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The ESO Young Soloist Competition
The ESO Young Soloist
Competition was
established in 1988 as a result of the 11th Duke of
Devonshire’s financial generosity towards the Orchestra, to offer
young soloists the opportunity of performing with an orchestra. In the
twenty-two years of its existence, the competition has created
increasing interest throughout the country and abroad, with an
increasingly high standard of entry.
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The
competition is open to competitors aged 23 and under on 31 December
2009 and will carry a first prize of £500. The winner will also
have the opportunity to perform a concerto with the Orchestra at a
concert later in the year. Runner-up prizes include the Colonel Howes
award of £300 and the
May and
Norman Cox Memorial Prize of £200.
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The best performance
given by a competitor under the age of 18 will win the Duke of
Devonshire Award and a prize of £150.
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The first round will
take place on Saturday and Sunday 9 and 10 January 2010, and
competitors will be required to offer a balanced programme (e.g. two
contrasting pieces) of his/her choice not exceeding 15 minutes in
total. Orchestral instrumentalists will be expected to perform at
least part of their programme with piano accompaniment.
The final round will be
held on Sunday 7 February 2010, in which competitors
will be required to play a movement from each of two contrasting
concertos, the programme not exceeding 20 minutes in total. No
piece chosen in the first round may be repeated in the final round.
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The entry fee for the
competition is £20, payable to "Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra".
You need to post it with
the application form.
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For full details, please refer to
the competition rules.
For a full list of past
winners,
click
HERE.
For a copy of the APPLICATION FORM,
click
HERE.
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All rounds of the
competition will take place at Eastbourne College, and an audience is
welcome on each occasion.
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The competition will be
judged by a panel including
GRAHAM JONES
Musical Director, Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra (Chairman)
LISA WIGMORE
Leader, Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra
DORINA LATAWSKI
Pianist and Accompanist; Examiner
PHILIP EDWARDS
Clarinettist
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THE CLOSING DATE FOR
APPLICATIONS IS TUESDAY 1ST DECEMBER 2009.
Further details and
application forms may also be obtained from
Brian Knights, 7
Prideaux Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 2NW
Tel: +44 (0)1323 724763;
email: brianjknights@aol.com
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Competition Rules
Requirements
The
competition is for solo performers of
piano, strings, woodwind and brass instruments.
Competitors must be of a minimum standard
equivalent to grade 8 of the Associated Board
examinations.
Competitors must have been born on or after
1
January 1986.
Competitors may be of any nationality.
Entries
Entries must be received by 1 December 2009,
together with the entry fee of £20, a CV
or
recent biographical notes and an A5-sized
stamped self-addressed envelope.
Please ensure that the correct postage is used.
Insufficient postage may delay receipt of your entry.
All
applicants will be notified of the time and date at
which they will be required to attend by 15 December 2009.
In
the event of the competition being
oversubscribed, the organisers reserve the right to
decline entry without further explanation.
If
an entrant is unable to attend on one of the
dates of the first round, please indicate clearly on the
application form, and every effort will be made to
allocate a time on the other day. Such request
must be made before the entry deadline.
Entries by competitors under the age of 18 must
obtain the signature of their teacher.
By
submitting an application, entrants confirm their availability to
attend the dates stated and to
honour those dates.
Entry fees are non-refundable,
unless
the entry is
declined, in which case it will be returned.
The competition
An
audience is invited to attend both rounds.
The
programme for the first round must not
exceed 15 minutes in length, including
breaks between pieces, and the programme for
the
final round must not exceed 20 minutes. It is the
competitor’s responsibility to ensure that
these time limits are adhered to.
The
programme for the first round should consist
of
a balanced programme of contrasting movements of
your own choice. In the case of orchestral
instrumentalists, at least part of this programme
must be accompanied.
The
programme for the final round must consist of a movement from each of
two contrasting concertos of
your own choice. No piece used in the first round may
be repeated in the final round.
The
judges do not need copies of the music.
Competitors will be allocated a session in which
they will perform. You are required to arrive before the
start of the session stated, but will be
allocated any time within that session, which will
last approximately 1½ hours.
Rehearsal rooms will be available with upright piano prior to
performance.
Competitors are required to provide their
accompanist. Anyone having problems may apply
to
the organisers for suggested names of available accompanists. All
arrangements will be made on a
private basis.
No
adjudication or comments will be made either
written or verbally, except for the final round.
No
recording of performances may be made at
either round.
Prizes
The
first prize, “The Eastbourne Symphony
Orchestra Young Soloist of the Year”, will be
£500 together with a concerto performance with
the
Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra at a date
to
be arranged.
A
second prize, “The Colonel Howes Award”,
of
£300.
A
third prize, “The May and Norman
Cox Memorial
Prize” of £200.
Runner-up prizes of £100.
The
Duke of Devonshire Award of £150 will be
presented for the best performance given by a
competitor under the age of 18.
Please note that the judges reserve the right to
alter any of the above prizes as they see fit. |
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