65th ARD International Music Competition Munich 2016 August 29 to September 16, 2016 Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD Bayerischer Rundfunk Rundfunkplatz 1 80335 München Deutschland Tel. +49 89 5900-42471 Fax +49 89 5900-23573 [email protected] www.ard-musikwettbewerb.de String Quartet Horn Harp Bass Double General Conditions Organizers 2 The 65th ARD International Music Competition 2016 in The 65th ARD International Music Competition in Munich is open for the following categories: Munich – 2016 – is presented by the Association of Public Broadcasting Corporations in the Federal Republic of Double Bass Germany (ARD). Horn Harp Bayerischer Rundfunk Munich String Quartet Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurt/Main The invitation to participate in this competition is Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk Leipzig extended to young musicians, who are ready to launch an international career. Norddeutscher Rundfunk Hamburg The competition is open to musicians of all nations Radio Bremen born between 1987 and 1999 for the categories double bass, horn and harp. For string quartets: the total age of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg all four musicians maximum 120; single members neither Saarländischer Rundfunk Saarbrücken younger than 17 nor older than 35. The competition will be conducted during the period Südwestrundfunk Stuttgart from August 29 to September 16, 2016 (including the prize | Organizers Conditions General Westdeutscher Rundfunk Cologne winners’ concerts). Contents The auditions are open to the public. Deutsche Welle Bonn/ Berlin 1 Title Deutschlandradio Berlin/Cologne 2 General Conditions | Organizers Deadline for registration: March 31, 2016 3 Prizes (Date stamp does not apply!) 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations Member of the World Federation of 7 Further Concert Engagements International Music Competitions, Geneva 8 Conditions of Participation Member of the Alink Argerich Foundation 9 Conduct of the Competition 10 Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Double Bass 13 Horn 14 Harp 15 String Quartet 16 Schedule 17 Honorary Committee | Patrons 18 Main Committee | Directors 19 Upcoming Competitions Prizes 3 Double bass First Prize € 10,000 Second Prize € 7,500 Third Prize € 5,000 Prizes Horn First Prize € 10,000 Second Prize € 7,500 Third Prize € 5,000 Harp First Prize € 10,000 Second Prize € 7,500 Third Prize € 5,000 String Quartet First Prize € 24,000 Second Prize € 18,000 Third Prize € 12,000 The prize winners will be determined by the jury. Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7 Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9 Conduct of the Competition 10 Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Double Bass 13 Horn 14 Harp 15 String Quartet 16 Schedule 17 Honorary Committee | Patrons 18 Main Committee | Directors 19 Upcoming Competitions Spezial Prizes 4 Audience Prizes Special Prize U21 Audience prizes totaling € 6,000 made possible by The Special Prize U21 totaling € 2,000, underwritten by the Theodor Rogler Foundation will be awarded in the the Dr.-Marianne-Kunkel-Fund will be awarded by the final round as follows: BR-KLASSIK young people’s program “U21 – Your Program. – Double bass in the amount of € 1,500 Your Music” for an outstanding performance by a – Horn in the amount of € 1,500 very young participant. – Harp in the amount of € 1,500 – String Quartet in the amount of € 1,500 Alice-Rosner-Prize Prizes Spezial The Alice-Rosner-Foundation awards the Alice-Rosner- Special Prizes for the Best Interpretation Prize in the amount of € 1,000 for the best interpretation of a Commissioned Composition of a 20th century work. Special prizes totaling € 4,000 for the best interpreta- tion of the individual commissioned compositions, Osnabrück Music Prize made possible by the Alice-Rosner-Foundation, will be The Osnabrück Music Prize, made possible by the awarded in the category: Werner-Egerland-Foundation, in the amount of € 7,500 – Double bass for the composition by Moritz Eggert is awarded to a finalist. It is linked to a concert with the in the amount of € 1,000 Osnabrück Symphony Orchestra on February 13, 2017. – Horn for the composition by Zhou Long in the amount of € 1,000 Scholarship of the Karl-Klingler-Foundation Contents – Harp for the composition by Krzysztof Meyer The Karl-Klingler-Foundation awards a scholarship over in the amount of € 1,000 one year in the amount of € 5,000 to a string quartet that 1 Title – String Quartet for the composition by Nikolaus Brass reached the second round. 2 General Conditions | Organizers in the amount of € 1,000 3 Prizes Special Prize ProQuartet 4 Special Prizes Special Prize of the Munich Chamber Orchestra ProQuartet-CEMC is awarding the participation in one 6 Concert Invitations The Special Prize from the Munich Chamber Orchestra of the master classes they offer for the season 2016/2017 7 Further Concert Engagements totaling € 1,000 will be awarded by the members of the in Paris or other regions of France. 8 Conditions of Participation Munich Chamber Orchestra for an outstanding inter- 9 Conduct of the Competition pretation by a semi-finalist in the category double bass, Busch Brothers Prize 10 Presence | Accommodation horn or harp. The Busch Brothers Circle awards the Busch Brothers 11 Prize Winners Prize in the amount of € 3,000 – in collaboration with the Special BR-KLASSIK Online Prize South Westphalian Philharmonic – to an outstanding Repertoire and Jury The BR-KLASSIK program division of Bayerischer finalist. It is linked to a concert appearance at the Busch 12 Double Bass Rundfunk will be presenting the BR-KLASSIK Online Prize Brothers Circle and potential subsequent concerts with 13 Horn in the amount of € 1,000 for the winner of the online the South Westphalian Philharmonic. 14 Harp voting during the finals. 15 String Quartet 16 Schedule 17 Honorary Committee | Patrons 18 Main Committee | Directors 19 Upcoming Competitions Continued on page 5 Spezial Prizes 5 Special prize of the cello and double bass maker Andreas Wilfer Cello and double bass maker Andreas Wilfer is awarding a master instrument amounting to € 20,000 to an outstanding finalist. ifp Music Prize The special prize from ifp Cologne in the amount of Prizes Spezial € 3,000 is awarded for an outstanding achievement in the category double bass. Special Prize Mozart Society Munich The Mozart Society Munich e. V. is awarding a prize in the amount of € 1,000 to the youngest semifinalist. Special Prize GENUIN classics GENUIN classics awards a CD production for one of the prize winners. Contents Bärenreiter Urtext Prizes Sheet music vouchers with a value of € 250 for each 1 Title category. 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes String quartet-Tour 4 Special Prizes The winners of the first prize in the category string 6 Concert Invitations quartet will be part of three tours on the following dates: 7 Further Concert Engagements 22. 10. 2016 – 30. 10. 2016 8 Conditions of Participation 04. 03. 2017 – 12. 03. 2017 9 Conduct of the Competition 24. 07. 2017 – 02. 08. 2017 10 Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners All String Quartets that take part in the competition comply with this engagement in case they win the first Repertoire and Jury prize. By applying for the competition the quartets state 12 Double Bass they will be free for the tours organized by Impresariat 13 Horn Simmenauer GmbH – irrespective of their current or 14 Harp future Management. 15 String Quartet 16 Schedule 17 Honorary Committee | Patrons 18 Main Committee | Directors 19 Upcoming Competitions Concert Invitations 6 Prize winners may be invited to give concerts or make recordings. Broadcast Appearance Prize winners will receive invitations from ARD broadcast- ers to perform concerts or make recordings under the usual radio conditions. Prize winners may be invited as soloists: – by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks – by the hr-Sinfonieorchester Invitations Concert – by the MDR Sinfonieorchester – by the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern – by the Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des Südwestrundfunks Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7 Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9 Conduct of the Competition 10 Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Double Bass 13 Horn 14 Harp 15 String Quartet 16 Schedule 17 Honorary Committee | Patrons 18 Main Committee | Directors 19 Upcoming Competitions Further Concert Engagements 7 Possible concert engagements may be Kammermusikalische Vereinigung – Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg offered by the following institutions: Städtischer Musikverein Trier Podium für junge Solisten Schloss Kirchberg-Forum Hessen Tegernsee Apollon Musagète Festival Kissinger Sommer Rheingau Musik Festival Auditorium du Louvre Klavierfestival Ruhr Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Bayerisches Kammerorchester Konzerte auf Henkellsfeld, Wiesbaden Schlosskonzerte Mannheim Bad Brückenau Konzerte im Deutschen Elfenbein- Schlosstheater Fulda Bell’Arte München museum Erbach Schwarzwald Musikfestival Burghofspiele im Rheingau Sommer Konzertgesellschaft Wuppertal Schweizer Musikfestwochen Camerata Andechs Konzerthaus Berlin Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele Carl Orff Festspiele Andechs Kulturamt der Stadt Marl Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg Central European Music Festival Žilina Kulturdienst Weimar Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks Kulturkreis Gasteig, München