2021 GUIDE TO TOP COMPETITIONS
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Geneva International Music Competition |
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
Founded in 1939, the Geneva Competition is one of the world's leading international music competitions. It aims at discovering, promoting, and sup-porting young talented artists, giving them the necessary tools to launch an international career. Next Competition is Cello & Oboe: October 16-29, 2021.
MAIN OFFICE
Concours de Genève International Music Competition
Bd de Saint-Georges 34 / CP 268
1211 – Genève 8
SWITZERLAND
+41 22 328 62 08
WEBSITE
ELIGIBILITY
Cello & Oboe 2021: open to candidates born after October 29, 1991.
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 | Less than €5,000 | |
| Additional prizes | Performances | |
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| Jury chair(s) | Cello: Ivan Monighetti, Russia; Oboe: Alexei Ogrintchouk, Russia | |
| Additional jurors | Cello
Thomas Demenga, Switzerland
Michaela Fukacová, Czech Republic
Ophélie Gaillard, France
Qin Li-Wei, China / Australia
Shauna Rolston, Canada
Oboe
Nora Cismondi, France
Diana Doherty, Australia
Gordon Hunt, United Kingdom
Evgene Izotov, Russia
Yiu Song Lam, China
Marie-Luise Modersohn, Germany
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| Jury size | 6 to 10 | |
| Application fee | €220 | |
| Application deadline | April 30, 2021 | |
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SEMIFINALS (live rounds)
Geneva, Switzerland: Cello, October 24, 2021; Oboe, October 26, 2021 |
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FINALS (live rounds)
With the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande at Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland: Cello, October 28, 2021; Oboe, October 29, 2021 |
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✔ | Semifinals | ✔ | Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ | Finals | ✔ | Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
2019 Hyeji Bak, percussion
2018 Théo Fouchennere and Dmitri Shiskint, first prize ex aequo, piano
2018 Kevin Spagnolo, clarinet
2016 Vision String Quartet, string quartet
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