Piano Competition is an opera about how classical music became a sport, monitored by a system of competitions and applications. While new music is rarely accepted to the standard repertoire, artistry is measured by perfecting the same pieces again and again, ever so far away from the composers' original intents. How can you judge a performance of a piece that is performed out of context? Count all the mistakes? Or aspire to judge musically, giving in to total subjectivity? How far is subjectivity from corruption? The head of the jury summons a young jury member to her office to "manage expectations" towards the upcoming competition. little by little their true intents reveal. I assure you, its about to get ugly. No uglier than the truth.

This opera is still being developed. The presented video is a concert version of the opening sequence. Later on, this piece will be fully staged and last 45-60 minutes. Please contact me if you are interested in getting involved! Please consider subscribing to my newsletter in order to receive updates and an invitation to the premiere.