Tamila Salimdjanova - Sydney International Piano Competition

Background

Nationality Uzbekistan

Place of Birth Tashkent

Date of Birth November 9, 1991

Prizes

2019 Second Prize (equal): Lagny-sur-Marne International Piano Competition (Lagny-sur-Marne, France)

2018 Third Prize: Campillos International Piano Competition (Málaga, Spain)

2016 Second Prize and Audience Prize: Birmingham International Piano Competition (Birmingham, UK)

2013 First Prize (equal): Massarosa International Piano Competition (Lucca, Italy)

2012 First Prize, Audience Prize: BNDES International Piano Competition (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Tamila Salimdjanova began her studies at the Uspensky Music School in Tashkent with Tamara Popovich. She went on to study at the Central Music School of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory under Irina Plotnikova. She completed her Bachelor of Music degree, a Master of Performance and Artist Diploma in Performance at London’s Royal College of Music, studying with Dmitri Alexeev and Vanessa Latarche. Currently, she is at the Bern University of the Arts in Switzerland, studying with Tomasz Herbut.

Tamila has performed with the Orquestra Experimental de Repertório, Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfônica da Bahia, Moroccan Philharmonic Orchestra, Thames Chamber Orchestra in venues including Sala São Paulo and Municipal Theatre in Rio de Janeiro, Teatro Castro Alves in Salvador and St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. She has appeared as a guest artist at the Radio France Festival in Montpellier.

Tamila’s recent performances include the Festival Les Pianos-Folies du Touquet-Paris-Plage in France and Festival de Inverno Campos do Jordão in Brazil.

Gallery

Upcoming Competition Repertoire

Preliminaries

Preliminary Round

Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata in D major BWV 912

Muzio ClementI: from 6 Piano Sonatas Op.25

V. F♯ minor

Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No.7 in B♭ major Op.83 

I. Allegro inquieto 
II. Andante caloroso 
III. Precipitato 

Encore:

Carl Vine: from Five Bagatelles  

I. Darkly
II. Leggiero e legato
III. Gentle

Semi-Finals

Semifinal Round

Alexander Scriabin: Piano Sonata No.2 in G# minor Op.19

I. Andante  
II. Presto

György Kurtág: from Játékok

from Játékok Book 6
Al-Modoz–Va (Day dreaming)

from Játékok Book 5
Capriccioso-luminoso

from Játékok Book 6
Tears

from Játékok Book 5
Hommage tardif à Karskaya

from Játékok Book 6
Marina Tsvetayeva: It’s Time

from Játékok Book 1
Hommage à Tchaikovsky

from Játékok Book 3
Hommage à Schubert

Robert Schumann: Fantasy in C major Op.17

I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen – Im Legendenton – Erstes Tempo –Adagio – Im Tempo 
II. Mässig. Durchaus energisch – Etwas bewegter – Viel bewegter 
III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten – Etwas bewegter– Nach und nach bewegter und schneller – Adagio 

Finals

Final Round

Claude Debussy: Estampes

I. Pagodes

II. La soirée dans Grenade

III. Jardins sous la pluie

Frédéric Chopin: Mazurkas Op.56 

I. Allegro non tanto

II. Vivace

III. Moderato

Joseph Haydn: Sonata in C minor Hob.XVI:20

I. Moderato   
II. Andante con moto  
III. Finale. Allegro  

Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor S.178 

Encores:

Frédéric Chopin: Prélude in C# minor Op.45 

Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in D minor K.213