2021 GUIDE TO TOP COMPETITIONS
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ARD International Music Competition |
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
One of the most renowned and large-scale competitions of its kind takes place every year in four varying categories. The invitation to participate in this competition is extended to young musicians, who are ready to launch an international career.
MAIN OFFICE
Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD
c/o Bayerischer Rundfunk
Rundfunkplatz 1, 80335 Munich
GERMANY
+49 89 5900 42471
WEBSITE
ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to musicians of all nations: horn and voice—born between 1992 and 2004; voice—born between 1989 and 2001; piano duo—total age maximum 60, single members not younger than 17 and not older than 35.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Piano •
Strings •
Voice |
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
Due to the pandemic, is this competition:
✔ Scheduled?
✔ Accepting applications?
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DETAILS |
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| Travel Covered? | No |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First prize | €10,000 to €50,000 |
| Smallest prize | €5,000 to €10,000 |
| Additional prizes | Performances |
| Jury chair(s) | Horn: Froydis Ree Wekre; Piano Duo: Andreas Groethuysen; Voice: Felicity Lott; Violin: Mihalea Martin |
| Additional jurors | Horn
Benoît de Barsony
Frank Lloyd
Sibylle Mahni
James Sommerville
Premysl Vojta
Katy Woolley
Piano duo
Claire Désert
Joseph Paratore
Güher Pekinel
Roberto Prosseda
Götz Schumacher
Begona Uriarte
Voice
Ian Bostridge
Greer Grimsley
Johannes Martin Kränzle
Marjana Lipovšek
Deborah Polaski
Bo Skhovus
Violin
Frank-Michael Erben
Liza Ferschtman
Philippe Graffin
Rachel Podger
John Storgårds
Hanna Weinmeister
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| Jury size | 6 to 10 |
| Application fee | €10 application fee, €90 / €110 participation fee (soloists/piano duos) |
| Application deadline | March 31, 2021 |
| Application notes | Online application starting from mid-February |
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SEMIFINALS (live rounds)
-Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Munich, Germany: Piano Duo: September 5, 2021
-Prinzregententheater, Munich, Germany: Horn, September 7, 2021; Voice, September 09, 2021; Violin, September 10, 2021 |
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FINALS (live rounds)
-Prinzregententheater, Munich, Germany: Voice, September 11, 2021
-Herkulessaal der Residenz, Munich, Germany: Piano Duo, September 8, 2021; Horn: September 10, 2021; Violin: September 12, 2021 |
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✔ | Semifinals | ✔ | Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ | Finals | ✔ | Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
2018 Natalya Boeva, voice, first prize
2015 Alina Shalamova and Nikolay Shalamov Piano Duo, piano duo, first prize
2009 Hyeyoon Park, violin, first prize
2009 Wilhelm Schwinghammer, voice, second prize
2005 Szabolcs Zempléni, horn, first prize
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