2023 Utah Liszt Festival and Competition
November 12-14, 2023
Competition Winners
Winners - Young Artist - Liszt Etude
1st Place - Jackie Biggs
2nd Place - Natalia Lauk
3rd Place - Bryce Patterson
Honorable Mention - Bernard Li
Honorable Mention - Caleb Spjute
Winners - Young Artist - Romantic Work
1st Place - Ian Wagman
2nd Place - Jie Zhou
3rd Place - Felipe Latorre
Honorable Mention - Kadee Henderson
Winners - Junior Artist - Liszt Work
1st Place - Crystal Mirci
2nd Place - Pedro Cuhna
3rd Place - Charlee Crump
Winners - Junior Artist - Romantic Work
1st Place - Cedar McDonald
2nd Place - Tyler Burrup
3rd Place - Katherine Leach
Honorable Mention - Conlin Patch
Honorable Mention - Jialai Ying
Honorable Mention - Jasper Cairns
University of Utah cordially invites you and your students to take part in the 2023 Utah Liszt Festival and Competition. The Utah Liszt Festival and Competition - sponsored by the American Liszt Society - includes masterclasses, competitions, and solo and ensemble performances. Admission to all Festival masterclasses and performance is free.
Festival Schedule
Sunday, November 12
Concert: Dr. Vedrana Subotic
7 p.m. | Libby Gardner Concert Hall
Program: Liszt Sonata in B Minor, Liszt Dante Sonata, and Commissioned works.
Monday, November 13
Masterclass: Dr. Michael McQuay (BYU, Idaho)
1-2:30 p.m. | Dumke Recital Hall
Masterclass: Dr. Esther Ahn (Weber State University)
3-4:30 p.m. Dumke Recital Hall
Concert: Young Artist Competition Winners
7:30 p.m. | Libby Gardner Concert Hall
Tuesday, November 14
Masterclass: Dr. Stephen Beus (BYU)
3-5 p.m. | Libby Gardner Concert Hall
Concert: University of Utah Piano Alumni and Junior Competition Winners
7:30 p.m. | Libby Gardner Concert Hall
Competition
Issued rules and procedures are established to regulate all matters pertaining to applications, auditions, repertory requirements, calendar, scheduling, and operation of the competition.
The 2023 Utah Liszt Festival Junior Piano Competition and Young Artists Piano Competition are open to pianists of any nationality, ages 11-18 (Junior) and ages 19-25 (Young Artists) or currently enrolled in a collegiate program (exempt from age limit).
Junior Liszt Piano Competition
First Prize: $300
Second Prize:$200
Third Prize:$100
Performance at the Winners Recital, November 14 at 7:30pm, Libby Gardner Concert Hall
Junior Romantic Era Piano Competition
First Prize: $300
Second Prize:$200
Third Prize:$100
Performance at the Winners Recital, November 14 at 7:30pm, Libby Gardner Concert Hall
Young Artist Liszt Piano Competition
First Prize: $300
Second Prize: $200
Third Prize: $100
Performance at the Winners Recital, November 13 at 7:30pm, Libby Gardner Concert Hall
Young Artist Romantic Era Piano Competition
First Prize: $300
Second Prize: $200
Third Prize:$100
Performance at the Winners Recital, November 14 at 7:30pm, Libby Gardner Concert Hall
Vedrana Subotic, President
American Liszt Society, Utah Chapter
Director, Utah Liszt Festival and Competition
v.subotic@utah.edu
801-230-2817
Application Materials
The following items must be submitted electronically and received by November 6th, 2023. Complete and send following to v.subotic@utah.edu
- Registration form
- Liability Waiver
- Photo Release
- Color photograph in digital format, high resolution and suitable for publicity
- A copy of legal documents verifying date of birth
- Video Recording
2023 Jury
Live Round:
Esther Ahn
Stephen Beus
Michael McQuay
Video Round:
Vedrana Subotic
Steven Vanhauwaert
Gretchen Tanner
Esther Ahn
Stephen Beus
Michael McQuay
Competition Procedures and Repertory
- The 2023 Utah Liszt Piano Competition consists of four Categories: Junior Liszt, Junior Romantic, YA Liszt, and YA Romantic.
- Each Category consists of two Rounds: Video and Live
- Each competitor will submit one work by Liszt or/and by a Romantic Era Composer (1825-1900) for the Video Round. The Video Round jury will select up to 5 competitors to advance to the Live Round in each Competition Category. At the conclusion of the Live Round, the Jury will select three winners in each category.
- All competitors will furnish their own transportation to and arrange their own accommodations during the Live Round of the Competition.
- Competitors should submit completed application and release forms and a video recording to v.subotic@utah.edu no later than November 4, 2023
- Repertory
• Video Round: up to 30 minutes. Individual movements of large-scale works are permitted. The work or movement must be recorded in one take. The video must be uploaded via the method outlined in the application. Links to YouTube or other platforms are accepted. The video must be recorded from one camera angle which shows the keyboard, face, hands, and feet from audience-view for the entire performance.)
• Live Round:
Selected competitors must perform the same work from their video submission on November 13 (Young Artists) or November 14 (Junior) in Libby Gardner Hall on the University of Utah Campus, in the order drawn at 7pm in Room 220. The Live Round is livestreamed. - The names of the Live Round participants will be announced by email and on the SOM website under Community/Liszt Festival and Competition no later than November 11.