Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition is sponsored by the Symphony League of the South Carolina Philharmonic.
FIRST PRIZE: $3,000
Sponsored by Rice Music House-Steinway Pianos
SECOND PRIZE: $1,500
THIRD PRIZE: $1,000
First Prize Winner will perform a complete concerto with the South Carolina Philharmonic in Masterworks concert series during the 2014/2015 season. Second and Third Prize Winners will have opportunities to perform with the SC Philharmonic and SC Youth Orchestra at the discretion of the SC Philharmonic Music Director.
Three DISCRETIONARY AWARDS of $300 each
YOUNG JURY AWARD: $300
Award for the best performance of solo work: $300
GOLANDSKY INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP: The Festival is honored to announce a partnership with the renowned Golandsky Institute. The Institute will award a Southeastern Piano Festival alumnus, who continues the study of piano performance at the USC School of Music, a full resident scholarship (valued at $1,575) to attend the Golandsky Institute Summer Symposium.
USC SCHOOL OF MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS: Contingent upon acceptance to the University and the School of Music, all competition prize-winners will be offered USC music scholarships.
SERGEI BABAYAN, Chair; Mr. and Mrs. John D. Gilliam Artist-in-Residence, Cleveland Institute of Music
PETRONEL MALAN, Concert Pianist
YOSHIKAZU NAGAI, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
MORIHIKO NAKAHARA, Music Director, South Carolina Philharmonic
REPERTOIRE REQUIREMENTS:
All Southeastern Piano Festival participants will perform during the Arthur Fraser Concerto Competition. Participants who wish to be considered for ALL prizes must perform the following:
Participants who do not wish to perform a concerto may compete for the discretionary prizes, performing two solo piano works contrasting in styles and periods. Participants may declare a "non-competing" status, in which case they will play one or two solo piano work(s), will receive comments from the judges, but will not be considered for prizes.
All performances must be from memory. A contestant may be interrupted during the performance to accommodate the maximum allotted time of 15 minutes. All winners of the competition are required to participate in the winners' recital. All judges' decisions are final.
ELIGIBILITY: Contestants must be registered participants of the 2013 Southeastern Piano Festival. All prizewinners are required to participate in the Winners' Recital. Past winners of the Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition who have performed with the South Carolina Philharmonic are not eligible to compete for the top three prizes; however, they are eligible to compete for all other awards.
ACCOMPANIST: All contestants must use the official festival accompanist. We are pleased to announce that INĀRA ZANDMANE, a staff accompanist at University of North Carolina in Greensboro and official accompanist for the national finals of the MTNA competition, has joined the Southeastern Piano Festival, as the official accompanist for the Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition.
The Southeastern Piano Festival is grateful to the many generous individuals and businesses that help our festival become a reality. Steinway and Sons is the official performance piano of the festival. The Symphony League of the South Carolina Philharmonic sponsors the Arthur Fraser International Concerto Competition.
