KENDALL NATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION 2022
Prizes
1.Category A (born after January 1 2004)
First Prize: A Concert Violin to the value of AU$15,000 Made by Master Luthier Michal Prokop –(Graham Caldersmith OAM Award)
Second Prize: AU$2,000 (Richard Pollet Award)
Third Prize: AU$1,000 (Joan Levy Award)
Audience Prize: AU$750 (kindly sponsored by Gil Appleton)
2. Category B (born after January 1 1997 and before January 1 2004)
First Prize: AU$8,500 (Signe Elizabeth Bohn Award)
Second Prize: AU$3,000 (Joan Levy Award)
Third Prize: AU$1,500 (Peter Lee Award)
Fourth Prize: AU$1,000
Audience Prize: (to be awarded to one of the finalists) AU$750
Conditions & Repertoire
Eligibility
Young violinists who are citizens or residents of Australia may apply to compete. Age restrictions apply to the categories of competition as detailed below.
Registration
Competitors should apply to compete by 24 October 2022. The application forms must be accompanied by a copy of their birth certificate or passport and a recording of their performance of the first round repertoire and the application fee of $150. The recording should be in mp3 or other audio-file format (eg. wav. files). The repertoire needs to be separated in tracks and individual tracks/files must not be edited. Judges for round 1 recordings will audition recordings anonymously. The recording should not contain any information or features which could identify the competitor to the judges.
The application can be mailed (Kendall National Violin Competition; c/o Goetz Richter, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Building C 41, University of Sydney NSW 2006 or submitted by email (goetz.richter@sydney.edu.au) )
If applying by mail, the audio recording should be submitted on an USB stick. Please note that the Competition will not return any recording to the competitor.
If applying by email, audio recordings can be submitted via file transfer (Dropbox, Google Drive, Youtube or equivalent). Large audio files should not be sent as attachments.
Competition Category A (violinists born after January 1 2004)
Round 1 Repertoire
a) A caprice by Wieniawski
b) One of the following works to be performed with piano accompaniment
1) Beethoven, Romance F major op 50
2) Beethoven Romance G major op 40
3) Dvorak, Romance f minor op 11
4) Mozart, Adagio E major K 261
c) One of the following movements from a Concerto for Violin and Orchestra to be performed with piano accompaniment
1) Allegro Assai (Third Movement) from J. S. Bach, Concerto in a minor BWV 1041
2) Allegro Assai (Third Movement) from J. S. Bach, Concerto in E major BWV 1042
3) Finale: Presto from J. Haydn, Concerto C major Hob VIIa/1
Semi-Final Repertoire
A program of works not exceeding 25 minutes total performance time including
a) One of the following movements from a Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra to be performed with piano accompaniment
1) Andante from J. S. Bach, Concerto in a minor BWV 1041
2) Adagio from J. S. Bach, Concerto in E major BWV 1042
3) Adagio from J. Haydn, Concerto C major Hob VIIa/1
b) A short virtuosic work with piano accompaniment (other than a caprice) by Wieniawski, Vieuxtemps, Sarasate, Saint-Saens or Paganini. No concerto movements are permissible.
c) One of the following Kendall National Violin Competition Watermark Compositions
1) Jonathon Mui, Rhapsody No 2
2) Emma Greenhill, Paper Boats
3) Elizabeth Younan, Microsonata II
Final Repertoire
a) One of the following Violin concerti in their entirety (performed with the Kendall String Academy ensemble)
1) J. S. Bach, Concerto in a minor BWV 1041
2) J. S. Bach, Concerto in E major BWV 1042
3) J. Haydn, Concerto C major Hob VIIa/1
b) A short virtuosic work with piano accompaniment (other than a caprice). No concerto movements are permissible. Repertoire from Semi-finals can be repeated
Competition Category B (violinists born after January 1 1997 and before January 1 2004)
Round 1 Repertoire
a) Two contrasting movements from a Bach Solo-Sonata or Partita
b) A short 19th or 20th century complete virtuosic work. Concerto movements are not permissible
c) One movement from a major Sonata for Violin and Piano
Semi-final Repertoire
Competitors should prepare a recital program not exceeding 30 minutes including:
a) Two contrasting movements from a Bach Solo-Sonata or Partita
b) A short 19th or 20th century complete virtuosic work. Concerto movements are not permissible
c) A movement from a major Sonata for Violin and Piano
Final Repertoire
Competitors should prepare a recital program including
a) One movement from a Bach Solo-Sonata or Partita
b) A major Sonata for Violin and Piano
c) A short 19th or 20th century virtuosic work. Concerto movements are not permissible
d) One of the following Kendall National Violin Competition Watermark Compositions
1) Jonathon Mui: Rhapsody No 2
2) Emma Greenhill: Paper Boats
3) Elizabeth Younan: Microsonata II
Finals
Candidates will be advised about their participation in the finals immediately following the semi-finals on December 10 2022. The Final will be held as a public performance in Kendall NSW on March 4-5 2023. The Kendall National Violin Competition will make a financial contribution to travel and accommodation expenses as agreed with finalists in advance of the finals.
The competition will engage a pianist for the finals of the competition. Finalists should arrive in Kendall on Friday March 3 2023 to be able to rehearse with the Kendall String Academy (category A) and pianist (category A/ B) for the competition. Alternatively, finalists must discuss travel arrangements to enable rehearsal with the competition’s pianist(s) in Sydney in the day/s before the finals.
The winners of the first prizes of the Competition should be available to perform in a celebration concert on Sunday 5th of March 2023 in Kendall.