The 73rd Geneva International Music Competition will be offering piano & clarinet and will take place from 27 October - 15 November 2018. Candidates are invited to submit their applications before Friday 4th of May, 2018.
Romain Guyot
Clarinet Jury 2018
Biography
Romain Guyot has performed with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe since the late nineties, becoming Principal Clarinet in 2008.
Born in Fontainebleau, France, Romain is the fourth of five children. His mother was a teacher and his father an engineer. At 6 years old, he taught himself the recorder and theory and started learning the clarinet at school aged 8. Only a couple of years later, mesmerised by the recordings he kept listening to all day long, he decided to become a professional musician.
At 16, Romain was appointed principal clarinet of the European Union Youth Orchestra, conducted by Claudio Abbado. Five years later, in 1991, he was appointed principal clarinet of the Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Paris, where he remained until 2001. He won the Young Concert Artist International Auditions in New York in 1996, one of the highest honours for young soloists, as well as the ARD competition in Munich with the Debussy Wind Quintet.
Romain has performed as a soloist throughout Europe, Japan, Korea, China, South America and the USA. He has performed all of the major clarinet concerto repertoire with numerous renowned orchestras and ensembles.
Romain currently teaches at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève in Switzerland and at the Seoul National University in South Korea. He released his first CD as soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in April 2013 (Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Quintet) for the label Mirare. He has also taken part in many chamber music recordings (works by Brahms, Farrenc, Mozart/Beethoven, Ligeti/Janacek).
Also a keen sportsman, Romain Guyot runs marathons, cycles, swims, goes skiing and plays golf. In September 2004 he climbed Mont-Blanc (4,810 metres) to give a clarinet recital on the roof of Europe!
Events
14.11.2018 - 19:00 - Bâtiment des Forces Motrices
Clarinet - Final round
CLARINET - FINAL ROUND WITH ORCHESTRA
Vitor Fernandes, 24 ans, Portugal
Jaehyuck Choi (Né en 1994)
"Nocturne III", Concerto pour clarinette et orchestre (2017)
Julius Rietz (1775-1838)
Concerto en sol mineur, Op. 29 (1857)
Allegro agitato
Adagio
Allegro vivace
Kevin Spagnolo, 22 ans, Italie
Jaehyuck Choi (Né en 1994)
"Nocturne III", Concerto pour clarinette et orchestre (2017)
Bernhard Henryk Crusell (1775-1838)
Concerto N°2 en fa mineur, Op. 5 (1818)
Allegro
Andante pastorale
Rondo: Allegretto
Carlos Ferreira, 24 ans, Portugal
Jaehyuck Choi (Né en 1994)
"Nocturne III", Concerto pour clarinette et orchestre (2017)
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Concerto N°1 en fa mineur, Op. 73 (1811)
Allegro
Adagio ma non troppo
Rondo. Allegretto
With L'Orchestre de Chambre de Genève
Conducted by Pierre Bleuse
The final round is followed by the official prize-giving ceremony
Live broadcast on Espace 2
Live video stream on YouTube and www.concoursgeneve.ch
11.11.2018 - 01.01.1970 - 10:30 / 18:00 - Centre des Arts
Clarinet - Semi-final
CLARINET - SEMI-FINAL ROUND (max. 6 candidates)
- W. A. Mozart: quintet for clarinet (or bass clarinet) and string quartet K. 581
- One of the following pieces at choice:
- L. Bassi: fantasy on "Rigoletto" for clarinet and piano
- Lovreglio: fantasy on "Traviata" for clarinet and piano
- One of the following pieces at choice:
- L. Bernstein: sonata for clarinet and piano
- Poulenc: sonata for clarinet and piano
- W. Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes
- B. Martinu: Sonatina for clarinet and piano
- M. Arnold: Sonatina for clarinet and piano, Op. 29
The Semi-final round takes place at the Centre des Arts at the Geneva International School, 62, route de Chêne)
10:30 - Mr. Giovanni PUNZI, 29 years old, Italy
W.A. Mozart, Quintet for clarinet and string quartet K. 581
With the Quatuor Girard
D. Lovreglio, Fantasy on "Traviata" for clarinet and piano
Saya Hashino, piano
F. Poulenc, Sonata for clarinet and piano
Saya Hashino, piano
11:40 - Mr. Vitor FERNANDES, 24 years old, Portugal
L. Bassi, Fantasy on "Rigoletto" for clarinet and piano
Ivani Venturieri, piano
W. Lutoslawski, Dance Preludes
Ivani Venturieri, piano
W.A. Mozart, Quintet for clarinet and string quartet K. 581
With the Quatuor Girard
12:50 - Mr. Kevin SPAGNOLO, 22 years old, Italy
W.A. Mozart, Quintet for clarinet and string quartet K. 581
With the Quatuor Girard
W. Lutoslawski, Dance Preludes
Ivani Venturieri, piano
D. Lovreglio, Fantasy on "Traviata" for clarinet and piano
Ivani Venturieri, piano
18:00 - Mr. Gervasio TARRAGONA VALLI, 29 years old, Uruguay
F. Poulenc: Sonata for clarinet and piano
Luca Delle Donne, piano
L. Bassi, Fantasy on "Rigoletto" for clarinet and piano
Luca Delle Donne, piano
W.A. Mozart, Quintet for clarinet and string quartet K. 581
With the Quatuor Hermès
19:10 - Mr. Sergey ELETSKIY, 29 years old, Russia
W.A. Mozart, Quintet for clarinet and string quartet K. 581
With the Quatuor Hermès
B. Martinů : Sonatina for clarinet and piano
Saya Hashino, piano
L. Bassi, Fantasy on "Rigoletto" for clarinet and piano
Saya Hashino, piano
20:20 - Mr. Carlos FERREIRA, 24 years old, Portugal
W.A. Mozart, Quintet for clarinet and string quartet K. 581
With the Quatuor Hermès
D. Lovreglio, Fantasy on "Traviata" for clarinet and piano
Shinobu Tanaka, piano
F. Poulenc: Sonata for clarinet and piano
Shinobu Tanaka, piano
09.11.2018 - 11:00 / 18:00 - Studio Ansermet
Clarinet - Recital II
CLARINET - RECITAL II (max. 18 candidates –max. 45 min.)
- J. Brahms: Sonata for clarinet and piano Op. 120 n°1 or Op. 120 n°2 (24')
- Rest of the programme at free choice of candidates (20 min.)
08.11.2018 - 01.01.1970 - 10:00 / 15:00 - Studio Ansermet
Clarinet - Recital II
CLARINET - RECITAL II (max. 18 candidates –max. 45 min.)
- J. Brahms: Sonata for clarinet and piano Op. 120 n°1 or Op. 120 n°2 (24')
- Rest of the programme at free choice of candidates (20 min.)
04.11.2018 - 01.01.1970 - 10:00 / 18:00 - Institut Jaques-Dalcroze
Clarinet - recital I
CLARINET - RECITAL I (max. 60 candidates - max. 30 min.)
PROGRAMME
- Robert Schumann
Fantasiestücke for clarinet and piano (12')
- One of the following pieces at choice:
- F. Donatoni: "Clair» (1st mvt) for clarinet solo (4')
- H. Holliger "Rechant" for clarinet solo (6')
- M. Jarrell: "Assonance" for clarinet solo (9')
- Mantovani: "Bug" for clarinet solo (6')
- J. Widmann: "Fantaisie" for clarinet solo (7')
- K. Stockhausen: « der kleine Harlekin » for clarinet solo (9’)
- E. Denisov: Sonata for clarinet solo (8’)
10:00 - Mr. Giovanni PUNZI, 29 ans, Italie
R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73
B. Mantovani : Bug, pour clarinette solo
Au piano: Saya Hashino
10:25 - Mr. Alexey VOVCHENKO, 25 ans, Russie
R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73
E. Denisov : Sonate, pour clarinette solo
Au piano: Saya Hashino
10:50 - Mr. Lilian LEFEBVRE, 22 ans, France
R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73
F. Donatoni : Clair (1er mvt), pour clarinette solo
Au piano: Shinobu Tanaka
11:15 - Mr. István KOHÁN, 28 ans, Hongrie
R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73
F. Donatoni : Clair (1er mvt), pour clarinette solo
Au piano: Saya Hashino
12:00 - Ms Yung-Yuan CHIANG, 20 ans, Taïwan
R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73
E. Denisov : Sonate, pour clarinette solo
Au piano: Ivani Venturieri
12:25 - Ms Tomomi INOUE, 24 ans, Japon
R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73
F. Donatoni : Clair (1er mvt), pour clarinette solo
Au piano: Shinobu Tanaka
12:50 - Ms Claudia CAMARASA FORT, 25 ans, Espagne
R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73
F. Donatoni : Clair (1er mvt), pour clarinette solo
Au piano: Shinobu Tanaka
18:00 - Mr. Mattia ACETO, 25 ans, Italie
F. Donatoni : Clair (1er mvt), pour clarinette solo
R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73
Au piano: Silvia Ciammaglichella
18:25 - Mr. Magnus HOLMANDER, 25 ans, Suède
R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73
E. Denisov : Sonate, pour clarinette solo
Au piano: Shinobu Tanaka
18:50 - Mr. Vitor FAMILIAR FERNANDES, 24 ans, Portugal
R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73
F. Donatoni : Clair (1er mvt), pour clarinette solo
Au piano: Ivani Venturieri
19:35 - Mr. Nikita LIUTIKOV, 27 ans, Russie
R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73
J. Widmann : Fantaisie pour clarinette solo
Au piano: Shinobu Tanaka
20:00 - Ms Anna GAGANE, 26 ans, Lettonie
E. Denisov : Sonate, pour clarinette solo
R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73
Au piano: Saya Hashino
20:25 - Mr. Amaury VIDUVIER, 27 ans, France
R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73
F. Donatoni : Clair (1er mvt), pour clarinette solo
Au piano: Shinobu Tanaka
04.05.2018 - Online registration
Piano & clarinet 2018