Marta Klimasara
Biography
It was her outstanding musical qualities which led the jury of the ARD contest in Munich to honour Marta Klimasara with the first prize in the percussions discipline in the autumn of 2001. The Polish musician, who also won the – all time first – prize of the public this year, is endowed not only with winning charm and personality but also with great artistic sensitivity and polyvalence: she masters the soft, sometimes even intimate sound of the marimba with as much assurance as all the other challenges of the manifold percussion instrumentary with its almost endless arrangement possibilities.
It was by no means clear from the beginning that Marta Klimasara would become a percussionist: a piano student in her home town of Sosnowiec, she took up percussions at the age of twelve and was rewarded, four years later and whilst studying under Krzystof Jaguszewski, with several national prizes; she soon started on a solo career with the Silesian Philharmony in Kattowitz. To pursue her studies under professor Klaus Treßelt at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart she moved to Germany in 1994 and has since been living in the capital of Baden-Württemberg. In 2004 she became professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart.
Today Marta Klimasara is a highly acknowledged percussionist, famed also outside the borders of her new home; her international renown rests not only on her tournées in France, Sweden, Japan and South Africa but also on her many successes in international contests. Before winning the ARD contest – one of the most famed competitions in its field – she had already been awarded the first prize in the »2nd World Marimba Competition« in Japan in 1999 as well as the second prize in the »3rd Krzystof Penderecki International Competition of Contemporary Music« in Krakow. The young artist holds scholarships from the Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe and the Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg and was commended by the European Cultural Foundation in Strasburg for her outstanding musical and artistic personality.
Marta Klimasara takes part in concerts with orchestras such as RSO Stuttgart, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, National Philharmony Warsaw, National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the RSO Saarbrücken and is a guest on many international festivals in cities including Vienna, Paris, Warsaw and St. Petersburg. She also produces radio and television recordings with the Bavarian and Hessian radio institutions, with the SWR, France Musique, SR 2 KulturRadio and Deutschlandradio.
Her solo debut recording »I Ching« was released in spring 2002 with triptychon.
Events

PERCUSSION COMPETITION
FINAL ROUND WITH ORCHESTRA
PART 1 : 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Mr. Till Lingenberg, 22 years old, Switzerland/Germany
- Pierre Jodlowski: 24 Loops
- Anthony Pateras: Mutant Theatre
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Ms. Mariana Bednarska, 25 years old, Poland
- Iannis Xenakis: Psappha
- Vinko Globokar: ?Corporel
- Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in D minor K.141
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Ms. Hyeji Bak, 28 years old, South Korea
- Christos Hatzis: Fertility Rites
- Minas Borboudakis: Evlogitária
--- intermission ---
PART 2: 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Mr. Till Lingenberg, 22 years old, Switzerland/Germany
- Peter Eötvös: Speaking Drums
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Ms. Mariana Bednarska, 25 years old, Poland
- Peter Eötvös: Speaking Drums
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Ms. Hyeji Bak, 28 years old, South Korea
- Peter Eötvös: Speaking Drums
With the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Julien Leroy, conductor
Solo trumpet: Olivier Bombrun
--- intermission ---
11:15 PM* - Prize-giving ceremony
*approximative time
Presentation : Rémi Ortega
- Direct broadcast on Espace 2, media partner of the Geneva Competition
- Video streamed on concoursgeneve.ch and our YouTube Channel
Tickets for the final round of the Percussion Competition are available from 30 Sept. on the website of the City of Geneva.
Yamaha et Bergerault, partners of the percussion competition

PERCUSSION - SEMI-FINAL ROUND
(max. 6 candidates, with electronics, max. 40')
14:00 - Mr. Richard PUTZ, 26 years old, Germany
- Pierre Jodlowski: I.T pour percussion, clarinette basse, électronique
(commande du Concours de Genève)
Olivier Vivarès, clarinette basse
- Franco Donatoni: Omar I pour vibraphone
- Javier Alvarez: Temazcal pour maracas et électronique
- Tobias Broström: Arena pour multi percussion
14:45 - Ms. Marianna BEDNARSKA, 25 years old, Poland
- Luis Naón: Caprices 5 et 6 pour percussion et électronique
- Hèctor Parra: Mineral Life pour multi percussion
- Pierre Jodlowski: I.T pour percussion, clarinette basse, électronique
(commande du Concours de Genève)
Olivier Vivarès, clarinette basse
15:30 - Ms Hyeji BAK, 28 years old, South Korea
- Pierre Jodlowski: I.T pour percussion, clarinette basse, électronique
(commande du Concours de Genève)
Olivier Vivarès, clarinette basse
- Philippe Hurel: Loops II pour vibraphone
- Salvatore Sciarrino: Il legno e la parola pour marimba et cloche
- Javier Alvarez: Temazcal pour maracas et électronique
19:00 - Mr. Till LINGENBERG, 22 years old, Germany
- Pierre Jodlowski: I.T pour percussion, clarinette basse, électronique
(commande du Concours de Genève)
Ernesto Molinari, clarinette basse
- Maki Ishii: Thirteen Drums pour multi percussion
- Till Lingenberg: Corpus pour vibraphone et bande
- Pierre Jodlowski: Time and Money, 1er mvt., pour percussion et électronique
19:45 - Mr. Yao-Te HSIEH, 26 years old, Taiwan
- Isabel Urrutia Rasines: Mara-Mara pour marimba
- Pierre Jodlowski: I.T pour percussion, clarinette basse, électronique
(commande du Concours de Genève)
Ernesto Molinari, clarinette basse
- J. Manuel López López: Cálculo secreto pour vibraphone
- Per Nørgård: I Ching: IV. Fire over Water pour multi percussion
20:30 - Mr. Oliver XU, 22 years old, United States
- Alejandro Vinao: Khan Variations pour marimba
- Per Nørgård: I Ching: III. The Gentle, The Penetrating
pour multi percussion
- Pierre Jodlowski: I.T pour percussion, clarinette basse, électronique
(commande du Concours de Genève)
Ernesto Molinari, clarinette basse
- Keith Jarrett: The Köln Concert, Part IIc pour marimba, trans. M. Barrueco
PROGRAMME OF THE SEMI-FINAL ROUND:
- Compulsory work, commissioned from the Competition :
Pierre Jodlowski : I.T. for percussion, bass clarinet and electronics
Soloists : Ernesto Molinari and Olivier Vivarès (clarinet)
- Solo programme at free choice, with possibility of pieces with electronics
Session 1 : 2 PM - 4:45 PM
Session 2 : 7 PM - 9:45 PM
Centre des Arts, International School of Geneva (Route de Chêne 62)
All competition sessions are open to the public !
Yamaha et Bergerault, partners of the percussion competition

PERCUSSION - RECITAL 2
(max. 16 candidates, max. 30' in total)
10:30 - M. Yao-Te HSIEH, 26 years old, Taiwan
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Frédéric Durieux: Incidences (1996)
(multi percussion) - Georges Aperghis: Le corps à corps (1978)
(théâtre musical)
11:00 - M. Miguel FILIPE, 24 years old, Portugal
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Matthew Shlomowitz: Hi hat and me (2010)
(un percussioniste et sa voix) - Iannis Xenakis: Psappha (1975)
(multi percussion)
11:30 - M. Till LINGENBERG, 22 years old, Germany
- Michael Jarrell: Assonance VII (1992)
(multi percussion) - Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Vinko Globokar: ?Corporel (1984)
(un percussioniste et son corps)
16:00 - Ms. Sungyeon KONG, 19 years old, South Korea
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Karlheinz Stockhausen: N° 9 Zyklus (1959)
(multi percussion) - Junghae Lee: Buk (1996)
(multi percussion)
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Frédéric Durieux: Incidences (1996)
(multi percussion) - Maki Ishii: Beatessence 1 (2002)
(O-daiko, gros tambour japonais)
19:00 - Ms. Hyeji BAK, 28 years old, South Korea
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Norio Fukushi: Ground
(multi percussion) - Jacob Druckman: Reflections on the nature of water (1986)
(marimba) Mouvements 3 et 6
19:30 - Mr. Richard PUTZ, 26 years old, Germany
- Franco Donatoni: Omar II (1985)
(vibraphone) - Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Iannis Xenakis: Psappha (1975)
(multi percussion)
Session 1 : 10:30 AM - 12:30 AM
Session 2 : 4 PM - 6 PM
Session 3 : 7 PM - 9 PM
Centre des Arts, International School of Geneva (route de Chêne 62)
All competition rounds are open to the public !
Yamaha et Bergerault, partenaires du concours de percussion

PERCUSSION - RECITAL 2
(max. 16 candidates, max. 30' in total)
10:30 - Mr. François VALLET-TESSIER, 24 years old, France
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Jacob Druckman: Reflections on the nature of water (1986)
(marimba) Mouvements 1 et 4 - Michael Jarrell: Assonance VII (1992)
(multi percussion)
11:00 - Ms. Jiyeon KIM, 28 years old, South Korea
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Iannis Xenakis: Psappha (1975)
(multi percussion) - Arr. Jiyeon Kim: Samdo Seol Jang-gu
(arrangement tiré de la musique traditionnelle)
11:30 - Mr. Yinzhi YANG, 24 years old, China
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - François Sarhan: Homework - In the Garage (2009)
(un percussionniste chantant) - Yoshihisa Taïra: Monodrame 1 (1984)
(multi percussion)
16:00 - Mr. Oliver XU, 22 years old, United States
- Philippe Manoury: Solo de vibraphone (Livre des Claviers) (1988)
(vibraphone) - Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - James Wood: Rogosanti (1986)
(multi percussion)
16:30 - Mr. Nikolay IVANOV, 23 years old, Bulgaria
- David Lang: The Anvil Chorus (1991)
(multi percussion) - Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Frédéric Durieux: Incidences (1996)
(multi percussion)
19:00 - Mr. Garrett MENDELOW, 29 years old, United States
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - François Sarhan: Homework - In the Garage (2009)
(un percussionniste chantant) - Iannis Xenakis: Psappha (1975)
(multi percussion)
19:30 - Ms. Marianna BEDNARSKA, 25 years old, Poland
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Georges Aperghis: Le corps à corps (1978)
(théâtre musical) - Frédéric Durieux: Incidences (1996)
(multi percussion)
20:00 - Ms. Kazusa IYONAGA, 22 years old, Japan
- Michael Jarrell: Entlehnungen (2019)
(marimba) Commande du Concours de Genève - Per Nørgård: I Ching: III. The Gentle, The Penetrating (1982)
(multi percussion) - Norio Fukushi: Ground
(multi percussion)
Session 1 : 10:30 AM - 12:30 AM
Session 2 : 4 PM - 6 PM
Session 3 : 7 PM - 9 PM
Centre des Arts, International School of Geneva (route de Chêne 62)
All competition rounds are open to the public !
Yamaha et Bergerault, partenaires du concours de percussion

PERCUSSION - RECITAL 1
(max. 40 candidates, max. 23 minutes)
10:00 - Mr. Elliott HARRISON, 26 ans, Canada
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
- Franco Donatoni: Omar I and II, pour vibraphone
10:25 - Ms Kazusa IYONAGA, 22 ans, Japon
- Maki Ishii: Thirteen drums
- Franco Donatoni: Omar II, pour vibrphone
10:50 - Mr. Richard PUTZ, 26 ans, Allemagne
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
11:40 - Ms Seongyeon KONG, 19 ans, Corée du Sud
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
12:05 - Mr. Till LINGENBERG, 22 ans, Allemagne
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
- Kevin Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
12:30 - Ms Alice RICOCHON, 27 ans, France
- Philippe Hurel: Loops II, pour vibraphone
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
14:30 - Ms Ling LU, 29 ans, Taïwan
- Yasuo Sueyoshi: Mirage, pour marimba
- Maki Ishii: Thirteen drums
14:55 - Ms Ayami OKAMURA, 29 ans, Japon
- Yasuo Sueyoshi: Mirage, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
15:20 - Mr. Koichi KAMEO, 24 ans, Japon
- Franco Donatoni: Omar I, pour vibraphone
- Kevin Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
15:45 - Mr. Nikolay IVANOV, 23 ans, Bulgarie
- Philippe Hurel: Loops II, pour vibraphone
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
18:15 - Mr. Jaouen RUDOLF, 23 ans, France
- Alejandro Viñao: Khan variations, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
18:40 - Mr. Erik KRANJC, 24 ans, Slovénie
- Franco Donatoni: Omar I, pour vibraphone
- Kevin Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
19:05 - Mr. Miguel FILIPE, 24 ans, Portugal
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
- Maki Ishii: Thirteen drums
19:30 - Mr. Jan ČIBEJ, 20 ans, Slovénie
- Franco Donatoni: Omar I, pour vibraphone
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
Session 1 : 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM
Session 2: 2:30 PM - 4 PM
Session 3: 6:15 PM - 7:55 PM
Centre des Arts, International School of Geneva (Route de Chêne, 62)
Yamaha and Bergerault, percussion competition partners

PERCUSSION - RECITAL 1
(max. 40 candidates, max. 23 minutes)
10:00 - Mr. Naoto SATO, 22 ans, Japon
- Yasuo Sueyoshi: Mirage, pour marimba
- Maki Ishii: Thirteen drums
10:25 - Mr. Shingo TAKASE, 25 ans, Japon
- Philippe Hurel: Loops II, pour vibraphone
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
10:50 - Ms Yibing WANG, 25 ans, Chine
- Yasuo Sueyoshi: Mirage, pour marimba
- Kevin Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
11:40 - Ms Marianna BEDNARSKA, 25 ans, Pologne
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
12:05 - Mr. Yao-Te HSIEH, 26 ans, Taïwan
- Kevin Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
12:30 - Mr. Garrett MENDELOW, 29 ans, Etats-Unis
- Franco Donatoni: Omar II, pour vibraphone
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
14:30 - Mr. Yi CHEN, 25 ans, Taïwan
- Yasuo Sueyoshi: Mirage, pour marimba
- Maki Ishii: Thirteen drums
14:55 - Mr. Meng-Fu HSIEH, 23 ans, Taïwan
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
15:20 - Ms Sarah AMAR, 24 ans, France
- Franco Donatoni: Omar II, pour vibraphone
- Kevin Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
15:45 - Mr. Yinzhi YANG, 24 ans, Chine
- Philippe Hurel: Loops II, pour vibraphone
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
18:15 - Mr. Wei WANG, 27 ans, Taïwan
- Yoshihisa Taïra: Convergence I, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
18:40 - Mr. Oliver XU, 22 ans, Etats-Unis
- Yasuo Sueyoshi: Mirage, pour marimba
- Kevin Volans: She who sleeps with a small blanket
19:05 - Ms Hyeji BAK, 28 ans, Corée du Sud
- Bruno Mantovani: Moi, jeu?, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
19:55 - Mr. Ti-Hsien LAI, 27 ans, Taïwan
- Akira Miyoshi: Ripple, pour marimba
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
20:20 - Ms Jiyeon KIM, 28 ans, Corée du Sud
- Alejandro Viñao: Khan variations, pour marimba
- Maki Ishii: Thirteen drums
20:45 - Mr. François VALLET-TESSIER, 24 ans, France
- Philippe Hurel: Loops II, pour vibraphone
- Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A et B
Session 1 : 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM
Session 2: 2:30 PM - 4 PM
Session 3: 6:15 PM - 9:30 PM
Centre des Arts, International School of Geneva (Route de Chêne, 62)
Yamaha and Bergerault, percussion competition partners