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Lillian and Maurice Barbash J.S. Bach Competition
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
Entrants will submit a videotaped performance of two contrasting movements of a J.S. Bach work written for unaccompanied string instrument (Sonatas, Partitas or Suites). Finalists will perform a complete work at the finals on October 17, 2024. Grand Prize is $5,000 and several performing engagements; second place is $1,000.
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PO Box 699
Babylon, NY 11702 UNITED STATES
516-639-8575
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ELIGIBILITY
Entrants must be between the age of 16 and 30 on the date of the Finals (October 17, 2024). The competition is open to U.S. and non-U.S. citizens. Entrants may play either baroque or modern bowed instrument. Non-U.S. citizens must have visas by September 1, 2024.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Strings
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DETAILS |
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| Travel Covered? | No |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First prize | Less than $10,000 |
| Additional prizes | Performances |
| Jury chair(s) | Not provided |
| Additional jurors | Colin Carr, cellist, professor of Music, Cello and Chamber Music, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Arthur Haas, professor of Harpsichord, Early Music Performance and Continuo, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Kim Kashkashian, professor of Viola and Chamber Music, New England School of Music, Medford, MA; Soovin Kim, professor of Violin, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA; Ingrid Matthews, visiting associate professor of Music (historical performance: baroque violin) |
| Jury size | 1 to 5 |
| Application fee | $50 |
| Application deadline | June 15, 2024 |
| Application notes | The application will be available on the Competition website on March 1, 2024 |
FINALS (live rounds)
October 17, 2024, 1 pm, Staller Center Recital Hall, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY |
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✖ | Semifinals | ✖ | Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ | Finals | ✔ | Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
2023 Emmanuel Coppey, violin
2022 Nina Bernat, double bass, winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant
2021 JLun Li and Tianyou Ma, violin, co-winners
2020 Maxime Quennesson, cello
2019 Rachell Ellen Wong, violin, winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant
2022 Nina Bernat, double bass, winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant
2021 JLun Li and Tianyou Ma, violin, co-winners
2020 Maxime Quennesson, cello
2019 Rachell Ellen Wong, violin, winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant
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