PABLO CASALS

INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOUNDATION scholarship

2016 board of donors

The Pau Casals Foundation, established by Pablo Casals and Marta Casals in 1972, INTERNATIONAL created the Pablo Casals Scholarship in SCHOLARSHIP 1984. Over those 32 years, a large number of young cellists from Catalonia, the rest 2016 of , Andorra and the South of have been able to take part and fifty

or so of them have received the support In association with: of the Foundation.

With the 2016 competition, the scholarship becomes international and is open to Pau Casals Museum Pau Casals Foundation Avinguda Palfuriana, 67 Casa del Gremi de Velers aspirants from all the countries of the Platja de Sant Salvador C/ Sant Pere Més Alt, 1, 4t, 2a 43880 El Vendrell 08003

European Union and . T +(34) 93 319 20 21 [email protected] www.paucasals.org CONDITIONS 5. Secretary’s office and submission The candidates selected will have to travel to the Pau Casals Municipal 2016 Competition of candidatures School of Music in El Vendrell (https://goo.gl/maps/fovdwiqCGMS2), The aspirants may submit the documents in Catalan, Spanish or to take part in the final audition before the jury. 1. Purpose English. All the documents will be submitted in digital files. The candidates selected will have to perform, before the jury, the The Pablo Casals International Scholarship offered by the Pau Prelude, the Sarabande and the Gigue from one of the Suites 4, 5 Casals Foundation aims to help young cellists broaden their studies Necessary documents: or 6 by J. S Bach (aspirant’s free choice) without repetitions, and of the instrument in order to develop their technique and the art a) Personal data: photocopy of passport or certificate accrediting choose between the first movement of Haydn’s Concerto in D major of performance through ongoing studies and training with leading point 4b of these conditions, present address, contact tele- with cadenza (free), Schumann’s Concerto in A minor or Dvorak’s professionals. phone and e-mail. Concerto in B minor. The aims of the scholarship are: b) Certificates of studies completed, performances as instrumen- For the performance the candidates will have a piano for an ac- 1) To provide support for young cellists in their training and tech- talist (programmes, recensions and reviews) and reports from companist of their choice or they may opt to be accompanied by a nical and artistic development. the director and teachers on the last courses. pianist proposed by the organisation. 2) To promote an open, ongoing relation with the young cellists c) Study programme to be followed, with supporting arguments The jury may interview the candidates and may ask them for their who win the scholarship and foster the connection between and the motivation for the selection, the place and acceptance study programmes. them as ambassadors of the Foundation to promote knowledge of the teacher will direct—or is directing—them, as well as ad- The test will take place at the Pablo Casals Municipal School of Mu- and dissemination of the artistic, cultural and human legacy of mission to the institution where the scholars will be studying. In sic in El Vendrell, (Passatge del Tívoli, 3-7 El Vendrell) on Saturday Pablo Casals. the event, that admission could wait until the agreement with 1 October 2016. The Foundation will notify candidates of the time. The scholarship consists of an economic endowment, but also an the Foundation is signed. An economic estimate of the studies offer by the Foundation to accompany and advise the person select- must also be submitted. 7. Award of the Scholarship ed in the development of their artistic training. d) Notification of any other aids or grants awarded or applied for The Foundation will publish the name of the winner of the scholar- for the same studies. Those receiving another aid may not be ship after the final test. The new scholarship holder must be pres- 2. Amount of the Scholarship eligible for the scholarship. ent and sign an agreement specifying the obligations contracted by The Pablo Casals Scholarship is worth €18,000. The international e) Musical compositions to be played at the performance before the parties. jury may grant an extra €6,000 for aspirants from Catalonia, the the jury and length thereof (in the event of being selected for the rest of Spain, Andorra and the French Pyrenées-Orientales depart- final test). 8. Final arrangement ment. Among the aspirants selected for the final stage the jury may f) Recent video recording of the candidate on a digital file playing a The scholarship holder will state in his or her curriculum and at award honourable mentions to the best finalists. prelude from one of Suites 4, 5 or 6 by J. S. Bach and one of the any possible performances given after the award of the scholarship, Studies op. 73 by Popper, to be chosen from numbers 14, 20, 24, for at least five years, that he or she has received the Pablo Casals 3. Participation in concerts 29, 32 or 33. Scholarship and the year in which it was awarded. In addition to the economic contribution, the scholarship holder will have an opportunity to take part, over the two years following Complementary information: 15 of March 2016. Sant Salvador. El Vendrell. the granting of the Scholarship, in scholarship holder concerts The aspirants may obtain complementary updated information at the Pau Casals Foundation in Barcelona, El Vendrell or other about the scholarship on the www.paucasals.org website. cities. The scholarship holder undertakes to perform in a minimum of Submission of candidatures: four promotional concerts during those years. There will be no fee The cellists entering this competition must submit the documents for participation in the concerts, but there may be an agreement in a digital archive (pdf) and another file on video in Standard MP4, COMPOSITION OF THE JURY to cover accommodation and transport provided the performance AVI, MOV, MPEG or similar format (clause f) which they will send is given more than 100 kilometres from El Vendrell or Barcelona. by e-mail to [email protected] if they are not larger than President 10Mb, or by WeTransfer (https://www.wetransfer.com) if larger, by Marta Casals Istomin 4. Candidates 30 April 2016. For any consultations, the candidates can contact Vice-president of the Pau Casals Foundation. The scholarship this year is open to those who meet the following the Pau Casals Foundation by e-mail ([email protected]) in requirements: Catalan, Spanish or English. Members of the jury a) Students following or having completed higher studies in cello. Sr. Julius Berger. Cellist b) Citizens of member states of the European Union, Puerto Rico 6. Jury and musical test Sr. Claudio Bohórquez. Cellist and foreign students with a minimum of two years registered The Foundation will appoint the jury which will examine the applica- Sr. Lluís Claret Serra. Cellist residence in the European Union. tions and award the scholarship. The jury’s decision will be final. They Sr. Josep M. Escribano Casaldàliga. Pianist c) Born after 31 December 1990. will assess the candidatures and select eight for the final test. The can- All cello students who meet those requirements and who have not didates selected will be notified by31 July 2016. The aspirants who are Secretary already won the Pablo Casals Scholarship may apply. not selected for the final test will be so informed by the Foundation. Jordi Pardo. Director general of the Pau Casals Foundation