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Associazione Clavicembalistica Bolognese

NOTICE OF COMPETITION

Harpsichord Competition (14th)
"Paola Bernardi"

Open to Candidates of the European Union
Fifth European Edition

Bologna, Italy, 11-14 November 2011


In collaboration with the R. Accademia Filarmonica of Bologna

WINNERS OF THE 2011 EDITION

First Prize ex aequo

ELISABETTA FERRI, Italy - CLEMENT GEOFFROY, France

Second Prize, not assigned

Third Prize ex aequo

HELENE DIOT, France - LUCA OBERTI, Italy

Prize Annelie de Man offered by the Association "Procembalo" for the best performance of the contemporary piece

SONJA LEIPOLD, Austria


 

Jury
Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini, President
Gordon Murray, Maria Pia Neri Jacoboni, Maria Letizia Pascoli, Blandine Rannou

Notice of competition

Application

The Competition is open to harpsichordists born after 31 December 1976. An entry fee of € 130 should be remitted to the following bank account:
UGF Banca, Via Indipendenza 8/h, 40121 Bologna - IBAN IT71E0312702410CC0610008740, SWIFT BAECIT2B

The application must be sent to

Associazione Clavicembalistica Bolognese
Via Saragozza, 86
I - 40123 Bologna
Italy
Tel: +39-051-330228

and should be postmarked by 30 October 2011.

The following documents should be enclosed with the application form:
Certificate of musical harpsichord qualification (copy)
Birth certificate (copy)
Official proof of citizenship of one of the Countries of the European Union
Receipt of payment of the entrance fee
A short curriculum vitae
The application should also indicate an address and telephone number for communications (and e-mail if possible).
The entrance fee will not be refunded to applicants who withdraw from the competition.

Instruments
A French harpsichord (two manuals) by M. Johnson and an Italian harpsichord by R. Mattiazzo will be used for the competition performances. Harpsichords will be available for practice.

Venue
Participants should present themselves in Bologna on the 11November 2011 at 10 a.m. at R. Accademia Filarmonica, Via Guerrazzi 13 – Bologna, with an identification document. At this time, candidates will present five copies of the detailed programme of their performances of each round and five copies of the pieces chosen for each round bound in five separate booklets (for distribution amongst the members of the Jury).
The order of playing will be decided by drawing lots at the opening of the competition.

Prizes
First Prize € 3000
Second Prize € 2000
Third Prize € 1500
Prize Annelie de Man € 500 offered by the Association "Procembalo"
for the best performance of the contemporary piece.

The Jury reserves the right to withhold the award of any of the prizes.
In case of a draw, the prizes will be equally divided amongst the winners.
The winner is expected to give a recital in Bologna, for the Associazione Clavicembalistica Bolognese, at ‘Sala Mozart’ of the R. Accademia Filarmonica on the evening of 14 November 2011.
Concert engagements may be offered to the winner.
The winners will also be invited to give a concert on the historical instruments of the Tagliavini collection in San Colombano.
Any decision reached by the Jury is final.



PROGRAM

Preliminary Round
Giovanni Maria Trabaci, One Canzone francese of the candidate's own choice
Girolamo Frescobaldi, One Toccata of the candidate's own choice
J. Sebastian Bach, English Suite in a min. BWV 807
J. A. Carlos de Seixas, One Sonata of the candidate's own choice

Semi-final Round (open to the public)
J. Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Poolsche Dans (from J.P. Sweelinck: The Instrumental Works, III)
Girolamo Frescobaldi, Partite sopra l'Aria di Ruggiero
Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre, One Suite of the candidate's own choice
J. Sebastian Bach, Capriccio sopra la lontananza del fratello dilettissimo

Final Round
Thorough Bass realization
Each candidate admitted to the final round will be given a piece of music of the XVII or XVIII century, copy of an original print, for instrument or voice and thorough bass. The candidate will have 15 minutes, without instrument, to prepare the continuo-playing. The rehearsal with the soloist will be done in presence of the Jury.

Final Performance (open to the public)
A programme of about 40 minutes of the candidate’s own choice, including a piece by a contemporary composer. The candidate may include in the programme one of the compositions performed in a previus round.

The Jury may ask the candidates to perform only in part or to repeat one or several of the presented compositions.

A representative of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs may be present to observe the work of the Jury.

Download the Application (PDF, 16 kb)




WINNERS OF THE 2009 EDITION

First Prize: KHALIL RONAN (France)

Second Prize: ex aequo, in alphabetical order ALESSANDRO BUCA (Italy) - NADJA LESAULNIER (France)

Third Prize: CECILE MANSUY (France)


WINNERS OF THE 2007 EDITION

First Prize: CHENG-I VICTORIA CHEN-LIU (Spain)

Second Prize: NADJA LESAULNIER (France)

Third Prize: ex aequo, in alphabetical order FEDERICA BIANCHI (Italy) - ELISABETTA FERRI (Italy)

WINNERS OF THE 2005 EDITION

First Prize: ex aequo, in alphabetical order, GIANNALISA ARENA (Italy) and ALINA RATKOWSKA (Poland)

Second Prize: PHILIPPE OLIVIER SALANDINI (France)

Third Prize: not awarded

WINNERS OF THE 2003 EDITION

First Prize: CLOTILDE VERWAERDE, (France)

Second Prize: KAY UEYAMA, (England)

Third Prize: ex aequo, in alphabetical order, TABITHA MAGGIOTTO (Italy) and JAN PRITCHARD (England)

 

 

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