International Violin Competition Henri Marteau

The International Violin Competition Henri Marteau (Internationaler Violinwettbewerb Henri Marteau) is a violin competition for violinists aged under 25 and named after the famous violinist and violin teacher Henri Marteau

Henri Marteau

Henri Marteau was a French violinist and composer.-Life and career:He was born in Reims, France. He was of German-French mixture. His father was a well known amateur violinist of that city, and took a great interest in musical affairs. His mother was an excellent pianist, who had studied under...

. It takes place every three years in Lichtenberg

Lichtenberg, Bavaria

Lichtenberg is a town in northeastern Bavaria, lying in the district of Hof in Upper Franconia.It lies on a hill above the valley of the river Selbitz, in the Frankenwald nature park....

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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The 4th International Violin Competition Henri Marteau will be held from May 25 - June 5, 2011.

Idea

The International Violin Competition Henri Marteau takes place every three years at the Haus Marteau in Lichtenberg. Founded in 2002 by the "Freundeskreis der Musikbegegnungsstätte Haus Marteau", the District of Upper Franconia took over the responsibility for the competition in 2007. The orchestra Hofer Symphoniker

Hofer Symphoniker

Hofer Symphoniker is a major orchestra based in Hof, Germany.List of events in chronological order:* In 1945, Karl F...

is responsible for the artistic and general coordination.

The goals of the competition are to encourage highly skilled young musicians on their way to an international career and to underline the importance of musical education for young people, to contribute to international understanding, to enable the exchange between young talented musicians and to recollect the name and work of the grand violinist Henri Marteau.

The competition encourages young musicians by providing cash and non-cash awards, by enabling them to meet internationally known violinists and by providing a subsequent support program which includes scholarships, the procurement of debut concerts and broadcast productions with the Bayerischer Rundfunk

Bayerischer Rundfunk

Bayerischer Rundfunk [Bavarian Broadcasting] is the public broadcasting authority for the German Freistaat of Bavaria, with its main offices located in Munich. BR is a member of ARD.- Legal foundation :...

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Media Partner of the competition is the Bayerischer Rundfunk which provides an ideal platform for the performances of the young musicians through an intense media coverage. Many families in Lichtenberg and environs are accommodating the participants and their accompanists during the competition.

4th International Violin Competition Henri Marteau 2011

4th International Violin Competition Henri Marteau will be held from May 25 - June 5, 2011. The prizes to be awarded have a total amount of 35.000 Euro (~47.000 USD) and include also concert engagements, broadcast productions and scholarships.

Jury

The 2011 jury consists of highly respected violinists/violin teachers from all over the world, headed by violinist and conductor Gilbert Varga. It’s members are:

Gilbert Varga , Chairman

Marina Chiche

Prof. Walter Forchert

Prof. Michael Frischenschlager

Prof. Ilya Kaler

Ilya Kaler

Ilya Kaler is a Russian violinist. He was born in Moscow.Kaler is the only violinist to win Gold Medals at these three highly prestigious competitions: the International Tchaikovsky Competition ; the Sibelius ; and the Paganini .- Education :Born into a family of an orchestral musician, Ilya Kaler...

Prof. Nam Yun Kim

Prof. Silvia Marcovici

Prof. Igor Ozim

Prof. Kurt Saßmannshaus

Prof. Wanda Wilkomirska

Wanda Wilkomirska

Wanda Wiłkomirska is a Polish violinist and teacher. She is known for both the classical repertoire and for her interpretation of 20th century music, having received two Polish State Awards for promoting Polish music to the world and also other awards for her contribution to music...

Competition

The competition is split into three rounds.

1st Round

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...

: 3rd and 4th movement of a solo sonata for violin

Niccolò Paganini

Niccolò Paganini

Niccolò Paganini was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique...

: One caprice from op. 1

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...

: First movement from one of the violin concertos KV216, KV218 or KV219

2nd round

A recital with a duration of 45 to 60 minutes

The repertoire, freely chosen by the competitor must include a modern piece (written after 1945). This piece may not last longer than 8 minutes. Furthermore, it must include the Caprice No. 10 "Intermezzo" by Henri Marteau and the commissioned work by Fazil Say

Fazil Say

Fazıl Say , is a Turkish pianist and composer born in Ankara, Turkey.-Biography:Born in 1970 in Ankara, Turkey, Fazıl Say started playing the piano at the age of four. He continued his music training in Ankara State Conservatory as a student of Special Status for Highly Talented Children and...

. At least, one piece has to be with piano accompaniment. Composers from the first round may not be repeated. Furthermore, concertos for violin and orchestra and pieces, composed by the competitor are not permitted. The candidates are expected to approach their performance as a concert and to cover all periods.

3rd round

Max Reger

Max Reger

Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger was a German composer, conductor, pianist, organist, and academic teacher.-Life:...

: A prelude from "Präludien und Fugen für Violine op. 117

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one of the following concertos for violin and orchestra:

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...

, Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...

, Antonín Dvořák

Antonín Dvorák

Antonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer of late Romantic music, who employed the idioms of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák’s own style is sometimes called "romantic-classicist synthesis". His works include symphonic, choral and chamber music, concerti, operas and many...

, Jean Sibelius

Jean Sibelius

Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...

, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"...

, Camille Saint-Saëns

Camille Saint-Saëns

Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French Late-Romantic composer, organist, conductor, and pianist. He is known especially for The Carnival of the Animals, Danse macabre, Samson and Delilah, Piano Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1, Havanaise, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, and his Symphony...

(Violin Concerto No. 3), Niccolò Paganini

Niccolò Paganini

(Violin Concerto No. 1), Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor who mastered numerous musical genres and is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century...

(Violin Concerto No. 1)

The third round will be accompanied by the Hofer Symphoniker

Hofer Symphoniker

Hofer Symphoniker is a major orchestra based in Hof, Germany.List of events in chronological order:* In 1945, Karl F...

under the baton of australian conductor Nicholas Milton.

Commissioned work

For the first time in the competition's history, a commissioned work was written. "Cleopatra" for solo violin, composed by renowned composer and pianist Fazil Say

Fazil Say

will premiere May 30 in Lichtenberg.

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