On 26 and 27 August, the 2nd Zoltán Kodály International Music Competition continued with the third, all-decisive round, during which young conductors competed. After the final the jury decided as follows: 2nd Prize (shared) – Alexander Sinan BINDER & Mateusz GWIZDALLA 3rd Prize – Dániel ERDÉLYI 4th Prize – Eric STAIGER 5th Prize – Jiří HABART
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KODÁLY COMPETITION – 3RD ROUND (PSALMUS HUNGARICUS) 25 AUGUST – REHERSAL DAY 14:00-14:30 Eric STAIGER – rehearsal with the orchestra and choir 14:30-15:00 Dániel ERDÉLYI – rehearsal with the orchestra and choir 15:20-15:50 Mateusz GWIZDALLA – rehearsal with the orchestra and choir 15:50-16:20 Jiří HABART – rehearsal with the orchestra and choir 16:40-17:10 Alexander Sinan
23 August – Session 1 14:00-14:30 Maximilian OTTO Kodály: Dances of Marosszék (excerpts) Puccini: Messa di Gloria – I. Kyrie 14:30-15:00 Filip PALUCHOWSKI Kodály: Dances of Galánta (excerpts) Verdi: Quattro pezzi sacri – Stabat mater (excerpts) 15:00-15:20 interval 15:20-15:50 Omer SHTEINHART Kodály: Dances of Marosszék (excerpts) Vajda: Magnificat – Suscepit Israel (excerpts) 15:50-16:20 Eric STAIGER
Tal BENATAR Alexander Sinan BINDER Marcell DÉNES-WOROWSKI William DUTTON Dániel ERDÉLYI Mateusz GWIZDALLA Jiří HABART Maximilian OTTO Filip PALUCHOWSKI Omer SHTEINHART Eric STAIGER Toby THATCHER
21 AUGUST / SESSION 1 10:00-10:20 Yukuang JIN – Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus – Overture 10:20-10:40 Brian LIAO – Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron – Overture 10:40-11:00 Paul MARSOVSZKY – Bartók: Dance Suite – I. Moderato, IV. Molto tranquillo, VI. Finale. Allegro 11:00-11:20 Yury MIKHAYLENKO – Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus – Overture 11:20-11:40
Concert engagements and other special prizes have been offered by the following orchestras, institutions and organizations:
21 August1st Round / Session 1: 10:00-13:001st Round / Session 2: 15:00-18:00 22 August1st Round / Session 3: 10:00-13:001st Round / Session 4: 15:00-18:00 23 August2nd Round / Session 1: 14:00-18:00 24 August2nd Round / Session 2: 14:00-18:00 25 August3rd Round / rehearsal day: 14:00-18:00 26 August3rd Round / Session 1: from 19:00 27 August3rd
– 1st & 2nd & 3rd Round (21-27 August, Kölcsey Centre): free admission, no registration needed, open to public– Award Ceremony and Gala Concert (28 August 7 pm, Kölcsey Centre): 500 HUF registration ticket can be purchased at: kodalyfilharmonia.jegy.hu Klassz Pont Ticket Office (H-4025 Debrecen, Simonffy u. 4-6.) Kölcsey Centre Ticket Office (H-4026 Debrecen, Hunyadi utca
Andrianov, Alexander (Russia) Benatar, Tal (USA, Israel) Binder, Alexander Sinan (Germany) De Jager, Jacobus (South Africa) Dénes-Worowski Marcell (Hungary) Dutton, William (UK) Erdélyi Dániel (Hungary) Guy, Orr (Israel, Austria) Gwizdalla, Mateusz (Australia, Poland) Habart, Jiří (Czech Republic) Hildebrand, Philip (German) Jin, Yukuang (China) Liao, Brian (Taiwan – China) Marsovszky, Johannes (Germany) Marsovszky, Paul (Germany) Melaniuk,