2020 GUIDE TO TOP COMPETITIONS
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Kocian Violin Competition
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
The competition takes place in Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic, the birthplace of the violin virtuoso and composer Jaroslav Kocian. The aim of the competition is to support young talented violinists, to create opportunities to meet and to compete with support and assistance of professional international juries.
MAIN OFFICE
ZUŠ J. Kociana Smetanova 1500 562 01 Ústí nad Orlicí
CZECH REPUBLIC
+420 736 413 530
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ELIGIBILITY
Competitor must be under 16 years of age and be capable of playing compulsory composition for his/her cathegory. For 2020 these compositions are:
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Strings
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| Travel Covered? | No |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First prize | Less than €10,000 |
| Smallest prize | Less than €5,000 |
| Additional prizes | Performances |
| Jury chair(s) | MgA. Pavel Hůla (CZ), AMU Prague |
| Additional jurors | Jan Fiser (CZ), concertmaster of Prague Philharmonia MgA. Shizuka Ishikawa (JP), violin virtuoso Doc. Jozef Kopelman (SK), VSMU Bratislava MgA. Hana Kotkova (CH), Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana Petr Matejak (CZ), violin virtuoso Prof. Ivan Straus (CZ), AMU Prague |
| Jury size | 6 to 10 |
| Application deadline | February 29, 2020 |
SEMIFINALS (live rounds)
Compulsory composition—May 5-9, 2020, ZUŠ Jaroslava Kociana, Smetanova 1500, Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic |
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FINALS (live rounds)
May 5-9, 2020, ZUŠ Jaroslava Kociana, Smetanova 1500, Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic. The contestants will present competition program of their choice within the time limit.
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✔ Semifinals | ✔ Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ Finals | ✔ Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
2019 Daniel Matejča, Czech Republic
2018 Enrik Revermann, Canada,
2017 Lucilla Rose Mariotti, Italy
2016 Nikola Tajanović Slovinia
2015 Pavla Tesařová, Czech Republic
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