58th Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition 2023

Дедлайн: 31/01/2023
Место проведения: Маркнойкирхен, Германия
Дисциплины: Виолончель Контрабас
С: 03/05/2023 До: 13/05/2023

The Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition is held in a famous German centre of musical instrument making. They have been made here in high quality for 350 years. The competition is held every year, with the alternation of string and wind instruments. Its great resonance is based on its high artistic level, its unique flair, as welll as the interaction between traditional craftsmanship and artistry.

Application rules:

The 58th Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition of 2023 invites applications in the categories violoncello and double bass. The competition is open to the public. The competition will take place in Markneukirchen (Vogtland), State of Saxony, Germany from 4 May 2023 to 13 May 2023. The Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition is open to young soloists of all nationalities
— in the category cello born after 1 January 1993
— in the category double bass born after 1 January 1991

For participants in double bass who have already been admitted to the 2021 competition, the age limit is January 1, 1989.

Each competitor must enclose the following documents with his/her application form:

— a copy of his/her birth certificate or of any other official document showing date of birth
— a short biography (in English or German)
— one recent photograph (preferably digital)
— for the pre-selection a personally recorded audio file (no video, no DVD or similar) in mp3 format. The recording must not have been edited and must not be older than one year. (The works required for the preselection are listed in the repertoire regulations).
— copies/scans of the scores of the freely chosen work(s) of the third round
— (for cello) Confirmation from the bank of payment of the administrative fee (costs associated with registration and the preliminary round) in the amount of € 25.00 to:
— (for double bass) The participation fee of 100.00 euros is to be paid immediately and free of charge for the recipient after confirmation of admission by the competition office to:

Recipient: Instrumentalwettbewerb Markneukirchen e.V.
Name of Bank and address: Sparkasse Vogtland, Komturhof 2, 08527 Plauen, Deutschland
Account No.: 360 3000 357
Bank code: 870 580 00
IBAN Code: DE19 8705 8000 3603 0003 57
BIC/SWIFT: WELADED1PLX
Purpose: participant’s name / registration number

The name of the contestant must be indicated on the bank transfer, even if he/she does not pay in himself/herself. The administration fee will not be refunded under any circumstances.

* The above-mentioned documents will not be returned.

The decision of the anonymous preliminary jury on admission to the competition will be communicated no later than 1 March 2023 after the selection has been made. Decisions are final, no explanations will be given. The admitted candidates will receive a written confirmation. They will then transfer the participation fee of € 75.00 immediately and free of charge.  This fee will not be refunded under any circumstances.

Awards:

First Prize  7.000 €
Second Prize  5.000 €
Third Prize  3.500 €

Repertoire:

Cello

Pre-selection
a) Johann Sebastian Bach
Prélude from the Suite
No. 2 BWV 1008 or
No. 3 BWV 1009 or
No. 4 BWV 1010

b) Alfredo Piatti
Caprice op. 25 No. 2, Andante religioso

First round (about 20 minutes including entrance and exit.)

a) Johann Sebastian Bach
Allemande and Courante of the Suites
2 BWV 1008 or
No. 3 BWV 1009 or
No. 4 BWV 1010

b) Luigi Boccherini
Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, G 565, 1st movement, Allegro
Edition Schott ED 10731

c) Max Reger
Aria op. 103a
Bote&Bock
BB 1200411
ISMN: 9790202502150

d) Györgi Ligeti
Sonata for cello solo, 2nd movement Capriccio — Presto con slancio

The works of the first round are to be performed from memory.

Second round (about 30 minutes including entrance and exit.)

a) Antonín Dvořák
Concerto in b minor op. 104, 1st movement Allegro

or

Edward Elgar
Concerto in e minor op. 85, 1st and 2nd movement, Adagio-Moderato and Lento-Allegro-molto

The piece is to be performed from memory.

b) Olivier Messiaen
„Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus“ from Quatuor pour la fin du temps

or

Arvo Pärt
„Spiegel im Spiegel“

Third round (about 60 minutes incl. entrance and exit)

a) Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for piano and cello C major op. 102/1
or
Sonata for piano and cello D major op. 102/2

b) one of the following Sonatas:
Gabriel Fauré
Sonata d minor op. 109
or
Gabriel Fauré
Sonata g minor op. 117
or
Claude Debussy
Sonata d minor (1915)
or
Francis Poulenc
Sonate (1948)

c) freely chosen work(s) that complement(s) the chosen compositions to a recital of 60 minutes. Works from other rounds may not be repeated.

Final round with orchestra

Joseph Haydn
Concerto No. 2 D major Hob. VIIb:2
The performance of an own cadenza is explicitly welcomed.
The piece is to be performed from memory.

Double bass

First round

a) two contrasting movements from one of the following sonatas for viola da gamba by Johann Sebastian Bach:

BWV 1027 in G major
McTier Music 112 (MM112)
ISMN 979-0-57049-112-4

or

BWV 1028 in D major
International Music Company New York
Verlag Friedrich Hofmeister
ISMN 979-0-20342-044-6

or

BWV 1029 in g minor (version in a minor)
Gilgenreiner Verlag
ISMN: 979-0-700268-13-8

b) one of the following caprices for solo double bass:

Édouard Nanny
Caprice No. 1 or
Caprice No. 3 or
Caprice No. 5
EDITION ALPHONSE LEDUC
ISMN: 979-0-046-17928-0

c) Emil Tabakov

Motivy
York Edition YE 0062
ISMN: M-57059-062-9

Second round

a) 1st and 2nd movement with one cadenza from one of the following classical concertos:

Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Concerto No. 1 in D major
Urtext edition G. Henle Verlag
ISMN: M-2018-0721-8

or

Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Concerto No. 3 in D major
Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag
ISMN: M-2034-2592-2

or

Johann Matthias Sperger
Concerto No. 15 in D major
Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag
ISMN: M-2034-2420-8

or

Johann Baptist Vaňhal
Concerto in D major
Urtext edition G. Henle Verlag
ISMN: 979-0-2018-0979-3

b) Giovanni Bottesini
Capriccio di bravura
Doblinger Musikverlag
ISMN: 979-0-0121-8096-8

Third round

one of the following sonatas:

Johannes Brahms
Sonata in e minor op. 38
Ries & Erler, Berlin
RE 03002

or

Adolf Mišek
Sonata No. 3 op. 7 in F major
Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag
ISMN: M-2034-2267-9

or

Franz Schubert
Sonata in a minor „Arpeggione“
Doblinger Verlag: ISMN: 979-0-012-18003-6
International Music Company: IMV 2419, ISMN: 9790 2204190 65

Final round with orchestra

Giovanni Bottesini
Concerto No. 1 in f-sharp minor
Roggen Music Urtext (DUBG 1 )
Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag (FH 2209)
Deutscher Verlag für Musik (DV 32128)