Pražské jaro

Hoboj 2025

2) Personal data

Name

Surname

Nationality

Correspondence language

Date of birth

Salutation Salutation

Upload your photo

Maximum upload size: 516MB

Copy od ID card or passport

Maximum upload size: 516MB

3) Contact details

Street and number

ZIP

City

Stát

Mobile phone number

Phone number

E-mail

Web page

4) Music education

Name of the school

Period of study

City

Teacher

Enter other school Delete

5) Participation in international music competitions

Name of the competition

Term

Competition result

Certified diploma or copy

Maximum upload size: 516MB

Enter other competition Delete

6) Preliminary round

Section

Video recording of this repertoire

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Oboe K. 314 – 1st movement
2. Robert Schumann: Three Romances Op. 94 – 1st Romance

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

Confirmation of the authenticity of the recording

Maximum upload size: 516MB

Link to recording

Enter other file Delete

7) Competition repertoire

The competition repertoire stated by the candidate in the application shall be binding and cannot be changed. Later changes or failure to comply with the mandatory repertoire shall form the grounds for disqualification.

Round I

1. Georg Philipp Telemann: 12 Fantasias TWV 40:2-13 Fantasy No. 9 (with repetitions)

2. Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro for Oboe and Piano Op. 70

Round II

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F major K. 370/368b (in cooperation with Zemlinsky Quartet)

2. One of the following compositions

Klement Slavický: Suita for oboe and piano

André Jolivet: Serenada for oboe and piano

Charles Koechlin: Sonata for oboe and piano Op. 58 (movements II, III a IV)

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

3. Jan Klusák: Solo Composition up to 8 minutes commissioned for the IMC Prague Spring 2025

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.

I am interested in an official accompanist

I have my own accompanist (his / her name)I have my own accompanist (his / her name)

Finals

1. Jiří Gemrot: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra

2. One of the following concertos

Bohuslav Martinů: Concerto for oboe and small orchestra H 353

Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Concerto for oboe and small orchestra

In cooperation with Prague Philharmonia, conducted by Robert Kružík

8) Payment of registration fee

Registration fee of EUR 50.

Choose

Bank transfer

PayPal

Confirmation of payment

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“)

After submitting the application, you will be automatically redirected to PayPal.

In the case of acceptance into the competition, I agree to the acquisition of any audio-visual material from my participation in the competition and its publication, typically through competition news or media partners of the competition. The owner of such material is Prague Spring or its media partner, as the producer of the material. If I receive recorded audio-visual material, I undertake to use it only for my personal, educational, non-commercial and non-public purpose.

I agree to the terms of the competition and sign up to participate in the 76th Prague Spring International Music Competition.

If you are human, leave this field blank.

Cello 2025

2) Personal data

Name

Surname

Nationality

Correspondence language

Date of birth

Salutation Salutation

Upload your photo

Maximum upload size: 516MB

Copy od ID card or passport

Maximum upload size: 516MB

3) Contact details

Street and number

ZIP

City

Stát

Mobile phone number

Phone number

E-mail

Web page

4) Music education

Name of the school

Period of study

City

Teacher

Enter other school Delete

5) Participation in international music competitions

Name of the competition

Term

Competition result

Certified diploma or copy

Maximum upload size: 516MB

Enter other competition Delete

6) Preliminary round

Section

Video recording of this repertoire

1. Joseph Haydn: Concerto in C major Hob.VIIb:1 (1st movement without cadenza)
2. David Popper: Elfentanz Op. 39

Requirements for the recording

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

Confirmation of the authenticity of the recording

Maximum upload size: 516MB

Link to recording

Enter other competition Delete

7) Competition repertoire

The competition repertoire stated by the candidate in the application shall be binding and cannot be changed. Later changes or failure to comply with the mandatory repertoire shall form the grounds for disqualification.

Round I (to be memorized)

1. Ludwig van Beethoven: First movement from one of following sonatas

Sonata in A major Op. 68

Sonata in C major Op. 102 No. 1

Sonata in D major Op. 102 No. 2

2. Antonín Dvořák: Rondo in G minor Op. 94

3. Carlo Alfredo Piatti: 12 Capricci Op. 25 (one Caprice except Caprice No. 1)

Dropdown

Round II (pieces can be played from sheet music or from memory as the candidate chooses)

1. 1. First movement from one of following sonatas:

Johannes Brahms: Sonata in F major Op. 99

Franz Schubert: Sonata Arpeggione

Fryderyk Chopin: Sonata in G minor Op. 65

2. One of the following compositions:

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Sonata for cello solo Op. 72 (2nd nad 3rd movement)

Krzysztof Penderecki: Divertimento per cello solo (1994)

György Ligeti: Sonata for cello solo

Elliott Carter: Figment for cello solo

3. One full sonata from 20th century:

Bohuslav Martinů: Sonata No. 2 H 286

Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata in C major Op. 119

Francis Poulenc: Sonata FP 143

Miroslav Kabeláč: Sonata Op. 9

4. Pavel Zemek-Novák: Solo composition up to 8 minutes commissioned for the IMC Prague Spring 20255

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.

I am interested in an official accompanist

I have my own accompanist (his / her name)I have my own accompanist (his / her name)

Finals

1. Johann Sebastian Bach: Preludium, Sarabande, Gigue from one of Suits

Suita in E flat major BWV 1010

Suita in D major BWV 1012

2. Antonín Dvořák: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor Op. 104

In cooperation with Prague Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jiří Habart

8) Payment of registration fee

Registration fee of EUR 50.

Choose

Bank transfer

PayPal

Confirmation of payment

Maximum upload size: 516MB

After submitting the application, you will be automatically redirected to PayPal.

I agree to the terms of the competition and sign up to participate in the 76th Prague Spring International Music Competition.

If you are human, leave this field blank.

1) Choose instrument

2) Personal data

3) Contact details

4) Music education

5) Participation in international music competitions

6) Preliminary round

Section

Video recording of this repertoire

Requirements for the recording

7) Competition repertoire

The competition repertoire stated by the candidate in the application shall be binding and cannot be changed. Later changes or failure to comply with the mandatory repertoire shall form the grounds for disqualification.

Round I

Round II

Finals

8) Payment of registration fee

Registration fee of EUR 50.

After submitting the application, you will be automatically redirected to PayPal.

2) Personal data

3) Contact details

4) Music education

5) Participation in international music competitions

6) Preliminary round

Section

Video recording of this repertoire

Requirements for the recording

7) Competition repertoire

The competition repertoire stated by the candidate in the application shall be binding and cannot be changed. Later changes or failure to comply with the mandatory repertoire shall form the grounds for disqualification.

Round I (to be memorized)

Round II (pieces can be played from sheet music or from memory as the candidate chooses)

Finals

8) Payment of registration fee

Registration fee of EUR 50.

After submitting the application, you will be automatically redirected to PayPal.

Competition office

Check us
on social networks

Bank account number (EUR)

1) Choose instrument

2) Personal data

3) Contact details

4) Music education

5) Participation in international music competitions

6) Preliminary round

Section

Video recording of this repertoire

Requirements for the recording

7) Competition repertoire

The competition repertoire stated by the candidate in the application shall be binding and cannot be changed. Later changes or failure to comply with the mandatory repertoire shall form the grounds for disqualification.

Round I

Round II

Finals

8) Payment of registration fee

Registration fee of EUR 50.

After submitting the application, you will be automatically redirected to PayPal.

2) Personal data

3) Contact details

4) Music education

5) Participation in international music competitions

6) Preliminary round

Section

Video recording of this repertoire

Requirements for the recording

7) Competition repertoire

The competition repertoire stated by the candidate in the application shall be binding and cannot be changed. Later changes or failure to comply with the mandatory repertoire shall form the grounds for disqualification.

Round I (to be memorized)

Round II (pieces can be played from sheet music or from memory as the candidate chooses)

Finals

8) Payment of registration fee

Registration fee of EUR 50.

After submitting the application, you will be automatically redirected to PayPal.

Competition office

Check us on social networks

Bank account number (EUR)

Check us
on social networks