General Information and Application (updated
as of 5/26/2019)
Eligibility: This competition is open to anyone age
30 and under as of June 5,
2019. If passed the screening, the applicants should be able to appear
in person for the First Round and Final Round. And if chosen as the winner,
to participate in all rehearsals and performance.
Application Fee: A non-refundable USD $80 is required for all
applicants, payable to Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts, 3 Partridge Lane,
Lincoln, MA 01773, USA. It could be paid via paypal or by a bank check. Or,
pay online.
Important Dates:
- Application Deadline:
une 5, 2019
- Screening results announcement:
June 15, 2019
- August 15, 2019: Announcing
the required 5 min section from the 3rd movement of of the Brahms concerto
to be included in the First Round.
- First Round: Saturday, August
17, 2019, 1 - 5 pm at New England Conservatory's Williams Hall
- Final Round: Sunday, August
18, 2019, 7 - 11 pm at New England Conservatory's Williams Hall
- Orchestral rehearsal with
winner soloist: Wednesday, August 21, 7 - 10 pm at New England Conservatory's
Brown Hall
- Orchestral Dress Rehearsal:
Friday, August 23, 7 - 10 pm at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall
- Orchestral Concert: Saturday,
August 24, 7:30 pm at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall
Awards:
- The winner will receive USD
$3,000 cash and the opportunity to perform at the prestigious Jordan Hall
with Mercury Orchestra, www.mercuryorchestra.org,
the national winner of the 2010 American Prize in Orchestral Performance,
and conductor Channing Yu, 2010 American Prize in Orchestral Conducting.
- The winner will also be invited
to perform a solo recital in the 2020 Summer Concert Series at NEC. The second
and third finalists will be offered to give a share recital in the 2020 Summer
Concert Series at NEC.
- Those who passed the screening
to the First Round will receive USD $100 cash for travel expenses, the finalists
will each receive additional USD $200 (total USD $300) for travel expenses.
Jury Panel: (in alphabetical
order)
(The judges will not give scores to his/her own students)
For Video Screening:
Professor Bruce Brubaker, New England Conservatory of Music, USA
Professor Grace Chung 鐘曉青, Tainan National University
of The Arts 國立台南藝術大學 Taiwan
Professor Phillip Kawin, Manhattan School of Music, USA
Dr. Yinfei Wang 王寅飛, Manhattan School of Music, USA
Professor Hong Xu 徐洪, Wuhan Conservatory of Music 武漢音樂學院, China
For First and Final Round:
Professor Jonathan Bass, Boston Conservatory of Music, USA
Professor Wha-Kyung Byun, New England Conservatory of Music, TBC
Professor David Deveau, music faculty MIT
Professor Haesun Paik, New England Conservatory of Music, and Cleveland School
of Music
Mr. Channing Yu, Conductor Mercury Orchestra, USA
Official collaborative pianist will be provided for all finalists
Dr. Yinfei Wang, Manhattan School of Music, USA
How to apply:
- Submit a non-refundable USD
$80 application fee, payable to Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts, 3
Partridge Lane, Lincoln, MA 01773, USA. Via paypal or a bank check. Or,
pay online.
- Submit the Application
Form to foundation@chineseperformingarts.net
with applicant's personal information, and official proof of birth date.
For applicants who are under18, the parent/guardian's information and signature
are also required.
- Upload the unedited screening
videos to YouTube (or Youku for students in China), and provide the links
with detailed repertoire information in the application form.
- At least two solo pieces
of contrasting style are required, and must include one of the following:
- A movement from a classical sonata
by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert
- A prelude and fugue by J.S. Bach
The total duration of the videos should not exceed 20 minutes.
The video must begin with the applicant identifying himself or herself and
giving the names of the pieces to be played and their composers.
The applicant could also choose to include, but not required, a movement of
the assigned concerto 2019: Brahms piano concerto No.1 in D minor, Op. 15.
All pieces must be played by memory.
The repertoire may be repeated in the First Round.
- The screening results will
be announced by June 15, 2019 through e-mail. Up to twelve applicants will
be invited to the First Round on Saturday August 17, 2019 at New England Conservatory's
Williams Hall to perform solo pieces by memory, and a required 5 min section
from the concerto announced on August 15, 2019 in front of Jury Panel and
audiences.
- The chosen competitors should
confirm their participation via e-mail no later than July 1, 2019, and provide
the repertoire for the First Round. A short bio of 200 words or less and a
photo for publication are also required.
- The requirements of repertoire
for the First Round include two parts:
a. 10 to 15 minutes of solo piece(s), that must include one of the following:
- A movement from a classical sonata
by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert
- A prelude and fugue by J.S. Bach
b. A section from the third movement of the Brahms Concerto in
D Minor, Op. 15 (about 5
minutes), to be announced on August 15 (two days
before the first round).
- The repertoire used in the
video screening round may be repeated. If the competitor exceeds the time
limit, the Jury members have the right to stop the performance.
- The competitors should arrive
New England Conservatory at least one hour prior to the assigned
time slot. Warm-up practice room will be provided.
- All travel and lodging expenses
are the applicant's responsibility. An USD $100 for travel expenses will be
rewarded to each of the twelve invited applicants. Additional USD $200 (total
USD $300) for travel expenses will be awarded to each of the 4 Finalists.
- The order of appearances
will be the alphabetical order of applicant's last names.
- The Jury’s decision is final
and binding. This event is open to public.
- Up to four Finalists will
be invited to the Final Round next evening, Sunday August 18, 2019, 7 pm to
11 pm at New England Conservatory's Williams Hall in front of the same panel
of jury and any audiences.
- The up to four finalists
will each have one hour rehearsal with our official collaborative pianist
on Sunday August 18 during 10 am to 12 pm, and from 1 pm to 3 pm, on assigned
time slot. Individual practice rooms will be provided.
- The order of appearances
will be determined by drawing, as the same order of rehearsals with our official
collaborative pianist during the day.
- The finalists will perform
the assigned concerto in its entirety from memory, with our official collaborative
pianist on the second piano. The result will be announced right after the
Final Round. The Jury’s decision is final and binding. This event is open
to public.
- The winner will start private
rehearsals and open performance with Mercury Orchestra on dates and venues
as listed above.
- By signing the Application
and Release Form, the applicant and/or his/her parent/guardian of the applicant
agrees to release the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts 中華表演藝術基金會, the
New England Conservatory of Music, and their agents and employees from any
and all claims, demands, and cause of action on account of any injury, illness,
or loss which may occur during his/her participation in The First International
Concerto Competition, and the Summer Concert Series at NEC 2019
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