61st ARD International Music Competition Munich 2012
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61st ARD International Music Competition Munich 2012
Voice Clarinet String Quartet September 6 to September 21, 2012 61st ARD International Music Competition Munich 2012 Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD Bayerischer Rundfunk Rundfunkplatz 1 80335 München Deutschland Tel. ++49 89 5900-2471 Fax ++49 89 5900-3573 E-Mail ard.musikwettbewerb@brnet.de www.ard-musikwettbewerb.de Organizers The 61 st ARD International Music Competition 2012 in Munich is open for the following categories: The 61 st ARD International Music Competition in Munich – 2012 – is presented by the Association of Public Broadcasting Corporations in the Federal Republic of Germany (ARD). Clarinet Voice String Quartet The invitation to participate in this competition is extended to young musicians, who are ready to launch an international career. The competition is open to musicians of all nations for clarinet born between 1983 and 1995, for voice born between 1980 and 1992 and for string quartet born between 1983 and 1995 (average age maximum 29 years: one member may be older). The competition will be conducted during the period from September 6 to 21, 2012 (including the prize winners’ concerts). The auditions are open to the public. Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions Deadline for registration: March 31, 2012 Bayerischer Rundfunk Munich Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurt /Main Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk Leipzig Norddeutscher Rundfunk Hamburg Radio Bremen Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg Saarländischer Rundfunk Saarbrücken Südwestrundfunk Stuttgart Westdeutscher Rundfunk Cologne Deutsche Welle Cologne Deutschlandradio Cologne/Berlin Member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, Geneva 2 General Conditions | Organizers General Conditions 3 Clarinet First Prize Second Prize Third Prize c 10,000 c 7,500 c 5,000 Voice (Female) First Prize Second Prize Third Prize c 10,000 c 7,500 c 5,000 Voice (Male) First Prize Second Prize Third Prize c 10,000 c 7,500 c 5,000 String Quartet First Prize Second Prize Third Prize c 24,000 c 18,000 c 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 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions Prizes Prizes Audience Prizes Audience prizes totaling c 6,000 made possible by the Theodor Rogler Foundation will be awarded in the final round as follows: – Clarinet in the amount of c 1,500 – Voice Female in the amount of c 1,500 – Voice Male in the amount of c 1,500 – String Quartet in the amount of c 1,500 Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions Special Prizes for the Best Interpretation of a Commissioned Composition Special prizes totaling c 3,000 for the best interpretation of the individual commissioned compositions, made possible by the Alice Rosner Foundation, will be awarded in the category: – Clarinet for the composition by Jonathan Harvey in the amount of c 1,000 – Voice for the composition by Manfred Trojahn in the amount of c 1,000 – String Quartet for the composition by Erkki-Sven Tüür in the amount of c 1,000 Special Prize from the Munich Chamber Orchestra The Special Prize from the Munich Chamber Orchestra totaling c 1,000 will be awarded by the members of the Munich Chamber Orchestra for an outstanding interpretation by a semi-finalist in the category clarinet. Special BR-KLASSIK Prize The BR-KLASSIK program division of Bayerischer Rundfunk will be presenting the Special BR-KLASSIK Prize in the amount of c 1,000 for an outstanding performance. 4 Alice Rosner Prize The Alice Rosner Foundation awards the Alice Rosner Prize in the amount of c 1,000 for the best interpretation of a 20th century work. Osnabrück Music Prize The Osnabrück Music Prize, made possible by the Werner Egerland Foundation, in the amount of c 7,500 is awarded to a finalist in the categories clarinet or voice. It is linked to a concert with the Osnabrück Symphony in January/ February 2013. Special Prize “Prima la musica” The Prize in the amount of c 5,000 will be awarded by Ms Krista Pfleiderer to a prize winner or finalist in the category clarinet or voice. It is linked to three concerts with orchestra. Busch Brothers Prize The Busch Brothers Circle awards the Busch Brothers Prize in the amount of c 3,000 – in collaboration with the South Westphalian Philharmonic – to an outstanding finalist in the category clarinet. It is linked to a concert appearance at the Busch Brothers Circle and potential subsequent concerts with the South Westphalian Phil harmonic. ifp Music Prize The special prize from ifp Cologne in the amount of c 3,000 is awarded for outstanding achievement in the category voice. Special Prize U21 The Special Prize U21 totalling c 2,000, underwritten by the Dr. Marianne Kunkel Fund will be awarded by the BR-KLASSIK young people’s program “U21 – Your Program. Your Music” for an outstanding performance by a participant under the age of 21. Continued on page 5 Special Prizes Special Prizes Special Prize from Freunde Junger Musiker München e.V. Freunde Junger Musiker München e.V. will award a Special Prize for an outstanding performance by a young soloist in the category clarinet, who at least reached the semi-final. The prize in amount of c 2,500 is linked to a chamber concert in Munich. Further engagements can be announced from other Associations of the Freunde Junger Musiker in Berlin, Bremen, Frankfurt/Main, Kassel, Köln, Bonn, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Meerbusch and Düsseldorf. Special Prize from Neue Philharmonie Westfalen Neue Philharmonie Westfalen will award a Special Prize in the amount of c 6,000 to a finalist in the category clarinet. The prize is linked to four concerts with the Neue Philharmonie Westfalen in the season 2013/2014. Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions Special Prize Palazzetto Bru Zane The Special Prize in the amount of c 4,000 will be awarded by the Foundation Bru Zane for the best interpretation of a work of the French romanticism. It is linked to an invitation for a recital in the Palazzetto Bru Zane in Venice. Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland Sponsorship Award The prize consists of a full-tuition scholarship for a string quartet to participate in the “Jeunesses Musicales International Chamber Music Campus” with the Vogler Quartett at Weikersheim Castle from September 4 to 15, 2013. 5 Special Prize from Schwarzwald Musikfestival The Schwarzwald Musikfestival will present a Special Prize in the amount of c 3,000 to an outstanding finalist in the category string quartet. It is linked to a concert in the series “Junge Elite” in collaboration with the Hotel Bareiss, in the Christuskirche zu Mitteltal between April and September 2013. Special Prize from Walter and Charlotte Hamel Foundation The Walter and Charlotte Hamel Foundation will award two Special Prizes, each in the amount of c 2,500 for an outstanding achievement of a female and male singer, who at least reached the semi-final. Special Prize from Freunde des Nationaltheaters Freunde des Nationaltheaters will award a Special Prize in the amount of c 2,000 for an outstanding achievement in the category voice/opera. Bärenreiter Urtext Prizes Sheet music vouchers with a value of c 1,000. Special Prize from OehmsClassics The OehmsClassics label invites a prize winner or finalist to record a CD. Special Prizes Special Prizes Prize winners may be invited to give concerts or make recordings. Broadcast Appearance Prize winners will receive invitations from ARD broad casters 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 Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra – by the MDR Symphony Orchestra – by the Deutschen Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern – by the Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart of the Südwestrundfunk Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions 6 Concert Invitations Concert Invitations Possible concert engagements may be offered by the following institutions: Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions Auditorium du Louvre Braunschweig Classix Festival Burghofspiele im Rheingau Sommer Camerata Andechs Central European Music Festival Žilina Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks Collegium Musicum Basel Davos Festival Euregio Musikfestival music and arts Festival Classic Oberfinning Festival der Nationen, Bad Wörishofen Festival EuroArt Praha Festival Musical Olympus St. Petersburg Festspiele Mecklenburg Vorpommern Festspiele Orff in Andechs Folkwang-Kammerorchester Essen Frankfurter Museums-Gesellschaft Freunde der Musik Landshut Gebrüder-Busch-Kreis Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten Heidelberger Frühling Hofer Symphoniker Inselfestival Hombroich InselKonzerte – Kammermusik auf Herrenchiemsee Internationale Iffeldorfer Meisterkonzerte Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg Internationales Musikfestival Ceský Krumlov Junges Podium Altrip Juventudes musicales de España Kaisersaalkonzerte Frankfurt/Main Kammerkonzerte im Deutschen Elfenbeinmuseum Erbach Kirchberg-Forum Hessen Kissinger Sommer Klavierfestival Ruhr Konzerte auf Henkellsfeld, Wiesbaden Konzertgesellschaft Wuppertal Konzerthaus Berlin Kulturdienst Weimar Kulturverein Zorneding-Baldham Kunstfreunde Bensheim Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester Landesbank Saar, Saarbrücken Leitheimer Schlosskonzerte Liesborner Museumskonzerte Lions International Club Schwäbisch Gmünd Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele Meisterkonzerte im Alten Bahnhof Kettwig Meister von morgen, Herdecke Mosel Musikfestival Mozart-Gesellschaft Dortmund Münchener Kammerorchester Münchner Konzertdirektion Hörtnagel Münchner Rundfunkorchester Münchner Symphoniker Musik und Sprache, Hessenbrückenmühle Musikverein Bamberg Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Herford Osnabrücker Symphonieorchester Philharmonie Merck, Darmstadt Philharmonie Südwestfalen 7 Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg Rathauskonzerte Vaterstetten Rheingau Musik Festival Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Schlosstheater Fulda Schwarzwald Musikfestival Schweizer Musikfestwochen Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele Serenade Timmendorfer Strand Südwestdeutsches Kammer orchester Pforzheim Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg Symphonieorchester »Wilde Gungl« München Theaterforum – Klassikforum Gauting Ticino Musica, Locarno Tonicale Musik & Event München Tonhalle Düsseldorf Weilburger Schlosskonzerte Weingartner Musiktage Junger Künstler Wetzlarer Kulturgemeinschaft Wiener Konzerthaus Winners & Masters München, Kulturkreis Gasteig Württembergisches Kammer orchester Heilbronn Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen Zeughauskonzerte, Neuss Concert managers, concert agencies and representatives of the music industry will be invited to the final rounds and the prize winners’ concerts. Further Concert Engagements Further Concert Engagements Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions 8 Registration Deadline The registration deadline for applications: March 31, 2012 The documentation must arrive in Munich between March 15 and March 31, 2012 (date stamp does not apply). Please send by post mail to: Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD c/o Bayerischer Rundfunk Rundfunkplatz 1 D-80335 München Germany Admission Once the selection has been made, the decision of the pre-selection jury, made up of members of the compe tition jury along with the artistic director, on admission to the competition will be released by June 15, 2012 at the latest. Its decisions are final and incontestable. No explanations will be provided. The chosen competitors will receive written notification of their selection. Competitors from abroad can, if necessary, use this confirmation to apply for an entry visa. Application The following documentation should be enclosed: – application form (Download from February 2012: www.ard-musikwettbewerb.de) – for the pre-selection, a personally recorded CD: the CD may not be edited, may not be processed and may not be older than one year (the works required for the pre-selection can be found in the repertoire conditions). Cuts, editing or other technological manipulation of pitches or lengths of held notes within the sections performed are not permitted. – a declaration by the recording studio/engineer on the recording of the CD – cf. application form – two recommendations from prominent musical personalities – in the case of students, the approval of the teacher – an artistic curriculum vitæ – a portrait photograph of the applicant, which will appear in the competition program, black & white or color (also in TIF format, minimum 300 dpi, can be sent digitally) Recognition of Conditions With the application for the competition the participant acknowledges acceptance of the participation and competition conditions as well as the decision of the pre-selection jury and the competition jury as binding. There is no right of appeal. Participation is only possible in one of the competition categories. Applications that do not meet the requirements of the competition can be rejected. Submitted documents and sound recordings cannot be returned. Important for shipping: Do not declare the recording with any value, due to a large sum of customs charges thereby incurred! Participation Fee Following receipt of the admission confirmation, the participation fee of c 100 for soloists and c 180 for string quartets must be transferred “free of bank charges for the recipient” at the latest by July 31, 2012. Should the competitor be prevented from attending, or should he or she cancel his or her participation, this participation fee cannot be refunded. Subject to alterations! In cases of doubt, the German text applies. The text of this invitation is available in the Internet in German, English and French, the invitation can be downloaded with repertoire and application form (from February 2012): www.ard-musikwettbewerb.de. Conditions of Participation Conditions of Participation Jury The jury will be selected from among personalities with international reputations without regard to ethnic, ideological, political or linguistic considerations. The decisions of the jury cannot be contested. Students of a Jury Member If there is a student of a jury member among the par ticipants, this jury member may not take part in the appraisal of this competitor. Jury members are not allowed to teach their students during the competition itself, otherwise the student, the jury member, or both may be disqualified. To this end, a student is defined as someone who studied with a jury member for a lengthy and continuous period, and such study was completed less than three years before the beginning of the competition. Participation in master classes is not affected. Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions Competition Rounds Four competition rounds are obligatory in all categories. The semi-final for clarinet will be accompanied by the Munich Chamber Orchestra without conductor. The semi-final for voice will be accompanied by the Münchner Rundfunkorchester with conductor. A maximum of six instrumentalists and six string quartets will be admitted to the semi-finals. In category voice a maximum of six female and six male singers will be admitted to the semifinal. The final round will be accompanied by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks for the categories clarinet and voice. A maximum of four semi-finalists will be admitted to the final round in each category. 9 First Audition Date All participants will receive notification of the scheduled date and time of their first audition – along with the admission to the competition – in writing. Competition Program The following repertoire lists and the conditions therein contained are binding for the competition program. The competition program submitted by the com petitors is binding. Subsequent alterations are not permitted. No works in the competition program may be repeated except on the express wish of the jury. The sequence of performance is at the participant’s discretion. If possible, original text editions should be performed. Participants will not be allowed to perform their own compositions. In certain cases, the jury may allow only selections of individual works to be performed in the first two competition rounds, or may select works from the submitted repertoire. Piano Accompanists Official piano accompanists are available at no charge to the competitors in categories clarinet and voice. Each competitor will receive at least two rehearsals with the accompanist. Participants may bring along their personal accompanist at their own expense. Conduct of the Competition Conduct of the Competition Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions Accommodation Presence of the Participant at the Competition Each participant has to register personally at the central competition office one day before the first audition and present his or her passport, ID card or officially recognized birth certificate, and should not leave Munich as long as he or she is an active participant in the competition without the express approval of the competition management (prize winners may first depart after September 21, 2012). Each participant accepts the obligation to remain free of all professional obligations or concerts throughout the duration of the competition. Accommodation during the Competition For the duration of the first round, reasonably priced hotels will be recommended to the participants. All competitors who reach the second round will be provided by the competition management with the cost of accommodation and meals from this point for the duration of their further participation in the audition process. This does not apply to piano accompanists or other companions. All competitors who reach the semi-final will be guests of the competition until the prize winners’ concerts. 10 Presence | Accommodation Presence Awards Ceremony The awards ceremony will take place after the prize winners’ concert on September 21. Competitors will be expected to receive their awards in person. Prize Winners’ Concert At the prize winners’ concerts, chamber music works and works for soloists with orchestral accompaniment will be performed. The decision regarding the program and at which concert specific participants will appear will be made by the competition management in conjunction with the jury and the music department of Bayerischer Rundfunk. Prize winners will receive no fee for their participation in the prize winners’ concerts. Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions 11 Media Exploitation The Competition, including the prize winners’ concerts, will be recorded by Bayerischer Rundfunk. These recordings can be used for broadcasting (radio or television, including on-line) in full and/or in selections, live or at a later time, and also provided for individual access independent of the type of receiver and also be made publicly available. Other broadcasters in Germany and abroad can make use of these recordings simultaneously or at a later time. Further use of our broadcasts and availabilities regardless of time and place (in full, in part or in selections) are possible. The administration of the Competition reserves the right to use the recordings of the Competition rounds and prize winners’ concerts for the production of a CD and/or a DVD to serve as publicity for the prize winners and documentation of the Competition. The administration of the Competition further reserves the right to release or have released, and/or distribute or have distributed, itself or through third parties, commercially or non‑commercially, any and all material from the Competition in audio or audio-visual form, on analogue or digital sound/ image/sound-image data carriers including platforms, regardless of format or process. The declaration of agreement required from the prize winners is regarded as given with the application to the ARD International Music Competition, the same applies to the transfer of rights in accordance with the aforementioned stipulations. The prize winners have no claim to additional compensation of any kind. Prize Winners Prize Winners Pre-selection with Recording a) Carl Maria von Weber, Concertino b) Claude Debussy, Première Rhapsodie First Round 1. one of the following works: Luciano Berio, Sequenza IX Pierre Boulez, Domaines Marius Constant, For Clarinet Franco Donatoni, Clair Jörg Widmann, Fantasie 2. one of the following works: Leonard Bernstein, Sonata Jean Françaix, Thema con Variationi Bohuslav Martinů, Sonatine Darius Milhaud, Sonatine Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions 3. one of the following works: Carl Maria von Weber, Concerto No. 1 in F minor op. 73 Carl Maria von Weber, Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major op. 74 Louis Spohr, Concerto No. 1 in C minor op. 26 Louis Spohr, Concerto No. 4 in E minor WoO 20 Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Concerto in F minor op. 5 Second Round 12 6. one of the following works: Gioacchino Rossini, Introduction, Theme and Variations Donato Lovreglio, Fantasia da Concerto su motivi de “La Traviata” di G. Verdi Luigi Bassi / Alamiro Giampieri, Fantasia di Concerto “Rigoletto” di G. Verdi Semi-final with the Munich Chamber Orchestra (without conductor) 7. one of the following concertos: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Concerto in A major KV 622 Carl Stamitz, Concerto in F major (Edition Schott) Carl Stamitz, Concerto in E-flat major (Darmstädter Konzert) (Edition Hoffmeister) Final with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 8. one of the following concertos: Paul Hindemith, Concerto Carl Nielsen, Concerto Jean Françaix, Concerto Sandor Veress, Concerto The works from No. 3, 6 and 7 are to be performed from memory. * The best interpretation of one of the works marked will be awarded the special prize Palazzetto Bru Zane. 4. commissioned composition by Jonathan Harvey Composition commissioned for the 2012 ARD International Music Competition. The sheet music will be supplied along with the admission to the competition. The commissioned composition may be played with the sheet music but not publicly performed prior to the competition. 5. one of the following works: Johannes Brahms, Sonata in F minor op. 120 No. 1 Johannes Brahms, Sonata in E-flat major op. 120 No. 2 Max Reger, Sonata in A-flat major op. 49 No. 1 Max Reger, Sonata in F-sharp minor op. 49 No. 2 Robert Schumann, Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano op. 73 Louis Théodore Gouvy, Sonata for Clarinet and Piano* Jury Clarinet Milan Turkovic Chairperson Austria Franklin Cohen USA Eric Hoeprich Netherlands Karl Leister Germany Paul Meyer France Sabine Meyer Germany John Bruce Yeh USA Repertoire Clarinet Preliminary Remarks The repertoire to be presented at the 2012 ARD International Music Competition in the voice category must cover the baroque, classical, romantic and 20 th century periods. Each participant must sing in at least three European languages in the course of the Competition. The order of performance in all rounds may be determined by the participant. In the first round, the participant may determine the first work to be performed from the repertoire submitted therefor. With the exception of oratorios and the commissioned work, everything must be performed from memory. Participants are obligated to sing in the original languages. Art songs may be transposed. This necessarily has to be stated when the program is submitted. Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions The participants must decide between the two following groups: either focus on concert or focus on opera. As of the semi-final with orchestral accompaniment, the repertoire must be selected from the repertoire list stipulated by the Competition. Arias with cabalettas or “B-sections” must be performed in full (e.g. Anna Bolena “Piangete voi?” with the cabaletta “Coppia iniqua”). All in all, preparations should be made in accordance with the following stipulations: 13 Pre-selection with recording ����������������������������������������������������� Two arias or one aria and an art song of the participant’s choice. Both works may be repeated in the Competition. First round (with piano accompaniment) Three pieces to be freely chosen. They must contain one aria or one song by W. A. Mozart and an operatic or oratorio aria from the romantic era. One of these arias must be performed at first. It may be selected by the competitor himself. The jury may subsequently require and determine a second one of these three works selected by the competitor. Second round (with piano accompaniment) Two works the jury will select from the repertoire list submitted by the competitor. In addition, the competitor is to sing one operatic aria, one art song or one oratorio aria to be freely chosen. Focus on opera At least 14 arias, at least six of which must be taken from the repertoire list stipulated by the Competition and at least six art songs. Focus on concert At least ten arias, at least three of which must be taken from the repertoire list stipulated by the Competition and at least ten art songs. Continued on page 14 Repertoire Voice Semi-final with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester (with orchestral accompaniment in the operatic category, orchestral and piano accompaniment in the concert category) Final with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (with orchestral accompaniment in the operatic category and orchestral and piano accom paniment in the concert category) Commissioned composition by Manfred Trojahn Focus on opera Four arias, one of which already had been sung in the semi-finals, to be freely selected by the competitor from the repertoire list stipulated by the Competition. And additionally Focus on concert Two operatic or oratorio arias, one of which already had been sung in the semi-final, to be freely selected by the competitor from the repertoire list stipulated by the Competition. Composition commissioned for the 2012 ARD International Music Competition. The sheet music will be supplied along with the admission to the competition. The commissioned composition may be played with the sheet music but not publicly performed prior to the competition. Focus on opera Three operatic arias to be freely selected by the competitor from the repertoire list stipulated by the Competition, one of them by W. A. Mozart. (One aria from a previous round may be repeated.) Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions 14 Focus on concert One operatic aria or oratorio aria with orchestral accompaniment to be freely selected by the competitor from the repertoire list from the Competition. Three art songs, from three different periods. (One song from a previous round may be repeated.) Two art songs with piano accompaniment, one of them by F. Schubert and one from the late romantic era or the 20th century. Jury Voice Brigitte Fassbaender Chairperson Germany Juliane Banse Germany Konrad Jarnot Great Britain Tom Krause Finland Pal Moe Norway Cristoph Prégardien Germany Edith Wiens Canada Continued on page 15 Repertoire Voice Oratorio arias The oratorio arias are to be freely selected from the following works: J. S. Bach, Matthäus-Passion Johannes-Passion B. Britten, War Requiem (Bariton/Tenor) M. Duruflé,Requiem G. Fauré, Requiem (Sopran) G. F. Händel, Messias J. Haydn, Die Schöpfung F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Elias C. Orff, Carmina burana R. Schumann, Das Paradies und die Peri Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions Soprano L. v. Beethoven Fidelio Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? (Leonore) V. Bellini I Puritani O rendetemi la speme – Qui la voce – Vien diletto (Elvira) A. Berg Lulu Wenn sich die Menschen um meinetwillen (Lulu) L. BernsteinCandide Glitter and be gay (Cunegonde) G. Bizet Carmen C’est des contre bandiers – Je dis que rien (Micaëla) B. Britten The Turn of the Screw How beautiful it is (Governess) G. DonizettiDon Pasquale Quel guardo il cavaliere (Norina) Lucia di Lammermoor Regnava nel silenzio (Lucia) A. Dvořák R usalka Mesícku na nebi hlubokém (Rusalka) Ch. W. GluckAlceste Divinités du Styx (Alceste) Ch. Gounod Faust O Dieu! Que de bijoux – Ah! Je ris de me voir (Marguerite) Philémon et Baucis Enfin, il a perdu ma trace – O riante nature (Baucis)* G. F. Händel Alcina Tornami a vagheggiar (Morgana) Giulio Cesare Piangerò la sorte mia (Cleopatra) R. Leoncavallo Pagliacci Qual fiamma avea nel guardo! – Stridono lassù (Nedda) W. A. Mozart Così fan tutteTemerari – Come scoglio immoto resta (Fiordiligi) Don Giovanni In quali eccessi – Mi tradì quell’alma ingrata (Donna Elvira) Die Entführung aus dem Serail Durch Zärtlichkeit (Blondchen) Idomeneo Estinto è Idomeneo – Tutte nel cor vi sento (Elettra) Le Nozze di Figaro E Susanna non vien – Dove sono i bei momenti (Contessa); Giunse alfin il momento – Deh vieni, non tardar (Susanna) Zaïde Ruhe sanft (Zaïde) Die Zauberflöte Ach, ich fühl’s (Pamina); O zittre nicht – Zum Leiden (Königin der Nacht) Konzertarie KV 583 Vado, ma dove? – Oh Dei O. Nicolai Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor Nun eilt herbei (Frau Fluth) J. Offenbach Les contes d’Hoffmann Les oiseaux dans la charmille (Olympia) 15 G. PucciniLa Bohème Si, mi chiamano Mimi (Mimi) Suor Angelica Senza mamma (Suor Angelica) Turandot Signore, ascolta (Liù); Tu, che di gel sei cinta (Liù) H. Purcell Dido and Aeneas Thy hand Belinda – When I am laid in earth (Dido) G. Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia Una voce poco fa (F-Dur) (Rosina) G. SpontiniLa Vestale Toi que j’implore – Impitoyables dieux (Julia)* R. StraussDer Rosenkavalier Die Zeit, die ist ein sonderbar Ding (Marschallin) G. VerdiLa Forza del Destino Pace, pace, mio Dio (Leonora) Rigoletto Caro nome (Gilda) R. WagnerTannhäuser Dich, teure Halle (Elisabeth) C. M. v. Weber Der Freischütz Wie nahte mir der Schlummer – Leise, leise (Agathe); Einst träumte – Trübe Augen (Ännchen) Mezzo-soprano and contralto G. BizetCarmen Seguidilla (Près des remparts) (Carmen) B. Britten T he Rape of Lucretia Give him this orchid (Lucretia) Ch. W. GluckAlceste Divinités du Styx (Alceste) Orfeo ed Euridice Che farò senza Euridice (Orfeo) G. F. Händel R inaldo Or la tromba (Rinaldo) Alcina Verdi prati (Ruggiero) Continued on page 16 Repertoire Voice: Reperoire list for semi-final and final Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions V. JoncièresDimitri O nature, toi si douce (Marpha)* J. Massenet W erther Werther, Werther (Charlotte); Va! Laisse couler mes larmes (Charlotte) A. Mermet R oland à Roncevaux Prête à te fuir – Le soir pensive, au pied des Pyrénées (Alde)* G. Meyerbeer Les Huguenots Nobles seigneurs, salut (Urbain) W. A. Mozart La Clemenza di Tito Parto, parto (Sesto); Deh, per questo istante solo (Sesto) Così fan tutte Ah scostati – Smanie implacabili (Dorabella) Lucio Silla Il tenero momento (Cecilio) H. Purcell D ido and Aeneas Thy hand Belinda – When I am laid in earth (Dido) G. Rossini C enerentola Nacqui all’affanno (Angelina) Tancredi Oh, patria – Di tanti palpiti (Tancredi) C. Saint-Saëns Samson et Dalila Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse (Dalila) R. StraussAriadne Seien wir wieder gut (Komponist) Der Rosenkavalier Wie du warst! Wie du bist! (Octavian) G. VerdiDon Carlos O don fatale (Eboli) W. WaltonTroilus and Cressida Slowly it all comes back (Cressida) Countertenor Ch. W. GluckOrfeo ed Euridice Che farò, senza Euridice? (Orfeo) G. F. HändelAriodante Dopo notte (Ariodante) Rinaldo Cara sposa (Rinaldo); Venti, turbine (Rinaldo) Theodora Sweet rose and lily (Didymus) W. A. Mozart La Clemenza di Tito Parto, parto (Sesto) Mitridate Re di Ponto Venga pur, minacci e frema (Farnace) G. RossiniTancredi Oh, patria – di tanti palpiti (Tancredi) J. Strauss D ie Fledermaus Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein (Orlofsky) Tenor G. BizetCarmen La fleur que tu (Don José) B. Britten B illy Budd I am an old man (Captain Vere) Peter Grimes Now the Great Bear (Peter Grimes) G. Donizetti L’elisir d’amore Una furtiva lagrima (Nemorino) La Favorita Spirto gentil (Fernando) La fille du régiment Ah! Mes amis – Pour mon âme (Tonio) Chr. W. Gluck Iphigénie en Tauride Unis dès la plus tendre enfance (Pylade) Ch. GounodFaust Salut, demeure chaste et pure (Faust) G. F. HändelAlcina È un folle, un vile affetto (Oronte) Theodora Descend, kind pity (Septimius) V. JoncièresDimitri Si Dieu, Marpha, qui nous compte les heures (Dimitri)* 16 J. Massenet M anon Ah! Fuyez (Des Grieux) A. Ponchielli La Gioconda Cielo e mar (Enzo) G. PucciniLa Bohème Che gelida manina (Rodolfo) Manon Lescaut Donna non vidi mai (Des Grieux) W. A. Mozart Così fan tutte Un’ aura amorosa (Ferrando) Don Giovanni Dalla sua pace (Don Ottavio); Il mio tesoro (Don Ottavio) Die Entführung aus dem Serail Konstanze, dich wieder (Belmonte); Ich baue ganz (Belmonte) Idomeneo Fuor del mar (Idomeneo) Die Zauberflöte Dies Bildnis ist (Tamino) R. StraussCapriccio Kein andres, das mir so (Flamand) Der Rosenkavalier Di rigori armato (Sänger) P. I. TschaikowskyEugen Onegin Kuda kuda (Lenski) G. VerdiLuisa Miller Quando le sere (Rodolfo) Macbeth O figli, figli miei – Ah, la paterna mano (Macduff) Rigoletto Ella mi fu rapita – Parmi veder le lagrime (Duca) La Traviata Lunge da lei – De’ miei bollenti spiriti (Alfredo) R. WagnerDie Walküre Winterstürme (Siegmund) C. M. v. Weber Der Freischütz Nein, länger trag ich nicht – Durch die Wälder (Max) Continued on page 17 Repertoire Voice: Reperoire list for semi-final and final Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions Baritone and bass L. v. BeethovenFidelio Hat man nicht auch Gold (Rocco) V. BelliniI Puritani Ah per sempre io ti perdei (Riccardo) La Sonnambula Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni (Rodolfo) G. BizetCarmen Votre toast (Escamillo) A. BorodinFürst Igor Ni sna, ni otdikha (Igor) B. BrittenBilly Budd Handsome indeed – O beauty, handsomeness (Claggart); Look! Through the port (Billy Budd) F. David L a Perle du Brésil Jusqu’à ce jour, sans désir (Salvador)* C. DebussyPelléas et Mélisande Maintenant que le père (Arkel); On dirait que ta voix (Pelléas) Chr. W. Gluck Iphigénie en Tauride Dieux qui me poursuivez (Oreste) Ch. GounodFaust Avant de quitter ces lieux (Valentin); Vous qui faites l’endormie (Méphistophélès) G. F. Händel A cis and Galatea O ruddier than the cherry (Polypheme) Orlando Sorge infausta (Zoroastro) Rinaldo Sibilar gli angui d’Aletto (Argante) E. Korngold Die tote Stadt Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen (Fritz) A. LortzingDer Wildschütz Heiterkeit und Fröhlichkeit (Graf von Eberbach) W. A. Mozart Così fan tutteRivolgete a lui lo sguardo (Guglielmo) Don Giovanni Madamina (Leporello) Figaro Se vuol ballare (Figaro); Hai già vinta la causa – Vedrò mentr’io sospiro (Conte); Tutto è disposto – Aprite un po’ quegl’occhi (Figaro) Die Zauberflöte In diesen heilgen Hallen (Sarastro) M. Mussorgsky Boris Godunow Kak vo górode bylo vo Kazàni (Varlaam) G. PucciniLa Bohème Vecchia zimarra (Colline) G. RossiniLa Cenerentola Come un’ape ne’ giorni (Dandini) Il Barbiere di Siviglia La calunnia (Basilio); Largo al factotum (Figaro) A. SacchiniRenaud ou la Suite d’Armide Rappelé dans son camp (Hidraot)* R. StraussAriadne auf Naxos Lieben, Hassen, Hoffen, Zagen (Harlekin) I. Strawinsky The Rake’s Progress Fair lady, gracious gentlemen (Nick Shadow) A. ThomasHamlet O vin, dissipe (Hamlet) P. I. TschaikowskyEugen Onegin Lyubi vse vozrasti pokorni (Gremin) Pique Dame Ja vas ljublju (Jeletzki) 17 G. VerdiDon Carlos Ella giammai m’amò (Filippo); Son io, mio Carlo – Per me giunto – O Carlo, ascolta – Io morrò (Rodrigo) Falstaff È sogno? O realtà? (Ford) Simon Boccanegra A te l’estremo (Fiesco) Il Trovatore Il balen / per me ora fatale (Conte di Luna) I Vespri Siciliani O tu Palermo (G. da Procida) R. Wagner T annhäuser O, du mein holder Abendstern (Wolfram) * The best interpretation of one of the works marked will be awarded the special prize Palazzetto Bru Zane. Repertoire Voice: Reperoire list for semi-final and final Preselection with Recording a) The first and the slow movement from a quartet by Joseph Haydn or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which may be repeated in the competition program. b) Hugo Wolff, Italian Serenade in G major First Round (40 minutes) 1. Ludwig van Beethoven, a quartet from op. 18 or Joseph Haydn, a work from op. 33, 50, 64 (except for No. 1 and No. 3), 74, or 76 (except for No. 3) Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions 2. one of the following quartets: Alban Berg, Lyrische Suite Bertold Goldschmidt, No. 1, No. 2 or No. 3 Pavel Haas, No. 1 or No. 3 Paul Hindemith, op. 16 or op. 22 Leoš Janáček Gideon Klein Hans Krasa Arnold Schönberg, No. 3 op. 30 Erwin Schulhoff Igor Strawinsky, Three pieces and Concertino Viktor Ullmann Alexander Zemlinsky, No. 2 op. 15 Second Round (50 minutes) 3. one of the following quartets: Johannes Brahms Antonín Dvořák, op. 105 or op. 106 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, op. 12, op. 13, op. 44 or op. 80 George Onslow, op. 50* Robert Schumann 18 4. one of the following quartets: Luciano Berio, Notturno Pierre Boulez, Livre pour Quatuor (1948/49) John Cage, String Quartet Elliot Carter, No. 2, No. 4 or No. 5 Franco Donatoni, La souris sans sourire Henri Dutilleux, Ainsi la nuit Hans Werner Henze, No. 5 György Kurtág, Officium breve Helmut Lachenmann, No. 3 György Ligeti, No. 1 or No. 2 Conlon Nancarrow, No. 1 Wolfgang Rihm, No. 4 or No. 9 Iannis Xenakis, Tetras Semi-final 5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the quartets KV 387, KV 421, KV 428, KV 458, KV 464, KV 465, KV 499, KV 575, KV 589 or KV 590 6. commissioned composition by Erkki-Sven Tüür Composition commissioned for the 2012 ARD International Music Competition. The sheet music will be supplied along with the admission to the competition. The commissioned composition may be played with the sheet music but not publicly performed prior to the competition. 7. one of the following quartets: Franz Schubert, Quartettsatz (Movement for String Quartet) in C minor D 703 or Anton Webern, Five movements Continued on page 19 Repertoire String Quartet String Quartet 19 Repertoire Final 8. one of the following quartets: Ludwig van Beethoven, op. 59, op. 127, op. 130, op. 131 or op. 132 or Franz Schubert, in A minor D 804, in D major D 810 or in G major D 887 9. one of the 6 quartets by Béla Bartók: No. 1 (1908) No. 2 (1915 – 17) No. 3 (1927) No. 4 (1928) No. 5 (1934) No. 6 (1939) * The best interpretation of one of the works marked will be awarded the special prize Palazzetto Bru Zane. Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions Jury String Quartet Markus Hinterhäuser Chairperson Austria Vladimír Bukač Czech Republic Ruth Killius Germany Heime Müller Germany Raphaël Merlin France Oyvor Volle Norway N.N. Clarinet Thursday, September 6: 1 st round begins Sunday, September 9: 2nd round begins Wednesday, September 12: semi-final Friday, September 14: final Voice Friday, September 7: 1st round begins Monday, September 10: 2nd round begins Friday, September 14: semi-final Sunday, September 16: final String Quartet Friday, September 7: 1st round begins Monday, September 10: 2nd round begins Thursday, September 13: semi-final Saturday, September 15: final Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions 20 Prize Winners’ Concerts Concert with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester Wednesday, September 19, 8:00 P. M. Concert with the Munich Chamber Orchestra Thursday, September 20, 8:00 P. M. Concert with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Friday, September 21, 8:00 P. M. Schedule Schedule 2012 Patrons Sir Colin Davis The General Directors of the ARD Thomas Goppel Ulrich Wilhelm Conductor President of the Bavarian Music Council Hans Werner Henze Composer Wolfgang Heubisch Bavarian State Minister of Science, Research and Culture Mariss Jansons 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions Udo Reiter Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk Lutz Marmor Norddeutscher Rundfunk Martin Maria Krüger Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg Conductor Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet Hessischer Rundfunk Jan Metzger Zubin Mehta 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Helmut Reitze Chief Conductor of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks President of the German Music Council Contents Bayerischer Rundfunk Kent Nagano General Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera Peter Ruzicka Head of the Biennale Music Theater Festival, Munich Albert Scharf Former Director General of Bayerischer Rundfunk Christian Ude Lord Mayor of of the State Capital of Munich Winrich Hopp Artistic Director of “musica viva” at Bayerischer Rundfunk Radio Bremen Dagmar Reim Thomas Kleist Saarländischer Rundfunk Peter Boudgoust Südwestrundfunk Monika Piel Westdeutscher Rundfunk Erik Bettermann Deutsche Welle Willi Steul Deutschlandradio 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons Honorary Committee Directors Ulrich Wilhelm, Chairman Artistic Director of the Competition Axel Linstädt Dorothea Enderle Deputy Artistic Director Oswald Beaujean Brigitte Fassbaender Administrative Director Elisabeth Kozik Director General of Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich Head of the Music Division, Südwestrundfunk, Baden-Baden Director General of the Tiroler Landestheaters Innsbruck Siegfried Mauser President of the Academy of Music and Theatre, Munich Christoph Poppen Conductor Detlef Rentsch Program Director of the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk Cultural Division, Leipzig Werner Wittersheim Head of the Music Program Group, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Cologne Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions Assistant Amelie Krause 22 Main Committee | Directors Main Committee 2013 Competition Violin – Viola – Bassoon – Piano trio 2014 Competition Piano – Violoncello – Percussion – Wind Quintet 2015 Competition Voice – Flute – Trombone – Piano Duo 23 Informationen: Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD c/o Bayerischer Rundfunk Rundfunkplatz 1 80335 München Deutschland Telefon ++ 49 89 5900-2471 Fax ++ 49 89 5900-3573 ard.musikwettbewerb@brnet.de www.ard-musikwettbewerb.de Subject to alterations! In cases of doubt, the German text applies. Contents 1 Title 2 General Conditions | Organizers 3 Prizes 4 Special Prizes 6 Concert Invitations 7Further Concert Engagements 8 Conditions of Participation 9Conduct of the Competition 10Presence | Accommodation 11 Prize Winners Repertoire and Jury 12 Clarinet 13 Voice 18 String Quartet 20 Schedule 21 Honorary Committee | Patrons 22 Main Committee | Directors 23Upcoming Competitions The text of this invitation is available in the Internet in German, English and French, the invitation can be downloaded with repertoire and application form (from February 2012: www.ard-musikwettbewerb.de. Impressum Redaktion Elisabeth Kozik Gestaltung und Satz Gorbach, Büro für Gestaltung, Utting Redaktionsschluss 23. September 2011 für das grafische Erscheinungsbild des Internationalen Musikwettbewerbs der ARD München Upcoming Competitions Upcoming Competitions