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§ 1 Organizer
Johannes-Brahms-Gesellschaft Pörtschach
Seeuferstraße 129
A-9210 Pörtschach
Phone +43/(0)664/286 49 12
http://www.brahmscompetition.org/
info@brahmscompetition.org
§ 2 Venue, Time
Pörtschach and Velden am Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria.
Start of the competition: Saturday, September 2, 2017
Prize winners' concert: Sunday, September 10, 2017 - 5pm for all prize-winners
No prize can be awarded without participating in the prize winners' concert.
Due to the tight time schedule for the prize winners' concert, only the winners of the first and second prizes will be entitled to perform.
The prize winners' concert follows - in a broad sense - the common theme folk music (dance music). Please prepare an attractive piece with a maximum duration of 4-5 minutes for the prize winners' concert following the common theme folk music (dance music), if possible in connection with your home.
The following compositions and composers should give you some ideas, they are not meant as restrictions or rules. We look forward to hearing your own choices!
F. Chopin (Mazurkas), A. Dvorak (Slavonic Dances), G. Kreisler, P. de Sarasate, H. Sitt, A. Borodin, J. Hubay, M. Ravel, A. Glazunov. H. Wieniawski, J. Achron, O. Musin, S. Rachmaninoff, etc.
Of course you may also choose from the competition programme, e.g. a folk song from your home, Brahms Volkslieder, Brahms Hungarian Dances, Zimbalist Sarasateana or similar.
§ 3 Registration
You may register online via our website
http://2017.brahmscompetition.org/
With your registration, please forward us:
• a portrait photo or artistic portrait of professional quality to be used in our catalogue (will be published),
• your curriculum vitae (CV).
• Registration fee - to be paid before July 1st, 2017:
Solo instruments: 110,00 Euro
Ensembles: 80,00 Euro per member
Lied: 110,00 Euro plus 110,00 Euro if you bring your own accompanist, as there is a prize for the best lied accompanist.
All accompanists provided by the Johannes Brahms Society are free of charge to the participants.
The registration fee can be paid with common credit cards via our website.
Alternatively, wire transfer the registration fee free of charge for the recipient, to the following bank account:
Recipient: Johannes-Brahms-Gesellschaft,
Seeuferstraße 129, A-9210 Pörtschach, Austria
Name and address of bank: Bank für Kärnten und Steiermark,
Hauptstrasse 199, A- 9210 Pörtschach, Austria
IBAN: AT32 1700 0001 2013 5384
BIC (SWIFT-Code): BFKKAT2K (alternatively, BFKKAT2K XXX)
Name, address and CATEGORY of the participant must be clearly written (capital letters).
Registration deadline: July 1st, 2017.
The registration fee cannot be refunded in the event of withdrawal from the competition, though EUR 30 can be credited against entry to the 2018 competition.
Please note for "chamber music": this category will not be part of the 2017 competition, therefore an existing discount from the year 2016 will be carried forward to the year 2018. Participants of the division "piano" (lied), who had applied and paid the entry fee for the 2015 competition, but had to cancel, will be able to claim the credit of EUR 30 against the entry fee for this year's competition.
The works selected and entered on the application form may be changed until July 15th, 2017.
§ 4 Entry qualifications
Pianists, violinists, cellists, viola players and singers from any country who have reached international competition standard are welcome. There are no age limits for competitors.
Applications that do not meet the requirements of the competition can be rejected. These decisions are final and incontestable. No explanations will be provided.
Each participant is responsible for making sure that his or her competition programme conforms to the rules and regulations.
We kindly ask you to wear appropriate attire for all the competition rounds (please keep in mind that some of the competition venues are churches).
Participation is understood at the participant's own cost and risk.
§ 5a Piano
The division piano was not included in the 2016 competition. If a registration has been paid in 2015, but the contestant did not participate in the contest, the registration fee for 2017 will be reduced by EUR 30.
General Information:
A) First Round:
Duration: 15 minutes.
B) Second Round:
or
Duration: max. 35 minutes.
C) Final with full orchestra:
You are asked to play the first movement from one of the following piano concerts:
The concerts must be played from memory.
§ 5b Violin
General Information:
A) First Round:
Duration: 10 minutes.
All pieces of the first rounds have to be performed from memory.
B) Second Round:
Duration: about 30 minutes
Concerts have to be performed from memory, sonata can be performed
with notes - except the FAE-Sonata which also has to be played from memory.
Note: All works selected for the second round have to be prepared in full. If necessary, the jury will decide on further time limits before the beginning of the second round. These limits will apply to all candidates.
C) Final with full orchestra:
First movement and cadence from one of the following violin concerts:
In the final round, concerts have to be performed from memory.
§ 5c Viola
General Information:
A) First Round:
Duration: max. 15 minutes.
All pieces of the first round have to be performed from memory.
B) Second Round:
Duration: max. 30 minutes.
Concert by heart. Sonatas with notes.
Note: The jury will limit your performance of the Brahms Sonata op. 120/1 or op. 120/2 to a selection of movements. This will be announced immediately prior to your performance.
C) Final with full orchestra:
Please, pick your choice:
Concerts in the final round must be played by heart.
§ 5d Cello
General Information:
A) First Round:
Duration: 15 minutes.
All pieces of the first round have to be performed from memory.
B) Second Round:
Duration: max. 35 minutes.
Second Round: Sonata can be performed with notes.
Note: The jury reserves the right to limit your performance to a selection of movements. This will be announced immediately prior to your performance.
C) Final with full orchestra:
Choose from the following cello concerts:
a) J. Haydn, Concerto No. 2 in D Major for cello and orchestra, Hob. VIIb/2, op. 101, 1st movement
b) A. Dvořák, Cello Concerto, B minor, op. 104, 1st movement
c) P. I. Tschaikowsky, Variations on a Rococo theme, A major op.33, complete piece
Concerts have to be performed from memory.
§ 5e Voice
General Information:
A) First Round:
In total, 3 lieder have to be prepared:
Duration: max. 10 minutes
B) Second Round:
Duration: max. 15 minutes
C) Final:
Duration: max. 20 minutes
§ 5f Chamber Music
The division chamber music is not included in the 2017 competition, but will be part again of the competition in 2018. If a registration has been paid in 2016, but the contestant did not participate in the contest, the registration fee for 2018 will be reduced by EUR 30.
For your reference, please find below the piano repertoire of 2016. Please note that the programme for 2018 might undergo slight changes!
A) First Round:
Duration: max. 25 minutes.
B) Second Round:
A representative work of the Viennese Classical period (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven), but also Schubert, Hummel, Weber or Boccharini, provided the Viennese Classical School offers no corresponding works.
Duration: max. 30 minutes.
C) Final:
A programme of maximum 45 minutes length (must include one complete work by J. Brahms).
§ 6 Assessment
All performances are open to the public. The order of performance is drawn before each round.
The judging members of the jury are excellent musicians, teachers or concert organizers themselves.
The jury assessment is given in public in the presence of the audience and the participant. Each juror will submit his evaluation immediately after each competitor's performance, showing the points awarded on a scorecard. The candidates can see the score immediately after their performance.
Points from 0–6, to one decimal, will be awarded separately for technical mastery of the instrument and for artistic expression, and then be added together.
If the score given by one member of the jury differs from the next higher or lower score by one or more than one point then this score is eliminated by the chairman.
Members of the jury are not allowed to evaluate their present or former students.
The score of the first round (A) is only used to establish the participants of the second round (B) and is then discarded.
The score of the second round (B) is added to the score of the final round (C). The competitions are decided by the sum of the points gained in the second round (B) and in the final (C).
The jury may determine by unanimous decision that no first prize will be awarded. The second prize will be granted to the top ranking participant instead. The runner-up will then receive the third prize, etc. The chairman has to justify such a decision publicly.
The decisions of the jury are final. No appeals are permitted.
§ 7 Miscellaneous
With their application, all participants enter into an obligation to keep the period of the competition free of all engagements or concerts.
The organizer of the competition is authorized to photograph, film and make sound recordings and/or digital/electronic recordings at all concerts or events within the period of the competition and to use these recordings for publicity purposes. In particular the organizer reserves the right to authorize radio and TV stations to record and broadcast (e.g. via radio and television, including on-line) all events of the competition. No claims for reimbursement for participants may arise from this.
The competition organizer reserves the right to use selections from the competitions and prize winners’ concerts on a CD and/or DVD, which will serve to publicize the participants and document the competition. Beyond this, the competition organizer reserves the right to release and distribute or permit the distribution on its own or through third parties of contributions to the competition in sound form, on analogue and/ or digital sound or data media in any format or process (including as digital downloads via online distributors), either commercially or non-commercially.
The declaration of understanding on the part of the competition participants shall be considered given with the registration to participate in the competition: the same applies to transfer of broadcast rights in keeping with the aforementioned conditions. The prize winners have no claim to additional compensation.
Prize winners are obliged to perform at the Prize Winner Concert without a fee.
The organizer cannot accept any responsibility for the competitors’ instruments and their personal property.
By sending in the application form, the participants consent to the above competition guidelines.
In case of discrepancies in the interpretation of the Competition Guidelines, the German text will be binding.
Published: February 19, 2017 (last revised: May 30, 2017).