othmar schoeck – international lied duo competition 2016, brunnen

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othmar schoeck – international lied duo competition 2016, brunnen
OTHMAR SCHOECK –
INTERNATIONAL LIED DUO
COMPETITION 2016,
BRUNNEN / SWITZERLAND
REQUIREMENTS OF ENTRY
The International Othmar Schoeck Lied Duo Competition 2016
is open to singers and pianists of all nationalities born after
31 December 1982.
A preliminary jury will decide which candidates will participate
in the Competition. Up to 20 duos will be selected from among
those duos who register electronically by the due date and
who submit the complete documentation required. All
decisions of the preliminary jury are final; no explanations will
be given. There is no legal recourse.
Registration is only accepted via the electronic registration
form. A video recording (upload or link) is required for
the application, preferably of 3 songs of the Lied repertoire
(no excerpts), but not necessarily by Othmar Schoeck.
If you choose Schoeck, the repertoire on the video can be
used again for the competition.
REGISTRATION
Closing date for the electronic registration: 17 July 2016.
A participation fee of CHF 80.– per duo must be transferred to
the following account: Schwyzer Kantonalbank, 6431 Schwyz
IBAN: CH10 0077 7008 5004 1140 9
BIC/SWIFT: KBSZCH22XXX
Othmar Schoeck Festival 2016
Grossmatt 32
6440 Brunnen/Schweiz
Please include the reference: “Competition registration”, plus
the names of both participants
After receipt of the registration fee, the official registration of
the duo will be confirmed and will be legally valid. The
registration fee will not be refunded. Accommodation with half
board in Brunnen or nearby will be provided by the Competition organizers to the duos invited, starting on 5 September.
This offer ends in each case on the morning after a duo has
been eliminated from the Competition. Rooms with piano for
practising or rehearsing will be available.
PIZES
The following prizes are awarded per lied duo:
1st Prize CHF 6000.–
2nd Prize CHF 4000.–
3rd Prize CHF 2000.–
Audience Prize CHF 1000.–
Moreover, the two winning duos will be invited to perform at the
following festivals/chamber music cycles in 2017 and/or 2018:
– Das Lied / Liedzentrale Bern
– Künstlerhaus Boswil
– Musiksommer am Zürichsee
– Davos Festival – young artists in concert
IN COOPERATION WITH
MARKANT-STIFTUNG
Musiksommer
COMPETITION
GENERAL REMARKS
All songs must be sung by heart and in the original language.
Only the pianists are allowed to use scores. Transpositions
are allowed, even self-written, provided they are absolutely
faithful to the original. The jury has the right to interrupt
the performances. iTunes and Amazon offer the opportunity
to listen to the complete edition of Schoeck’s songs on the
Jecklin label. A worklist and information on editions of Othmar
Schoeck’s songs are to be found online at the following
address: www.musinfo.ch. Competitors are reminded that
they should play from original copies or from copies owned
by their respective university, not from photocopies.
After registration, the repertoire submitted by the participants
is binding and cannot be altered subsequently. The whole
competition is open to the public. The final round is an official
concert on the programme of the Othmar Schoeck Festival
2016. The participants hereby authorize the Othmar Schoeck
Festival to make audio and/or video recordings of their
performances in the Othmar Schoeck Lied Duo Competition,
and to use these recordings for marketing or other purposes
at the discretion of the Festival organizers.
REPERTOIRE
The competition will be held over three rounds.
All songs are by Othmar Schoeck.
1ST ROUND
(TUE, 6 SEP. 2016), GRAND PALAIS, CONCERT HALL
– Three songs to poems by Joseph von Eichendorff
Maximum duration: 15 minutes
Announcement of the results: 7 p.m.
Grand Palais, Concert Hall
2ND ROUND
(WED, 7 SEP. 2016), GRAND PALAIS, CONCERT HALL
– One song to a poem by Eduard Mörike
– One song to a poem by C. F. Meyer
– One or two songs (free choice)
Maximum duration: 20 minutes
Announcement of the results: 7 p.m.
Grand Palais, Concert Hall
3RD ROUND (FINAL RECITAL)
(FR, 9 SEP. 2016), 7:30 P.M., GRAND PALAIS, CONCERT HALL
– Two songs to poems by Gottfried Keller
– Three to four songs (free choice)
– One song from the previous rounds
Maximum duration: 30 minutes
AWARD CEREMONY
After the final round, the jury will make its decision, and votes
will be counted for the Audience Prize. The winners will be
announced and the prizes awarded in the Grand Palais,
Concert Hall, at 10 p.m.
JURY
MALIN HARTELIUS, soprano, internationally acclaimed opera
and concert singer. Vienna, Zurich | OLAF BAER, baritone,
Professor for Voice, Head of the Lied and Concert Class at the
Hochschule für Musik Dresden| HELMUT DEUTSCH, Professor
in Lied Accompaniment at the Hochschule für Musik und
Theater, Munich | MANUEL BÄRTSCH, Lecturer in Lied
Accompaniment chamber music and Interpretation Research,
Bern University of the Arts | GRAZIELLA CONTRATTO, conductor, producer of projects of composed theatre
am Zürichsee 2016
MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPETITION
Gabrielle Weber
info@schoeckfestival.ch
www.schoeckfestival.ch/wettbewerb