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VPS Concerto Competition

Application Deadline: April 15, 2026

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Application guidelines:
  • Applicants must list their current piano teacher(s)  in the designated field of the application form.
  • Applicants must indicate the concerto movement they wish to perform.
  • After submitting the application form, candidates will be automatically redirected to the application fee payment page.
  • A $350.00 CAD application fee is mandatory. Applications will not be considered without payment.
  • Accompaniment may be with an orchestra or a second piano.
  • The Preliminary Jury will review all submissions and select 20 competitors to advance to the final round.
Candidates will be notified on May 15, 2026 with the result of their application.

Application guidelines:
• Applicants must list their current piano teacher(s) in the designated field of the application form
• Applicants must indicate the concerto movement they wish to perform
• After submitting the application form, candidates will be automatically redirected to the application fee payment page
• A $350.00 CAD application fee is mandatory. Applications will not be considered without payment
• Accompaniment may be with an orchestra or a second piano
• The Preliminary Jury will review all submissions and select 20 competitors to advance to the final round

Candidates will be notified on July 6, 2025 with the result of their application

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Preliminary round


CONCERTO
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alexander kobrin
saturday, august 9, 2025 7:00 pm
christ church cathedral

johannes brahms (1833 – 1897)

Six Klavierstücke, op. 118
I. Intermezzo in A minor
II. Intermezzo in A major
III. Ballade in G minor
IV. Intermezzo in F minor
V. Romanze in F major
VI. Intermezzo in E-flat minor

Four Klavierstücke, op. 119
I. Intermezzo in B minor
II. Intermezzo in E minor
III. Intermezzo in C major
IV. Rhapsody in E-flat major

- intermission -

robert schumann (1810 – 1856)

Arabeske in C major, op. 18

Kreisleriana, op. 16
I. Äußerst bewegt (Extremely animated)
II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch (Very inwardly and not too quickly)
III. Sehr aufgeregt (Very agitated)
IV. Sehr langsam (Very slowly)
V. Sehr lebhaft (Very lively)
VI. Sehr langsam (Very slowly)
VII. Sehr rasch (Very fast)
VIII. Schnell und spielend (Fast and playful)

haochen zhang
tuesday, august 12, 2025 7:00 pm
christ church cathedral

robert schumann (1810–1856)

Fantasie in C major, op. 17
I. Allegro Fantastico e Con Passione
II. Moderato, Ma Energico
III. Andante Sostenuto e Sempre Mezza Voce

- intermission -

ludwig van beethoven (1770–1827)

Sonata No. 30 in E major, op. 109
I. Vivace, ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo
II. Prestissimo
III. Tema (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo) – Variazioni I–VI

Sonata No. 32 in C minor, op. 111
I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

Sergei Babayan in recital

August 9, 2024 7:00PM Chirst Church Cathedral

Franz Schubert [transcr. Franz Liszt] (1797 - 1828)
Der Müller und der Bach S. 565 No. 2
Aufenthalt S. 560 No. 3
Auf dem Wasser zu singen S. 558 No. 2
Die Stadt S. 558 No. 11
Gretchen am Spinnrade S. 558 No. 8
Ständchen „Horch! Horch!“ S. 558 No. 9
Erlkönig S. 558 No. 4

Robert Schumann [transcr. Franz Liszt] (1810 - 1856)
Liebeslied (Widmung) S. 566

Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Hymne de la nuit S. 173a/1
"Romance" in E Minor S. 169 "O pourquoi donc"

Manuel María Ponce (1882 - 1948)
Intermezzo No. 1

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943)
"Where beauty dwells" from Twelve Songs, Op. 21 No. 7
[transcr. Arcadi Volodos]

"Melody" from Twelve Songs Op. 21
[transcr. Arcadi Volodos]

"Dream" from Six Songs Op. 38
[transcr. Earl Wild]

Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962)
"Liebesleid"
[transcr. Sergei Rachmaninoff]

INTERMISSION

Frederic Mompou (1893 - 1987)
Canción No. 6
Canción No. 8
Canción No. 7
from “Cançons i Danses”

Komitas (1869 - 1935)
Chinar es
[transcr. Villy Sargsyan]

Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
V Kuusi “The Spruce”
from Five pieces for piano, Op. 75

Harold Arlen (1905 - 1986)
"Over the Rainbow"
[transcr. Keith Jarrett]

Leonid Desyatnikov (1955 - present)
"Red arrowwood, green leaves"
from Songs of Bukovina No. 18

Jesús Guridi (1886 - 1961)
"La carrasquilla"
from Danzas viejas

Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963)
"Einleitung und Lied"
from Klaviermusik, Op. 37 Pt. 2 "Reihe kleiner Stücke"

Komitas (1869 - 1935)
Berceuse
1. Semplice from Seven Songs
[transcr. Georgy Saradjian]

Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Chants du Rhin: I. L'aurore

Stephen Reynolds (1947 - present)
"Chanson d'automne"
from Two Poems in Homage to Fauré

Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
Improvisation No. 15 in C Minor
"Hommage à Edith Piaf" FP 176

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
"Au bord de l'eau", Op. 8 No. 1
[transcr. Sergei Babayan]

Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
"Les chemins de l'amour"

Charles Trenet (1913 - 2001)
"En avril à Paris"
[transcr. Alexis Weissenberg]

George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
"Oh lady, be good!"
[transcr. Maurice Whitney]

Johann Strauss II (1825 - 1899)
Arabesken über „An der schönen blauen Donau“
[transcr. Andrey Schulz-Evler]

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