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10-15 may 2010 - Montpellier
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Music is the highest artistic ideal, a
reflexion of Cosmic Harmony. It confronts man directly with
the deepest Mysteries of life.
SPIRITUAL CHARTER
OF HUMANITY (1946) |
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THE RULES OF THE COMPETITION:
1) Organisation
2) Conditions of admission
3) The competition
4) Qualifying rounds
5 ) Final round
6) Announcements of results
7) Awards Ceremony
8) Prizes
9) Press relations and rights arising
from competition
10) Insurance and compensation
11) Objections regarding the administration,
selection and evaluation of the competition
12) Additions, cancellations, or changes
regarding clauses of rules
13) Legal action
14) Orginal version of rules
1) Organisation :
The organisation, called the «Evgeny Svetlanov International
Conducting Competition», a non profit-making organisation (hereinafter
the « Competition »), is comprised of a Board of Directors,
an Executive Committee, an Honorary Members’ Committee, a Jury
and a Secretariat. The Secretariat is based in Montpellier.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Mrs.Nina Svetlanova |
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| Members: |
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Mr. René Koering,
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Director of Montpellier National Symphony Orchestra and Opera,
director of the Radio France Montpellier Festival, composer |
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Mr. Jean-Marie Sevestre,
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Company director |
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Ms. Alexandra Bower,
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Student at Faculty of Medicine |
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Mr. Paul-Marie Jacques,
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Banker |
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
| Chairman: |
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Mrs. Nina Svetlanova |
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| Members : |
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Mrs. Marina Bower,
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Director General |
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Mr. René Koering,
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Artistic Director |
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Mr. Jean-François Héron,
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Adminstrator |
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Ms. Cathy Sarfati, |
Coordinator |
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Ms.Sarah Gervais, |
Secretary |
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HONORARY MEMBERS’ COMMITTEE
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Mr. Wolfgang SAWALLISCH,
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conductor |
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Mr. Ricardo MUTI,
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conductor |
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Mr. Zubin MEHTA,
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conductor |
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Mr. Henri DUTILLEUX,
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composer |
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Mr. Myung-Whun CHUNG,
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conductor |
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Mr. Evgeny KISSIN,
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pianist |
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JURY
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Mr.Vladimir ASHKENAZY,
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pianist, conductor, Principal Conductor of Sydney
Symphony Orchestra, music director of the European Union Youth
Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Iceland Symphony
Orchestra |
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Mr. Anthony FOGG
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Artistic Director of Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood
Festival |
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Mr.Jean-Claude CASADESUS
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Composer, conductor, founder and music director of the Lille
National Orchestra, president of the “Musique nouvelle
en liberté” association |
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Mr. Stefan GEHMACHER
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Director of Bayerischer Rundfunk Orchestra |
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Mr. Lawrence FOSTER
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Music Director of the Orchestre National de Montpellier and
Music Director of the Gulbenkian Foundation |
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Mr.Alexander VEDERNIKOV
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Principal Conductor of Odenz Symphony Orchestra Danmark, ex
Music director and Principal conductor, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia |
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Mr. Numa BISCHOF ULLMANN
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Director of the Luzern Symphony Orchestra |
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2) Conditions of admission:
ELIGIBILITY
1. The Competition is open to musicians of all nationalities
who have completed their training. Applications will be considered
regardless of candidates’ political persuasion, creed or national
origin.
2. Candidates should be born between 1 July 1970
and 2 July 1990.
HOW TO APPLY
Please,
download and complete the "Application form"
1. Candidates should send completed application to
the Secretariat enclosing other documents and material as indicated
below:
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Application form |
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Curriculum vitae |
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List of works chosen by candidate (3 pieces) |
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Video recording: recording on VHS video cassette or digital
video cassette |
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Three black and white or colour photographs (full face, 5
cm wide x 5 cm high). Photographs must be recent (taken within
the last 6 months). One photograph should be affixed to application
form |
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One photograph on glazed paper (9x12 cm in size) for inclusion
in the competition programme |
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Photocopy of candidate’s passport |
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2. Candidates submitting false information or material
will be disqualified.
3. Candidates’ documents, video recording and
other material will not be returned.
4. For further details, please go to section entitled
“Comments regarding Applications".
COMMENTS REGARDING APPLICATIONS
1. Curriculum vitae
The CV should specify candidate’s previous experience and career
as a musician: studies, names of professors, highlights of musical
activities, competitions in which he/she has participated, prizes
won, etc…
2. List of candidate’s chosen pieces (3 works)
Please, download and complete the form “Chosen pieces”
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Please go to section entitled “Evaluation
method /Set pieces, pieces chosen by candidate”. |
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The candidate must choose and specify the three pieces he
wishes to conduct during the final round. The selected pieces
must either be symphonies or orchestral music with no solo part
for voice or instrument, no choir and and with no more than
three musicians per wind instrument desk, and four horns, three
trumpets, three trombones, a tuba and six percussion instruments
(including cymbals) for the brass section. A harp will also
be allowed. |
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The candidate must not choose pieces set for first and second
qualifying rounds and final round mentioned in this brochure. |
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Titles of pieces chosen by candidates must be specified in
the original language and in English, indicating names of composers,
opus numbers and name of version. |
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3. Video recording
Please, download and complete the form “Video Material”
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This must show footage of candidate conducting
as well as members of orchestra. Footage of candidate should
preferably be shown full face (i.e. as seen by orchestra). |
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All recording systems are acceptable, provided they are on
VHS video cassettes or mini digital video cassettes (mini-DV
or DVD). |
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The candidate should clearly indicate titles of recorded pieces
and date and length of recording on the specially provided form.
Only recordings subsequent to 1 January 2001 will be accepted. |
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The candidate will choose from the following ensembles: symphony
orchestra, chamber orchestra, ensemble of more than two pianos. |
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The competition organisers guarantee that the video recording
provided by the candidate will be used for selection purposes
only. |
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The candidate should obtain prior authorisation where necessary
regarding copyright and/or footage of this recording. |
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The video cassette supplied by the candidate will not be returned. |
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APPLICATION PERIOD
The completed application, including video recordings, should
be sent no later than 28 February 2010 to the competition
Secretariat (date will be based on postmark)
CONTACT ADDRESS
Secrétariat du Concours International de chefs d'orchestre
Evgeny Svetlanov
Orchestre National de Montpellier / Le Corum
CS 89024
34967 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 2
FRANCE
Tél: + 33 4 67 60 19 99 ou 33 4 67 57 06 74
Fax: + 33 4 67 57 06 83
E-mail: concours@svetlanov-evgeny.com
SELECTION BASED ON APPLICATION AND VIDEO
RECORDING
1. The President of the Jury and the Artistic Director
will either accept or reject candidates for the first qualifying round
after reviewing applications and video recordings.
2. Results of the selection process will be sent
to candidates before 31 March 2010.
3. No reason for accepting or rejecting applications
will be given.
APPLICATION FEES AFTER SELECTION
1. Candidates admitted to first qualifying round
after selection based on application and video recording must pay
an application fee in order to take part in the competition.
2. The application fee is 300 euros.
This fee is strictly non–refundable.
Fee payment should be made by transfer to the Competition’s
bank account.
International bank account details:
BIC code: CCOPFRPPXXX
Account IBAN: FR76 4255 9000 3441 0200 1350 429
Beneficiary: Concours International. de chefs d'orchestre Evgeny Svetlanov
3. Applications will be cancelled in the event of
failure to pay the application fee by the required date (before 16
april 2010).
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3) The Competition:
ROUNDS
The competition includes first and second qualifying rounds followed
by the final round.
DATES
First qualifying round: Monday 10 May and Tuesday 11 May 2010
Second qualifying round: Tuesday 11 May and Wednesday 12 May 2010
Final round: Wednesday 12 May and Thursday 13 May 2010.
VENUE
The qualifying rounds (first and second rounds) of the competition
and the final round will be held in public at the Corum Opéra
Berlioz with the Orchestre National de Montpellier.
GALA CONCERT
The second Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition prizewinners’
Gala concert will be held at the Corum Opéra Berlioz on Saturday
15 May at 20.00.
Rehearsals will be held at the Opéra Berlioz theatre on Friday
14 May from 9.30 to 10.10, from 10.30 to 12.00 and from 14.00 to 17.00
Orchestre National de Montpellier
ORCHESTRA
The Orchestre National de Montpellier (Lawrence Foster, Music Director)
will be the Competition’s official orchestra.
EVALUATION METHOD – SET PIECES
AND PIECES CHOSEN BY CANDIDATE
Each candidate must specify on the application form the piece he wishes
to conduct for each qualifying round and the chosen piece
1. First qualifying round
20 minutes per participant
Set pieces (choose one piece from list below):
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- Mozart: overture from "The Magic Flute"
- Brahms: Symphonie n°1, 1str movement
- Debussy: "La Mer", 2nd movement
2. Second qualifying round
30 minutes per participant
Set pieces (choose one piece from list below):
- Beethoven : Symphony n°5, 1st movement
- Strauss: "Till Eulenspiegel"
- Rachmaninov : "Isle of Dead"
and a compulsory piece:
accompaniment of an aria for Tenor or Soprano by Verdi or Puccini
(to be specified)
plus one piece chosen by the candidate
3. Final round
1 hour 40 minutes per participant
A - Set pieces (both of them have to be prepared)
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Svetlanov: Spanish Scenes (Rhapsody for full symphony orchestra)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4, first movement
B - Pieces chosen by candidates:
The Executive Committee will select the piece to be conducted from
the three symphonies or orchestral scores chosen by the competitor
and submitted in the application: the works must be presented with
no solo part for voice or instrument, , no choir and with no more
than three musicians per wind instrument desk, and four horns, three
trumpets, three trombones, a tuba and six percussion instruments (including
cymbals) for the brass section. A harp will also be allowed.
DESK ARRANGEMENT
Only one saxophone will be allowed.
One piano, a celesta and organ with only two musicians for these three
instruments.
The harpsichord will not be allowed.
ORDER OF PERFORMANCE
For the first and second qualifying rounds, the Executive Committee
will draw lots in order to set the order of performance. The order
of performance for the final round will be set by the competitors
themselves who will draw lots after the announcement of the results
of the second qualifying round.
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4) Qualifying rounds:
FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND
Candidates selected for the first qualifying round are expected at
the following time and venue in order to complete the required formalities:
Monday 10 May 2010, from 09.30 to12.00 and from 14.00 to 16.30
Tuesday 11 May: from 9.30 to 12.00
1. Date and order of performance will be announced.
2. Candidates will be required to supply evidence
of payment of application fee.
3. Accommodation for candidates travelling from abroad
will be provided at the organisers’ expense for the period spent
participating in the competition.
SECOND QUALIFYING GROUND
Candidates selected for the second qualifying round should arrive
at the time and venue indicated below:
Tuesday 11 May: 15.00 to 17.30
Wednesday 12 May: 14.00 to 16.30
1. Excerpts from pieces to be conducted will be indicated.
2. Candidates’ order of performance will be
announced.
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5) Final round:
Candidates selected for the final round are expected at the time and
venue indicated below:
Wednesday 12 May: 20.00 to 22.30
Thursday 13 May: 9.30 to 12.00 and 14.00 to 16.00
1. Excerpts from pieces to be conducted will be indicated.
2. Candidates’ order of performance will be
announced.
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6) Announcements of
results :
1. The results of the first qualifying round will
be displayed at the venue of the round following the jury’s
deliberation on Tuesday 11 May 2010.
2. The results of the second qualifying round will
be displayed at the venue of the round following the jury’s
deliberation on Wednesday 12 May 2010.
3. The results of the final round will be displayed
at the venue of the round following the jury’s deliberation
on Thursday 13 May 2010.
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7) Awards ceremony:
1. The awards ceremony will be held at the Gala Concert.
2. All finalists are required to attend.
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8) Prizes :
Winners will be awarded First, Second and Third prizes and all other
finalists will be awarded distinction.
In the event of a tie, the prize and cash award will not be shared
but will be given in full to each of the laureates.
The Jury may decide not to award all the prizes if it feels that the
competitors do not deserve them.
PRIZES
First Prize: € 15,000.with diploma
Second Prize: € 10,000.with diploma
Third Prize: € 5,000.with diploma
SPECIAL PRIZE FROM AUDIENCE
€ 5000.-
This prize may be awarded as an additional prize to a competitor.
SPECIAL PRIZE FROM THE ORCHESTRA
€ 3000.-
This prize may be awarded as an additional prize to a competitor.
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9) Press relations
and rights arising from competition:
RIGHTS ARISING FROM COMPETITION
1. Candidates will have to obtain prior authorisation
from the Competition Secretariat for film and photo shots, or any
interviews by competitors other than those planned by the organisers.
Furthermore, they will be required to cooperate in all film, photo
sessions and/or interviews planned by the Competition Secretariat.
2. 2. During the competition, the Executive Committee
will claim all rights indicated below:
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Sound and/or video recording, film shots |
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Radio and/or TV broadcast of the above items |
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Copy and/or sale of above items |
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Candidates may neither object nor claim any remuneration (this clause
includes the press conference and the gala concert).
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10) Insurance and
compensation :
1. The Board of Directors and the Executive Committee
will not be liable for accidents indicated below occurring during
the Competition:
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Damage to or loss of competitors’ belongings. |
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Physical, material or moral injury sustained by competitors |
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2. All candidates are therefore advised to make their
own appropriate insurance arrangements.
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11) Objections regarding
the administration, selection and evaluation of the competition:
1. Decisions made by the Executive Committee regarding
the administration of the competition and selection based on the application
and video recording and the Jury’s decision on evaluation are
final and irrevocable.
2. Candidates may not appeal against the above decisions.
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12) Additions, cancellations,
or changes regarding clauses of rules:
1. In order to ensure the smooth running of the competition,
the Executive Committee may add, remove and/or change the rules even
after they have been published.
2. If problems arise regarding points not covered
by the rules, the competitors will be required to follow the decisions
and rulings made by the Executive Committee.
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13) Legal action:
Disputes arising from the competition may only be settled by a court
of law in France.
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14) Original version
of rules:
1. The above rules are provided in French, English
and Russian.
2. The French text is the only officially accepted
version.
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Translated by Michel Bower |
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