| Parmigiani Montreux Jazz Solo Piano Competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2011
and the winner is...
Piotr Orzechowski,
a 20-year student of the Krakow Academy of Music has been awarded
first prize in 13th Parmigiani Montreux Jazz Piano Solo Competition. Famous contest took
place within legendary 45th Montreux Jazz Festival 2011. He is first Pole who has ever
won this prestigious competition!
BIO
Piotr Orzechowski (Poland)
Born 1990 in Krakow, Poland. He currently studies jazz piano at the Krakow Academy of Music
(first year). Finalist and winner of the most renowned Polish jazz competitions. He was awarded
scholarship by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage for the most talented students.
Considered one of the most interesting performers of young generation in Poland. Recorded solo
album titled PIANO HOOLIGAN which is a set of a classical repertoire and his compositions.
http://www.piotrorzechowski.pl/
Montreux Jazz Piano Solo Competition is dedicated to pianists under 30. Piotr has been awarded
first prize as its youngest participant! Among 42 applications from 21 different countries from
all around the world, the jury selected 10 pianists to play at the semifinal in Montreux. Then
each of them presented 10-minut material (jazz standard and a personal composition or a
personal choice). After that, there were 4 musicians selected to take part in the final (from
Poland, USA, Azerbaijan and Rep. of Mauritius). Each candidate played during 15 minutes in
front of the Jury one of eight original pieces, a personal choice or a personal composition and 12
bar Blues.
JURY
The Jury of the Parmigiani Solo Piano Competition 2011 was presided by Tommy LiPuma, a
legendary American music producer, three-time Grammy Award winner. In his long career, he
has worked with the finest musicians, including Barbra Streisand, Miles Davis, Al Jarreau, Natalie
Cole or Diana Krall.
Mr. Jean‐Claude Reber (Director of the Conservatoire Montreux-Vevey-Riviera, Switzerland)
Rocco Zacheo (Journalist musical « Le Temps »)
Thierry Lang (Pianist)
Pascal Bussy (Label Manager « World Village-Harmonia Mundi »)
Leo Tardin (Pianist)
Semifinal
Pity Cabrera, (Cuba) (Birth date : 1986)
Jarrett Cherner, (USA) (Birth date : 1981)
Samuel Gasparyan, (Armenia) (Birth date : 1982)
Max Haymer, (USA) (Birth date : 1984)
Jerry Léonide, (Rep. of Mauritius) (Birth date : 1984)
Emil Mammadov, (Azerbaijan) (Birth date : 1982)
Andrey Marukhin, (Russia) (Birth date : 1985)
Piotr Orzechowski, (Poland) (Birth date : 1990)
Jeremy Siskind, (USA) (Birth date : 1986)
Rafael Zaldivar, (Cuba) (Birth date : 1982)
Final
PIOTR ORZECHOWSKI (POLAND)
JEREMY SISKIND (USA)
JERRY LEONIDE (REP. OF MAURITIUS)
EMIL MAMMADOV (AZERBAIJAN)
1st Prize: Piotr Orzechowski, (Poland)
2nd Prize: Jeremy Siskind, (USA)
3rd Prize: Jerry Léonide, (Rep. of Mauritius)
Public Prize: Emil Mammadov, (Azerbaijan)
Prizes
First Prize
- CHF 10’000.– awarded by the Association des Amis du Festival
- Swiss francs, a swiss manufactured Parmigiani Watch
- a week’s recording time at Balik Farm Studio, located in the breathtaking scenery of
Switzerland’s Toggenburg region. Besides Piotr is invited to be part of the « Montreux
Young Talent Band », a band composed of the winners of the piano and voice competition. In the
winter, the band will spend a week recording a CD together at Balik Studio and in the summer
they have an invitation to perform at the 46th Montreux Jazz Festival in July 2012.
Second Prize - CHF 5'000.- Swiss francs awarded by Markus Stromeyer
- A multi CD box of the previous winners of the Montreux Jazz Piano Solo Competition
Third Prize - CHF 3'000.- Swiss francs awarded by Georges Braunschweig
- A multi CD box of the previous winners of the Montreux Jazz Piano Solo Competition
Public Prize A
multi CD box of a famous pianist.
- A multi CD box of the previous winners of the Montreux Jazz Piano Solo Competition
Last Editions Winners
2010 Nikolay Sidorenko (Russia) chosen by a jury presided by Yaron Herman
2009 Ex Aequo Beka Gochiashvili (Georgia) and Isfar Sarabski (Azerbaďjan) chosen by a Jury
presided by
Chucho Valdés
2008 Gaël Rakotondrabe (Reunion Island/France) chosen by a Jury presided by Fazil Say
2007 Rolando Luna Carrillo (Cuba) chosen by a jury presided by Fazil Say
2006 Dan Tepfer (USA/France) chosen by a jury presided by Joe Sample
2005 Harold Lopez-Nussa Torres (Cuba) chosen by a jury presided by Joe Sample
2004 Robert Botos (Hungary) chosen by a jury presided by Michel Camilo
2003 Tigran Hamasayan (Armenia) chosen by a jury presided by James Williams
2002 Marius Vernescu (Rumania) chosen by a jury presided by Joe Sample
2001 Robert Lakatos (Hungary) chosen by a jury presided by Randy Weston
2000 Daniel Szabo (Hungary) chosen by a jury presided by John Lewis
1999 Leo Tardin (Switzerland) chosen by a jury presided by George Duke
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