为了加强青少年钢琴家之间的交流与切磋，丰富钢琴教学的音乐风格，促进古典芭蕾舞、歌剧音乐和民乐的发展。而特此开设的拉脱维亚里加青少年钢琴比赛已经成功的举办了3届了，如今，2015年第4届比赛已经启动，感兴趣的朋友可以报名参赛。
比赛报名时间
本届比赛将于2015年10月27日至30日在在拉脱维亚里加举行，共计4天。比赛面向全世界的青少年钢琴家开放，国籍不限，有兴趣参赛的朋友请于2015 年9月30日之前报名。
备注：报名资料需要至少5-10个工作日通过国际快递到达境外组委会进行审核，建议选手提前15个工作日报送资料到中国华夏文化集团兰乔圣菲文化传播，以免延误。
大赛组别
为了比赛的公平公正，大赛按照参赛者的年龄分为以下8个组别：
·少儿组：5-6岁
·初级A组：7-8岁
·初级B组：9-10岁
·初级C组：11-12岁
·初级D组：8-13岁
·高级A组：13-15岁
·高级B组：16-18组
·高级C组：19-21组
参赛曲目：
Piano Solo
Debut (5-6 years)
All played from memory and no longer than 3,5 minutes in total (minimum length 3-maximum length 3,5 minutes): a set of contrasting folk tune arrangements native to the contestant OR a set of contrasting folk tune arrangements by Janis Kepitis (1908-1990) Kokletajs OR Janis Norvilis (1906-1994) Field of Songs.
Junior A (7-8 years)
All played from memory and no longer than 5 minutes in total (minimum length 3,5 -maximum length 5 minutes):
1. contrasting folk tune arrangements native to the contestant OR contrasting folk tune arrangements by Ilze Arne (1953);
2. one folk tune arrangement by any composer OR piece from any genre;
3. one study of contestant’s choice.
Junior B (9-10 years)
All played from memory and no longer than 8 minutes in total (minimum length 5-maximum length 8 minutes):
1. contrasting folk tune arrangements native to the contestant OR contrasting folk tune arrangements by Janis Norvilis(1906-1994) Field of Songs;
2. contrasting folk tune arrangements native to the contestant OR contrasting folk tune arrangements by Romualds Kalsons (1936) 12 Latvian Folk Tune Arrangements, OR piece/pieces from any composer and genre;
3. one study of contestant’s choice.
Junior C (11-12 years)
All played from memory and no longer than 10 minutes in total (minimum length 8-maximum length 10 minutes):
1. contrasting folk tune arrangements native to the contestant OR contrasting Latvian Folk Tunes for Piano op. 29, op. 32 by Jazeps Vitols (1863-1948), OR byOlgerts Gravitis (1926) 50 Latvian Folk Tunes, OR piece/pieces from any composer and genre;
2. one OR several, OR a set of Baroque period pieces (e.g. Inventions, Sinfonias, movements from the French Suites by J. S. Bach, movements from the Suites by G. F. Haendel, D. Scarlatti Sonatas etc.);
3. one virtuoso concert style (programmatic) study by A. Arensky OR F. Burgmüller, OR A. Diabelli, OR I. Moscheles, OR M. Moszkowski, OR E. MacDowell, OR E. Neupert, OR L. Rozycki (but not C. Czerny).
Junior D (8-13 years)
All played from memory. Only for pupils from General Education schools with piano classes and no longer than 8 minutes (minimum length 5-maximum length 8 minutes):
1. contrasting folk tune arrangements native to the contestant OR by Janis Kepitis (1908-1990) Kokletajs, OR piece/pieces from any composer and genre;
2. contrasting folk tune arrangements native to the contestant OR by Pauls Dambis (1936) 10 Small Pieces for Children, OR piece/pieces from any composer and genre;
3. one study of contestant’s choice.
Senior A (13-15 years): Two Rounds
All played from memory and no longer than 12 minutes in total in the I Round (minimum length 9-maximum length 12 minutes):
1. a piece with folk tune elements (Variations OR Ballade, OR Fantasy, OR Mazurka, OR Paraphrases, OR Rhapsody, OR Rondo e.g. J. Brahms Rhapsody, F. Chopin Polonaise, B. Martinu Tango etc.);
2. one OR several, OR a set of Baroque period pieces (e.g. movements from the English or French Suites, Partitas, Toccatas by J. S. Bach, movements from the Suites by G. F. Haendel, J. Ph. Rameau, D. Scarlatti Sonatas etc.);
3. one virtuoso concert style study (P. Tchaikovsky, S. Maykapar, F. Mendelssohn, S. Lyapunov, F. Liszt, S. Rachmaninoff, A. Scriabin, J. Vitols etc.).
All played from memory and no longer than 15 minutes in total in the II Round (minimum length 12-maximum length 15 minutes):
1. a piece or a set of pieces of contestant’s choice composed UNTIL 1900 and NOT performed in the I Round,
2. a piece or a set of pieces of contestant’s choice composed AFTER 1900 and NOT performed in the I Round.
Senior B (16-18 years): Two Rounds
All played from memory and no longer than 15 minutes in total in the I Round (minimum length 12-maximum length 15 minutes):
1. a piece with folk tune elements;
2. one OR several, OR a set of Baroque period pieces;
3. one virtuoso concert style study;
4. a piece of contestant’s choice.
All played from memory and no longer than 20 minutes in total in the II Round (minimum length 15-maximum length 20 minutes):
1. a piece or a set of pieces of contestant’s choice composed UNTIL 1900 and NOT performed in the I Round,
2. a piece or a set of pieces of contestant’s choice composed AFTER 1900 and NOT performed in the I Round.
Senior C (19-21 year): Two Rounds
All played from memory and no longer than 20 minutes in total in the I Round (minimum length 15-maximum length 20 minutes):
1. a piece with folk tune elements;
2. one OR several, OR a set of Baroque period pieces;
3. one virtuoso concert style study;
4. a piece of contestant’s choice.
All played from memory and no longer than 25 minutes in total in the II Round (minimum length 20-maximum length 25 minutes):
1. a piece or a set of pieces of contestant’s choice composed UNTIL 1900 and NOT performed in the I Round,
a piece or a set of pieces of contestant’s choice composed AFTER 1900 and NOT performed in the I Round.
Piano Four Hands
Junior A (7-8 years)
All played from memory. No longer than 5 minutes in total (minimum length 4-maximum length 5 minutes): contrasting folk tune arrangements by any composer AND/OR classical ballet music, AND/OR opera music transcription/transcriptions.
Junior B (9-10 years)
All played from memory. No longer than 7 minutes in total (minimum length 5-maximum length 7 minutes):
1. one folk tune arrangement by any composer;
a classical ballet music AND/OR opera music transcription/transcriptions.
Junior C (11-12 years)
All played from memory. No longer than 8 minutes in total (minimum length 7-maximum length 8 minutes):
1. one folk tune arrangement by any composer;
2. a classical ballet music AND/OR opera music transcription/transcriptions.
Junior D (8-13 years)
All played from memory. Only for pupils from General Education schools with piano classes and no longer than 8 minutes in total (minimum length 5-maximum length 8 minutes): contrasting folk tune arrangements by any composer AND/OR classical ballet music, AND/OR opera music transcription/transcriptions.
奖项设置：
1、获奖选手将获得一、二、三等奖获奖证书;所有参赛选手都将获得参赛证书。
2、在钢琴独奏组中，少儿组和初级A、B、C、D组将评选出lze Arne, Pauls Dambis, Olgerts Gravitis, Romualds Kalsons, Janis Kepitis, Janis Norvilis, Jazeps Vitols曲目的最佳演奏奖;此外，高级A、B、C组还将评选出以下特别奖：Juris&Regina Lusis纪念奖、Award, Theo Bikis纪念奖、Marija Druste奖、拉脱维亚芭蕾与舞蹈协会奖、初级组评委奖、观众人气奖和瑞士大师班奖。
3、在四手联弹组中，初级A、B、C、D组将评选出Olgerts Gravitis, Alfreds Kalnins, Janis Kepitis, Harry Ore和Georgs Pelecis曲目的最佳演奏奖。
4、选手的钢琴老师将获得由拉脱维亚教科部颁发的优秀培训证书。
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