’s mental framework. The same spirit will guide the Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition, which will be the first piano competition on such a scale in Slovenia.

PRELIMINARY ROUND – video selection

The deadline for application was 15 September, 2022. The results will be published on the First Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition website no later than October 31, 2022.

INTRODUCTORY MEETING

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

ROUND 1 – Recital

February 25, 26, 27, 2023
Slovenian Philharmonic

Free tickets for the 1st round of Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition are available at Križanke Box Office. You can also pick them up in Slovenian Philharmonic one hour before the start of each part.

FEBRUARY 25, 2023
10.00–10.50 am: Evgenii Evgrafov
10.55–11.45 am: Jure Goručan
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12.00–12.50 am: Luca Grianti
12.55–13.45 am: Nabel Hajek
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15.00–15.50 am: Yi-Chung Huang
15.55–16.45 am: Fantee Jones
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17.00–17.45 am: Uladzislau Khandohi
17.55–18.45 am: Roman Lopatynskyi

FEBRUARY 26, 2023
10.00–10.50 am: Jonathan Mak
10.55–11.45 am: Arsenii Mun
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12.00–12.50 pm: Élisabeth Pion
12.55–13.45 pm: Aleksandar Raos
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15.00–15.50 pm: Ilya Shmukler
15.55–16.45 pm: Urban Stanič
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17.00–17.50 pm: Vitaly Starikov
17.55–18.45 pm: Kostandin Tashko

FEBRUARY 27, 2023
10.00–10.50 am: Yuanfan Yang
10.55–11.45 am: Ryan Martin Bradshaw
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12.00–12.50 pm: Yan Cai
12.55–13.45 pm: Yangrui Cai
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15.00–15.50 pm: Kai-Min Chang
15.55–16.45 pm: Wanchuan Chen

16.45–18.00 pm: Jury voting
18.00 pm: Announcement of Round 1 results

The programme in Round 1 will be moderated by Klemen Kocijančič.

ROUND 2 – Recital

February 28, March 1, 2023
Slovenian Philharmonic

Free tickets for Round 2 of Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition are available one hour before the start of each part in the Slovenian Philharmonic.

FEBRUARY 28, 2023
10.30–11.30 am: Fantee Jones
11.35 am–12.35 pm: Uladzislau Khandohi
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12.50–13.50 pm: Roman Lopatynsky
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15.00–16.00 pm: Jonathan Mak
16.05–17.05 pm: Ilya Shmukler
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17.20–18.20 pm: Urban Stanič

MARCH 1, 2023
10.30–11.30 am: Vitaly Starikov
11.35 am–12.35 pm: Kostandin Tashko
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12.50–1.50 pm: Yuanfan Yang
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3.00–4.00 pm: Ryan Martin Bradshaw
4.05–5.05 pm: Yangruai Cai
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5.20–6.20 pm: Kai-Min Chang
6. 20–8.00 pm: Jury voting
8.00 pm: Announcement of the results of the jury

The programme in Round 2 will be moderated by Klemen Kocijančič.

ROUND 3 – Finals with the Orchestra

March 3, 4, 2023
Cankarjev dom

Finalists
RICARDO CASTRO, conductor
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

We would like to inform all visitors that the 1st and 2nd final evening of the Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition will start at 6.00 pm sharp due to the live radio broadcast. We kindly ask you to arrive at the venue a little earlier.

Free tickets for all concerts of the Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition are available at Križanke Box Office for students, but only upon presentation of a valid student identity card.

When buying tickets for both final evenings of the Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition, we offer you a 20% discount, which you can claim at Križanke Box Office.

MARCH 3, 2023

Uladzislau Khandohi
S. Rahmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

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Roman Lopatynskyi
S. Prokofjev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16

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Kostandin Tashko
L. van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

MARCH 4, 2023

Yuanfan Yang
S. Rahmaninov:  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

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Yangrui Cai
S. Prokofjev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16

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Kai-Min Chang
S. Rahmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

The programme in Round 3 will be moderated by Tajda Lekše.

MORE INFORMATION:

  1. The international piano competition will include 24 competitors from 16 countries
  2. At all stages of the competition the pianists will be appraised by an expert nine-member jury, chaired by Dubravka Tomšič Srebotnjak
  3. Ricardo Castro founded NEOJIBA (State Centres of Youth and Children’s Orchestras of Bahia) at the request of the Bahia state government
  4. The RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra has worked with giants of popular classical music such as José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli and the 2Cellos duo
  5. Recordings of the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra can be found on more than 400 CDs