Piano Concerto Competition Finals
Competition
Concerto Competitions are an opportunity for students to showcase their abilities and win the opportunity to perform with the SFCM Orchestra conducted by Edwin Outwater.
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
I. Allegro con brio
II. Largo
III. Rondo. Allegro
Bonhwi Kim, piano
Jon Lee, accompaniment
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23
I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
II. Andantino semplice
III. Allegro con fuoco
Oliver Moore, piano
Kyle Naig, accompaniment
Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Quasi Adagio
III. Allegretto vivace
IV. Allegro marziale animato
Kingsley So, piano
Ge Guo, accompaniment
SFCM Orchestra
Edwin Outwater
Abbey Springer
About SFCM's Piano Department
SFCM pianists study in a focused, energized, and supportive environment. Artist-teachers with a wealth of international performing experience provide close instruction and mentorship to an exclusive group of fewer than 50 students. Performance opportunities within the Conservatory and around San Francisco help prepare students for a career at the highest professional level. Students also have the chance to enter a yearly concerto competition, the winner of which performs with the Conservatory Orchestra. Interdepartmental collaboration, guest artist residencies, and master classes round out a transformative piano education. Recent guest artists include Emanuel Ax, Sergei Babayan, Richard Goode, Stephen Hough, Menahem Pressler, and Shai Wosner.
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