Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition
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The Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition is an international music competition for viola
players established in 1980 to honor the memory of the English
viola virtuoso Lionel Tertis
. This triennial event is held at the Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin, Isle of Man
. Participants are of any nationality and are under 30 years of age.
The 11th Lionel Tertis International Viola Festival and Competition will be held from 16th to 23rd March 2013.
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
players established in 1980 to honor the memory of the English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
viola virtuoso Lionel Tertis
Lionel Tertis
Lionel Tertis, CBE was an English violist and one of the first viola players to find international fame.Tertis was born in West Hartlepool, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, and initially studied the violin in Leipzig and at the Royal Academy of Music in London...
. This triennial event is held at the Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin, Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
. Participants are of any nationality and are under 30 years of age.
The 11th Lionel Tertis International Viola Festival and Competition will be held from 16th to 23rd March 2013.
Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition
| No. | |1st Prize | |3rd Prize | Jurists / Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2010 |  Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt |
 Kyoungmin Park |
 Veit Hertenstein |
Christopher Yates (Chairman), Garfield Jackson, Tatjana Masurenko, Hartmut Rohde, Simon Rowland-Jones, Pierre-Henri Xuereb, Su Zhen |
| 9 | 2006 | David Kim |
 Peijun Xu |
 / Ewa Grzywna |
John Wallace (Chairman), Vladimír Bukač, Michael Kugel Michael Kugel -Biography:Born in Kharkov, USSR, he studied at the Beethoven School of Music, at the Music College in Kharkov and later at the Leningrad Conservatory.... , Kenta Matsumi, Hariolf Schlichtig, Roger Tapping |
| 8 | 2003 |  Yuval Gotlibovich |
 Maxim Rysanov |
Maya Rasooly |
John Wallace (Chairman), Atar Arad Atar Arad Atar Arad is an Israeli American violist, professor of music, essayist and composer.He has performed in top venues around the world both as a featured soloist with orchestras in and as a member of the distinguished Cleveland Quartet from 1980 to 1987, taking the seat previously established by... , Yuri Bashmet Yuri Bashmet Yuri Abramovich Bashmet is a Russian conductor and violist.Direct patrilineal descendant of Besht.-Biography:Yuri Bashmet was born on 24 January 1953 in Rostov-on-Don in the family of Abram Borisovich Bashmet and Maya Zinovyeva Bashmet . "Father's mother, Tsilya Efimovna, studied singing at the... , Luigi-Alberto Bianchi, Martin Outram, Lars Anders Tomter |
| 7 | 2000 | — not awarded — |  Agathe Blondel |
Arie Schachter |
Howard Snell (Chairman), Yuri Bashmet Yuri Bashmet Yuri Abramovich Bashmet is a Russian conductor and violist.Direct patrilineal descendant of Besht.-Biography:Yuri Bashmet was born on 24 January 1953 in Rostov-on-Don in the family of Abram Borisovich Bashmet and Maya Zinovyeva Bashmet . "Father's mother, Tsilya Efimovna, studied singing at the... , Sally Beamish Sally Beamish Sally Beamish is a British composer of chamber, vocal, choral and orchestral music. She has also worked in the field of music theatre, film and television, as well as composing for children and for her local community.... , Masao Kawasaki, Hartmut Lindemann, Bruno Pasquier, Christopher Wellington |
| 6 | 1997 | Roland Glassl Roland Glassl Roland Glassl is a professional German viola player. He has won the Lionel Tertis Competition as well as the International Competition in Vienna. Glassl hass collaborated with many leading artists, and is also a member of the Mandelring Quartet.-External references:*... |
 Steve Larson http://harttweb.hartford.edu/faculty/instrumental/strings/larson.aspx |
 Mikhail Bereznitsky |
Philip Jones (Chairman), Yuri Bashmet Yuri Bashmet Yuri Abramovich Bashmet is a Russian conductor and violist.Direct patrilineal descendant of Besht.-Biography:Yuri Bashmet was born on 24 January 1953 in Rostov-on-Don in the family of Abram Borisovich Bashmet and Maya Zinovyeva Bashmet . "Father's mother, Tsilya Efimovna, studied singing at the... , Thérèse-Marie Gilissen, Lubomír Malý, Yizhak Schotten, Paul Silverthorne Paul Silverthorne Paul Silverthorne is an English viola soloist and principal violist of the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta.-Biography:... |
| 5 | 1994 | Gilad Karni Gilad Karni Gilad Karni is an Israeli violist who has played in the New York Philharmonic and is currently principal viola in the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich as well as a soloist and player in chamber ensembles... |
 Kenta Matsumi |
 Scott Lee |
Philip Jones (Chairman), Yuri Bashmet Yuri Bashmet Yuri Abramovich Bashmet is a Russian conductor and violist.Direct patrilineal descendant of Besht.-Biography:Yuri Bashmet was born on 24 January 1953 in Rostov-on-Don in the family of Abram Borisovich Bashmet and Maya Zinovyeva Bashmet . "Father's mother, Tsilya Efimovna, studied singing at the... , Kazuhide Isomura, Michael Kugel Michael Kugel -Biography:Born in Kharkov, USSR, he studied at the Beethoven School of Music, at the Music College in Kharkov and later at the Leningrad Conservatory.... , Paul Neubauer Paul Neubauer Violist Paul Neubauer was the youngest principal player for the New York Philharmonic at 21 years of age, and currently teaches at the Juilliard School, and Mannes College The New School for Music. He performs with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center... , John White |
| 4 | 1991 | — not awarded — | Tomoko Ariu (tie)  Andra Darzins (tie) |
Esther Geldard | Sir David Lumsden David Lumsden (musician) Sir David James Lumsden PhD, DPhil, MA, MusB, FRCM, FRNCM, FRSAMD, FLCM, FRSA, Hon RAM, Hon FRCO, FKC .*Choirmaster, organist and harpsichordist,**St Mary's Church, Nottingham, 1954–1956**Southwell Minster 1956-1959,... (Chairman), Yuri Bashmet Yuri Bashmet Yuri Abramovich Bashmet is a Russian conductor and violist.Direct patrilineal descendant of Besht.-Biography:Yuri Bashmet was born on 24 January 1953 in Rostov-on-Don in the family of Abram Borisovich Bashmet and Maya Zinovyeva Bashmet . "Father's mother, Tsilya Efimovna, studied singing at the... , Harry Danks, Jerzy Kosmala, Milan Škampa |
| 3 | 1988 | Hsin-Yun Huang |
Jane Atkins | Jean-Eric Soucy |
Sir David Lumsden David Lumsden (musician) Sir David James Lumsden PhD, DPhil, MA, MusB, FRCM, FRNCM, FRSAMD, FLCM, FRSA, Hon RAM, Hon FRCO, FKC .*Choirmaster, organist and harpsichordist,**St Mary's Church, Nottingham, 1954–1956**Southwell Minster 1956-1959,... (Chairman), Yuri Bashmet Yuri Bashmet Yuri Abramovich Bashmet is a Russian conductor and violist.Direct patrilineal descendant of Besht.-Biography:Yuri Bashmet was born on 24 January 1953 in Rostov-on-Don in the family of Abram Borisovich Bashmet and Maya Zinovyeva Bashmet . "Father's mother, Tsilya Efimovna, studied singing at the... , Harry Danks, Paul Hindmarsch, Thomas Riebl, Emanuel Vardi |
| 2 | 1984 | Cynthia Phelps Cynthia Phelps Cynthia Phelps is an American violist whose versatile career involves work as a chamber musician, solo artist, and orchestral musician. Phelps is currently the Principal Violist of the New York Philharmonic, a position to which she was appointed in 1992... |
Paul Coletti Paul Coletti Paul Coletti is a prominent viola soloist and chamber musician. He has performed throughout the world, making solo appearances at the Sydney Opera House, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Teatro Colón . He has performed Béla Bartók´s Viola Concerto with Yehudi Menuhin conducting... |
 / Carla-Maria Rodrigues |
Lady Evelyn Barbirolli Evelyn Barbirolli Evelyn, Lady Barbirolli OBE was an English oboist, and wife of the conductor Sir John Barbirolli.She was born Evelyn Rothwell, and was known professionally by that name until after she was widowed, when she became known as Evelyn Barbirolli... (Chairman), Paul Cropper, Hirofumi Fukai, Alfred Lipka, Donald McInnes, Simon Streatfeild Simon Streatfeild Simon Streatfeild is a British-Canadian violist, conductor and teacher.Simon Nicholas Streatfeild was born in Windsor, Berkshire England in 1929. He studied viola with Frederick Riddle at the Royal College of Music from 1946 to 1950... |
| 1 | 1980 | Paul Neubauer Paul Neubauer Violist Paul Neubauer was the youngest principal player for the New York Philharmonic at 21 years of age, and currently teaches at the Juilliard School, and Mannes College The New School for Music. He performs with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center... |
/  Kim KashkashianKim Kashkashian Kim Kashkashian is an Armenian-American violist.-Professional career:Kim Kashkashian studied the viola with Karen Tuttle. She also studied at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. She won the 2nd prize at the 1980 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and the 1980 ARD International Music... |
— not awarded — | Gerald McDonald (Chairman), Harry Danks, Paul Doktor Paul Doktor Paul Doktor was a notable violist and orchestra conductor.The son of singer-pianist Georgine and violist Karl Doktor, at the age of five, Paul began violin studies with his father, and received his diploma from the State Academy of Music in 1938... , Csaba Erdélyi, Piero Farulli, Milan Škampa |
Required composition
A compulsory work to be performed by all competitors is commissioned (or selected) for each competition.- 2010 – Petite Sonatine 1 for viola solo (2009) by Roger SteptoeRoger SteptoeRoger Steptoe is an English composer and pianist born in 1953.Steptoe studied music at the University of Reading before becoming a post-graduate student at the Royal Academy of Music, London, from 1974 to 1977...
; published by Editions BIM - 2006 – Darkness Draws In for viola solo, Op. 102 (2005) by David MatthewsDavid Matthews (composer)David Matthews is an English composer of mainly orchestral, chamber, vocal and piano works.- Life :He was born in London into a family that was 'not especially' musical; the desire to compose did not manifest itself until he was sixteen, and for a time he and his younger brother Colin Matthews,...
; published by Faber Music Ltd. - 2003 – Through a Limbeck for viola solo (2002) by John WoolrichJohn WoolrichJohn Woolrich is a British composer. He was BBC Radio 3 'Composer of the Week' in March 2008, involving the broadcast of over 4 hours of his music in one week.-External links:**...
; published by Faber Music Ltd. - 2000 – Pennillion for viola solo (1998) by Sally BeamishSally BeamishSally Beamish is a British composer of chamber, vocal, choral and orchestral music. She has also worked in the field of music theatre, film and television, as well as composing for children and for her local community....
; available through the Scottish Music Centre; This work was selected, not commissioned. - 1997 – Rondel for viola solo (1996) by Richard Rodney BennettRichard Rodney BennettSir Richard Rodney Bennett, CBE is an English composer renowned for his film scores and his jazz performance as much as for his challenging concert works...
; published by Novello & Co. - 1994 – Odd Man Out for viola solo (1994) by Michael BerkeleyMichael BerkeleyMichael Berkeley is a British composer and broadcaster on music.-Early life:His father was the composer Sir Lennox Berkeley...
; published by Oxford University Press - 1991 – February Sonatina for viola solo (1990) by John McCabeJohn McCabe (composer)John McCabe CBE is an English composer and pianist.- Biography :John McCabe was born in Huyton, Liverpool, Merseyside. A prolific composer from an early age, he had written thirteen symphonies by the time he was eleven...
; published by Novello & Co. - 1988 – Tides of Mananan for viola solo, Op. 64 (1988) by Paul PattersonPaul PattersonPaul Patterson is a British composer and Manson Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy of Music.Patterson studied trombone and composition at the Royal Academy of Music. He returned there to become Head of Composition and Contemporary Music until 1997, when he became Manson Professor of...
; published by Josef Weinberger - 1984 – Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 131 (1983) by Wilfred JosephsWilfred Josephs-Life:Born in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Wilfred Josephs had his first musical studies in Newcastle with Arthur Milner, and showed early promise, but was persuaded by his parents to take up a 'sensible' career. He subsequently became a dentist, qualifying as a Bachelor of Dental Surgery of the...
; published by Mornington Music Ltd. / Novello & Co. - 1980 – Concerto No. 2 in G major for viola and orchestra (1979) by Gordon JacobGordon JacobGordon Percival Septimus Jacob was an English composer. He is known for his wind instrument composition and his instructional writings.-Life:...
; published by Boosey & Hawkes
See also
- List of classical music competitions
- Maurice Vieux International Viola CompetitionMaurice Vieux International Viola CompetitionThe Maurice Vieux International Viola Competition is an international music competition for viola players established in 1983 by the French viola society Les Amis de l'Alto...
- Primrose International Viola CompetitionPrimrose International Viola CompetitionThe Primrose International Viola Competition , also referred to as the Primrose Memorial Scholarship Competition , is an international music competition for viola players sponsored by the American Viola Society and named for the 20th century virtuoso William Primrose.The 13th Primrose International...