Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition
The Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition (in Spanish: Concurso Internacional de Piano de Santander "Paloma O'Shea") is a piano competition taking place in Santander, Spain.[1] Founded in 1972 by Paloma O'Shea as a national prize, it turned into an international competition in its 2nd edition, and was professionalized in the mid-1970s, being accepted into the World Federation of International Music Competitions in 1976.[2]
Organized by the Albéniz Foundation and chaired by the Infanta Margarita and sponsored by a network of civil service and private companies,[3] it arranges an extensive world tour for the winners,[4] including debuts in auditoriums such as the National Auditorium of Music and the Wigmore Hall[citation needed] and cash prizes.[5] The competition takes place in the Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria.[6]
The competition
[edit]Currently, 20 pianists are accepted into the competition through a demanding shortlist of candidates. The competition consists of a preliminary round after a video-based admission round (pre-auditions in Spain, Paris, New York and Moscow), a recital round, a chamber music round, and final concerto round with a symphony orchestra.
Guest artists
[edit]During the last stages of the competition, the participants perform with guest artists and ensembles. Past ensembles include the London Symphony Orchestra, Dresden Philharmonic, Spanish National Orchestra, Madrid Symphony Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, RTVE Symphony Orchestra, Takács Quartet, Ysaÿe Quartet, Quiroga Quartet and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and conductors Philippe Entremont, Sergiu Comissiona, Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez, and Jesús López Cobos.[7]
Juries
[edit]Members of the jury have included Josep Colom, Gary Graffman, Federico Mompou, Vlado Perlemuter, Joaquín Achúcarro, Aldo Ciccolini, Nikita Magaloff, Paul Badura-Skoda, Hiroko Nakamura, Fou Ts'ong, Eliso Virsaladze, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Rafael Orozco, Philippe Entremont, Alicia de Larrocha, Dmitri Bashkirov, Dmitri Alexeev, Akiko Ebi, Márta Gulyás and Arie Vardi.[7]
Prize winners
[edit]This is a partial listing of prize-winners of the Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition.
| Year | Grand Prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | Other |
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| 1972 | — |
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| 1974 |
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| 1975 |
4th: | |||
| 1976 | Not awarded |
4th:
5th: | ||
| 1977 | Not awarded |
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| 1978 |
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| 1980 | Not awarded |
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| 1982 |
4th: | |||
| 1984 |
4th: | |||
| 1987 |
4th: 5th: | |||
| Grand Prize | Honour Prize | Honour mentions | Finalist prizes | |
| 1990 | Not awarded |
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| 1992 | — |
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| 1995 | Not awarded | — |
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| 1998 |
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| 2002 | Not awarded |
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| Grand Prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | Audience Prize | |
| 2005 | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| 2012 |
Not awarded |
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| 2015 | ||||
| 2018 | ||||
| 2022 |
Special prizes
[edit]| Year | Best Spanish contestant | Contemporary music | Chamber music | Spanish music |
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| 1978 | ||||
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| 1992 | ||||
| 1995 |
Grant-prizes
[edit]| Year | |||
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| 1987 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 1992 | |||
| 1995 | |||
See also
[edit]- Albéniz Foundation
- Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía
- List of classical music competitions
- Paloma O'Shea (founder of the competition)*
References
[edit]- ^ Fundación Sinfonía. "Santander Piano Competition Paloma O'Shea Piano Competition".
- ^ "Korea Shines in International Competition". Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Who are we". Santander Piano Competition. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Prizes". Paloma O'Shea Piano Competition. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ World Federation of International Music Competitions. "XVIth "Paloma O'Shea" Santander International Piano Competition". Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Diseño, ITM Edición y. "25 julio al 5 agosto - XIX Concurso Internacional de Piano - Paloma O'Shea - Santander | Palacio de Festivales" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Winners, Juries, Orchestras and Guests Artists". Concurso Internacional de Piano de Santander. Retrieved 24 November 2015.