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Presentation

The Geneva Clarinet Competition 2018 will be held from 3-14 November in Geneva, Switzerland. The competition is open to all clarinetists born after 8 November 1988, regardless of gender or nationality. Candidates  who  have  already  won a first Prize at one of the earlier Geneva Competitions are not allowed to enter for the same discipline again.

Application deadline: 4 May 2018

Prizewinners

OFFICIAL PRIZES

1st PRIZE 
Kevin Spagnolo, 22 years old, Italy

2nd PRIZE 
VItor Fernandes, 24 years old, Portugal

3rd PRIZE
Carlos Ferreira, 24 years old, Portugal

SPECIAL PRIZES

Audience Prize
Carlos Ferreira, 24 years old, Portugal

Young Audience Prize
Carlos Ferreira, 24 years old, Portugal

Students Prize
Carlos Ferreira, 24 years old, Portugal

Concerts de Jussy Prize
Kevin Spagnolo, 22 years old, Italy

 

Calendar

  • 4 May : Application deadline
  • 4-6 June : Video selections (preliminary round)
  • 3 Nov. : Official registration of the candidates - drawing lots
  • 4-6 Nov. : Recital 1 (10h / 18h, Jaques-Dalcroze)
  • 8 Nov. : Recital 2 (10h / 15h, Studio Ansermet)
  • 9 Nov. : Recital 2  (11h / 18h, Studio Ansermet)
  • 11 Nov. : Semi-final (10h30 / 18h, Centre des Arts - International School)
  • 14 Nov. : Final round with L'OCG (19h, Bâtiment des Forces Motrices)
  • 15-17 Nov. : Masterclass  (10h / 14h, Centre des Arts - International School)
     
  • SEE ALL COMPETITION SESSIONS
  • SEE SUMMARIZED CALENDAR

 

 

Candidates

The preselection Jury met in Geneva from 4-6 June 2018 to study the 167 application received from around the world. They selected 24 clarinetists aged 17 to 29 years old from 14 countries to participate in the clarinet competition 2018. 

> SELECTED CANDIDATES 

Programme

A. Preliminary round – video recording

  • C. Debussy : Rhapsodie for clarinet and piano (7')
  • G. Donizetti : Etude N° 1 for clarinet solo (5’)

The works chosen for the preliminary round may be performed again during the competition.

All pieces must be performed by heart, except for the two pieces in Recital I, the Brahms Sonata (Recital II), the Mozart Quintet (Semi-final round) and the compulsory concerto (Final round). Candidates may choose the order in which their wish to perform their programme during each round.

B. Recital I: (max. 50 candidates - max. 30 min.)

  • 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’)

C. Recital II: (max. 16 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.)

D. Semi-final: (max. 6 candidates)

  • W. A. Mozart: quintet for clarinet (or bass clarinet) and string quartet K. 581 (35')
  • One of the following pieces at choice:
    - L. Bassi: fantasy on "Rigoletto" for clarinet and piano (13')
    - Lovreglio: fantasy on "Traviata" for clarinet and piano (12')
  • One of the following pieces at choice:
    - L. Bernstein: sonata for clarinet and piano (12')
    - Poulenc: sonata for clarinet and piano (14')
    - W. Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes (12’)
    - B. Martinu: Sonatina for clarinet and piano (12’)
    - M. Arnold: Sonatina for clarinet and piano, Op. 29 (9’)

E. Final with orchestra (3 finalists)

  • *Compulsory piece: Nocturne II for clarinet and orchestra by Jaehyuck Choi – prize-winner of the Composition Prize 2017 (15-20 min.)
  • One of the following concertos at choice:
    - C. M. v. Weber: Concerto N°1 in F minor Op. 73 (1811)
    - B. H. Crusell: Concerto N°2 in F minor en Op. 5 (1818)
    - J. Rietz: Concerto in G minor Op. 29 (1857) (Simrock)

With L’Orchestre de Chambre de Genève / Orchestre de la HEM Genève
Conducted by Pierre Bleuse

* The concerto by Jaehyuck Choi is on the Youtube Geneva competition channel: click here