Compositiewedstrijd YOUNG MASTERS XXI voor jonge componisten

Op 23 juni jongstleden vond het juryberaad plaats in het Muziek Centrum Nederland te Amsterdam.
Juryleden Martijn Padding, Guus Janssen en Heleen Hulst selecteerden van de tien ingezonden composities de volgende drie werken die tijdens de concertfinale op 26 september om 20:00 in de Nieuwe Kerk hun wereldpremière zullen beleven:

  • Gijs van der Heijden - Tees and Treeth voor strijkkwartet en toypiano
  • Nikos Ioakeim - Ist Musik sich bewegende Architektur? voor strijkkwartet en slagwerk
  • Andrzej Kwiecinsky - Mural voor strijkkwartet en contrabas
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Publieksprijs
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Prijs voor finalisten: uitgave Donemus
De werken van de drie finalisten zullen worden uitgegeven door Donemus.
Openbare repetities finale composities
Op 21 en 24 september vinden in Het Nutshuis openbare workshops en repetities plaats van deze drie finale-composities plaats o.l.v. Monica Germino (viool) en Wilmar de Visser (contrabas). Zie masterclasses voor up to date informatie. Of meld u aan voor de nieuwsbrief.

About the contest 'Young Masters XXI'


International Chamber Music Festival The Hague offers young composition talent in The Netherlands a chance to develop, in order to stimulate contemporary chamber music. In 2010 the festival announces a new composition contest for classic string quartet.

Jury and competition final
A jury of expert professionals will select three finalists for a performance during the International
Chamber Music Festival The Hague 2010.
We are honored to have our jury consist of:

‐ Martijn Padding, composer & head of composition faculty at the Royal Conservatory The Hague
‐ Guus Janssen, composer
‐ Heleen Hulst, violinist

We are pleased to announce that the performance of the compositions will take place in collaboration with the Dutch StringQuartet Academy (Nederlandse StrijkKwartet Academie).

Public rehearsals and concert final
Public rehearsal workshops of the compositions that are selected for the final will take place on 21 & 24 September 2010 in Het Nutshuis. The concert final performance will take place in the Nieuwe Kerk, Den Haag on September 26th 2010, as part of the festival program. The winner will be announced immediately after
the concert.

• N.B. Finalists are obliged to attend both the workshops and the concert final.
• N.B. If the level of the entries is not satisfactory, the jury can decide to choose less then 3 finalists.

Prizes for finalists
• Performance of your composition during the competition final on September 26, 2010 (Nieuwe
Kerk, Den Haag), as part of the International Chamber Music Festival The Hague
• Publication of your composition by Music Center The Netherlands (Donemus)
• The 1st prize winner of the competition, as selected by the jury, will receive 1.000,‐ euro prize
money

Conditions
• The composition has to be written for classic string quartet (2 violins, 1 viola, 1 violoncello), with
optional 5th instrument ‐ please consult with the festival organization in advance (feasibility)
• The competition is open to all composers living in the Netherlands, who are 30 years or younger
on March 31, 2010
• Composition duration: maximum 12 minutes
• The composition may not have been performed before
• Participants will provide all necessary material for free
Competition deadlines:
• Application deadline: March 31, 2010
if you wish to enter the contest, please send an email to info@kamermuziekfestivaldenhaag.nl
to let us know that you would like to participate
• Deadline for receiving compositions: June 15, 2010