International Piano & Choral Olympics Competition 國際鋼琴/合唱奧林匹克大賽

14/11/2023

2023 Youth Category 3rd prize winner Agu-Martin Tammar from Estonia performed M.Cuellar's Toccata in our winners concert at Mustpeade Maja White Hall, Tallinn, Estonia.
2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/piano-competition--choral-festival.html

02/07/2023

Bravo to all the outstanding talent at the Winners Concert of 2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition! The life-giving power of music brings people together! ❤ Many winners travel far far away to the concert in Tallinn including from Moldova, Latvia, Slovakia, etc. Most of their teacher also come to witness this important moment of their beloved students. An immense thank you for every participant's support to the competition.
Please continue to give music to the world! ❤

26/06/2023

Congratulations to our winners
Part 6 (Theme Based Fantasy/Capriccio Category, Young Composer Senior Category A and Music of Living Composer Categories)
2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition

26/06/2023

Congratulations to our winners
Part 5 (Piano Own Choice Intermediate Category B & Children Category A)
2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition

26/06/2023

Congratulations to our winners
Part 4 (choirs)
2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition

26/06/2023

Congratulations to our winners
Part 3 (Piano Own Choice Intermediate Category A)
2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition

26/06/2023

Congratulations to our winners
Part 2 (Piano Youth category)
2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition

26/06/2023

Congratulations to our winners
Part 1 (Piano Professional Artist & Youth Professional category)
2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition

03/05/2023

Piano Masterclass with Ivajla Kirova 🎹Now open for registration. Meet the renowned Concert pianist & Steinway Artist!❤️
📌Date: June 11 2023 (Sun)
📌Time: 10:30am-12:00pm
📌Masterclass Venue: Hopneri Maja, Tallinn, Estonia

Performer(active participant): (only 4 quota)
€115 per session
€105 per session if apply before 18th May

General audience: €12

Two special bonus gifts for performer:
1. Complimentary concert ticket to winners concert of 2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition on 10th June 2023 (Sat) 19:30 at Mustpeade Maja White Hall, Tallinn, Estonia

2. One complimentary professional personal pianist-portrait photo (high resolution jpeg) taken at the end of masterclass by our photographer.

It will be your treasured memory!
These two bonus gifts worth €50!!

Details: http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/masterclass.html

29/04/2023

Thank you everyone for your participation, your wonderful performances as well as lovely compositions.
Our judges thoroughly enjoyed all the recordings and being impressed by some really fantastic performances!
We expect to announce the result on around May 4th and will also
send email notification to winners individually. Thank you very much and have a wonderful weekend!

28/03/2023

Last days to apply: 2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition (online) http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/piano-competition--choral-festival.html
✅open to all European Countries

13/03/2023

We look forward to your participation! Video/composition submission can be till 15 Apr 2023. http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/piano-competition--choral-festival.html

22/02/2023

Winners Concert Venue of 2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition: White Hall on June 10th 2023 Saturday night
​We look forward your piano & choral performance in this beautiful and historical concert hall. Venue can provide both❤️ Steinway & Estonia concert grand 🎹for solo and concerto performance

Competition website:
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/piano-competition--choral-festival.html
Deadline of Application: March 31 2023
Deadline of submitting video: April 15 2023

Concert venue address: P**k tn 26, 10133 Tallinn
It is conveniently located in central Old Town Tallinn which is close to main tourist attractions and easily accessible on foot.

20/02/2023

Mixed choir category C from our Choral Olympics Competition http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/mixed-choir.html
Required repertoire:
1. "Sleep Deeply" or "Sleep My Child" by Karen Tanaka
AND
2. Own choice piece within 5min

Minimum 12 singers and not more than 40 singers
purchase pdf score for competition: https://www.eamdc.com/psny/composers/karen-tanaka/works/sleep-deeply-2/

Here is a beautiful rendition of Japanese composer Karen Tanaka's "Sleep Deeply" performed by Vox Clamantis directed by Jaan-Eik Tulve:
https://youtu.be/63eMNFOO25M

07/02/2023

Piano Teacher: do your students like playing duet with you? Our "Teacher & Young Student Duet Performance Category" is a great platform for you! 😊Competition details:
[Teacher: no age limit; student: age below 13]
Any one piece
Time limit: 4min

Check all the duet and even piano six-hand categories: http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/duet-trio--concerto-class.html
We look forward to your participation!

2023 Tallinn European Piano & Choral Olympics Competition (online)
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/piano-competition--choral-festival.html

06/02/2023

In Children Choir Category B, this is one of the set pieces: Robert S.Cohen's "Pupfish" from his "Lost Animals". Choir can download the free score on our competition wesite and check for details:
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/children-choir.html
It's a meaningful and beautiful piece for children to sing! 🌈✨

2023 Tallinn (European) Piano and Choral Olympics Competition
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/piano-competition--choral-festival.html
online competition; only need video submission
​open for contestant from all European Countries of any nationality
Deadline of Application: March 31 2023
Deadline of submitting video: April 15 2023
Distinguished Panel of Judges of worldwide
Winners Concert in Tallinn, Estonia on 10 June 2023

03/02/2023

One of the featured composers in our "Piano Music of Living Composers Category": ! *An English composer with a pronounced lyrical gift,.... the music is filled with inventive flourishes that evince a fertile creative mind at work. It is rousingly good music.[Gapplegate Review USA 2015]

His many piano works ranged from elementary to advanced concert music level are a wonderful addition to piano literature and interesting for competition as well. Here is the composer himself performing his beloved piano album 'Lifecyle' - 2: Nocturne!

In our Tallinn (European) Piano Olympics online Competition 2023 -- Music of Living Composers Category, contestant must perform repertoire(s) by any composer(s) from the Featured Living Composer List
Explore Howard Blake:
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/howard-blake.html
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Competition main page: http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/piano-competition--choral-festival.html

Music of living composers Category details:
​1. Professional Artist (age 18-26)
Time: within 11 min

2. Youth Professional (age 18 or below)
Time: within 10min

3. Youth (age 15 or below)
Time: within 8min

4. Intermediate A (age 12 or below)
Time: within 6 min

5. Intermediate B (age 9 or below)
Time: within 5 min

6. Children (age 7 or below)
Time: within 4min

We look forward to your participation in our Piano & Choral Olympics Competition!



watch complete video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVVEoIZIjgo

30/01/2023

Piano masterclass on the Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach
https://www.musicalchairs.info/courses/7798?ref=29

29/01/2023

Our unique Piano Olympics Competition marks its highlight of music by living composers. We aim to introduce beautiful and refreshing contemporary classical music to pianists. It's always very rewarding to work on a brand new piece of music (sometimes even without a recording for reference!). Here once again, the beautiful "Lucilla's Beehive" from Reminiscences of childhood opus 54 (2012) composed by Ni**od Borenstein and performed by pianist Jelena Makarova.
Get the score and perform any selection from the album in our competition. http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/nimrod-borenstein.html
Through the link in our website, you will be able to purchase an instantly downloadable pdf score.
Enjoy!
You can watch the full video on Youtube ( https://youtu.be/YvxwbWuXDVM )!

28/01/2023

Dear young composers, there's "Composition Category" in our 2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition.
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/composition-category.html
There are two age divisions and two different instrumentation requirements in Composition category:
Junior division: Age under 10
Senior division: Age 10-16

Category A
Instrumentation: Piano Solo/Duet
An original composition for piano solo or duet
Duration: 2- 7min

Category B
Instrumentation: either one of the following with piano accompaniment
i) Soprano
ii) Tenor
iii) Trombone
iv) Bassoon
Duration: 3-7min

🌏Our international jury includes renown composers, music professor, musicologist, conceert pianists, choral director and conductor.

Prize:
1st prize, 2nd prize & 3rd prize of each category:
Printed certificate +online sharing of their composition music + comment sheet
🏆🎖Young Composer Award:
80€ Cash
They may choose to perform their award-winning composition in the winners concert (performer can be the composer or other musicians they provided) in Tallinn, Estonia in June 10th 2023.
Their winning compositions will be featured in our list of the "Music by living composer category" for the next international piano olympics competitions.

28/01/2023

We are honored to have Steinway artist and internationally known concert pianist Ivajla Kirova in our jury members. She just had her successful concert tour in Thailand. Let's enjoy her new recording and be inspired.🎹💕
She is performing Hiromasa Kobayashi's "Yellow" from Suite "Colors".

We all look forward to your participation in our Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition (online) 2023!

22/01/2023

Our unique competition involves true celebration of Music by Living Composers. ❤️"Plankton" is a beautiful piece for children choir, one of the set piece of Children Choir Category B in our Choir olympics competition 2023.
​Request score of "Plankton": [email protected]
There are three 3 competition categories in children choir. Check our website for details: http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/children-choir.html
Share your passion of choral music with us!
https://soundcloud.com/dufy_music/plankton-from-listening-to-the-earth?si=926615c69f35498db3cdbc83349036ec&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition (online) Choral division ​Children Choir Class B http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/children-choir.html

18/01/2023

Dear music lovers: Ni**od Borenstein's new piano works "Shirim opus 94" has been published!😍Here is one from the 18 pieces in the album: "Souvenirs de Mendelssohn"
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/nimrod-borenstein.html
Discover Ni**od's beautiful piano writings. You can perform any of his music in our piano "music by living composer category" of the 2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition!!!
Ni**od Borenstein’s music has been performed by some of the world’s most prestigious soloists, chamber ensembles and orchestras. Several of his 90-plus pieces are available on acclaimed recordings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkXJb2au2_g

Ni**od Borenstein - Souvenirs de Mendelssohn, opus 94 No 3, from Shirim opus 94Clélia Iruzun, pianoTrailer from the new Album on Somm Recordings-Thank you fo...

14/01/2023

In our "Peskanov Piano Concerto Category", not only advanced pianist can play concerto, young pianist can enjoy the joy of concerto playing too! Here is our 2016 Piano Olympics clip of Peskanov Piano Concerto no.3 “Maryland Concerto” 3rd movt.
In our 2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition concerto category, we divided into 3 groups of level: elementary, intermediate and advanced. Contestant can perform any concerto written by Alexander Peskanov according to the applied level. It's a great opportunity for young pianists to experience the ensemble playing!
Check our concerto category!
Competition details:
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/piano-competition--choral-festival.html

13/01/2023

We are honored to have renowned choral director, Founder & Artstic Director of the Voices of Asia International Choir Festival Darius Lim to be in our Honorary jury memebers!
In children choir category B, his music is featured as one of the own choice pieces that choir can select to perform:
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/piano-competition--choral-festival.html
Singaporean Composer-Conductor Darius Lim is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Voices of Singapore. He has risen to prominence in the choral music scene with more than 40 national and international awards in choral and composition competitions.

An internationally published composer and established conductor, he is most known for his unique infusion of lyrical, dramatic, instrumental and theatrical elements in both the choirs he directs as well as the choral music he has written. Among the numerous recognitions and accolades garnered by his choirs under the Voices of Singapore Choral Society, the Singapore Virtual Choir received international acclaim when their rendition of “Home” by Dick Lee went viral and is now used for international level events and set a benchmark for virtual choirs in Singapore.

Darius has adjudicated choral competitions, given lectures on choral conducting as well as conducted choral masterclasses in Asia, America and Europe. He has held former posts as President of the Choral Directors’ Association of Singapore, Associate Choirmaster of the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir, Music Director of the Singapore Eurasian Association Choir and Music Director of the National University of Singapore Society Choir. A former student of BBC Chorus Director Neil Ferris and Dr Sarah Tenant-Flowers, Darius Lim graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (UK) with a Masters in Choral Conducting (with Distinction).

He currently wears multiple hats in the music industry including Deputy General-Secretary of National Instructors & Coaches Association as well as being the nominated Singapore representative on the board of the Asia Pacific Choral Council

12/01/2023

Described by WQXR as a “textural magician”: Lithuanian composer Žibuoklė Martinaitytė is one of the featured composers In our "Music of Living Composer Category"!
In this category, contestant must perform repertoire(s) by any composer(s) from the Featured Living Composer List. There are tons of interesting and inspiring music for piano lovers. Explore these treasure of contemporary music!
Age groups of "Music of Living Composer Category" as follows:
​1. Professional Artist (age 18-26; within 11 min)
2. Youth Professional (age 18 or below; within 10min)
3. Youth (age 15 or below; within 8min)
4. Intermediate A (age 12 or below; within 6 min)
5. Intermediate B (age 9 or below: within 5 min)
6. Children (age 7 or below; within 4min)

Piano Music of Living Composer Category details:
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/music-of-living-composer-category-class.html

Music of Žibuoklė Martinaitytė:
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/381ibuokl279-martinaityt279.html

12/01/2023

We are so honored to have internationally known concert pianist, composer and master teacher Alexander Peskanov being our honorary jury member of 2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition (online) which now opens for application.
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/piano-competition--choral-festival.html
Mr. Peskanov has composed many wonderful works for piano solo, duet, six hand and concerto which are beloved by countless young pianists, teachers worldwide and are frequently featured in international piano competition. His concerti aims as helping pianists at the intermediate level experience the joys of performing a concerto at a young age.
★★In our Piano Olympics Competition 2023, we specially have a "Peskanov Piano Concerto Category" which dedicated solely to his piano concerto. Contestant can choose to participate in either elementary, intermediate or advanced category🎹
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/duet-trio--concerto-class.html
Don't miss the chance to share your excitement and wonderful experience on Peskanov concerto with us!❤️

P.S. Please note that when applying our concerto category, you can either record your concerto video with 2nd-piano accompaniment or with MIDI orchestral accompaniment.

11/01/2023

Carol Worthey's "A Choral Calendar" (12 portraits of each month of the year) is a beautiful choral work for a capella SATB choir: each month painted in musical colors and textures that depict the characteristic moods, changing weather, special holidays and unique feeling of each month.
This is the required repertoire of Mixed Choir Category A of our 2023 Piano & Choral Olympics Competition (online)
★★Choir is required to perform Any two months from January to November or only "December" from the "A Choral Calendar"

The piece is premiered by Unistus Chamber Choir .
For reference recording🎧 and category details: http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/mixed-choir.html

For request score🎼: [email protected]

07/01/2023

Besides the enthralling set of Chopin’s Nocturnes🌃, we have also the poignantly beautiful set of 13 Nocturnes by Gabriel Fauré. In our Piano Olympics Competition, we not only look for technical brilliance but also musical depth: the contestant who can convey the deepest part of our emotional world. Thus, we created the Nocturne Category in our competition. Contestant can choose to perform any one nocturne by Frederic Chopin, Gabriel Fauré, Louis Vierne and Sameul Barber.
Details of this particular category:
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/theme-based-category.html

As usual, we encourage pianist to discover rare gem of music. Let's not forget the charming nocturnes written by the less known French composer Louis Vierne!

We invite you to explore the beauty of those different Nocturnes and share your performance with us in the olympics!

2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition (online)
Deadline of Application: March 31 2023
Deadline of submitting video: April 15 2023

06/01/2023

Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee is one of the featured composers in our 2023 Piano Olympics Competition "Music by Living Composer Category" Her piano works have been widely performed around the world including music for beginner to advanced level. Her Prelude "Twilight" is recently selected by ABRSM graded exam pieces. Here is her amazing "Toccata (Hagagan)".

Discover more on Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee in "Music by Living Composer Category" http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/dianne-goolkasian-rahbee.html
★Contestant can select ANY repertoires from the featured composers in this particular category! ​

Competition homepage: http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/piano-competition--choral-festival.html

31/12/2022

Mozart's piano sonatas arranged by Grieg for TWO-PIANO into true charming delights!! And it's one of the repertoires of our 2023 Piano Olympics Competition (Two-Piano (Duo🎹🎹) Category)
Category details: http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/two-piano-duo-category.html
Have fun with two-piano! We look forward to hearing your duo performance! Enjoy music!
🏆🎖Winners concert will be held in Tallinn, Estonia. 🎹Concert venue will provide two concert grand pianos for winners of concerto and two-piano category!

2023 Tallinn Piano & Choral Olympics Competition (online)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9QL442XeYM

Elena Endeberya,Vladislav Chepinoga, pianoLive recording from Piano Duo Festival,Evening 1, EuropeansYekaterinburg, 2015Author of the idea and music director...

30/12/2022

🎹📣One highlight of 2023 Piano Olympics Competition is "Music by Living Composer Category" Contestant can select repertoires from any of the featured composers in this particular category! ​Dennis Alexander is one of them. Here is his "Toccata Robusto"
Discover more of his music!
Check the competition details:
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/piano-competition--choral-festival.html

The 2023 competition consists of 9 categories:
🎹Piano solo:
​​Own Choice Category ​​
Music of Living Composer Category
Theme Based Category

🎹🎹Piano ensemble:
Piano 4-hand
Piano 6-hand
Peskanov Piano Concerto
Two Piano

★🎼Choral: ​
Children Choir ​
Equal Voice Choir​ ​
Mixed Choir

★🎼Composition
Young Composer Category

🏆🎖Cash Prize and Teacher Awards
Display your talents and we look forward to see you perform among the best acoutics concert hall in Tallinn for solo and choral music in 2023 June!

30/12/2022

Our new 2023 Piano Olympics Competition has a "Music by Living Composer Category" 🧡which contestant must select repertoires from an extended list of featured composers: including ​Alexander Rosenblatt. Here is his "Jazzefina Waltz" from 8 Jazz Etudes for small hands. You can perform any piano works by Alexander and tons of others composers in our competition with following age groups and time limit for this particular category!

1. Professional Artist (age 18-26; within 11 min)
2. Youth Professional (age 18 or below; within 10min)
3. Youth (age 15 or below; within 8min)
4. Intermediate A (age 12 or below; within 6 min)
5. Intermediate B (age 9 or below: within 5 min)
6. Children (age 7 or below; within 4min)
​
Check the competition details: http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/piano-competition--choral-festival.html
Most of the sheet music by the featured living composers are instantly downloadable pdf and can also be easily obtained from online shop.

26/12/2022

News!📣"2023 Tallinn (European) Piano & Choral Olympics Competition (online)" NOW OPEN for Application!
✅open to all European Countries of any nationality
*𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞* Winners Concert + Masterclass in Tallinn, Estonia on early June 2023
Perform among the best acoutics concert hall in Tallinn for solo and choral music ​

Competition website and download application form:
http://artistdufymusic.weebly.com/piano-competition--choral-festival.html

The 2023 edition consists of 9 categories:
🎹Piano solo:
​​Own Choice Category ​​
Music of Living Composer Category
Theme Based Category

🎹🎹Piano ensemble:
Piano 4-hand
Piano 6-hand
Peskanov Piano Concerto

★🎼Choral: ​
Children Choir ​
Equal Voice Choir​ ​
Mixed Choir

🌎Our international jury will include renown concert pianists, music professor, musicologist, choral composer, conductor etc...

🏆🎖Cash Prize and Teacher Awards
Deadline of Application: March 31 2023
**Deadline of submitting video: April 15 2023**