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2019 - Percussion

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Presentation

The 74th Geneva Competition will be offering percussion & composition. The percussion competition will be held from 11-21 November 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. Application deadline: 2 May, 2019

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Yamaha and Bergerault, percussion competition partners

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Candidates

34 candidates aged 19-29 years old and from 12 countries have been selected to participate in the Percussion Competition of the 74th Concours de Genève.

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Jury

OFFICIAL JURY

Philippe SPIESSER - France, President
Daniel DRUCKMAN - USA
Fritz HAUSER - Switzerland
Aiyun HUANG - Taïwan / Canada
Marta KLIMASARA – Poland / Germany
Isao NAKAMURA - Japan / Germany
Hèctor PARRA - Spain

 

PRESELECTION JURY

Philippe SPIESSER
Alexandre BABEL
Colin CURRIE
Gilles DUROT
Isao NAKAMURA

 

Programme

Candidates may choose the order in which they wish to perform their programme during each round. Works chosen for the preselection round may be played during the following rounds.

A. PRELIMINARY ROUND - VIDEO RECORDING

1. One keyboard piece to choose among the following list: 

  • F. Donatoni : Omar I et/ou II
  • P. Hurel : Loops II ou Loops IV
  • M. Matalon : Short Stories
  • B. Mantovani : Moi, jeu...
  • Y Sueyoshi : Mirage

​2. One multi-percussion piece to choose among the following list:  

  • I. Xenakis : Rebonds A et B
  • K. Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
  • M. Ishii : Thirteen drums
  • F. Durieux : Incidences
  • M. Jarrell : Assonance VII
  • H. Parra : Mineral Life
  • Y. Taïra : Monodrame 1
  • J. Torres : Proteus
  • KH. Stockhausen : N°9 Zyklus
  • I. Xenakis : Psappha
  • J. Wood : Rogosanti
  • H. Lachenman : Intérieur I
  • B. Ferneyhough : Bone Alphabet
  • N. Fukushi : Ground

B. RECITAL 1 (max. 40 candidates, max. 23 minutes) 

1. One keyboard piece to choose among the following list: 

  • F. Donatoni: Omar I ou II
  • P. Hurel : Loops II
  • P. Hurel : Loops IV
  • M. Matalon : Short Stories
  • B. Mantovani : Moi, jeu...
  • Y. Sueyoshi : Mirage
  • P. Manoury: Solo de Vibraphone
  • A. Miyoshi: Ripple
  • J. M. López López : Calculo Secreto
  • KH. Stockhausen : Vibra Elufa
  • E. Denisov : Schwarze Wolken
  • Y. Taïra : Convergence
  • A. Viñao : Khan variations
  • F. Martin: Encore le Style de l’Acier

2. One multipercussion piece to choose among the following list: 

  • I. Xenakis : Rebonds A + B
  • K. Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
  • M. Ishii : Thirteen drums


C. RECITAL 2 (max. 16 candidates, max. 30' in total)

1. Compulsory work for keyboard commissioned by the competition:
   Michael Jarrell : Entlehnungen for Marimba solo

2. A multipercussion piece to choose among the following list:  

  • F. Durieux, Incidences
  • M. Jarrell, Assonances VII
  • H. Parra, Mineral Life
  • Y. Taïra, Monodrame I
  • J. Torres, Proteus
  • KH. Stockhausen, N°9 Zyklus
  • I. Xenakis, Psappha
  • J. Woods, Rogosanti
  • H. Lachenman, Intérieur I
  • B. Ferneyhough, Bone Alphabet    
  • N. Fukushi, Ground

 
3. One or several piece(s) at free choice, revealing the candidate's personality (without electronics)
 

D. SEMI-FINAL, max. 6 candidates, with électronics, approx. 40'

  • Compulsory work for percussion, bass clarinet and electronics by P. Jodlowski (approx. 15')
  • Solo programme at free choice, with possibility of pieces with electronics (max. 25')


E. FINAL ROUND WITH ORCHESTRA, 3 candidates, max. 45'

  • Solo programme at free choice, with possibility of pieces with electronics and/or video (max. 25')
  • Compulsory Concerto for percussion and orchestra
    P. Eötvös: Speaking Drums (approx. 20')

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Julien Leroy, conductor

Prizewinners

OFFICIAL PRIZES

FIRST PRIZE           
Ms. Hyeji Bak (28 years old, South Korea)

SECOND PRIZE                 
Ms. Marianna Bednarska (25 years old, Poland)

THIRD PRIZE                 
M. Till Lingenberg (22 years old, Allemagne/Suisse)


SPECIAL PRIZES

AUDIENCE PRIZE              
Ms. Hyeji Bak (28 years old, South Korea)
Décerné par les spectateurs lors de la Finale

YOUNG AUDIENCE PRIZE             
Ms. Hyeji Bak (28 years old, South Korea)

STUDENTS PRIZE               
Ms. Hyeji Bak (28 years old, South Korea)
Décerné par les étudiants en musicologie de l’Université de Genève

CONCERTS DE JUSSY PRIZE               
Ms. Hyeji Bak (28 years old, South Korea)

BERGERAULT PRIZE
Ms. Hyeji Bak (28 years old, South Korea)
Un Marimba 5 octaves ou autre instrument d’une valeur de 15’000 Euros

SECIAL PRIZE "YAMAHA YOUNG ARTISTS SCOLARSHIP"  
Ms. Marianna Bednarska (25 years old, Poland)
Ms. Hyeji Bak (28 years old, South Korea)
 2 concerts de musique de chambre avec la section percussion de l’Orchestre de la NDR Elbphilharmonie