4th KARLOVAC INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

1) Davit Bakhshiyan (Armenia) - Age: 24

Semi-final: J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz MedjimurjaS. Rachmaninoff: Étude-tableaux Op.39, No.6C. Debussy: 3 PréludesCe qu'a vu le vent d'OuestLa fille aux cheveux de linLa sérénade interrompue

Final: G. Ligeti: Six Pieces from Musica Ricercata F. Liszt: Totentanz

2) Anfisa Bobylova (Ukraine) - Age: 25

Semi-final: F. Liszt: Concert Étude Waldesrauschen, S.145D. Scarlatti: Sonata in G Major, K.125J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz MedjimurjaM. Ravel: Alborada del gracioso

Final:S. Rachmaninoff: Preludes Op.32, Nos.2, 12 Prelude Oр.23, No.7C. Debussy: Pour le piano

3) Timothy Chiang (Australia) - Age: 29

Semi-final: J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz MedjimurjaF. Liszt: Transcendental Etude No.12 Chasse-neige, S.139A. Scriabin: Fantaisie in B minor, Op.28

Final: F. Chopin: Etude in C Major, Op.10, No.1S. Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42 (variation XIX omitted)

4) Maja Gombač (Slovenia) - Age: 26

Semi-final: L. van Beethoven: Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111, Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato (1st mov.)F. Liszt: Grandes Études de Paganini, No.2J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz MedjimurjaS. Prokofiev: Suggestion Diabolique

Final: D. Scarlatti: Sonata in E major, K.20R. Schumann: Sonata No.2 in G minor, Op.22

5) Pham Tra Mi Hoang (Vietnam) - Age: 20

Semi-final: J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz MedjimurjaF. Chopin: Etude in A minor, Op.10, No.2F. Chopin: Scherzo No.4 in E Major, Op.54

Final:F. Chopin: Berceuse, Op.57F. Liszt: Reminiscences de Don Juan, S.418

6) Kuan-Wei Huang (Taiwan) - Age: 23

Semi-final: J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz MedjimurjaA. Scriabin: Etude in B flat Major, Op.65, No.1L. van Beethoven: Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57, Allegro assai (1st mov.)

Final: F. Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, S.173/3 A. Scriabin: Sonata No.4 in F sharp Major, Op.30

7) Yu-Jung Feng (Taiwan) - Age: 23

Semi-final: J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz MedjimurjaL. van Beethoven: Sonata No.31 in A flat Major, Op.110, Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro ma non troppo (3rd mov.) F. Chopin: Etude in B minor, Op.25, No.10

Final: F. Chopin: Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58

8) Chih-Jung Lai (Taiwan) - Age: 24

Semi-final: J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz MedjimurjaF. Chopin: Etude in B minor, Op.25, No.10L. van Beethoven: Sonata No.21 in C Major, Op.53, Allegro con brio (1st mov.)

Final: F. Chopin: Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58

9) Franziska Maria Staubach (Germany) - Age: 25

Semi-final: F. Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, op. 54 F. Chopin: Etude in E minor, Op. 25, No.5J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz Medjimurja

Final: J. Haydn: Sonata in A-flat Major Hob.: XVI 46, Allegro moderato (1st mov.)F. Chopin: Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52O. Messiaen: L'alouette calandrelle (from Catalogue d'oiseaux)

10) Marko Stojanović (Serbia) - Age: 22

Semi-final: J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz Medjimurja F. Chopin: Etude in B minor, Op.25, No.10W. A. Mozart: Sonata No.18 in D major, K 576, Allegro, Adagio (1st and 2nd movs.)

Final: F. Chopin: Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op.35

11) Azariah Tan (Singapore) - Age: 26

Semi-final: F. Chopin: Etude in F Major, Op. 25, No.3J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz MedjimurjaF. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.12 in C sharp minor

Final: F. Schubert: Moments musicaux No.3 in F minor, D.780F. Schubert: Impromptu in F minor, Op.142, No.4 (D.935)F. Chopin: Ballade No.4 in F Minor, Op.52

12) Lok Yan Charlotte Tang (Hong Kong) - Age: 24

Semi-final: J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz MedjimurjaF. Chopin: Etude in C Major, Op.10, No.1F. Schubert: Wanderer Fantasie (D.760), Allegro con Fuoco, Allegro (1st and 4th movs.)

Final: C. Debussy: Étude 6 pour les huit doigts (L 136)P. Hindemith: Piano Sonata No. 3

13) Maki Tasaka (Japan) - Age: 25

Semi-final:J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz Medjimurja F. Chopin: Etude in C sharp minor, Op.10, No.4F. Chopin: Scherzo No.1 in B minor, Op.20

Final: R. Schumann: Sonata No.2 in G minor, Op.22, Vivacissimo, Andantino (1st and 2nd movs.)I. Albéniz: El Albaicin (from Iberia, Book 3)

14) Radymyr Tsiko (Ukraine) - Age: 26

Semi-final: J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz Medjimurja S. Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableaux in E flat minor, Op.39, No.5S. Prokofiev: Sonata No.3, Op.28

Final: N. Medtner: Fairy Tale Op.51, No.2, # Fairy Tale Op.20, No.1, # Fairy Tale Op.34, No.2M. de Falla: Fantasía Bética

15) Justyna Wróblewska (Poland) - Age: 23

Semi-final: J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz Medjimurja F. Chopin: Etude in G flat Major, Op.10, No.5 F. Chopin: Ballade No.2 in F major, Op.38S. Prokofiev: Toccata, op.11

Final: S. Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableaux in E flat minor, Op.39, No.5F. Liszt: Gnomenreigen (Étude de concert No.2)A. Scriabin: Sonata No.5, Op.53

16) Wai Ping Alice Yip (Hong Kong) - Age: 31

Semi-final: L. van Beethoven: Sonata No.31 in A flat Major, Op.110, Moderato cantabile molto espressivo, Allegro molto (1st and 2nd movs.)J. Štolcer-Slavenski: Drmleč iz MedjimurjaF. Liszt: La Campanella 

Final: L. van Beethoven: Sonata No.31 in A flat Major, Op.110, Allegro ma non troppo (4th mov.)F. Chopin: Etude in C Major, Op.10, No.1F. Liszt: Rhapsodie espagnole, S.254

Semi-final schedule (July 14th, 2017)Karlovac Music School

9:30 - Davit Bakhshiyan 9:48 - Anfisa Bobylova 10:06 - Timothy Chiang 10:24 - Maja Gombač 10:42 - Pham Tra Mi Hoang - - - - - -11:15 - Kuan-Wei Huang11:33 - Yu-Jung Feng11:51 - Chih-Jung Lai12:09 - Franziska Maria Staubach12:27 - Marko Stojanović- - - - - - -14:00 - Azariah Tan14:18 - Lok Yan Charlotte Tang14:36 - Maki Tasaka14:54 - Radymyr Tsiko15:12 - Justyna Wróblewska15:30 - Wai Ping Alice Yip

Announcement of finalists: approximately 10 minutes after the end of the semi-final round