1) Choose instrument

Horna 2024

2) Personal data

Maximum upload size: 516MB
Maximum upload size: 516MB

3) Contact details

4) Music education

5) Participation in international music competitions

Maximum upload size: 516MB

6) Preliminary round

Section

Video recording of this repertoire

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo in E flat major KV 371 (edition Breitkopf or Bärenreiter)

2. Vitaly Bujanovsky: España (edition Muzyka 1976)

Requirements for the recording

The selection of candidates to take part in the Competition in Prague shall be based on this recording, shall be anonymous and in random order. The video recording must fulfill the following parameters:

  • Pieces must be recorded in their entirety and without any cuts or editing;
  • Individual parts of the pieces (movements) must be recorded separately or indexed;
  • Microphones should be positioned at a distance allowing to obtain a good sound quality;
  • The video should be filmed from a fixed camera angle; musician´ s hands and face must be entirely visible all the time;
  • It is highly recommended to ensure a good sound quality of the recording, to provide the jury with the best possible conditions for judging in the preliminary round;
  • Public recordings are accepted if they meet the recording conditions stated above (especially no cuts);
  • Upload your recording (recordings) to a cloud server such as Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive etc. (not YouTube) and include the link in your application – always set the access to the video as public.

Technical requirements

  • Video quality – 720p or 1080i or 1080p
  • Audio quality – PCM, flac, mp3 min. 256kbps or aac min. 192kbps
  • Microphone of adequate quality (no built-in microphones in mobile devices)
  • File format – mp4, mov, avi, mpg or mkv
Maximum upload size: 516MB

7) Competition repertoire

The competition repertoire that the candidate states in the application is binding and cannot be changed. Later changes or non-compliance with the mandatory repertoire are grounds for disqualification.

Round I

1. Jan Václav Stich Punto: Concerto No. 5 in F major – 1st and 2nd movement (Edition KaWe Amsterdam 1973)

2. One of the following compositions

Round II

One of the following concertos (to be memorized)

2. Robert Schumann: Adagio und Allegro (Edition Peters)

3. Kryštof Marek: Solo Composition up to 10 minutes commissioned for the IMC Prague Spring 2024

PIANO COOPERATION

Official piano accompanists are available at no charge on request in the application. Participants may bring along their personal accompanist at their own expense.

Finals

1. Othmar Schoeck: Concerto for French Horn and String Orchestra Op. 65 (Boosey & Hawkes)

2. Camille Saint-Saëns Morceau de Concert Op. 94

In cooperation with the Pilsen Philharmonic, conducted by Chuhei Iwasaki

8) Payment of registration fee

Registration fee of EUR 30.

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Maximum upload size: 516MB

Payment to the Prague Spring account no. 3633372/0800 held at the Česká spořitelna bank, IBAN CZ64 0800 0000 0000 03633372, B.I.C. GIBACZPX (all fees must be transferred „free of bank charges for the recipient“)

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Violin 2024

2) Personal data

Maximum upload size: 516MB
Maximum upload size: 516MB

3) Contact details

4) Music education

5) Participation in international music competitions

Maximum upload size: 516MB

6) Preliminary round

Section

A video recording with the following repertoire

1.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:Violin concerto of the candidate’s choice – first movement with cadenza

Requirements for the recording

The selection of candidates to take part in the Competition in Prague shall be based on this recording, shall be anonymous and in random order. The video recording must fulfill the following parameters:

  • Pieces must be recorded in their entirety and without any cuts or editing;
  • Individual parts of the pieces (movements) must be recorded separately or indexed;
  • Microphones should be positioned at a distance allowing to obtain a good sound quality;
  • The video should be filmed from a fixed camera angle; musician´ s hands and face must be entirely visible all the time;
  • It is highly recommended to ensure a good sound quality of the recording, to provide the jury with the best possible conditions for judging in the preliminary round;
  • Public recordings are accepted if they meet the recording conditions stated above (especially no cuts);
  • Upload your recording (recordings) to a cloud server such as Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive etc. (not YouTube) and include the link in your application – always set the access to the video as public.

Technical requirements

  • Video quality – 720p or 1080i or 1080p
  • Audio quality – PCM, flac, mp3 min. 256kbps or aac min. 192kbps
  • Microphone of adequate quality (no built-in microphones in mobile devices)
  • File format – mp4, mov, avi, mpg or mkv

2. Antonín Dvořák: Mazurek Op. 49

Maximum upload size: 516MB

7) Competition repertoire

The competition repertoire that the candidate states in the application is binding and cannot be changed. Later changes or non-compliance with the mandatory repertoire are grounds for disqualification.

Round I (to be memorized)

1. Antonín Dvořák: Mazurek Op. 49

2. Johann Sebastian Bach: the last two movements from one of the following solo sonatas

3. One of the following pieces

4. Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek: Rondo in A major Op. 8

Round II

A recital containing the following compositions with a total length of up to 40 minutes

1. One of the following sonatas

2. Miroslav Srnka: Solo composition up to 5 minutes commissioned for the IMC Prague Spring 2024

3. A virtuoso composition for violin and piano or violin solo of the candicate´s choice from a period other than the selected sonata. The piece must have been composed no later than 1930. (to be memorized).

PIANO COOPERATION

Official piano accompanists are available at no charge on request in the application. Participants may bring along their personal accompanist at their own expense.

Finals (to be memorized)

1.  One of the following concertos

2. An encore after the end of the violin concert of your choice with a maximum length of 4 minute

In cooperation with the PKF – Prague Philharmonia, conductor Marek Šedivý

8) Payment of registration fee

Registration fee of 30 EUR.

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Maximum upload size: 516MB

Payment to the Prague Spring account no. 3633372/0800 held at the Česká spořitelna bank, IBAN CZ64 0800 0000 0000 03633372, B.I.C. GIBACZPX (all fees must be transferred „free of bank charges for the recipient“)

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