The Geneva International Music Competition holds its festival
The 72nd Geneva International Music Competition is dedicated to the Composition Prize and the Laureates' Festival. It runs from November 23 to December 3, 2017. The program includes the public composition final, as well as a series of concerts featuring laureates from the Geneva Competition and other international competitions.
Candidates entered for the 2017 Composition Prize were asked to submit a concerto for clarinet and orchestra. At the pre-selection round, held in June, the official jury, chaired by Matthias Pintscher, selected three finalist scores from 67 entries submissions received from all over the world: Nocturne III by Mr Jaehyuck Choi (South Korea), Bocca Chiusa by Mr Yair Klartag (Israel) and Prank by Mr Hankyeol Yoon (South Korea).
Their works will be premiered by soloists Fabio di Càsola, Ernesto Molinari and Jérôme Comte, accompanied by L'Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, at a public final round on November 26, 2017. The winning work will then be imposed at the final round of the clarinet competition in 2018.
Winners' Festival
As has been the tradition since 2013, from November 23 to December 3 the Geneva International Music Competition will be offering a Laureates' Festival, held in parallel with the Composition Prize. The program includes a series of concerts featuring laureates from the Geneva Competition and other international competitions, with a particular focus on singing.
During this 2017 edition, some twenty artists from around the world will perform as soloists on 7 exceptional evenings at Victoria Hall, Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, Opéra des Nations and Studio Ernest Ansermet. They will be accompanied by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Geneva Chamber Orchestra, the HEM Orchestra and the Gli Angeli Ensemble.
Piano & clarinet 2018
The 73rd Geneva Competition is devoted to piano and clarinet and will take place from October 29 to November 14, 2018. The competition is open to all pianists and clarinetists born after November 8, 1988. The registration deadline is May 4, 2018.
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