由香港康乐及文化事务署音乐事务处主办、香港音乐家协会协办的音乐家作品主题比赛,在近年来国内外林林总总的为青少年而举办钢琴比赛中具有自己鲜明的特色。每年一个比赛的主题,让选手集中精力于一名著名作曲家的钢琴作品,通过比赛去逐个学习、理解、掌握不同作曲家的特点及风格。在刚刚过去的2005年,这项比赛把焦点对准了德国著名作曲家舒曼,把主题确定为舒曼。依据这项赛事一贯的规则,2005年度的比赛,选手们参赛全部要演奏舒曼的作品。比赛的评委会主任仍由著名钢琴家刘诗昆出任。记者有幸追踪了2002年的莫扎特比赛、2003年的柴科夫斯基比赛、2004年的贝多芬比赛以及刚刚过去的2005年的舒曼钢琴大赛。四届赛事,四个主题,让广大中国内地和港、澳地区青少年钢琴学习者,在比赛的推动下,实实在在的走近(进)大师的音乐,体验大师的风格,解读大师作品的内涵。在分享其艺术魅力的同时,吸取他们艺术的精髓。这对于中国的钢琴学习者全面、深入的学习西方古典音乐,无疑起到了积极的促进作用。文/凌 The theme competition of musicians, organized by the Music Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong and co-organized by the Hong Kong Musicians’ Association, has its own distinctive features in organizing numerous piano competitions for young people both at home and abroad in recent years. Each year, the theme of a competition, allowing players to focus on a famous composer’s piano works, through the competition to learn one by one, to understand and master the different composers characteristics and style. In just past 2005, the competition focused on the famous German composer Schumann, the theme identified as Schumann. According to the usual rules of this event, all the players in the 2005 competition will be playing Schumann’s works. The judges jury director is still well-known pianist Liu Shikun. Reporters were lucky enough to follow the Mozart competition in 2002, the Tchaikovsky competition in 2003, the Beethoven competition in 2004 and the Schumann Piano Competition in 2005 just past. Four events and four themes enable young piano learners in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau regions to really push the music of masters, master the style of master, and interpret master’s works under the impetus of the competition Connotation. While sharing their artistic charm, learn the essence of their art. This undoubtedly played a positive role in promoting Chinese piano learners’ comprehensive and in-depth study of Western classical music. Text / Ling