The 9th International Russian Rotary Children Music Competition

Rules of the 9th International Russian Rotary Children Music Competition

FOUNDER
Rotary Club Moscow International 2002 / President Josef Marous

ORGANIZER
Rotary Club Moscow International
Rotary District 2220 Russia

In cooperation with:
Rotary Club Moscow Humboldt
Rotary Club Moscow Rossika
Rotary Club Moscow

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Tiberius Braun — Chairman
Josef Marous — Co- Chairman
Frederik Plynaar
Michael Schulz
Alexei Skanavi
Igor Evard

Contact:
Tiberius Braun
e-mail: braun.tiberius@gmail.com
(in German, English, Russian, Romanian, Hungarian)

Josef Marous
e-mail: josefmarous@yahoo.com
(in French, German, English, Russian, Czech)

  1. 9th International Russian Rotary Children Music Competition is taking place in Moscow, Russia in March, 2011.

  2. Age of the participants is from 8 to 12 years. Limit of 12 years means that the participant is until 31. March 2011 is younger than 13 years of age.
  3. The Competition is for following musical instruments: violin, violoncello, harp, piano and wind instruments.
  4. Following limits apply to all applicants:
    • a) Each participant must be presented to the organizing committee through any Rotary Club (preferably from his home town). For Russia only: if there is no Rotary Club in the Russian city in which the participant is living, the application with the performance can be sent directly to the organizing committee.

    • b) Participants of the finals in previous years are not allowed for participation in the Competition.
    • c) Children, participating in the competition in previous years but not achieving the finals, are allowed to participate in the Competition again.
  5. Music professors and organizing committee is reviewing DVD received and recommends the invitation of the 15 best candidates to semifinals and finals in Moscow.
  6. Music competition in Moscow is done in two stages: semifinals and finals. To the finals are admitted the best 6 semifinalists.
  7. Chronological order in which the candidates will perform will be decided by draw, in which each candidate participates personally.
  8. Prizes:
    1st Prize — 100.000 Rubles or 3.300 USD
    2nd Prize — 50.000 Rubles or 1.650 USD
    3rd Prize — 30.000 Rubles or 1.000 USD
    4th to 5th Prize — 10.000 Rubles or 330 USD
    6th to 15th Prize — 6.000 Rubles or 200 USD
    Russian Participants will receive Prizes in Rubles, foreign participants in USD. From the prize 13% Russian income tax will be deducted.

  9. Participation in the Competition is free of charge.
  10. Еhe deadline for sending the DVD to the organizing committee is December 31, 2010.
    In the application from Rotary club of your city, please, indicate:
    — First name, surname*
    — Contact phone number, e-mail and address*
    — Fax number if possible
    * Applications without contact information will not be accepted for the Competition!
    To the application from Rotary Club of your city, please, enclose:

    • a) Photo of the candidate (10 x 15)

    • b) Biography
    • c) Information about the teacher and music school
    • d) Program for semifinals and finals

    Applications are to be sent to:
    Tiberius Braun
    TUI AG Russia / Airtours CIS, Leninskaya Sloboda Street 19
    115 280 Moscow, Russia

  11. The musical program included in the application must be followed in the semifinals and finals. It is not possible to change program on short notice.

    Preliminary Round — Repertoire

    For Pianists:

    • One movement from sonata from Mozart or Beethoven (own choice)

    • Piece of Russian composer (own choice)
    • Work of own choice (performance solo or with orchestra permitted)

    Total not less then 20 minutes

    For Violinists:

    • One caprice by Kreutzer or Wieniawski or Rode

    • Part for violin solo (own choice)
    • Part for violin and piano (own choice), or violin with orchestra (own choice)

    Total not less then 20 minutes

    For Flute:

    • A. Vivaldi concerto (own choice)

    • Composition for flute and piano
    • Mozart (own choice)
    • Own choice

    Total time must not be less than 20 minutes long

    For Oboe:

    • Händel Concerto g–moll (I. and I. parts) or Albinoni Concerto B-dur (II. and III. parts)

    • Composition of a 20th Century Composer or Composition of a 19th Century Composer
    • Own choice
    • Own choice

    Total time must not be less than 20 minutes long

    For Clarinet:

    • Composition of a 20th Century Composer for flute and piano (up to 8 minutes long)

    • Composition for Clarinet and piano (own choice)
    • Work from Russian composer (own choice)
    • Own choice

    Total time must not be less than 20 minutes long

    All other instruments
    At least 3 works (own choice) — total at least 20 minutes

    Semifinals:

    For Pianists:

    • Work from Russian composer (own choice)

    • At least one movement from sonata by Mozart or Beethoven or Haydn
    • Own choice

    Total not less than 15 minutes and not more than 20 minutes

    For Violinists:

    • One caprice by Kreutzer or Wieniawski or Rode

    • Work from Russian composer (own choice)
    • Own choice

    Total not less than 15 minutes and not more than 20 minutes

    For Harp

    • One work of cantilena character (own choice)

    • One work of lively character (own choice)

    Total not more than 20 minutes

    Other instruments
    2 or 3 compositions, one of them should be from Russian composer — total not less than 15 minutes and not more than 20 minutes

    Finals:

    minimum 12 minutes, maximum 18 minutes will be played with chamber orchestra.
    Finalists must choose from the following classical works:

    Violin

    • Vivaldi Concert a-moll RV 86

    • Bach Concert a-moll BWV 1041
    • Wieniawski Concert d-moll ор. 22, 1 movement
    • Mendelssohn Concert e-moll ор. 64

    Violoncello

    • Johann Christian Bach Concert c-moll

    • Georg Friedrich Händel Concert h-moll

    Harp

    • Georg Friedrich Händel Harp concert B-dur (1. part or 2. and 3. parts)

    Piano

    • Haydn Concert D-dur Hob. XIII/II, 2-3 movements

    • Bach Concert f-moll (№ 5) BWV 1056, All movements
    • Mozart Concert C-dur (№ 21) KV 414, 2-3 movements
    • Beethoven Concert № 1 C-dur ор. 15 (1 movement)

    Flute

    • Quantz Concert G-dur, 1 movement

    • Stamitz Concert G-dur, 1 movement
    • Bach Suite h-moll

    Oboe

    • Cimarosa Concert C-dur

    • Vivaldi Concert a-moll

    Clarinet

    • Weber Concertino c-moll ор. 26

    • Taneev Canzona (1883)
  12. Jury members do not participate in the voting for the candidates from their own schools or own scholars.
  13. The Jury has the right to stop the performance of the participant of the competition if the performance exceeds the time limit or does not correspond to other requirements of the competition.
  14. The results are announced at the end of each stage. The points received by each candidate are not being made public.
  15. The finalists receive diploma showing the place achieved in the finals and the title of Laureate. The semifinalists receive diploma of participant of the semifinals. Other participants receive diploma of the participant of the Competition.
  16. The decisions of the Jury are final and cannot be questioned.

ACCOMMODATION

During the competition in Moscow (3 days) in March 2011 the organizing committee will provide accommodation for each participant not living in Moscow or Moscow Region and one accompanying person. All other expenses must be covered by the participants themselves.

Contact information of Russian Rotary Clubs can be found on Internet web site — www.rotary2220.ru
Contact information about Rotary Clubs in other countries can be found on: www.rotary.org (click on Club locator)

ADVISORY COUNCIL

  • Akulian Victor, Partner of the Audit Department of KPMG in Russia and CIS

  • Amirov Shaukat, Rector of Ural State Musorgsky Conservatory in Ekaterinburg, National Artist of Russia, Professor
  • Bashkirov Dmitri, National Artist of Russia, honored artist of the RSFSR, Professor at the Escuella Superior de Musica Reina Sophia in Madrid, Spain
  • Braun Tiberius, Chairman of the organizing committee, Past-President of RCMI, Chief Representative of TUI (Germany) in RF, PHF
  • Gratch Eduard, National artist of the USSR, Professor of Moscow State P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory, soloist of Moscow Philharmonic Society, Art Director and conductor of chamber orchestra “Moskovia”
  • Dr. Hahn Ottokar, Head of the „Europäischen Freundeskreises des Julius-Stern-Instituts der Universität der Künste Berlin e.V.”
    Ambassador of the European Commission in Moscow, 1996-1999
    Minister of European and Federal Affairs in Saarland, 1985-1990

  • Khokhlov Mikhail, Director of Gnesin music school, honored worker of arts in RF, Honored Artist of Russia
  • Marous Josef, Co-Chairman of the organizing committee. Past-President of Rotary Club Moscow International (RCMI), Member of the Board of Directors of OAO TMK, Professor, PHF
  • Pollack Daniel, Professor at the University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music, Past visiting Professor of The Julliard School, Columbia University and Yale School of Music.
    Prize winner of the International P. I. Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow 1958
    Participant in the juries of International P. I. Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, Moscow; Queen Elizabeth, Brussel; Hamamatsu and Sonoda Competitions in Japan; Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg; Rachmaninov Competition, Moscow; UNISA Pretoria, South Africa; Gina Bachauer Competition, Salt Lake City; Ciurlionis Competition, Vilnius

  • Spivakov Vladimir, National artist of the USSR, Conductor of the Orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi”
  • Yakupov Alexander, Director of the Central Music School (College) of Moscow State P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory, member of the International Academy of Informatization, Honored Worker of Arts of RF, Doctor of Fine Arts, Professor
  • Zweguintzov Nicolas, Commercial Director of Cetelem in Russia, BNP Paribas Group

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