Group
“HOROWITZ – DEBUT”
October
24 – 29, 2008
1.
Competition conditions The
Competition in Group “Horowitz-Debut” is opened to young pianists of all
nationalities, born after October 24, 1994.
The
Competition in Group “Horowitz – Debut” is held in four separate groups. The
contestant may participate in one, two, three or four groups on condition of
registration, casting of lots and payment the fee in every group. For
participation at the Competition it is necessary to send the following documents: -
enclosed Application
form filled
out by block letters with duration of each piece; -
copy of birth certificate; -
two
black and white
(half-length) glossy pictures,
size 9x12 cm, suitable for printing
in a booklet, and taken since 2008; -
copies of documents
confirming
previous competitions awards. Deadline
for applications is no later than 10 September, 2008 according the postmark. Address
of the Administration: Lidia Kovtiukh, Horowitz Competition, 31 Tolstogo str.,
Kyiv, 01032, Ukraine. Pretenders
who have currently or within the 2 years preceding the Competition been students
or are relative of a Jury member are not allowed to take part at the Competition. The
Administration of the Competition will not accept any responsibility for lost
documents. Incomplete
sets of documents and documents sent with a delay will not be considered. Administration
doesn’t provide participants with a medical insurance. After
examining applications the Administration determines the participants and sends
them invitations no later
than October 1, 2008. List
of competitors will be placed on the web site of the Competition: www.horowitzv.org
All
participants who will receive invitation must notify the Administration about
the exact date and time of their arrival to the Competition till
October 10, 2008. Foreign
participants will be responsible for getting their own passports and visas.
Applicants should contact the nearest Embassy or Consulate of Ukraine for advice. The
Competition Fee
is US $30 or the equivalent of the sum according to the exchange rate in the
National Bank of Ukraine and is paid during registration. The
registration and casting of lots
of the
contestants will be held from 8 a.m. till 1 p.m. on October 24, 2008 at the
Administration office: Kyiv, 31 Tolstogo str.
All
participants’ stay as well as the stay of their accompanying persons during
the Competition will be covered at their own expense. Rehearsals
at the Competition Concert Hall are not provided.
2.
The Jury The
Jury of
the Competition works according “Regulations of the Jury”. The Jury staff
will be announced at the latest The Jury estimates participants' performances by closed vote
during all rounds. The
Jury may interrupt a competitor’s performance for reasons such as overrunning
the allowed time. The Jury’s decisions are final and cannot be questioned at
all stages of the Competition.
3.
Repertory Requirements
1st Group “A”
Elementary
Program
of the participant’s choice.
Performance duration – 10 minutes.
2nd
Group “B” Elementary
Program of the participant’s choice with
obligatory performance of Etude.
Performance duration –15 minutes.
3rd
Group “C” Advanced
Program of the participant’s choice with
obligatory performance:
- Sonata (1st or 2nd-3rd parts) or
variations;
- Virtuoso composition
Performance duration –25 minutes.
4th
Group “D” Advanced
Performance of a part of concerto for piano with orchestra (accompanied by another piano). The
winners of the Competition in group “Horowitz - Debut” will take diplomas
and gifts, and take part in the Closing Concert of the Competition. The
Administration of the Competition has the right to engage the winners in concert
activity during season 2008-2010. The
Administration has an exclusive right to all audio and video records of
Competition’s performances; they are property of the International Charitable
Fund of Vladimir Horowitz Competition. The
Administration has an exclusive right to sign contracts with other parts with
the aim to realization above materials. No
fee is provided to competitors for use by the Administration the Competition’s
materials. ATTENTION!
Program presented in the application may not be changed during the
Competition. In case of contradictions in the interpretation of these Conditions,
the Ukrainian text is considered to be only correct one.
JUNIOR
GROUP (October
24 – October 31, 2008 1.
Competition conditions The
Competition in the Junior Group is opened to young pianists of all nationalities,
born between October 24, 1993 and
October 24, 1999. The
Administration of the Competition will select participants on the basis of
received documents. Candidates
should provide the following documents: -
enclosed Application
form filled out by block letters
with duration of each piece; -
copy of birth certificate or passport; -
two
black and white (half-length)
glossy pictures,
size 9x12 cm, suitable for printing
in a booklet, and taken since 2008; -
copies of
documents confirming
previous competitions awards. Deadline
for applications is no later than 10 September, 2008 according the postmark. Address
of the Administration: Lidia Kovtiukh, Horowitz Competition, 31 Tolstogo str.,
Kyiv, 01032, Ukraine. Pretenders
who have currently or within the 2 years preceding the Competition been students
or are relative of a Jury member are not allowed to take part at the Competition. The
Administration of the Competition will not accept any responsibility for lost
documents. Incomplete
sets of documents and documents sent with a delay will not be considered. Administration
doesn’t provide participants with a medical insurance. After
examining applications the Administration of the Competition determines the
participants and sends them invitations no
later than October 1, 2008.
List
of competitors will be placed on the web site of the Competition: www.horowitzv.org
All
participants who will receive invitation must notify the Competition
Administration about the date of their arrival to the Competition till
October 10, 2008. A list of competitors who do not attend the Competition,
without adequate notice or reason, will be given to the European Union of Music
Competitions for Youth for circulation among members.
Foreign
participants will be responsible for obtaining their own passports and visas.
Applicants should contact the nearest Embassy or Consulate of Ukraine for advice. The
Competition Fee is US $70 or the equivalent of the sum according to the exchange
rate in the National Bank of Ukraine and is paid during registration. The
registration and casting of lots of
the contestants will be held
from 8 a.m. till noon on October 24, 2008 at the Administration office: Kyiv, 31
Tolstogo str. The
sequence of participants’ performances is determined by casting of lots
and remains until the end of the Competition. The competition's
auditionsare open to the public. Repertoire
must be played from memory. Program
of the Third Round is performed accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra. Prize
winners of the Competition
are obligated to take part in Closing Concert and accept offered concert
engagements which form an integral part of the prize.
2.
The Jury The
Jury estimates participants’ performances by closed vote
all rounds. The
Jury may interrupt a competitor’s performance for reasons such as overrunning
the allowed time. The Jury’s decisions are final and cannot be questioned at
all stages of the Competition. 3.
Administration The
Direction of the Competition
provides
free of charge with: -
accommodation
and two meals a day (breakfast, lunch) to competitors accepted for the 1st
Round while he/she is taking part at the Competition; -
acoustic rehearsals (10min.) before the 1st Round and one
rehearsal with the orchestra for participants of the 3rd Round in the
Competition Concert Halls. The
Administration has an exclusive right to all audio and video records of
Competition’s performances, they are property of the International Charitable
Fund of Vladimir Horowitz Competition. The
Administration has an exclusive right to sign contracts with other parts with
the aim to realization above materials. No
fee to competitors is provided for use by the Administration the Competition’s
materials. 4.
Prizes
Winners
of the Group take part in the Closing Concert with the orchestra in the
M.Lysenko National Philharmonic Hall of Ukraine.
1st
Prize -$2,000 USA, the title of the prize winner and the Gold Medal; 2nd
Prize - $1,500 USA, the title of the prize winner and the Silver Medal; 3rd
Prize - $1,000 USA, the title of the prize winner and the Bronze Medal; 4th
Prize - $600 USA, the title of the prize winner; 5th
Prize - $300 USA, the title of the prize winner; 6th
Prize - $150 USA, the title of the prize winner. The
Prizes are awarded according to the Jury’s decision. Depending
on competitors’ achieved results and
within limits of established amount of prizes the Jury has the right to: -
not to award all prizes; -
divide awards (except the first prize) among competitors. Sponsor Prizes and Encouragement Prizes are available. All
Prizes are paid in the Ukrainian national currency with payment of income tax
according to Ukrainian legislation. 5.
Repertory Requirements 1st
Round 1.
Bach. One Prelude and Fugue from Well-tempered
Clavier. 2.
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven (of the participant’s choice). One Sonata in
complete volume. 3.
Clementi, Czerny (op.740), Moshkovski, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov (of the
participant’s choice). One virtuoso etude. 4.
A piece by Ukrainian composer. Performance
duration up to 25 minutes. 2nd
Round 1.
Obligatory work (see enclosure № 2 “List of obligatory works for
the Second Round”) 2.
One or more pieces by composers from Romantic period to today time. Performance
duration from 25 to 30 minutes. 3rd
Round
1. A
concerto in complete volume (see enclosure № 3 “List of works for the
Third Round” ). ATTENTION!
Program presented in the application may not be changed after October 1, 2008.
In case of contradictions in the interpretation of these Conditions, the
Ukrainian text is considered to be only correct one. Enclosure
2. List of obligatory works for Second Round. Works from V.Horowitz’
repertoire. Scarlatti.
Sonata Mendelssohn.
“Lied ohne Worte” Schubert.
Impromptu Chopin.
Mazurka Chopin.
Nocturne Liszt.
Consolation Moszkowski.
Etude Moszkowski.
“Sparkles” Debussy.
Prelude Rachmaninov.
Prelude Rachmaninov.
Musical moment Rachmaninov.
One of transcriptions Rachmaninov.
Polka Skriabin.
Prelude Enclosure
3. Works of the Third Round. Concertos for piano with orchestra.
Bach
f-moll, d-moll
Haydn D-dur Mozart
KV 491 c-moll, KV 537 D-dur, KV 488 A-dur, KV 466 d-moll, KV 467 C-dur Beethoven.
№№ 1,2,3,4,5 Mendelssohn
g-moll
Schumann a-moll Grieg
a-moll
Saint-Saens
g-moll
Chopin. № 1,2
Tchaikovsky.
№ 1
Brahms. № 1,2
Rachmaninov.
№ 1 (2nd edition), 2,3 Rhapsody on Paganini’s Theme”
Revutsky.
Concerto
Scoryk № 2
Lyatoshynsky.
Slavic Concerto
Prokofiev.
№ 1,3
Shostakovich. № 1
Gershwin.
F major
Scriabin F sharp minor
Ravel.
G major
