2020 looks great, but 2019 would have been a bit meh if it hadn’t been for the Tchaikovsky. Leeds and Cliburn are next due in 2021, but it’s maybe too far ahead to bother with at this time.
I didn’t even realize it is time for Hamamatsu again. I remember I quite liked their last winner, Alexander Gadjiev.
Looking at the list of this year’s contestants… I didn’t know Aljosa Jurinic is still doing competitions. And suitable for a past Chopin finalist, his programs are full of Chopin etudes.
I’ve read some good things about the Polish teenager Piotr Alexewicz but I don’t know how true they are.
Haha da HAM prescreen is a random 15 min tape wiz first movement of a classical son n any etude
I applied once n did not pass.
Da Rubinstein comp is invite only… no prescreen. Fill out da app wiz yo resume n 2 letters of rec, n da jury pick 30 mofos to compete. Last time I was not selected becuz I’m not a winnah in otha comps
Tchaikovsky? No chance, I’m a Russian traitor living in da US. My motha worked with Gergiev personally. 100% round 1 no pass
90% visa problems on way back
60% let’s see your US passport - oops we shredded it by accident
40% getting gaped by a Russian cock in the Army until Trump steps in n pays hostage money
‘Here, the desire to “win” is outweighed by the love of music. You are going to discover that the Competition for Outstanding amateurs is not a competition but an “anti-competition”. There are no opponents, no competitors, no judges, just music lovers.’
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