Application rules:
No exception to this age limit is accepted.
Applications for all Competition sections will be submitted online on
www.festivalenescu.ro/competition/apply
• ID;
• short biography (maximum 300 words) to specify place and date of birth, studies, masterclasses, concerts, awards
• proof of payment of the participation fee
• two recent high quality photos
• competition repertoire (to be chosen from the repertoire specified at Ch. II Repertoire).
Candidates will upload a video file on a platform such as Google Drive, WeTransfer, OneDrive or any other that allows the download of the file.
The video file must meet the following specifications:
• high audio-video quality;
• any post-production editing is prohibited;
• format: one video file in mpeg-4, wmv, avi;
• each chosen work of the program for the online round can be recorded separately. You are allowed to merge separate recordings together but each piece must be recorded in one take.
• No cuts are allowed between the movements of a work (for example between the movements of a Sonata);
• video recording must have a single camera angle (for pianists, the angle must allow the observation of the keyboard) and all works must be recorded in the same location;
• the video recording must be made especially for the George Enescu International Competition 2022, at most 6 months before the registration deadline;
• repeats should be played if the maximum time given allows; the program should be presented similar to a recital;
• where applicable, all works must include piano accompaniment. Orchestra accompaniment will not be accepted. Tutti parts can be omitted;
• at the beginning of the video recorded recital, contestants must present themselves by speaking in English, mentioning their full name, their nationality and that they are participating in the George Enescu International Competition 2022, specifying the section (cello, violin or piano) and the chosen program.
Exemplu: I am John Smith, from the United Kingdom. This is my recital for the online round of the Enescu Competition 2022, Violin section. I will perform Bach – Chaconne from Partita in D minor for Solo Violin, Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major – first movement, Beethoven Violin Sonata no. 9, Enescu Menetrier and Paganini Caprice no. 17.
The registration deadline is May 1th, 2022.
Participation fee:
The participation fee for the Composition Section is 50 Euro/work submitted. The participation fee for Cello, Violin and Piano Sections is 100 Euro. The participation fee will be paid in Euro, by bank transfer or PayPal.
Payment by bank transfer:
Account holder: ARTEXIM
ARTEXIM address: Calea Victoriei no.155, Bl.D1, sc.8, et.2, sector 1, 010073, Bucharest, Romania Bank: Romanian Commercial Bank (BCR) Sector 1
Bank address: Calea Victoriei no. 155, sect.1, 010073, Bucharest, Romania
IBAN: RO59RNCB0072049685010041
SWIFT/BIC: RNCBROBU
Payment by PayPal – all necessary information to be found on the site:
www.festivalenescu.ro/competition/apply
The proof of the payment of the participation fee must be presented upon submitting your application form.
The participation fee will not be refunded in case of elimination after the preselection round, withdrawal or non-attendance at the competition.
Awards:
The Composition section awards are:
• Prize for symphonic music section – 10.000 Euro net
• Prize for chamber music section – 7.000 Euro net
• Premiul for originality – 5.000 Euro net
For each section – Cello, Violin and Piano, the awards are:
• First Prize – 15.000 Euro net
• Second Prize – 10.000 Euro net
• Third Prize – 5.000 Euro net
After the semifinal round of the cello and violin sections, the jury may also award the following prizes to foreign accompanists:
• The prize for the best foreign accompanist of the cello sonata no. 2 in C major op. 26 by George Enescu – 4.000 Euro net
• Prize for the best foreign accompanist of works for piano and violin by George Enescu – 4.000 Euro net
Accommodation:
During the participation in the Competition, the organizer provides free accommodation for the candidates. The room will be available to the candidates one day before the Semifinal Round.
PIANO repertoire:
Online round (maximum duration: 70 min)
1. Bach – A work chosen by the competitor (One Prelude and Fugue from the Well Tempered Clavier, Suites, Toccatas, Italian Concertos, Partitas)
2. A work chosen by the competitor among:
• a Piano Sonata composed by Haydn
• a Piano Sonata composed by Mozart
• a Piano Sonata composed by Beethoven
3. An Etude chosen by the competitor among:
• Chopin
• Liszt
4. An Etude chosen by the competitor among:
• Scriabin
• Debussy
5. A work of a romantic composer, chosen by the competitor among: Schumann, Schubert, Liszt, Brahms, Chopin, Mendelssohn or Franck.
Semifinal (maximum duration: 65-70 min)
A Recital no longer than 70 de minutes which should contain: a. A work by Enescu, chosen by the competitor among:
• Piano Suite in D major no. 2 op. 10
• Piano Sonata in F# minor no. 1 op. 24
• Piano Sonata in D major no. 3 op. 24
Final
A Concerto for Piano and Orchestra chosen by competitor among:
• Mozart (no. 9, 20, 21, 24, 25 or 27)
• Beethoven
• Chopin
• Schumann
• Liszt (no. 1, 2)
• Grieg
• Brahms
• Tchaikovsky
• Rachmaninoff (no. 2, 3)
• Prokofiev (no. 3)
• Bartok (no. 3)
One or more works at candidate’s selection.
VIOLIN repertoire:
Online round (maximum duration: 70 min)
1. Bach: at competitor’s choice from:
• Adagio and Fugue from Sonata in G minor
• Grave and Fugue from Sonata in A minor
• Chaconne from Partita in D minor
• Adagio and Fugue from Sonata in C major
2. W. A. Mozart: First Movement with Cadenza from one of the following Violin Concertos (with piano accompaniment):
• no. 1 in B-flat major, K207
• no. 2 in D major, K211
• no. 3 in G major, K216
• no. 4 in D major, K218
• no. 5 in A major, K219
3. One complete Violin Sonata, at competitor’s choice from:
• Beethoven: one of the 10 violin and piano sonatas
• Schubert: one of the 3 Sonatinas or Sonata in A major
4. Enescu: Menétrier (The Fiddler) – the opening movement of the “Impressions d’enfance” Suite, op. 28
5. Paganini: one Caprice from the 24 Caprices for solo violin
Semifinal (maximum duration: 60 min)
1. A sonata chosen by competitor among:
• Brahms:
o Sonata no. 1
o Sonata no. 2
o Sonata no. 3
• Franck Sonata in A major
• Fauré:
o Sonata no. 1
o Sonata no. 2
• Grieg:
o Sonata no. 2
o Sonata no. 3
• Ravel Sonata no. 2 in G major
• Hindemith Sonata no. 1 in E flat major, op. 11
• Debussy Sonata in G minor, L148
• Strauss Sonata in E-flat major op. 18
• Poulenc Violin Sonata, FP119
• Janacek Violin Sonata
• Prokofiev
o Violin Sonata no. 1 in F minor
o Violin Sonata no. 2 in D major
2. Enescu – a complete work chosen by competitor among:
• Sonata no. 2 for piano and violin in F minor op. 6
• Sonata no. 3 for piano and violin in A minor op. 25 “Dans le caractère populaire roumain”
• Suite for violin and piano op. 28 “Impressions d’enfance”
3. A virtuoso work chosen by competitor among the following composers: Sarasate, Paganini, Saint-Saëns, Ernst, Ravel, Wieniawski, Schnittke, Milstein, Waxman or Tchaikovsky, Hindemith, Honneger, Hubay or Zimbalist
G major op. 78 A major op. 100 D minor op. 108
A major op. 13 E minor op. 108
G minor op. 13
C minor op. 45
Final
A concerto for violin and orchestra chosen by competitor among the following composers:
• Enescu (Sonata for Violin no. 3 op. 25 “Dans le caractère populaire roumain”– orchestral version, arr. Valentin Doni)
• Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61
• Mendelssohn Violin Concerto no. 1 in E minor, op. 62
• Paganini: Violin concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 6; Violin Concerto no. 2 in B minor, op. 7; Violin Concerto no. 3 in E major; Violin Concerto no. 4 in D minor; Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor; Violin Concerto no. 6 in E minor
• Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77
• Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35
• Sibelius Violin Concerto in d minor, op. 47
• Prokofiev Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19; Violin Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63
• Shostakovich Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77
• Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 83
• Korngold Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35
• Lalo Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, op. 21
• Bruch Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26; Violin Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 44; Violin Concerto no. 3 in D minor, 58
• Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor
• Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 53
• Elgar Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61
• Bartók Violin Concerto no. 1, Sz. 36
CELLO repertoire:
Online round (maximum duration: 60 minutes)
1. One Caprice or Etude between:
• Piatti op. 25 no. 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
• Popper op. 73 no. 20, 29, 33
2. Bach Prelude and Sarabande (without repeat) from the Cello Suites no. 3-6 BWV 1009-1012
3. Haydn Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major or no. 2 in D major, only the first and second movements with piano accompaniment (without the orchestra exposition)
4. One or more works from the following:
• Schubert Sonata Arpeggione first or third movements
• Schumann
o Adagio et Allegro op.70
o two pieces from Fantasiestücke op. 73
o three pieces from Five Stücke im Volkston for cello and piano op. 102 (first piece included)
5. Debussy Cello sonata in D minor
6. One work from the following:
• Kodaly Cello sonata no. 8, first movement
• Ligeti Sonata for Solo Cello
• Hindemith Cello sonata op.25 no. 3
• Penderecki Divertimento for solo cello
• Crumb Cello solo sonata
Semifinal (55-60 min)
1. Enescu Piano and cello sonata no. 2 in C major, op. 26 no.2
2. One sonata from the following:
• Shostakovich Cello sonata in D minor op. 40
• Prokofiev Cello sonata in C major op. 119
• Beethoven
o Cello sonata no. 3 in A major op. 69
o Cello sonata no. 5 in D major op. 102 no. 2
• Brahms
o Cello sonata no. 1 in E minor op. 38
o Cello sonata no. 2 in F major op. 99
3. One virtuoso work from the following:
• Popper
o Elfentanz op. 39
o Spinning Song op. 55
• Davydov At the Fountain op. 20
• Rostropovich Humoresque op. 5
Final
Concerto with orchestra from the following:
• Dvořák Cello concerto in B minor, op. 104, B. 191
• Elgar Cello concerto in E minor, op. 85
• Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante for cello and orchestra in E minor, op. 125
• Shostakovich Cello concerto no. 1 în E-flat major, op. 107
• Enescu Sinfonia Concertante for cello and orchestra op. 8
COMPOSITION section:
Scores will be uploaded as PDFs when you apply. Competitors must verify whether the submitted scores are anonymous. Any mention of the composer’s identity will disqualify the work.
Submitted works must not have been previously performed in public or won prizes to other composition competitions, otherwise they will be disqualified.
Competitors may choose between:
• Symphonic Music
Orchestral scores may not exceed:
14 violins I, 12 violins II, 10 violas 8 cellos 6 double-basses
3 flutes 3 clarinets 3 oboes 3 bassoons
4 french horns 3 trumpets 3 trombones 1 tuba
timpans + 3 percussion groups
harp piano celesta glockenspiel harmonium synthesizer
• Chamber Music
Works for a group of 1 to maximum 10 performers with or without vocal participation.
The duration of the work for each section must be of minimum 10 minutes and maximum 30 minutes.