Franz Schubert and Modern Music Competition
| Franz Schubert and Modern Music Competition | |
|---|---|
| International Chamber Music Competition | |
| Awarded for | Chamber music |
| Date | 1989 |
| Venue | University of Music and Performing Arts Graz |
| Country | Austria |
| Motto | International Chamber Music Competition |
| Reward(s) | totalling €74,000[1] |
| Website | schubert |
The Franz Schubert and Modern Music Competition (FS&MM)[2] is an international triennial chamber music contest held in Graz, Austria.[3] It was founded in 1989 by the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.[4]
The chamber music competition is one of three major competitions held in Austria, the other two being the International Mozart Competition in Salzburg and the Beethoven International Music Competition in Vienna.[5]
The competition's mission is to present Schubert’s chamber music in the context of contemporary chamber works.[2]
2025 competition
[edit]The 12th international chamber music competition will be held 8–15 February 2025, at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.[6] It is open to international musicians born after 15 February 1989.[7]
The categories will be:
- Lied duo (voice and piano)[8]
- Piano trio (violin and violoncello)[9]
- Piano duo (including four hands at one piano)[10]
The prizes being awarded in the 12th competition total more than €74,000 and include mentoring and professional advice on career development for the winners of the first prizes.[1]
The jury will comprise Joseph Breinl, Chia Chou and Sivan-Silver-Garburg & Gil Garburg with Rector Georg Schulz as chair.[11]
2022 competition
[edit]The 2022 competition saw 36 lied duos and 24 piano trios enter the first round after having been selected from a total of 249 instrumentalists from 40 countries.[12] More specifically, 36 out of 75 applicants were admitted to the first round of the duo for voice and piano category and 24 out of 33 applicants made it through to the piano trio first round. These were further pared-down to 12 lied duos and 9 piano trios in the semifinals.
In the finals, in the lied duo category, the first prize was not awarded.
- Duo for voice and piano (Lied)
- 1st prize: (Not awarded)[13]
- 2nd prize: Joint award to Duo Bella Adamova & Malte Schäfer (Czech Republic/Germany) and Duo André Baleiro & Pedro Costa (Portugal)[14]
- 3rd prize: Duo Sawako Kayaki & Haruka Ebina (Japan)[15]
The third-tier category was awarded with a special prize for the best interpretation of a specially commissioned work, On White Meadows,[16] by Judith Weir.[17]
- Trio for piano, violin and violoncello
- 1st prize and special prize for the best interpretation of the prize-winning work of the International Piano Trio Composition Competition: Trio Orelon (Italy/Germany/Spain)[18]
- 2nd prize: Trio Unio (South Korea)[12]
- 3rd prize: Soleri Trio (Germany)[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "International Chamber Music Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music" 2025". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Graz – International Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music" | World Federation of International Music Competitions". www.wfimc.org. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
FS&MM ... Bringing Schubert's chamber music into relation with both new and the latest works...
- ^ British and International Music Yearbook. Rhinegold Pub. 2009. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-906178-68-0.
International Competitions: Franz Schubert and Modern Music, University of Music and Dramatic Arts Graz...
- ^ "Belenus Quartet wins first prize at the 'Franz Schubert and Modern Music' Competition". The Strad. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
Established by the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz in 1989, the competition is held every three years in string quartet, piano trio and voice and piano duo categories.
- ^ "Schubert und die Musik der Moderne" [Schubert and the Modern Music]. steiermark.orf.at (in German). 3 February 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
Neben dem Mozart-Wettbewerb in Salzburg und dem Beethoven-Wettbewerb in Wien zählt der Grazer Schubert-Wettbewerb zu den drei großen Klassik-Bewerben Österreichs.
[In addition to the Mozart Competition in Salzburg and the Beethoven Competition in Vienna, the Graz Schubert Competition is one of the three major classical music competitions in Austria.] - ^ Florian, Riem; Bétrisey, Sarah; Jinyoung, Kim; Kantová, Hana Saito. "World Federation of International Music Competitions Yearbook 2023". WFIMC Yearbook. Geneva: 72 – via Issuu.
- ^ "International Chamber Music Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music" 2025". Global Foundation for the Performing Arts. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
Age limit: born after February 15, 1989.
- ^ "MusicalAmerica – 2024 Guide to Top Competitions". www.musicalamerica.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
The competition will involve: duo for voice and piano (Lied)...
- ^ "Trio for Piano, Violin & Violoncello (Piano Trio) by Int. Chamber Music Competition". www.muvac.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Silver-Garburg, Sivan; Garburg, Gil. "Repertoire FS&MM 2025 – Piano Duo" (PDF). schubert.kug.ac.at. p. 2. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
All works have to be originally written for piano, four hands or two pianos. Arrangements are accepted only if written by the composers. Works for piano, four hands are not allowed to be performed on two pianos.
- ^ "Competitions". www.bmeia.gv.at. Helsinki. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via Außenministerium der Republik Österreich.
The artistic board consists of Joseph Breinl, Chia Chou and Sivan-Silver-Garburg & Gil Garburg under the chair of Rector Georg Schulz.
- ^ a b c "Wettbewerb Schubert und die Moderne: Preisträger 2022 stehen fest" [Competition Schubert and the Modernity: Prizewinners 2022 have been announced]. magazin.klassik.com. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
Insgesamt hatten sich 249 Musiker aus 40 Nationen zur Teilnahme beworben, für die erste Runde wurden letztlich 36 Liedduos und 24 Klaviertrios zugelassen.
- ^ "The Prizewinners – International Chamber Music Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music"". www.kug.ac.at. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
Duo for Voice and Piano (Lied): The 1st prize was not awarded.
- ^ "Bella Adamova and pianist Malte Schäfer successful at the Graz competition". Makropulos Music. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
Mezzo-soprano Bella Adamova in duo with pianist Malte Schäfer won second prize in their category ... the second place is shared by with the Portuguese duo André Baleiro (baritone) & Pedro Costa (piano).
- ^ "Franz Schubert and Modern Music 2022 – Documentation". issuu.com. 3 July 2023. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
Duo Kayaki/Ebina 3rd Prize & Special Prize ... Soprano Sawako Kayaki and pianist Haruka Ebina formed a duo in the spring of 2021 for the Franz Schubert and Modern Music competition.
- ^ "On White Meadows – Judith Weir". wisemusicclassical.com. Retrieved 27 September 2024 – via Chester Music Ltd.
Commissioned by the International Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music" 2021, at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.
- ^ Van Nevel, Jannah (9 August 2022). "Alumna Sawako Kayaki & the Chamber Music Competition 'Franz Schubert und die Musik der Moderne'". International Opera Academy (in Flemish). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
IOA-alumna Sawako Kayaki (soprano) & her pianist Haruka Ebina gained the 3rd place in the Chamber Music Competition 'Franz Schubert und die Musik der Moderne' in the category "Song Duo" and they got a special prize for best interpretation of a piece commissioned by Judith Weir.
- ^ "'Franz Schubert and Modern Music' competition winners announced". The Strad. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
The Trio Orelon has won the piano trio category at the competition's 11th edition.
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