This biennial (every two years) piano competition is open to all Waukesha County piano students age 14 through 20. Each student prepares a selection from the repertoire list to perform by memory for a panel of judges. The competition winner receives a scholarship and the opportunity to perform with the Wisconsin Philharmonic. The scholarship is given in memory of Eleanor Chapman, a long-time beloved piano teacher in the Waukesha area. Applications and auditions will be held in the Spring of 2024. All applications must have the required application fee of $15 payable to the Wisconsin Philharmonic enclosed. Competitor must choose one selection from the following repertoire to perform from memory:
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 1, first movement
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3, last movement
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4, first or last movements
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, first or second AND third movements
Fauré – Ballade
Franck – Symphonic Variations
Grieg – Piano Concerto in A Minor, first movement
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, last movement
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 21 (“Elvira Madigan”), last movement
Mendelssohn – Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, first or third movements
Saint-Saens – Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat Major, first movement
Note: An accompanist is required. A second piano will be available for your accompanist.
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Application: Chapman Memorial Piano Composition Application Form 2024
About Adrian Yin- 2022 Scholarship Winner
Adrian Yin is a sophomore at Brookfield Academy. He has studied piano
with Margarita Kontorovsky at the Waukesha County Conservatory for 9
years. He is a passionate pianist and was the first-place winner multiple
times in the Wisconsin Federation of Music Clubs (WFMC) State Festival
Competition, Wisconsin Music Teachers Association (WMTA) State Badger
Competition, and the LCMC Baroque Festival. He was winner of the 2022
Wisconsin Philharmonic Chapman Memorial Piano Competition,
semifinalist in the 2022 PianoArts Wisconsin Youth Piano Competition, and
semifinalist in the 2021 Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Young Artist
Concerto Competition. Aside from piano, he enjoys playing the Clarinet and
Jazz music.
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