Masterplayers International Music Competition

Festival Story:

As a world renowned conductor, Richard Schumacher has directed The Masterplayers, a chamber orchestra composed of leading solo and chamber players from all over Europe since 1954. As guest conductor, Maestro Schumacher has appeared with distinguished orchestras in Europe, America and Australasia, at famous concert halls including the Philharmonic Hall (Avery Fisher) in New York’s Lincoln Center, the Royal Albert Hall London, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Philharmonic Hall Warsaw, the Teatro Sao Carlos Lisbon, and many, many more.

Schumacher is founder of the Masterplayers International Music Academy Corporation and the Masterplayers International Music Competition for conductors, soloists, singers, choirs, orchestras and chamber music groups. With his book “The Charisma of the Baton” and since 1981 Maestro Schumacher has been explaining his conducting art in mastercourses throughout the world.

Festival Events:

Prize Winners 29th Masterplayers International Music Competition 2009 (Judges Verdict based on the forwarded Curriculum and DVD of live concerts):

• Best Competitor “Masterplayers Prize 2009”
  
  • Yun-A Choi, piano, Korea
    DVD Live Recital in Seoul
    Bach: Prelude and Fugue BWV 883 and 843; Clementi: Sonata Op.36; Mussorgsky; Pictures at an Exhibition
• Best Conductor “Bruno Walter Prize 2009”
  
  • Sandra Dackow, USA
    DVD Live Concert Tchaikowsky Piano Concerto in B Flat Minor
    with Susan Merdinger, Soloist and Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra
• First Prize of Honour
  
  • Yun-A Choi, piano, Korea
    DVD Live Recital in Seoul
    Bach: Prelude and Fugue BWV 883 and 843; Clementi: Sonata Op.36; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
• Second Prize of Honour
  
  • Vadim Chaimovich, piano, Lithuania
    DVD Live concert at Schloss Weitenburg in Germany
    Haydn: Sonata Hob.16:6 in G major
    DVD Live Concert in Vevey Switzerland
    Liszt: Rhapsodie Espagnole, Sonetto 104 del Petrarca, Mephisto-Walzer
• Third Prize of Honour
  
  • Susan Merdinger and Steven Greene Duo-Pianists, USA
    DVD Live Concert, Chabrier: Espana:
• Fourth Prize of Honour
  
  • Susan Merdinger, piano, USA
    DVD Live Concert, Beethoven Piano Concert 5 Emperor
    Rockland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marvin von Deck
    DVD Live Concert Tchaikowsky Piano Concerto in B Flat minor
    Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sandra Dackow
• First Honour Diploma
  
  • Dr. Brian Stone, conductor, USA
    DVD Live Concert, Mendelssohn: Lobgesang
    Schola Cantorum and University of Delaware Symphony Orchestra
• Second Honour Diploma
  
  • Steven Fox, conductor, USA
    DVD Live Concert Mozart Mass c minor
    The Clarion Choir and the Clarion Orchesta New York

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Practical Info:

Participant’s information 2010:

• Masterplayers International Music Competition — for conductors, chamber music groups, orchestras, choirs, singers, instrumentalists, piano, organ, harpsichord, harp, guitar, lute, accordion, harmonica, violin, viola, cello, doublebass, flute, piccolo, oboe, english horn, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, sitar, cimbalom, and others…
  
  • No age limit
  • Distinguished International Jury
• Prizes
  
  • First Prize €3000
  • Second Prize €1000
  • Bruno Walter Prize for the best conductor with engagements 2010
  • Masterplayers Prize for the best competitor with engagements 2010
  • Honour Prizes
• Certificates
  
  • Honour Diplomas and Diplomas and for each participant
• There shall be no restriction as to the number of participants. The partipants shall compete by means of a period between 20 minutes to 90 minutes. Videotape or DVD recordings of their performances that shall be evaluated by the Jury. Program of choice. The decision of the Jury shall be irrevocable and shall be made public worldwide by July 30, 2010.
• Application Deadline: March 30, 2010
  Applications will be accepted by registered mail to
  
  • The Masterplayers International Music
    Academy Corporation
    Casella postale 6417
    CH-6901 Lugano, Switzerland
• Include a Videotape or DVD recordings of their performances, a Curriculum Vitae with a list of previous experience and artistic achievements, Degree Certificates of professional/academic education (photocopy), and two recent photos for publications. Application only become valid as of the date of receipt of the €250 application fee. All applications fee payments must be received by 30 July 2009 (Application deadline). Payments must be made in Euros free of charges for the recipient, to The Masterplayers International Music Academy Corp Casella postale 6417 CH-6901 Lugano, Switzerland, account no. 247-QB190450.0 with UBS Bank, bank code 247-QB190450.0 (IBAN:CH39 0024 7247 QB 19 0450 0, BIC: UBSWCHZH80A, including the memo text “Masterplayers Music Competition 2009”,and the name of the competitor. The application fee of €250 ($275 US dollars/CHF 375) by Western Union money order. Cheques are not accepted). is not refundable. Cheques made payable to The Masterplayers International Music Academy Corporation, Casella postale 6417 Lugano Switzerland.The Masterplayers International Music Academy Corporation guarantee that the Video or DVD is only for the use of the Competition and will not be used for any other purposes. Please note that de Video or DVD WILL NOT be returned.
• All decision of the Jury shall be final and beyond appeal
• Contact information
  
  • THE MASTERPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY CORPORATION
    CASELLA POSTALE 6417
    CH-6901 LUGANO SWITZERLAND
    Phone: (+41-91) 6092277
    Fax (+41-91) 6092277
    Email: masteracademy@bluewin.ch
    http://www.masterplayers.org

THE GREAT WINNERS: MASTERPLAYERS PRIZES 1978-2008

• Kevin Kenner, Piano, USA; Bernadene Blaha, Piano, Canada; Marianne Lehner, Flute, Switzerland; Alessandro Licata, Organ, Italy; Robert Brianciotto, Clarinet, France; Leszek Bartkiewicz, Piano, Poland; Reimund Korup, Cello, Germany; Henriette Gärtner, Piano, Germany; Gaetano Indaco, Piano, Italy; Barbara Hofman-Haag Inge Rosar, Pianoduo, Germany; Norichika Iimori and Chikara Iwamura, Conductors, Japan; Guillaume Boulay, Conductor, France; Florian Totan, Conductor, Romania; Hisaya Sato, Violin, Japan; Ferrianto Demichelis, Piano, Indonesia/Italy; Dijmi Krumbach Mantcheva, Conductor, Bulgaria; Atsuko Seta, Piano, Japan; Demichelis Pitotto, Pianoduo, Italy; Ulrike Payer, Piano,, Germany; Jean Philippe Vivier, Clarinet, France; Takahiro Hoshino, Piano, Japan; Akitoku Nakai, Conductor, Japan; German Marenko, Conductor, Ukraine; Yuri Otsubo, Piano, Japan; Tali Roth, Guitar, Israel; Martin Grubinger, Marimbaphon and Percussion, Austria; Lincoln Trio (Desiree Ruhstrat, Piano, USA; David Cunliffe, Cello, Great Britain; Marta Aznavoorian, Piano, USA.

BRUNO WALTER PRIZE:

• Jean Francois Verdier, Conductor, France; Hirofumi Higuchi, Conductor, Japan; Toshihiro Yonezu, Conductor, Japan.

COMPETITION SITES 1978-2006:

• Schauspielhaus, Berlin, Germany
• Beaurivage Palace Lausanne, Switzerland
• Villa Principe Leopoldo and Kursaal Lugano, Italy
• Duomo di Orvieto, Italy
• Santuario della Caravina, Valsolda, Italy
• Castello Vilanova y la Geltru, Terragona, Spain
• Philharmonic Hall, Walbrzych, Poland

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