RMN Classical is proud and excited to announce the winners of the 2021 edition of the Call for Piano Works. In its fourth year, this successful project was launched to discover new music, new ideas, and original artists that would otherwise remain under the radar, and to promote the composers of tomorrow.
As for every RMN Classical project, the Call for Piano Works 2021 had an international and inclusive breath, reaching composers and performers without the boundaries of nationality or age, promoting creativity during a challenging 2021.
After a complex and demanding selection process, due to the high amount of works submitted and their excellent quality and originality, RMN Classical is honoured and thrilled to welcome the following artists and works into its ever-growing family.
The winners of the Call for Piano Works 2021 are:
(listed in alphabetical order)
- Ashot Ariyan with “Fugue and Postlude in A” performed by Graciella Kowalczyk
- Michael Coleman, with “Four Bagatelles” performed by Inesa Gegprifti
- Rei Hamakawa, with “Fantasy on a Theme of Akatombo (Red Dragonfly) for the Left Hand Alone” performed by Hirofumi Uematsu
- Robin Heifetz, with “Whiteknuckle” performed by Edward Cohen
- Christopher Jessup, with “Le Revenant” performed by Christopher Jessup
- Yizhang Liu, with “Tempestuous Flow” performed by Valerie Wellington
- Allen Thomas McCullough, with “Preludes 2, 3, 4” performed by David Henry
- Mike von der Nahmer, ”Psychogramm” performed by Xander Rovang
- Ryne Siesky, with “Glass, evaporate[d] (for three quarter-tuned pianos)” performed by Jacob Mason
Honorable Mention to (these works won’t be featured in the winning release but will be considered for future publications):
- Ayal Adler, “Misterioso”
- Sami Koivuneva, “Piano Sonata No. 2”
- Andrian Pertout, “Debajo de la bruma for Pianoforte, no. 429”
All the works will be included in the release Modern Music for Piano 4, a new album that will be produced by RMN Classical and published later on this year through RMN Music on all digital platforms including (but not limited to) Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, Tidal and many others. As part of the prize, the release will also be added to the Sound and Music Archive of the British Library.
Once more, RMN Music wants to thank all the artists who have participated in this edition and to congratulate all the Winners on their success!
R. Romano
Music Executive, Producer
RMN Music / RMN Classical