The Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra will sponsor a piano competition November 5. The winner of the competition will perform as soloist in a concert with the Youth Orchestra directed by Gerhardt Zimmermann on March 3, 1978, in Powell Symphony Hall.
The competition is open to pianists who have not passed their 21st birthday before November 1, 1977. Concertos by Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Bach, Liszt, Grieg, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, MacDowell, and Schumann are acceptable. Also, applicants may perform Franck’s Symphonic Variations. Any other concerto must be approved by Mrs. Hougland, Youth Orchestra Manager.
Auditions will be held Saturday, November 5, at an appointed time in Powell Symphony Hall. Each applicant will be expected to perform the complete concerto. Music may be used during the audition.
Deadline for applications is October 25. To obtain an application, send a selfaddressed, stamped envelope to: Edith Hougland, 7150 Wise Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63117.
For further information call (314) 644-1696.
Originally published in The Paper, October 1977.
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