{"id":55346,"date":"2020-02-05T15:59:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T19:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/?page_id=55346"},"modified":"2020-09-02T12:06:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T16:06:14","slug":"comp2020_2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/?page_id=55346","title":{"rendered":"2020 GUIDE TO TOP COMPETITIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 12px -20px;\">\n<hr size=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=competitions2020&#038;header\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/First-button.png\" \/><\/a><!--<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=schools2019-20&amp;header\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Previous-button.png\" \/><\/a>--> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Next-button.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_4\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/last-button.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 15px 0px 12px -20px;\">\n<hr size=\"1\"><\/div>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"ago\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agohq.org\/agoecs-publishing-award-in-choral-composition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"AGO\/ECS Publishing Award in Choral Composition\" alt=\"AGO\/ECS Publishing Award in Choral Composition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ago.jpg\" width=\"100px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>AGO\/ECS Publishing Award in Choral Composition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The Competition seeks outstanding compositions for SATB chorus and organ in which the organ plays a distinctive and significant role; requirements vary for each competition. There is a $2,000 cash prize and publication by ECS Publishing.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1260<\/div>\n<div>New York, NY 10115<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">UNITED STATES<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:competitions@agohq.org\">competitions@agohq.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agohq.org\/agoecs-publishing-award-in-choral-composition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.agohq.org\/agoecs-publishing-award-in-choral-composition\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The competition is open to all composers except AGO\/ECS past winners. Membership in the AGO is not required.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Organ and SATB Chorus<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">No<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Biennial<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than $10,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Not provided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">1 to 5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">June 30, 2020                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application notes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Deadline is tentative and subject to change.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10006;<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"> Not open to the public<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"americanprize\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericanprize.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts\" alt=\"The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/americanprize.jpg\" width=\"200px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The American Prize: Providing evaluation, recognition and reward to America&#8217;s finest performing artists, ensembles and composers, based on recorded performances. Professional, college\/university, community, high school. No age limits. No live competition.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 0px 0px 0px\">The American Prize is proud to have awarded over $75,000 in cash prizes in all categories since 2010.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">The American Prize<\/div>\n<div>25 Hamilton Drive, Suite 100<\/div>\n<div>The Opera Cottage<\/div>\n<div>Danbury, CT  06811<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">UNITED STATES<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:theamericanprize@gmail.com\">theamericanprize@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericanprize.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.theamericanprize.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The competitions of The American Prize are open to all U.S. citizens, whether living in this country or abroad, and to others currently living, working and\/or studying in the United States of America, its protectorates and territories. There are no age limits. There are separate categories for professional, college\/university, community and high school age solo musicians and ensembles.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Conducting &#8226; Piano &#8226; Strings &#8226;<br \/>\n         Voice &#8226; Composition \u2022 Orchestras \u2022 Choruses \u2022 Bands \u2022 Opera companies \u2022 Musical theater companies \u2022 Stage directors \u2022  (Charles Nelson Reilly Award) \u2022 Arts administrators \u2022 Chamber ensembles \u2022 Instrumental soloists \u2022 Orchestral programming (Vytautas Marijosius Award) \u2022 Performance of American Music (Ernst Bacon Award) \u2022 Education \/ outreach award (new in 2020) \u2022 Chicago Oratorio Award (performances and cash prizes)\n                                                                                     <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">No<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Annual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than $10,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than $5,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">David (Volosin) Katz, chief judge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional jurors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Sharon Sweet, voice<\/div>\n<div>Susanne Mentzer, voice<\/div>\n<div>Jeffrey Biegel, piano<\/div>\n<div>Lorin Hollander, piano<\/div>\n<div>Judith Zaimont, composition<\/div>\n<div>Additional judges to be announced<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">1 to 5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">May 4, 2020                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application notes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Final deadline for composers, chamber musicians, instrumental soloists, classical vocalists and pianists is July 6, 2020<br \/>\nFinal deadline for conductors, ensembles, stage directors, arts administrators, and American music performance in August 3, 2020<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SEMIFINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">The American Prize judges recorded performances only, submitted via online links or on disc. There is no live competition. The contests select Semi-finalists, Finalists, Runners-Up and Winners in separate announcements over the course of the contest year.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">The American Prize judges recorded performances only, submitted via online links or on disc. There is no live competition. The contests select semifinalists, finalists, runners-up and winners in separate announcements over the course of the contest year.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10006;<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"> Not open to the public<\/span><\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2019 Philip Brunelle, conductor<\/div>\n<div>\n2018 Symphony Number One, professional orchestra<\/div>\n<div>\n2014 Justin Dello Joio, composer<\/div>\n<div>\n2012 Kenneth Kiesler, conductor<\/div>\n<div>\n2011 Gemma New, conductor<\/div>\n<div>\n2010 Roomful of Teeth, professional chorus<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-American-Prize-celebrating-American-excellence-in-the-arts\/214320622728?ref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/americanprize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n           <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARD International Music Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 35px;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_ard\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" title=\"ARD International Music Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ard.jpg\" width=\"350px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 6px 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_ard\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dedicated page for<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>ARD INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"azrieli\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/azrielifoundation.org\/our-priorities\/music-arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Azrieli Music Prizes\" alt=\"The Azrieli Music Prizes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/azrieli.jpg\" width=\"150px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>The Azrieli Music Prizes<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The biennial Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) offer opportunities for the discovery, creation, performance, and celebration of excellence in new concert music through the awarding of three $50,000 CAD cash prizes: The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music, the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music, and the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">22 St. Clair Avenue West, Suite 202<\/div>\n<div>Toronto, ON M4T 2S3<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">CANADA<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:music@azrielifoundation.org\">music@azrielifoundation.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azrielifoundation.org\/our-priorities\/music-arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/azrielifoundation.org\/our-priorities\/music-arts\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><\/p>\n<div>The $50,000 CAD Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music is awarded biennially through a competitive process to a composer who has written the best new major work of Jewish music. Works may be nominated by individuals and institutions. Eligible works may have been premiered within ten years of the award date, but must not have a significant performance history, and must not have been commercially recorded.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 0px 0px 0px;\">The Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music is awarded to encourage composers to creatively and critically engage with the question \u201cWhat is Jewish music?\u201d A commissioning fee of $50,000 CAD is given to the composer who proposes a response to this question in the shape of a musical work that displays the utmost creativity, artistry and musical excellence.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 0px 0px 0px;\">Previously the Azrieli Commission was open exclusively to Canadian composers. Starting with the 2020 prize cycle, it i open to composers worldwide.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 0px 0px 0px;\">Scores, proposals and supporting documents for both these prizes are accepted from nominators and individual composers of all faiths, backgrounds and affiliations. The winning submissions are chosen by the AMP Jury for Jewish Music&#8212;a group of international experts assembled from the fields of music creation, culture, presentation and performance.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 0px 0px 0px;\">With the 2020 prize cycle, the Foundation has introduced The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music. This $50,000 CAD cash award is offered to a Canadian composer to create a new musical work that creatively and critically engages with the challenges of composing concert music in Canada today.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 0px 0px 0px;\">Proposals and supporting documents for the Canadian Commission are accepted from Canadian composers of all backgrounds and affiliations. The winning proposal is chosen by the AMP Jury for Canadian Music&#8212;a national panel of experts assembled from the fields of music creation, culture, presentation and performance.<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Composition<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Biennial<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">$10,000 to $50,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Jewish Prizes &#8211; Boris Brott (L&#8217;Orchestre classique de Montr\u00e9al) \/ Canadian Prize &#8211; Ana Sokolovic (Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional jurors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><em>Jewish Prizes Jury<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Betty Olivero, music composition, Bar Ilan University<\/div>\n<div>Brian Current, composer\/conductor, The Royal Conservatory<\/div>\n<div>Neil Levin, artistic director, Milken Archive of Jewish Music<\/div>\n<div>Steven Mercurio, conductor, past music director, Spoleto Festival<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px;\"><em>Canadian Prize Jury<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Andrew Staniland, music composition, Memorial University<\/div>\n<div>Barbara Croall, freelance composer<\/div>\n<div>David Pay, artistic director, Music on Main<\/div>\n<div>Mary Ingraham, musicology, University of Lethbridge<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">TBA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application notes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">The Call for Scores and Proposals for the 2020 Azrieli Music Prizes is now closed. The 2020 Laureates were publicly announced on November 7, 2019.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 0px 0px 0px;\">The Call for Scores and Proposals for the 2022 AMP competition will be released early in 2021. This round will focus on choral music. Please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azrielifoundation.org\/amp\">Please visit for more information.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Winner\u2019s Gala Concert held biennially in mid-October on even years in Montr&#233;al, Canada. The 2020 Gala Concert will take place in Salle Pierre Mercure  on October 22, 2020 with Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne and soloist Kristina Szabo (mezzo-soprano) conducted by  Lorraine Vaillancourt.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10006;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10006;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><em>2020<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Yotam Haber &#8211; Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music<\/div>\n<div>Yitzhak Yedid &#8211; Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music<\/div>\n<div>Keiko Devaux &#8211; Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px;\"><em>2018<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Kelly-Marie Murphy &#8211; Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music &#8211; for her En el escuro es todo uno (In the Darkness All is One one), a double-concerto for cello, harp and orchestra<\/div>\n<div>Avner Dorman &#8211; Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music &#8211; for his Nigumin (Violin Concerto No. 2)<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px;\"><em>2016<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Brian Current &#8211; Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music &#8211; for his Seven Heavenly Halls for tenor, choir and orchestra<\/div>\n<div>Wlad Marhulets &#8211; Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music &#8211; for his Klezmer Clarinet Concerto<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Azrielimusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/azrielimusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n                     <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>2020 Gina Bachauer Junior and Young Artists International Piano Competitions<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 35px;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_bachauer_junior\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" title=\"2020 Gina Bachauer Junior and Young Artists International Piano Competitions\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bachauer_junior.jpg\" width=\"250px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 6px 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_bachauer_junior\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dedicated page for<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2020 GINA BACHAUER JUNIOR AND YOUNG ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"banff\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bisqc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Banff International String Quartet Competition\" alt=\"Banff International String Quartet Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/banff.jpg\" width=\"200px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Banff International String Quartet Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Since 1983 BISQC has celebrated the art of chamber music while providing career support for emerging string quartets. Join the most dedicated chamber music audience on the planet for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Outstanding music-making, enlightening lectures, passionate discussions, delicious food, and spectacular mountain vistas await.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">107 Tunnel Mountain Drive<\/div>\n<div>PO Box 1020 Station 23<\/div>\n<div>Banff, AB T1L 1H5<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">CANADA<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:bisqc@banffcentre.ca\">bisqc@banffcentre.ca<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bisqc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.bisqc.ca<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The competition is open to string quartets of all nationalities whose members are under the age of 35 on August 29, 2022<\/li>\n<li>First and second prize winners of any previous Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) are ineligible to apply.*<\/li>\n<li>Quartets may compete in BISQC a maximum of two times only. Quartets that have already competed twice in BISQC are excluded from participation.*<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px;\">* For the purposes of rules 2 and 3, a quartet will be considered the same quartet if 50 percent of the personnel are returning.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Strings<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Triennial<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">$10,000 to $50,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than $5,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Barry Shiffman, director, BISQC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">6 to 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">March 1, 2022                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SEMIFINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">August 29-September 3, 2022<\/div>\n<div>Eric Harvie Theatre, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity<\/div>\n<div>Banff, AB, Canada<\/div>\n<div>(The ten competing quartets perform in all four preliminary rounds)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Three quartets advance to the finals:<\/div>\n<div>September 4, 2022<\/div>\n<div>Eric Harvie Theatre, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity<\/div>\n<div>Banff, AB, Canada<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2019 Marmen Quartet &#038; Viano String Quartet (tie)<\/div>\n<div>2016 Rolston String Quartet<\/div>\n<div>2013 Dover String Quartet<\/div>\n<div>2010 Cecilia String Quartet<\/div>\n<div>2007 Tinalley String Quartet<\/div>\n<div>2004 Jupiter String Quartet<\/div>\n<div>2001 Daedalus Quartet<\/div>\n<div>1998 Mir\u00f3 Quartet<\/div>\n<div>1995 Amernet Quartet<\/div>\n<div>1992 St. Lawrence String Quartet<\/div>\n<div>1989 Quatuor Manfred<\/div>\n<div>1986 Franciscan Quartet<\/div>\n<div>1983 Colorado Quartet<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bisqc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n           <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BanffMusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheBanffCentre\/playlists?shelf_id=29&#038;view=50&#038;sort=dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youtube.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n                                                                <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"barlow\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/barlow.byu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barlow Endowment for Music Composition--Prize Competition\" alt=\"Barlow Endowment for Music Composition--Prize Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/barlow.jpg\" width=\"175px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Barlow Endowment for Music Composition&#8211;Prize Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The 2020 winning composer receives a $12,000 commission for a major new work for song cycle of 9-12 minutes. The work will be performed by consortium of performers including Tony Arnold and Diane Reich with the option of another performer.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">A-501 HFAC<\/div>\n<div>Brigham Young University<\/div>\n<div>Provo, UT  84602<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">UNITED STATES<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:barlowendowment@byu.edu\">barlowendowment@byu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barlow.byu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/barlow.byu.edu\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">There are no restrictions with regard to musical style, nationality, age, gender, race, religion, or political persuasion. The only limitations are: (1) Composers who have won the Barlow Prize in the previous five years will not be considered; and (2) Members of the Barlow Boards are not eligible.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Composition<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">No<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Annual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">$10,000 to $50,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">$11,000 to $50,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Not provided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">6 to 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">June 1, 2020                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application notes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">This deadline is a receipt deadline, not a mailing deadline.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Notification of winners will be announced on website and Facebook by September 15 annually.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10006;<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"> Not open to the public<\/span><\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2019 Becca Sims &#8211; Composer, Pierrot Ensembl and Percussion + Electronics<\/div>\n<div>\n2018 Tawnie Olson &#8211; Composer, SATB Choir<\/div>\n<div>\n2017 Stacy Garrop &#8211; Composer, Reed Quintet<\/div>\n<div>\n2016 Gilad Cohen &#8211; Composer, Violin and Piano<\/div>\n<div>\n2015 Alberto Colla &#8211; Composer, Symphony Orchestra<\/div>\n<div>\n2014 Ben Hjertmann &#8211; Composer, Saxophone Quartet<\/div>\n<div>\n2013 Narong Prongchareon &#8211; Composer, Wind Ensembe<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BarlowEndowment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;\n                      <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"cardiff\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/cardiffsinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021\" alt=\"BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cardiff.jpg\" width=\"225px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">BC Cardiff Singer of the World is known throughout the classical music world as one of the premiere showcases for young professional singers at the start of their careers. It is broadcast on BBC Television, Radio, and online, and can be seen and heard throughout the world. Main prize is for opera and oratorio with orchestra; Song Prize is for art song with piano.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">BBC Cardiff Singer of the World \/ BBC Cymru Wales<\/div>\n<div>Central Square<\/div>\n<div>Cardiff CF10 1FT<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">WALES<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:BBCCardiffSinger@bbc.co.uk\">BBCCardiffSinger@bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/cardiffsinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/cardiffsinger<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Open to singers of any nationality, at the beginning of their professional career, who will have probably studied at a conservatoire of music or equivalent. Entrants must have been born between June 20, 1988 and June 11, 2003. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/cardiffsinger\">See the rules on our website<\/a> for more details.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Voice<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Biennial<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">\u20ac10,000 to \u20ac50,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than \u20ac5,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Aidan Lang, general director, Welsh National Opera<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional jurors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">TBD<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">1 to 5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">June 30, 2021                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SEMIFINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Main Prize Preliminary Rounds: Four concerts June 13-16, 2021, at St David&#8217;s Hall, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Song Prize Preliminary Rounds: Four Recitals June 12-17, 2021, at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">St David&#8217;s Hall, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom:<\/div>\n<div>Main Prize Final: June 19, 2021<\/div>\n<div>Song Prize Final: June 17, 2021<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2019 Andrei Kymach, baritone (Ukraine)<\/div>\n<div>2017 Catriona Morison, mezzo-soprano (Scotland)<\/div>\n<div>2015 Nadine Koutcher, soprano (Belarus)<\/div>\n<div>2013 Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano (United States)<\/div>\n<div>1999 Anja Harteros, soprano (Germany)<\/div>\n<div>1995 Katarina Karneus, mezzo-soprano (Sweden)<\/div>\n<div>1989 Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone (Russia)<\/div>\n<div>1983 Karita Mattila, soprano (Finland)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cardiffsinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n                   <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cardiffsinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channels?q=Cardiff+Singer+of+the+World\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youtube.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbccymruwales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/instagram1.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n                                                                      <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"besancon\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/festival-besancon.com\/en\/presentation-of-the-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Besan\u00e7on International Competition for Young Conductors\" alt=\"Besan\u00e7on International Competition for Young Conductors\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/besancon.jpg\" width=\"200px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Besan\u00e7on International Competition for Young Conductors<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Established in 1951 the Besan\u00e7on Conducting Competition is the most complete competition in the world with classical, Romantic, 20th-century, and contemporary music, oratorio, opera. Alexander Gibson, Gerd Albrecht, Seiji Ozawa, Michel Plasson, Zdenek Macal, Sylvain Cambreling, and Yutaka Sado are among the most prestigious winners of the Competition.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Festival de musique<\/div>\n<div>Concours de jeunes chefs d&#8217;orchestre<\/div>\n<div>2 rue Morand<\/div>\n<div>25000 Besan\u00e7on<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">FRANCE<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:contact@festival-besancon.com\">contact@festival-besancon.com<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/festival-besancon.com\/en\/presentation-of-the-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/festival-besancon.com\/en\/presentation-of-the-competition\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The Competition is open to candidates of any nationality, under the age of 35. No prior qualifications are required.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Conducting<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Biennial<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">\u20ac10,000 to \u20ac50,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/p>\n<td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Management<\/span><\/p>\n<td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Not provided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">6 to 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">December 31, 2020                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application notes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Application deadline to be confirmed; registration subject to availability<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SEMIFINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Berlin, Germany &#8211; Hochschule f\u00fcr Musik &#8220;Hanns Eisler&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>Beijing, China &#8211; Central Conservatory of Music<\/div>\n<div>Montr&#233;al, Canada &#8211; Facult\u00e9 de musique de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al<\/div>\n<div>Besan\u00e7on, France &#8211; Conservatoire \u00e0 rayonnement r\u00e9gional du Grand Besan\u00e7on<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Final rounds in Besan\u00e7on, September 20-25, 2021<\/div>\n<div>First round Symphony<\/div>\n<div>Second round Concerto and Symphony<\/div>\n<div>Semifinal Oratorio &#038; Opera<\/div>\n<div>Final Symphony and World Premiere<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10006;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10006;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2019 Nodoka Okisawa (Japan)<\/div>\n<div>2017 Ben Glassberg (United Kingdom)<\/div>\n<div>2015 Jonathon Heyward (United States)<\/div>\n<div>2011 Yuki Kakiuchi (Japan)<\/div>\n<div>2009 Kazuki Yamada (Japan)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BesanconCompetition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FestBesancon?lang=fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                                     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MMxmehYe2bM&#038;list=PL3mvvVMD-w9W-VVxxDJmpJTpqGmmL3ZMT&#038;index=2&#038;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youtube.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n                 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"bluedanube\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikimpresario.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Blue Danube\/Bartok International Opera Conducting Competition 2020 (8th Edition)\" alt=\"Blue Danube\/Bartok International Opera Conducting Competition 2020 (8th Edition)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bluedanube.jpg\" width=\"200px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Blue Danube\/Bartok International Opera Conducting Competition 2020 (8th Edition)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The Competition tests (over three rounds) how well a conductor works with a professional opera house&#8217;s orchestra, choir, and soloists. The jury evaluates the conductor&#8217;s ability to rehearse verbally &#038; also guide and inspire those on stage through gesture and command non-verbally. Several operas in diverse styles are required.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Blue Danube Musikimpresario GmbH<\/div>\n<div>Strozzigasse 31<\/div>\n<div>A-1080 Wien (Vienna)<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">AUSTRIA<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:info@musikimpresario.com\">info@musikimpresario.com<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikimpresario.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.musikimpresario.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">No age limit. Conductors must submit their CV; recent video\/audio tapes of opera, symphonic or other conducting; and complete the application form found on the Competition&#8217;s webpage. Acceptance is based on training and experience appropriate for such a Competition.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Conducting<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">No<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Biennial<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/p>\n<td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Management<\/span><\/p>\n<td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Maestro Nayden Todorov, director\/music director of the Sofia Philharmonic &#038; former Director of State Opera Ruse\/Bulgaria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional jurors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Maestro Jozsef Horvath, Koloszvari Magyar Opera House, Romania<\/div>\n<div>Maestro Larry Newland, Opera and symphonic conductor, U.S. &#038; Slovak Republic<\/div>\n<div>Emmanuel Siffert, Swiss opera and orchestra conductor<\/div>\n<div>Conductor from Hungarian Opera\/Budapest-  to be announced<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">1 to 5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">May 15, 2020                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application notes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Open until 52 conductors apply, are accepted, and confirm the Competition places with deposits.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SEMIFINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">The first two rounds take place with the Hungarian Opera Cluj in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, June 16-24, 2020, with the entire opera company: orchestra, choir, soloists, pianists, stage manger and stage director.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">The final (third) round takes place June 25-27, 2020, with the Hungarian Opera Cluj in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, along with the entire opera company: orchestra, choir, soloists, pianists, stage manager and stage director.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2017 Chris McCracken (United Kingdom)<\/div>\n<div>2015 Junghyun James Cho (Korea)<\/div>\n<div>2013 Lorenzo Coladonato (Italy)<\/div>\n<div>2011 Vinicius Kattah (Brazil)<\/div>\n<div>2009 Marco Bons (Holland<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 35px;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_byrd\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" title=\"William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/byrd.jpg\" width=\"325px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 6px 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_byrd\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dedicated page for<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>WILLIAM C. BYRD YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"concours_organ\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciocm.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Canadian International Organ Competition\" alt=\"Canadian International Organ Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/concours_organ.jpg\" width=\"150px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Canadian International Organ Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Competitors from around the world will be meeting in Montreal for the chance to win prizes totaling over $95,000 USD in cash and other prizes. They are immersed in an intensive program, with an international jury and supportive CIOC team, allowing them to leave Montreal as more confident musicians.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">1200, rue de Bleury<\/div>\n<div>Montr\u00e9al, QC H3B 3J3<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">CANADA<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:info@ciocm.org\">info@ciocm.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciocm.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.ciocm.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The CIOC is open to organists of all nationalities born after October 21, 1985. To be admitted to the CIOC, candidates must send a completed registration file bearing a postmark prior to January 31, 2020. Only complete files will be processed. The First prizewinner of any previous CIOC competition is ineligible to apply.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Organ<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Triennial<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">$10,000 to $50,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than $5,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/p>\n<td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Management<\/span><\/p>\n<td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Jean-Willy Kunz, artistic director, Canadian International Organ Competition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional jurors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Martin Baker (UK)<\/div>\n<div>Bernard Foccroulle (Belgium)<\/div>\n<div>Michael Kapsner (Germany)<\/div>\n<div>Rachel Laurin (Canada)<\/div>\n<div>William Porter (USA)<\/div>\n<div>Louis Robilliard (France)<\/div>\n<div>Dong-Ill Shin (South Korea)<\/div>\n<div>Patricia Wright (Canada)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">6 to 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">January 31, 2020                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SEMIFINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Organ performance: October 11-12, 2020 at Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church in Montr\u00e9al, QC, Canada<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Organ performance: October 16, 2020 at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montr\u00e9al, QC, Canada<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2017 Alc\u00e9e Chriss (United States)<\/div>\n<div>2014 David Baskeyfield (United Kingdom)<\/div>\n<div>2011 Christian Lane (United States)<\/div>\n<div>2008 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Champion (France)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ciocmontreal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ciocm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC__mlXTF3oy2hDlmdeQXvfg\/feed?view_as=public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youtube.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                                                             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ciocmontreal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/instagram1.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n                                                                         <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"charlotte\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/charlottenewmusic.org\/contest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Charlotte New Music and Beo String Quartet Composition Competition\" alt=\"Charlotte New Music and Beo String Quartet Composition Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/charlotte.jpg\" width=\"200px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Charlotte New Music and Beo String Quartet Composition Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Charlotte New Music (CNM) and Beo String Quartet has announced the fifth composition contest\/call for scores by emerging and mid-career composers aged 35 years and older who also live in the U.S. There are no limits on the length of the compositions submitted.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">8640 University City Boulevard<\/div>\n<div>Charlotte, NC 28213<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">UNITED STATES<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:submissions@charlottenewmusic.org\">submissions@charlottenewmusic.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charlottenewmusic.org\/contest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/charlottenewmusic.org\/contest<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Entrants must: currently reside in the continental U.S.; have been born in 1984 or earlier; and be willing to give a presentation on their music and attend the performance late June 2021 at the 10<sup>th<\/sup> annual Charlotte New Music Festival. <em>Note:<\/em>CNMF current\/former staff and guest composers are ineligible for this opportunity; CNMF alumni are eligible.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Composition<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">No<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Annual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than $10,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than $5,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Not provided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional jurors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Jury members are made up of past guest composers of the Charlotte New Music Festival.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">6 to 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">September 30, 2020                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application notes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Submissions will only be accepted September 1-30, 2020.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">September 9-October 10, 2020, Charlotte, NC (via email submission)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10006;<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"> Not open to the public<\/span><\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2018 Kerrith Livengood, &#8220;This is My Scary Robot Voice&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n2017 Kyle Sanna, &#8220;Sequence for Minor White&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n2016 Max Duykers, &#8220;Glass Blue Cleft&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n2015 Andrew List, String Quartet No. 5 &#8220;Time Cycles&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CharlotteNewMusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;\n                        <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>China International Music Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 35px;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_china\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" title=\"China International Music Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/china.jpg\" width=\"300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 6px 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_china\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dedicated page for<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>CHINA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Christmas Carol Commission Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 35px;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_christmas\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" title=\"Christmas Carol Commission Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/christmas.jpg\" width=\"275px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 6px 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_christmas\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dedicated page for<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>CHRISTMAS CAROL COMMISSION COMPETITION<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"cleveland\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandpiano.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cleveland International Piano Competition\" alt=\"Cleveland International Piano Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cleveland.jpg\" width=\"100px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Cleveland International Piano Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Fifteen days of exquisite performances, informative round-table discussions, and parties. Audiences experience the best of the best and the First Prize winner takes home an award of $75,000, a Carnegie Hall recital debut, a recording on the Steinway &#038; Sons label, and the launch of a U.S. concert career.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">20600 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 1110<\/div>\n<div>Shaker Heights, OH 44122<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">UNITED STATES<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:info@clevelandpiano.org\">info@clevelandpiano.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandpiano.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.clevelandpiano.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Open to pianists of any nationality between the ages of 18 and 32. Eligibility for the competition is determined by the contestant\u2019s age as of August 8, 2020.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Piano<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Quadrennial<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">More than $50,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">$5,000 to $10,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/p>\n<td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Management<\/span><\/p>\n<td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Matti Raekallio, The Juilliard School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">6 to 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">November 26, 2019                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">August 7-8, 2020, Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10006;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2016 Nikita Mndoyants, Russia<\/div>\n<div>2013 Stanislav Khristenko, Russia<\/div>\n<div>2011 Alexander Schimpf, Germany<\/div>\n<div>2009 Martina Filjak, Croatia<\/div>\n<div>2007 Alexander Ghindin, Russia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/clevelandpiano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClevelandPiano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/clevelandpiano1\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youtube.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                                                 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/clevelandpiano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/instagram1.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n                                                                <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"cliburn\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cliburn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition\" alt=\"Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cliburn.jpg\" width=\"135px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">May 27- June 12, 2021. Cash and career-management prize packages are valued at over $2 million, including concert tours, publicity packages and training, websites, and individualized artistic and financial consultation. Widespread exposure for participants includes global media coverage; an HD, fully produced webcast to millions internationally; and large-scale media projects.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">201 Main Street, Suite 100<\/div>\n<div>Fort Worth, Texas 76102<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">UNITED STATES<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:generalinformation@cliburn.org\">generalinformation@cliburn.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cliburn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.cliburn.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Age 18 to 30 years old. First-prize winners of previous Cliburn Competitions are not eligible to compete.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Piano<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Quadrennial<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">More than $50,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than $5,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/p>\n<td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Management<\/span><\/p>\n<td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Marin Alsop, music director, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional jurors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, pianist<\/div>\n<div>Rico Gulda, pianist and head of artistic planning and dramaturgy, Wiener Konzerthaus<\/div>\n<div>Andreas Haefliger, pianist<\/div>\n<div>Wu Han, pianist and co-artistic director of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center<\/div>\n<div>Stephen Hough, pianist<\/div>\n<div>Anne-Marie McDermott, pianist, artistic director of the Bravo! Vail Music, and curator for Chamber Music for the Mainly Mozart Festival<\/div>\n<div>Gabriela Montero, pianist<\/div>\n<div>Orli Shaham, pianist<\/div>\n<div>Lilya Zilberstein, pianist<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">6 to 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">October 15, 2020                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SEMIFINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">June 2-6, 2021, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, TX<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">June 8-12, 2021, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, TX<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2017 Yekwon Sunwoo, Gold Medalist<\/div>\n<div>\n2013 Vadym Kholodenko, Gold Medalist<\/div>\n<div>\n2013 Beatrice Rana, Silver Medalist<\/div>\n<div>\n2005 Joyce Yang, Silver Medalist<\/div>\n<div>\n2001 Olga Kern, Gold Medalist<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thecliburn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheCliburn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/thecliburn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youtube.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thecliburn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/instagram1.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n                                 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"cliburn\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cliburn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival\" alt=\"Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cliburn.jpg\" width=\"135px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">May\/June 2023 (specific date TBA). Quadrennial international competition for 13- to 17-year-old pianists held in Dallas, TX, on the campus of SMU and at Meyerson Symphony Center. All performances webcast live and on demand. Final round performances with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">201 Main Street, Suite 100<\/div>\n<div>Fort Worth, Texas 76102<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">UNITED STATES<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:generalinformation@cliburn.org\">generalinformation@cliburn.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cliburn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.cliburn.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Competitors must be 13 to 17 years of age<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Piano<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Quadrennial<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">$10,000 to $50,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than $5,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Not provided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">6 to 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">January 10, 2023                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">June 2023 (specific date TBD), Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX. Three finalists perform full concertos with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Webcast live and on demand.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2019 Shuan Hern Lee<\/div>\n<div>\n2015 Alim Beisembayev<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thecliburn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n                 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheCliburn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/thecliburn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youtube.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thecliburn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/instagram1.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n                                  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"concert_guild\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.concertartists.org\/competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition\" alt=\"Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/concert_guild.jpg\" width=\"200px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">CAG seeks to partner with young musicians who exemplify artistic excellence and engagement with their audience, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and who will go on to create an impact in the world.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 0px 0px 0px;\">Prizes include: Management by CAG; New York showcase performance; professional career development and coaching.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">135 East 57<sup>th<\/sup> Street, 7th Floor<\/div>\n<div>New York, NY 10022<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">UNITED STATES<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:info@concertartists.org\">info@concertartists.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.concertartists.org\/competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.concertartists.org\/competition<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The 2020 competition is open to all instruments, voice, and chamber ensembles. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.concertartists.org\/competition\">Please see CAG&#8217;s website<\/a> for the full list and eligibility requirements. <span class=\"hyperlnk\">[http:\/\/www.concertartists.org\/competition]<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 0px 0px 0px;\">Age limits (as of April 15, 2020):<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Solo instrumentalists: 30<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Instrumental ensembles (including those with one singer): average age of 30<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Solo singers: 35<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Vocal ensembles: average age of 35<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 0px 0px 0px;\">If you are over the age limit, you must include a statement explaining why you are in the early stages of your professional career. No individual member of an instrumental ensemble may be aged over 35, and no individual member of a vocal ensemble may be aged over 40. Ensembles should have been in existence with the same membership since at least April 15, 2019 (12 months prior to the competition deadline).Please note: CAG represents solo singers for recitals, chamber music, and orchestral engagements only, but not for opera.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Piano &#8226; Strings &#8226; Voice &#8226;<br \/>\n    All solo instruments \u2022 Chamber ensembles<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">No<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Annual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than $10,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/p>\n<td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Management<\/span><\/p>\n<td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Not provided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">6 to 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">April 15, 2020                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application notes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">The earlybird deadline is March 31, 2020 (save $40 on the application fee)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SEMIFINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">October 2020, New York City, exact dates and locations TBD<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">October 2020, New York City, exact dates and locations TBD<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10006;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10006;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2008 Claire Chase, flute<\/div>\n<div>\n2005 Parker String Quartet<\/div>\n<div>\n1998 Eighth Blackbird<\/div>\n<div>\n1994 Jennifer Koh, violin<\/div>\n<div>\n1985 David Krakauer, clarinet<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ConcertArtistsGuild\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n                         <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/concertartists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ConcertArtistsGuild\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youtube.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                                                 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/concert_artists_guild\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/instagram1.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n                                                                       <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"concours\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Concours musical international de Montr\u00e9al - CMIM\" alt=\"Concours musical international de Montr\u00e9al - CMIM\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/concours.jpg\" width=\"200px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Concours musical international de Montr\u00e9al &#8211; CMIM<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The CMIM is one of the world&#8217;s most highly regarded classical music competitions; one of only two competitions in North America to be held annually and present three disciplines (voice, violin, piano) in a three-year rotation. Prizes total $500,000 per cycle and winners benefit from many professional opportunities. Disciplines: CMIM 2020: Piano; CMIM 2021:  Voice; CMIM 2022: Violin.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">305 Mont-Royal Avenue East<\/div>\n<div>Montreal, QC H2T 1P8<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">CANADA<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:info@concoursmontreal.ca\">info@concoursmontreal.ca<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><\/p>\n<div>Piano 2020 age limit: Born in 1990 or later<\/div>\n<div>Voice 2021 age limit: Born in 1988 or later<\/div>\n<div>Violin 2022 age limit: Born in 1993 or later<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Piano &#8226; Strings &#8226; Voice<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Yes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Annual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">More than $50,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than $5,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/p>\n<td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Management<\/span><\/p>\n<td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Zarin Mehta, pr\u00e9sident of the jury and President of CMIM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional jurors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">TBD<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">6 to 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">December 13, 2019                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application notes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Piano 2020 &#8211; November 15, 2019<\/div>\n<div>Voice 2021 &#8211; Interested future applicants should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refer to the competition website.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SEMIFINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Piano 2020, May 7-8, 2020, 2 pm and 7:30 pm, Bourgie Concert Hall, Montr\u00e9al, QC, Canada<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Piano 2020, May 12-13, 2020, 7:30 pm, Maison symphonique, Montr\u00e9al, QC, Canada<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2019 Hao Zhou (United States), 1st Prize, Violin<\/div>\n<div>2018 Mario Bahg (South Korea), 1st Prize, Voice (Aria)<\/div>\n<div>2018 John Brancy (United States), 1st Prize, Voice (Art Song)<\/div>\n<div>2017 Zoltan Fejervari (Hungary), 1st Prize, Piano<\/div>\n<div>2016 Ayana Tusji (Japan), 1st Prize, Violin<\/div>\n<div>2013 Marc Bouchkov (Violinist, Belgium), 1st Prize, Violin<\/div>\n<div>2011 Beatrice Rana (Pianist, Italy), 1st Prize, Piano<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CMIMontreal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n                 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMIMontreal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/concoursmontrealca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youtube.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                                     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/CMIMontreal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/instagram1.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n                                                <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Cooper-Bing Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 35px;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_cooperbing\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" title=\"Cooper-Bing Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cooperbing.jpg\" width=\"400px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 6px 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_cooperbing\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dedicated page for<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>COOPER-BING COMPETITION<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"cooper\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oberlin.edu\/cooper-competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition\" alt=\"Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cooper.jpg\" width=\"175px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Oberlin Conservatory and The Cleveland Orchestra present the 11th annual Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition at Oberlin, July 16-24, 2020, featuring pianists ages 13 to 18. Cash prizes total $40,000, including a $20,000 first prize. Three finalists perform full concertos with The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall. <em>Note:<\/em> The competition alternates annually between piano and violin&#8212;piano 2020, violin 2021.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Oberlin Conservatory<\/div>\n<div>77 West College Street<\/div>\n<div>Oberlin, OH 44074<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">UNITED STATES<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:ahoffman@oberlin.edu\">ahoffman@oberlin.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oberlin.edu\/cooper-competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.oberlin.edu\/cooper-competition<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The 2020 competition is open to pianists ages of 13 and 18, as determined by the competitor&#8217;s age as of July 16, 2020, and who have not won one of the top three prizes in a previous Cooper competition, and who is not currently enrolled in Oberlin College.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Piano<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">No<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Annual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">$10,000 to $50,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">$5,000 to $10,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Robert Shannon, Oberlin Conservatory, director of Division of Keyboard Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional jurors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Angela Cheng, professor of Piano, Oberlin Conservatory<\/div>\n<div>Alvin Chow, professor of Piano, Oberlin Conservatory<\/div>\n<div>Stanislav Ioudenitch, professor of Piano, Oberlin Conservatory<\/div>\n<div>Haewon Song, professor of Piano, Oberlin Conservatory<\/div>\n<div>Gabriel Kwok, head of Keyboard Studies, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts<\/div>\n<div>Ewa Poblacka, head of Piano Department, Bydgoszcz Academy of Music, Poland<\/div>\n<div>Boris Slutsky, Piano Faculty, Peabody Conservatory and Yale School of Music<\/div>\n<div>Alexander Korsantia, professor of Piano, New England Conservatory<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">6 to 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">April 15, 2020                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SEMIFINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals, Oberlin Conservatory, Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin, OH<\/div>\n<div>\nRound 1: July 18-19, 2020, approximately 30 Pianists\/ 30-minute recitals<\/div>\n<div>\nRound 2: July 20, 2020, 15-minute recitals by pianists who advance from Round 1<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px;\">\nConcerto Round, July 21, 2020, Oberlin Conservatory, Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin, OH&#8212;10 pianists perform complete concertos with piano accompaniment<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Recital Finals, July 22, 2020, Oberlin Conservatory, Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin, OH&#8212;six finalists perform 30 minute recitals<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px;\">\nConcerto Finals, July 24, 2020, Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH&#8212;three finalists perform complete concertos with The Cleveland Orchestra<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2018 Tony Siqi Yun, 17, Canada<br \/>\n2016 Ryota Yamazaki, 17, Japan<br \/>\n2014 Tonly Yike Yang 15, Canada<br \/>\n2012 Leonard Colafelice, 16, Italy<br \/>\n2010 George Li, 14, United States<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/coopercompetition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n                       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/OberlinCollege\/playlists?view=50&#038;sort=dd&#038;shelf_id=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youtube.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n                                                                           <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Dublin International Piano Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 35px;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_dublin\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" title=\"Dublin International Piano Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dublin.jpg\" width=\"275px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 6px 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/pages\/?pagename=comp2020_dublin\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dedicated page for<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"enescu\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.festivalenescu.ro\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The George Enescu International Competition\" alt=\"The George Enescu International Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/enescu.jpg\" width=\"200px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>The George Enescu International Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Intended as a natural extension of the George Enescu Festival, the most important international cultural event organized by Romania and a true national cultural brand, George Enescu International Competition recognizes, supports, and promotes young talents worldwide, endorsing in this way the future golden generations of classical music.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Victoria Business Center<\/div>\n<div>Calea Victoriei, nr. 155, bl. D1, sc. 8, et. 2<\/div>\n<div>Bucuresti cod 010073<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">ROMANIA<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:competition@festivalenescu.ro\">competition@festivalenescu.ro<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.festivalenescu.ro\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.festivalenescu.ro\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">George Enescu International Competition for Composition, Cello, Violin and Piano is open to participants of all nationalities, born after August 1, 1987. No exception to this age limit is accepted.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Piano &#8226; Strings &#8226; Composition\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">No<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Biennial<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">\u20ac10,000 to \u20ac50,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">\u20ac5,000 to \u20ac10,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Dmitry Sitkovetsky for the violin section; Cristina Ortiz, piano; David Geringas, cello; Zygmunt Krauze, composition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional jurors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.festivalenescu.ro\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See website for all jury members<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">6 to 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">April 15, 2020                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SEMIFINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, Romania<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; Cello: Sunday, September 6, 2020<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; Violin: Saturday, September 12, 2020<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; Piano: Friday, September 18, 2020<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, Romania<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; Cello: Tuesday, September 8, 2020<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; Violin: Monday, September 14, 2020<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; Piano: Sunday, September 20 2020<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10006;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Piano<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; 2018 Daria Parkhomenko<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; 2014 Josu de Solaun<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; 1964 Elisabeth Leonskaja<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px;\">\nViolin<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; 2014 Stefan Tarara<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; 2007 Anna Tifu<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; 1999 Alexandru Tomescu<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px;\">\nCello<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; 2018 Marcel Johannes Kits<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; 2016 Zlatomir Fung<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; 2011 TIan Bonian<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/enescu.festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n                     <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/enescu_festival?lang=ro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                                   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/enescufestival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youtube.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                                                 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/enescu_competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/instagram1.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n                                                                    <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"fischoff\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fischoff.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition\" alt=\"Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fischoff.jpg\" width=\"200px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The 47<sup>th<\/sup> Fischoff Competition takes place May 8-10, 2020, in South Bend, IN. The largest chamber music competition in the nation is open to ensembles with three to six members and includes both senior and junior divisions. $38,500 in prize money will be awarded.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">119 Haggar Hall<\/div>\n<div>Notre Dame, IN 46556<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">UNITED STATES<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:miki@fischoff.org\">miki@fischoff.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fischoff.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fischoff.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The Fischoff Competition is open to ensembles with three to six members. Senior division members must be age 18-35. Junior division members must be 18 or younger. Rulebooks can be found on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fischoff.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Piano &#8226; Strings &#8226; Winds \u2022 Brass\n   <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">No<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Annual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">$10,000 to $50,000 CAD<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than $5,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Not provided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional jurors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><em>Senior String Jurors<\/em><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Daniel Avshalomov, viola, American String Quartet<\/div>\n<div>Faculty, Manhattan School of Music &#038; Aspen Music Festival &#038; School<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Norman Fischer, cello, professor of cello and director of chamber music, Rice University<\/div>\n<div>head of chamber music, Tanglewood Music Center<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Ani Kavafian, viola, professor, Yale University<\/div>\n<div>artist, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Seth Knopp, piano, piano and chamber music faculty, Peabody Institute<\/div>\n<div>artistic director, Yellow Barn<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px;\"><em>Senior Wind Jurors<\/em><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Deborah Chodacki, clarinet, associate professor, Louisiana State University School of Music<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Jeff Nelsen, horn, Canadian Brass<\/div>\n<div>professor, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Michael Powell, trombone, American Brass Quintet<\/div>\n<div>trombone and chamber music faculty, SUNY at Stony Brook<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Debra Richtmeyer, saxophone, professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px;\"><em>Junior String Jurors<\/em><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Anthony Arnone, cello, associate professor, University of Iowa School of Music<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Elinor Freer, piano, assistant professor of chamber music, Eastman School of Music<\/div>\n<div>artist faculty, Bowdoin International Music Festival<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Rebecca McFaul, violin, Fry Street Quartet<\/div>\n<div>associate professor of Professional Practice, Utah State University<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 6px 0px 0px 0px;\"><em>Junior Wind Jurors<\/em><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Velvet Brown, tuba, professor of tuba and euphonium, Pennsylvania State University<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Matthew Levy, saxophone, Saxophonist\/Director, PRISM Quartet<\/div>\n<div>Artists-in-Residence, Temple University<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Nancy Stagnitta, flute, instructor of flute and chamber music, Interlochen Arts Academy<\/div>\n<div>Powell Artist<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">11 or more<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">February 26, 2020                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SEMIFINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">May 8-9, 2020, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">May 10, 2020, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/TheFischoff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n             <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fischoff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/FischoffNCMC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youtube.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n               <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/fischoffchambermusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/instagram1.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n                               <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"fleischmann\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corkchoral.ie\/fitc-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Fleischmann International Trophy Competition - Cork International Choral Festival\" alt=\"Fleischmann International Trophy Competition - Cork International Choral Festival\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fleischmann.jpg\" width=\"200px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>Fleischmann International Trophy Competition &#8211; Cork International Choral Festival<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Each year some of the finest amateur choirs are selected to compete for the prestigious Fleischmann International Trophy. The selected choirs will also be scheduled for a range of additional festival activities throughout the week including fringe concerts, church, and informal performances.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Cork International Choral Festival<\/div>\n<div>Civic Trust House<\/div>\n<div>50 Pope\u2019s Quay, Cork<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">IRELAND<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:info@corkchoral.ie\">info@corkchoral.ie<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corkchoral.ie\/fitc-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.corkchoral.ie\/fitc-3\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2013 Open to any choir of international standing (except specifically children\u2019s choirs)<\/div>\n<div>\n\u2013 Minimum twenty\/Maximum sixty voices<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 0px 0px 0px;\">\nA programme of a cappella (purely vocal) music consisting of either three or four contrasting works whose total duration (actual singing) is between ten and twelve minutes, is required. The music must be purely vocal without the addition of percussion instruments.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 0px 0px 0px;\">\nThe contrasting programme must represent an historically-balanced and coherent range of styles and must include:<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; A piece composed before 1750<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; An original work by a living composer<\/div>\n<div>\n&#8211; A work by a composer of the choir\u2019s native country.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Choral music<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">No<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Annual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than \u20ac10,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than \u20ac5,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Not provided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">1 to 5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">October 31, 2020                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application notes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Closing date for receipt of completed applications is October 31 of the preceding year.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">The Fleischmann International Trophy Competition of the Cork International Choral Festival is held annually over the five days preceding the first Monday in May in Cork City Hall.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10006;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Semifinals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10004;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>&#10006;<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Finals streamed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>PAST COMPETITION WINNERS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">2019 Chamber Choir KGBL, Slovenia<\/div>\n<div>\n2018 Adolf Fredrik Church\u2019s Chamber Choir, Sweden<\/div>\n<div>\n2017 Codetta, Ireland<\/div>\n<div>\n2016 Helene Stureborgs Kammark&#1255;r, Sweden<\/div>\n<div>\n2015 New Dublin Voices, Ireland<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0px 4px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SOCIAL LINKS<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CorkChoralFestival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n                         <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/corkchoralfest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCpEWfbO4r0gpCRT53gyLrCg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/youtube.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n                                                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/corkchoral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/instagram1.png\" width=\"35\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;\n                                                                    <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 24px 50px 12px 50px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 20px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a id=\"belvedere\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belvedere-competition.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition\" alt=\"International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/belvedere.jpg\" width=\"150px\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Since 1982 the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition has been one of the world&#8217;s best networked singing competitions with qualifying rounds in more than 70 cities worldwide each year. The singers are judged by a jury consisting of artistic and casting directors from the world;s most prestigious opera houses.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>MAIN OFFICE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition<\/div>\n<div>Seidengasse 32\/3\/52<\/div>\n<div>1070 Vienna<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">AUSTRIA<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:office@belvedere-competition.com\">office@belvedere-competition.com<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belvedere-competition.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.belvedere-competition.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Singers (males\/females) of all nationalities are invited to enter the competition, for Ladies and Gentlemen, born between 1988 and 2002. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belvedere-competition.com\/registration-and-conditions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rules on our website for more details<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Voice<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"35%\" \/>\n<col width=\"65%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Travel Covered?<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">No<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Annual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">First prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than \u20ac10,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Smallest prize<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Less than \u20ac5,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional prizes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">Performances<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury chair(s)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">John Mordler, Opera Monte Carlo, artistic director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Additional jurors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Michael Ajzenstadt, The Israeli Opera Tel-Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv (Israel), artistic administrator<\/div>\n<div>Dmitry Bertman, Helikon Opera, Moscow (Russia), artistic director<\/div>\n<div>Rosetta Cucchi, Wexford Festival Opera, Wexford (Ireland), artistic director<\/div>\n<div>Heribert Germeshausen, Theater Dortmund, Dortmund (Germany), Opernintendant<\/div>\n<div>Olga Kapanina, The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Moscow (Russia), casting director<\/div>\n<div>Peter Katona, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London (United Kingdom), casting director<\/div>\n<div>Guntars Kirsis, Dzintari Concert Hall, Jurmala (Latvia), mManaging &#038; artistic director<\/div>\n<div>Christoph Meyer, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, D\u00fcsseldorf (Germany), Generalintendant<\/div>\n<div>Guy Montavon, Theater Erfurt, Erfurt (Germany), Generalintendant<\/div>\n<div>Hein Mulders, Aalto-Theater und Philharmonie, Essen (Germany), Intendant<\/div>\n<div>Bj\u00f6rn Peters, S\u00e4chsische Staatsoper &#8211; Semperoper, Dresden (Germany), K\u00fcnstlerischer Betriebsdirektor<\/div>\n<div>Henning Ruhe, Bayerische Staatsoper &#8211; K\u00fcnstlerischer Betriebsdirektor, Munich (Germany), G\u00f6teborg Opera &#8211; designated artistic director (Sweden)<\/div>\n<div>Christina Scheppelmann, Seattle Opera, Seattle (USA), general director<\/div>\n<div>Florian Scholz, Konzert Theater Bern, Bern (Switzerland), Intendant<\/div>\n<div>Christoph Seuferle, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berlin (Germany), Operndirektor<\/div>\n<div>Egils Silins, Latvian National Opera, Riga (Latvia), general director<\/div>\n<div>Diane Zola, Metropolitan Opera, New York (USA), assistant general manager<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Jury size<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">11 or more<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" color: #000000;\">May 15, 2020                                                                                <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\">Application notes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Application deadlines vary according to the 70 qualifying rounds worldwide. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belvedere-competition.com\/cities-and-dates\/by-date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Please see website for details.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>SEMIFINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Enrollment, First Rounds, Semifinals and Finals from May 30- June 6, 2020, Dzintari Concert Hall, Jurmala, Latvia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>FINALS<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>(live rounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">June 6, 2020, Finals Concert with orchestra, Dzintari Concert Hall, Jurmala, Latvia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 10pt; color: #990033;\"><strong>COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<table align=\"left\" width=\"100%\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/>\n<col width=\"50%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; 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