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GENERAL CONDITIONS ORGANIZERS

The 66th ARD International Music Competition in Munich The 66th ARD International Music Competition
is open for the following categories: in Munich 2017 is presented by the Association of
Public Broadcasting Corporations in the Federal Republic
Guitar of Germany (ARD).
Oboe Bayerischer Rundfunk -- Munich
Piano Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurt/Main
Violin
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk -- Leipzig
Norddeutscher Rundfunk -- Hamburg
The invitation to participate in this competition is
CONTENTS extended to young musicians, who are ready to launch an Radio Bremen
international career. Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
1 Title The competition is open to musicians of all nations born Saarlndischer Rundfunk -- Saarbrcken
2 General Conditions Organizers between 1988 and 2000. Sdwestrundfunk -- Stuttgart
3 Prizes Special Prizes The competition will be conducted during the period from Westdeutscher Rundfunk -- Cologne
5 Concert Invitations August 28 to September 15, 2017 (including the prize Deutsche Welle -- Bonn/Berlin
7 Conditions of Participation winners concerts).
8 Conduct of the Competition Deutschlandradio Berlin/Cologne
The auditions are open to the public.
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners
10 Media Exploitation Deadline for registration: March 31, 2017
(Date stamp does not apply!)
Jury and Repertoire Member of the World Federation of
11 Guitar International Music Competitions, Geneva
13 Oboe
15 Piano Member of the Alink Argerich Foundation
17 Violin

19 Schedule
20 Honorary Committee Patrons
21 Main Committee Directors
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 PRIZES SPECIAL PRIZES

Guitar Audience Prizes

First Prize 10,000 Audience Prizes totaling 6.000, made possible by the
Second Prize 7,500 Theodor-Rogler-Foundation, will be awarded in the final
Third Prize 5,000 round as follows:
Guitar in the amount of 1,500
Oboe Oboe in the amount of 1,500
First Prize 10,000 Piano in the amount of 1,500
Second Prize 7,500 Violin in the amount of 1,500
Third Prize 5,000
CONTENTS Special Prizes for the Best Interpretation of a
Piano Commissioned Composition
1 Title First Prize 10,000 Special Prizes totaling 4,000 for the best interpretation
2 General Conditions Organizers Second Prize 7,500 of the individual commissioned compositions, made
3 Prizes Special Prizes Third Prize 5,000 possible by the Alice-Rosner-Foundation, will be awarded
5 Concert Invitations in the category:
7 Conditions of Participation Violin Guitar for the composition by Vito uraj
8 Conduct of the Competition First Prize 10,000 in the amount of 1,000
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners Second Prize 7,500 Oboe for the composition by Thierry Escaich
10 Media Exploitation Third Prize 5,000 in the amount of 1,000
Piano for the composition by Pascal Dusapin in the
Jury and Repertoire amount of 1,000
11 Guitar The prize winners will be determined by the jury. Violin for the composition by Avner Dorman
13 Oboe in the amount of 1,000
15 Piano
17 Violin Special Prize of the Munich Chamber Orchestra
The Special Prize from the Munich Chamber Orchestra
19 Schedule totaling 1,000 will be awarded by the members of the
20 Honorary Committee Patrons Munich Chamber Orchestra for an outstanding
21 Main Committee Directors interpretation by a semi-finalist in the category oboe,
Upcoming Competition piano or violin.

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 Special BR-KLASSIK Online Prize
The BR-KLASSIK program division of Bayerischer
Rundfunk will be presenting the BR-KLASSIK Online Prize
in the amount of 1,000 for the winner of the online
voting during the finals.
ifp Music Prize
The special prize from ifp Cologne in the amount of
3,000 is awarded for an outstanding achievement in
the category guitar.

Special Prize Mozart Society Munich

Special Prize U21 The Mozart Society Munich e. V. is awarding a prize in the
The Special Prize U21 totaling 2,000, underwritten by amount of 1,000 to a young semifinalist.
the Dr.-Marianne-Kunkel-Fund will be awarded by the
BR-KLASSIK young peoples program U21 Your
CONTENTS Program. Your Music for an outstanding performance by Special Prize GENUIN classics
a very young participant. GENUIN classics awards a CD production to one of the
1 Title prize winners.
2 General Conditions Organizers
3 Prizes Special Prizes Alice-Rosner-Prize
5 Concert Invitations The Alice-Rosner-Foundation awards the Alice-Rosner-
7 Conditions of Participation Prize in the amount of 1,000 for the best interpretation
8 Conduct of the Competition of a 20th century work.
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners
10 Media Exploitation
Osnabrck Music Prize
Jury and Repertoire The Osnabrck Music Prize, made possible by the
11 Guitar Werner-Egerland-Foundation, in the amount of 7,500
13 Oboe is awarded to a finalist. It is linked to a concert with the
15 Piano Osnabrck Symphony Orchestra.
17 Violin

19 Schedule Busch Brothers Prize

20 Honorary Committee Patrons The Busch Brothers Circle awards the Busch Brothers
21 Main Committee Directors Prize in the amount of 3,000 in collaboration with the
Upcoming Competition South Westphalian Philharmonic to an outstanding
finalist. It is linked to a concert appearance at the Busch
Brothers Circle and potential subsequent concerts with
the South Westphalian Philharmonic.

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 CONCERT INVITATIONS Freunde der Musik Landshut
Frstensaal Classix Kempten
Prize winners may be invited to give concerts or make Gebrder-Busch-Kreis
recordings. Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten
Heidelberger Frhling
Broadcast Appearance Hofer Symphoniker
Prize winners will receive invitations from ARD Inselfestival Hombroich
broadcasters to perform concerts or make recordings InselKonzerte Kammermusik auf Herrenchiemsee
under the usual radio conditions. International Festival of Young Music Competition
Laureates Katowice
Prize winners may be invited as soloists Internationales Musikfestival esk Krumlov
CONTENTS by the orchestras of the ARD. Junge Knstler Stars von Morgen Konzerte im
Schloss Illertissen
1 Title Further Concert Engagements Junges Podium Altrip
2 General Conditions Organizers Possible concert engagements may be offered by the Juventudes musicales de Espaa
3 Prizes Special Prizes following institutions: Kaisersaalkonzerte Frankfurt/Main
5 Concert Invitations Kammermusik-Festival Liesborner Konzerte
7 Conditions of Participation Apollon Musagte Festival Kammermusik-Gemeinde Hannover
8 Conduct of the Competition Auditorium du Louvre Kammermusikalische Vereinigung Stdtischer
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners Bayerisches Kammerorchester Bad Brckenau Musikverein Trier
10 Media Exploitation BellArte Mnchen Kirchbergforum Hessen
Burghofspiele im Rheingau Sommer Kissinger Sommer
Jury and Repertoire Camerata Andechs Klavier-Festival Ruhr
11 Guitar Carl Orff Festspiele Andechs & Ammersee Konzerte auf Henkellsfeld, Wiesbaden
13 Oboe Central European Music Festival ilina Konzerte im Deutschen Elfenbeinmuseum Erbach
15 Piano Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks Konzertgesellschaft Wuppertal
17 Violin Collegium Musicum Basel
Davos Festival
19 Schedule Euregio Musikfestival
20 Honorary Committee Patrons Festival Classic Oberfinning
21 Main Committee Directors Festival der Nationen, Bad Wrishofen
Upcoming Competition Festival EuroArt Praha
Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen
Frankfurter Museums-Gesellschaft

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 Konzerthaus Berlin
Kulturamt der Stadt Marl
Kulturdienst Weimar
Kulturverein Zorneding-Baldham
Kunstfreunde Bensheim
Kurpflzisches Kammerorchester
Leitheimer Schlosskonzerte
Lions Club Schwbisch Gmnd
Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele
Meisterkonzerte im Alten Bahnhof Kettwig
Meistersolisten im Isartal, Icking
CONTENTS Meister von morgen, Herdecke
Mosel Musikfestival
1 Title Mozart-Gesellschaft Dortmund
2 General Conditions Organizers Mnchener Kammerorchester
3 Prizes Special Prizes Mnchner Konzertdirektion Hrtnagel
5 Concert Invitations Mnchner Rundfunkorchester
7 Conditions of Participation Mnchner Symphoniker
8 Conduct of the Competition Musical Olympus International Festival of
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners St. Petersburg
10 Media Exploitation Musik und Sprache, Hessenbrckenmhle
Musik & Theater Saar
Jury and Repertoire Musikverein Bamberg
11 Guitar Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
13 Oboe Osnabrcker Symphonieorchester
15 Piano Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles
17 Violin Philharmonie Merck, Darmstadt
Philharmonie Sdwestfalen
19 Schedule Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg
20 Honorary Committee Patrons Podium fr junge Solisten Schloss Tegernsee
21 Main Committee Directors Rheingau Musik Festival
Upcoming Competition Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landestheater und
Sinfonieorchester
Schlosskonzerte Mannheim
Schlosstheater Fulda
Schwarzwald Musikfestival
Schweizer Musikfestwochen
Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele
Squire Artists, Niederlande
Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg
Sdwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
Symphonieorchester Wilde Gungl Mnchen
Theaterforum Klassikforum Gauting
Ticino Musica, Locarno
Tonhalle Dsseldorf
Tonicale Musik & Event, Mnchen
Vaterstettener Rathauskonzerte
Weilburger Schlosskonzerte
Weingartner Musiktage Junger Knstler
Wetzlarer Kulturgemeinschaft
Wiener KammerOrchester
Winners & Masters/Kulturkreis Gasteig, Mnchen
Wrttembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
Wrttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Zeughauskonzerte, Neuss
Concert managers, concert agencies
and representatives of the music
industry will be invited to the final
rounds and the prize winners concerts.
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 CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
Registration Deadline Admission
Registration deadline for applications: March 31, 2017 Once the selection has been made, the decision of the
(Date stamp does not apply!) pre-selection jury on admission to the competition will
be released by June 15, 2017 at the latest. Its decisions
For more information about the application process
are final and incontestable. No explanations will be
please see www.ard-musikwettbewerb.de (from February
provided.
15, 2017 on).
The chosen competitors will receive written notification
Application of their selection. Competitors from abroad can, if
The following documentation should be enclosed: necessary, use this confirmation to apply for an entry
CONTENTS - application form (download expected from Februar 2017 visa.
at: www.ard-musikwettbewerb.de)
- for the pre-selection, a digital audio recording; the Recognition of Conditions
1 Title With the application for the competition the participant
following file format will be accepted: aif, aiff, aac, flac,
2 General Conditions Organizers acknowledges acceptance of the participation and
m2v, mkv, mov, mpeg, mpg, mp2, mp3, mp4, mus, mxf,
3 Prizes Special Prizes ogg, wav, wma, wmv. competition conditions as well as the decision of the
5 Concert Invitations The audio recording may not be edited, may not be pre-selection jury and the competition jury as binding.
7 Conditions of Participation processed and may not be older than one year (the works There is no right of appeal.
8 Conduct of the Competition required for the pre-selection can be found in the Participation is only possible in one of the competition
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners repertoire conditions). Cuts, editing or other technological categories.
10 Media Exploitation manipulation of pitches or lengths of held notes within Applications that do not meet the requirements of the
the sections performed are not permitted. competition can be rejected. Submitted documents and
Jury and Repertoire - a declaration signed by the recording studio/engineer sound recordings cannot be returned.
11 Guitar cf. download of the declaration form
13 Oboe - in case of students: the approval of the teacher Participation Fee
15 Piano - an artistic curriculum vitae Following receipt of the admission confirmation, the
17 Violin - a portrait photograph (jpg file) of the applicant, which participation fee of 100 must be transferred free of
will appear in the competition program black & white bank charges for the recipient at the latest by July 31,
19 Schedule or color (without copyright). 2017. Should the competitor be prevented from
20 Honorary Committee Patrons attending, or should he or she cancel his or her
21 Main Committee Directors participation, this participation fee cannot be refunded.
Only complete applications will be accepted!
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 CONDUCT OF THE COMPETITION
Jury
The jury will be selected from among personalities with
international reputations without regard to ethnic,
ideological, political or linguistic considerations.
The decisions of the jury cannot be contested.
Students of a Jury Member
If there is a student of a jury member among the
participants, this jury member may not take part in the
appraisal of this competitor.
CONTENTS Jury members are not allowed to teach their students
during the competition itself, otherwise the student,
1 Title the jury member, or both may be disqualified. To this end,
2 General Conditions Organizers a student is defined as someone who studied with a jury
3 Prizes Special Prizes member for a lengthy and continuous period, and such
5 Concert Invitations study was completed less than three years before the
7 Conditions of Participation beginning of the competition. Participation in master
8 Conduct of the Competition classes is not affected.
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners
10 Media Exploitation Competition Rounds
Four competition rounds are obligatory in all categories.
Jury and Repertoire The semi-finals for the categories oboe, piano and violin
11 Guitar will be accompanied by the Munich Chamber Orchestra
13 Oboe without conductor; the semi-final for the category guitar
15 Piano will be accompanied by a string quartet.
17 Violin A maximum of six soloists will be admitted to the
semi-finals.
19 Schedule The final rounds for the categories oboe, piano and violin
20 Honorary Committee Patrons will be accompanied by the Symphonieorchester des
21 Main Committee Directors Bayerischen Rundfunks, the final for the category guitar
Upcoming Competition will be accompanied by the Mnchner Rundfunkorchester.
All finals will be led by a conductor.
A maximum of three soloists will be admitted to the final
rounds.
First Audition Date
All participants will receive notification of the scheduled
date of their first audition along with the admission to the
competition in writing.
Competition Program
The following repertoire lists and the conditions therein
contained are binding for the competition program.
The competition program submitted by the competitors is
binding.
Subsequent alterations are not permitted.
No works in the competition program may be repeated
except on the express wish of the jury. The sequence of
performance in the first and second round is at the
participants discretion. If possible, original text editions
should be performed.
Participants will not be allowed to perform their own
compositions. In certain cases, the jury may allow only
selections of individual works to be performed in the first
two competition rounds, or may select works from the
submitted repertoire.
Piano Accompanists
Official piano accompanists are available at no charge to
the competitors in the categories oboe and violin.
Participants may bring along their personal accompanist
at their own expense.
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 P R E S E N C E of the participants at the competition PRIZE WINNERS
Each participant has to register personally at the central
Awards Ceremony
competition office in the Bayerischer Rundfunk at least
The awards ceremony will take place after the last prize
one day before the first audition and present his or her
winners concert.
passport, ID card or officially recognized birth certificate,
Competitors will be expected to receive their awards in
and should not leave Munich as long as he or she is an
person.
active participant in the competition without the express
Prize Winners Concerts
approval of the competition management (prize winners
At the prize winners concerts, chamber music works
may first depart at September 16, 2017).
and works for soloists with orchestral accompaniment
Each participant accepts the obligation to remain free of
will be performed. The decisions regarding the program
all professional obligations or concerts throughout the
CONTENTS and at which concert specific participants will appear
duration of the competition.
will be made by the competition management in
1 Title conjunction with the jury and the music department of
A C C O M M O D A T I O N during the competition
2 General Conditions Organizers Bayerischer Rundfunk.
For the duration of the first round, reasonably priced
3 Prizes Special Prizes Prize winners will receive no fee for their participation in
hotels will be recommended to the participants. All
5 Concert Invitations the prize winners concerts.
competitors who reach the second round will be provided
7 Conditions of Participation by the competition management with the cost of
8 Conduct of the Competition accommodation and meals from the day after their first
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners performance on for the duration of their further
10 Media Exploitation participation in the audition process (accommodation in
the Kardinal-Wendel-Haus Munich).
Jury and Repertoire Semi-finalists will be guests of the competition until the
11 Guitar final rounds, winner until the prize winners concerts. This
13 Oboe does not apply to piano accompanists or other
15 Piano companions.
17 Violin

19 Schedule
20 Honorary Committee Patrons
21 Main Committee Directors
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 MEDIA EXPLOITATION

The Competition, including the prize winners concerts,

will be recorded by Bayerischer Rundfunk. These
recordings can be used for broadcasting (radio or
television, including on-line) in full and/or in selections,
live or at a later time, and also provided for individual
access independent of the type of receiver and also be
made publicly available. Other broadcasters in Germany
and abroad can make use of these recordings
simultaneously or at a later time. Further use of our
CONTENTS broadcasts and availabilities regardless of time and place
(in full, in part or in selections) are possible.
1 Title The administration of the Competition reserves the right
2 General Conditions Organizers to use the recordings of the Competition rounds and prize
3 Prizes Special Prizes winners concerts for the production of a CD and/or a DVD
5 Concert Invitations to serve as publicity for the prize winners and
7 Conditions of Participation documentation of the Competition. The administration of
8 Conduct of the Competition the Competition further reserves the right to release or
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners have released, and/or distribute or have distributed, itself
10 Media Exploitation or through third parties, commercially or non
commercially, any and all material from the Competition in
Jury and Repertoire audio or audio-visual form, on analogue or digital
11 Guitar sound/image/sound-image data carriers including
13 Oboe platforms, regardless of format or process.
15 Piano The declaration of agreement required from the prize
17 Violin winners is regarded as given with the application to the
ARD Music Competition, the same applies to the transfer
19 Schedule of rights in accordance with the aforementioned
20 Honorary Committee Patrons stipulations. The prize winners have no claim to additional
21 Main Committee Directors compensation of any kind.
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 GUITAR

Pre-selection with recording: Second round (30 to max 40 minutes)

a) JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, One movement from the lute 4. One of the following sonatas:
suites BWV 995, 996, 997 or 1006a (adaptation LEO BROUWER, one of Sonatas
and key freely chosen) MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, Sonata
b) First and second movement of one of the sonatas CARLOS GUASTAVINO, Sonata I
from the second round (see no. 4.) ANTONIO JOS, Sonata
MANUEL MARA PONCE, Sonata III or Sonata Romantica
The works recorded for the pre-selection can be FERDINAND REBAY, Sonata D minor or Sonata A minor
repeated in the competition program. JOAQUN RODRIGO, Sonata Giocosa
CONTENTS JOAQUN TURINA, Sonata op. 61
First round (20 to max. 25 minutes)
1 Title 5. One of the following works:
2 General Conditions Organizers 1. A fantasy by one of the following composers: LUCIANO BERIO, Sequenza XI
3 Prizes Special Prizes FRANCESCO DA MILANO BENJAMIN BRITTEN, Nocturnal
5 Concert Invitations JOHN DOWLAND ELLIOTT CARTER, Changes
7 Conditions of Participation LUYS MILN BRETT DEAN, Three Caprichos after Goya
8 Conduct of the Competition LUIS DE NARVEZ HANS WERNER HENZE, Royal Winter Music 2nd Sonata
MELCHIOR NEUSIDLER or 3 Tentos
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners
ALBERT DE RIPPE MAGNUS LINDBERG, Mano a mano
10 Media Exploitation
TRISTAN MURAIL, Tellur
2. One of the following works: PER NRGRD, Clubs Among Jokers
Jury and Repertoire GOFFREDO PETRASSI, Suoni Notturni or Nunc
MAURO GIULIANI: one of the Rossiniane
11 Guitar GIULIO REGONDI, Rverie op. 19 JOS MARA SNCHEZ VERD, Cuaderno de Friedenau
13 Oboe or Introduction et Caprice op. 23 SIMON STEEN-ANDERSEN, Inside out outside in
15 Piano FERNANDO SOR, Fantaisie op. 7 Toru TAKEMITSU, In the Woods or All in Twilight or Equinox
17 Violin or Fantaisie op. 30
or Fantaisie villageoise op. 52 6. One work freely chosen
19 Schedule or Morceau de concert op. 54
20 Honorary Committee Patrons or Fantaisie legiaque op. 59
21 Main Committee Directors
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 Semifinal (with string quartet)

7. VITO URAJ, composition commissioned for the ARD

International Music Competition 2017 (world premiere)
sponsored by Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
The sheet music will be supplied along with the admission to
the competition. The commissioned composition may be
performed with the music, it may not be publicly performed
prior to the competition.

8. One of the following quintets for guitar and string

quartet:
CONTENTS EUGNE BOZZA, Concertino da Camera
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, Quintetto op. 143
1 Title (The guitar may be slightly amplified.)
2 General Conditions Organizers
3 Prizes Special Prizes
5 Concert Invitations Final (with the Mnchner Rundfunkorchester)
7 Conditions of Participation
8 Conduct of the Competition 9. One of the following concertos for guitar and
orchestra:
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners
MAURICE OHANA, Trois Graphiques
10 Media Exploitation
MANUEL MARIA PONCE, Concierto del Sur
JOAQUN RODRIGO, Concierto de Aranjuez
Jury and Repertoire HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS, Concerto
11 Guitar (The guitar may be slightly amplified.)
13 Oboe
15 Piano
17 Violin The works from no. 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 are to be
performed from memory. Jury Guitar
19 Schedule Carlo Domeniconi Chairman Italy
20 Honorary Committee Patrons Eduardo Fernndez Uruguay
21 Main Committee Directors Dale Kavanagh Canada
ukasz Kuropaczewski Poland
Upcoming Competition
Pablo Mrquez Argentina
Jrgen Ruck Germany

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 PIANO

Pre-selection with recording: Second round (max. 55 minutes)

a) JOSEPH HAYDN or WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, 5. One of the following works:

one sonata freely chosen ISAAC ALBNIZ, one book from the Iberia Suite
b) one etude, that must not be repeated in the ALBAN BERG, Sonata op. 1
competition program BLA BARTK, Sonata Sz 80 (1926)
BLA BARTK, Im Freien, Sz 81
First round (max. 25 minutes) CLAUDE DEBUSSY, Images, Book 1 or 2
CLAUDE DEBUSSY, Estampes
1. DOMENICO SCARLATTI, one sonata freely chosen (not CLAUDE DEBUSSY, three Prludes (freely chosen)
CONTENTS longer than 3 minutes) SERGEJ PROKOFJEW, Sonata no. 3 A minor, op. 28
or no. 4 C minor, op. 29
1 Title 2. JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, Prelude and Fugue from The OLIVIER MESSIAEN, four Prludes (freely chosen)
2 General Conditions Organizers Well-Tempered Clavier 1 or 2 (not longer than 7 MAURICE RAVEL, three pieces from Miroirs
3 Prizes Special Prizes minutes) MAURICE RAVEL, Valses nobles et sentimentales
5 Concert Invitations ALEXANDER SKRJABIN, one of the sonatas no. 4 to no. 10
7 Conditions of Participation 3. One etude by FREDERIC CHOPIN, except op. 10 no. 3, ARNOLD SCHNBERG, Five Pieces op. 23
8 Conduct of the Competition op. 10 no. 6 and op. 25 no. 7
6. One of the following sonatas by LUDWIG VAN
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners
4. One of the following works: BEETHOVEN:
10 Media Exploitation
LUCIANO BERIO, Sequenza IV for piano solo op. 10 no. 3 D major / op. 31 no. 1 G major / op. 31 no. 2 D
PIERRE BOULEZ, Incises for piano solo minor / op. 31 no. 3 E flat major / op. 53 C major / op. 57 F
Jury and Repertoire ELLIOT CARTER, Intermittences minor / op. 81a / op. 101 A major / op. 109 E major / op. 110 A
11 Guitar BEAT FURRER, Studie for piano flat major
13 Oboe GYRGY LIGETI, Etudes, except Arc-en-ciel and En
15 Piano suspens. (selection not longer than 10 minutes)
17 Violin SALVATORE SCIARRINO, Notturno no. 3
JRG WIDMANN, 11 Humoreques for piano (selection not
19 Schedule longer than 10 minutes)
20 Honorary Committee Patrons
21 Main Committee Directors
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 7. One of the following works:
JOHANNES BRAHMS, Sonata no. 2 F sharp minor, op. 2 Final (with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen
JOHANNES BRAHMS, Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Rundfunks)
Hndel op. 24
JOHANNES BRAHMS, one cycle op. 116 or op. 119 10. One of the following concertos:
FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY, Variations srieuses LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, no. 3 C minor, op. 37
D minor, op. 54 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, no. 4 G major, op. 58
FRANZ SCHUBERT, Fantasy C major, D 760 ROBERT SCHUMANN, A minor, op. 54
Wandererfantasie FRDRIC CHOPIN, Nr. 2 F minor, op. 21
FRANZ SCHUBERT, Sonata A minor, D 537 PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, Nr. 1 B flat minor, op. 23
FRANZ SCHUBERT, Sonata A major, D 664
FRANZ SCHUBERT, Sonata A minor, D 784
CONTENTS ROBERT SCHUMANN, Sonate G minor, op. 22 Except for the commissioned composition by Pascal
ROBERT SCHUMANN, Symphonic Etudes op. 13 Dusapin and for the works from no. 4 the entire program is
1 Title (edition 1852) to be performed from memory.
2 General Conditions Organizers ROBERT SCHUMANN, Humoresque B flat major, op. 20
3 Prizes Special Prizes ROBERT SCHUMANN, Faschingsschwank aus Wien op. 26
5 Concert Invitations FRANZ LISZT, Ballade no. 2 B minor
7 Conditions of Participation FRANZ LISZT, Variationen ber Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen,
8 Conduct of the Competition Zagen
FRANZ LISZT, Tre sonetti di Petrarca
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners
10 Media Exploitation
Semifinal (with the Munich Chamber Orchestra,
Jury and Repertoire without conductor)
11 Guitar 8. one of the following concertos by
13 Oboe WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
15 Piano KV 414 / KV 415 / KV 459 / KV 488
17 Violin
9. PASCAL DUSAPIN, Piano Works n 1 , Did it again
19 Schedule composition commissioned for the ARD International Jury Piano
20 Honorary Committee Patrons Music Competition 2017 (world premiere) sponsored by
Bruno Canino Chairman Italy
21 Main Committee Directors Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
dil Biret Turkey
The sheet music will be supplied along with the admission
Upcoming Competition Cecile Licad The Philippines
to the competition. The commissioned composition may be
Anne Quefflec France
performed with the music, it may not be publicly
Herbert Schuch Germany
performed prior to the competition.
Tamara Stefanovich Germany

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 OBOE

Pre-selection with recording: Second round (30 to 40 minutes)

a) HENRI DUTILLEUX, Sonata (1st and 2nd movement) 4. One of the following works:
b) JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, Partita A minor BWV 1013, BENJAMIN BRITTEN, Temporal Variations
2 movements: Allemande, Corrente or Sarabande without PAVEL HAAS, Suite
repeats (also allowed to play in G minor). ANDRE JOLIVET, Srnade
DARIUS MILHAUD, Sonatina
Nikos SKALKOTTAS, Concertino
First round (20 to 25 minutes)
5. One of the following Fantasys by ANTONIO PASCULLI:
CONTENTS
1. One of the following works with cembalo: Fantasia sopra motivi dall`opera Gli Ugonotti
ANTONIO VIVALDI, Sonata C minor RV 53 Gran concerto per oboe sopra motivi dellopera I Vespri
1 Title Siciliani di Verdi
2 General Conditions Organizers NICOLAS CHDEVILLE/ ANTONIO VIVALDI, one of the Sonatas
from Il Pastor Fido RV 5458 Fantasia sullopera Poliuto di Donizetti
3 Prizes Special Prizes Fantasia sullopera La Favorita di Donizetti
GEORG FRIEDRICH HNDEL, Sonata C minor HWV 366
5 Concert Invitations
7 Conditions of Participation 2. ROBERT SCHUMANN, 3 Romances op. 94 no. 1 and no. 2 6. One of the following works:
8 Conduct of the Competition LUCIANO BERIO, Sequenza VII
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners 3. One of the following works: NICCOL CASTIGLIONI, Alef
10 Media Exploitation ANTAL DORTI, Five pieces for Oboe solo, VINKO GLOBOKAR, Atemstudie
Nr.1, 2 and 5 HEINZ HOLLIGER, Studie 2
HEINZ HOLLIGER, Sonata for Oboe solo, 1st and 2nd HEINZ HOLLIGER, Studie ber Mehrklnge
Jury and Repertoire
or 1st and 4th movement LIZA LIM, Gyfu
11 Guitar
DIRK-MICHAEL KIRSCH, Danse Sigillum Saturni op. 26 KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN, In Freundschaft
13 Oboe ISANG YUN, Piri
15 Piano for Oboe solo
GILLES SILVESTRINI, 6 Etudes for Oboe solo, no. 1, 2 and 6
17 Violin

19 Schedule
20 Honorary Committee Patrons
21 Main Committee Directors
Upcoming Competition

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 Semifinal (with the Munich Chamber Orchestra,
without conductor)

7. One of the following concertos by

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART:
C major KV 314 or
F major KV 313 (according to Flute concerto G major)

8. THIERRY ESCAICH, composition commissioned for the ARD

CONTENTS
1 Title
2 General Conditions Organizers
3 Prizes Special Prizes
5 Concert Invitations
7 Conditions of Participation
8 Conduct of the Competition
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners
10 Media Exploitation
International Music Competition 2017 (world premiere)
sponsored by Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
The sheet music will be supplied along with the admission to
the competition. The commissioned composition may be
performed with the music, it may not be publicly performed
prior to the competition.
Final (with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen
Rundfunks)
9. RICHARD STRAUSS, Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra
D major

Jury and Repertoire The works from no. 2, 7 and 9 are to be performed
11 Guitar from memory.
13 Oboe
15 Piano
17 Violin
Jury Oboe
19 Schedule Elaine Douvas Chairman USA
20 Honorary Committee Patrons Washington Barella Brasil/Italy
21 Main Committee Directors Nora Cismondi France
Upcoming Competition Nicholas Daniel Great Britain
Christoph Hartmann Germany
Louise Pellerin Canada
Paulus van der Merwe The Netherlands

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 VIOLIN

Pre-selection with recording: Second round

a) Two Caprices by NICCOL PAGANINI and/or HENRYK
WIENIAWSKI
b) One Sonata by WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
from KV 306 on, that can be repeated in the competition
program
4. One of the following works:
one sonata by WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART:
KV 306, 378, 379, 380, 403, 454, 481, 526, 547
or
one Sonata by LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (except no. 9)

First round (max. 30 minutes) 5. One of the following works:

CONTENTS GEORGE BENJAMIN, Three miniatures
1. Freely chosen program (max. 10 minutes) LUCIANO BERIO, Sequenza VIII
1 Title from the Sonatas or Partitas for Violin solo by PIERRE BOULEZ, Anthmes I
2 General Conditions Organizers JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH ISABEL MUNDRY, Balances for Violin
3 Prizes Special Prizes SALVATORE SCIARRINO, Sei Capricci (selection 10 to 12 min.)
5 Concert Invitations 2. One of the following works: JRG WIDMANN, Etudes (selection 10 to 12 min.)
7 Conditions of Participation GRAYNA BACEWICZ, Sonata da camera or Partita
8 Conduct of the Competition PAUL HINDEMITH, Sonata C major or Sonata E flat major 6. One of the following Sonatas:
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners op. 11 no. 1 or Sonata E major JOHANNES BRAHMS, Sonata no. 2 op. 100 or no. 3 op. 108
10 Media Exploitation ERNST KRENEK, Sonata op. 99 CLAUDE DEBUSSY
WITOLD LUTOSAWSKI, Partita GEORGE ENESCU, Sonata no. 2 op. 6 or no. 3 op. 25
Jury and Repertoire OLIVIER MESSIAEN, Thme et variations GABRIEL FAUR, Sonata no. 1 op. 13
11 Guitar SERGEIJ PROKOFJEW, Cinq melodies op. 35b CSAR FRANCK
13 Oboe
DMITRIJ SCHOSTAKOWITSCH, Preludes op. 34 edited for Violin SERGEI PROKOFIEV, one Sonata
15 Piano
and Piano (Selection 10 to 12 min.) MAURICE RAVEL (1923/27)
17 Violin
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI, Nocturne and Tarantella op. 28 ROBERT SCHUMANN, Sonate no. 2 D minor op. 121
JOAQUN TURINA, Sonate no. 1 op. 51 or Sonata no. 3 A minor WoO 2
19 Schedule
20 Honorary Committee Patrons FRANZ SCHUBERT, Fantasy D 934
21 Main Committee Directors 3. One Caprice by NICCOL PAGANINI (not no. 4 and no. 6) CHARLES IVES, Sonata no. 1 or no. 3
Upcoming Competition or by HENRYK WIENIAWSKI

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 Semifinal (with the Munich Chamber Orchestra,
without conductor)

7. AVNER DORMAN, composition commissioned for the ARD

International Music Competition 2017 (world premiere)
sponsored by Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
The sheet music will be supplied along with the admission to
the competition. The commissioned composition may be
performed with the music, it may not be publicly performed
prior to the competition.

CONTENTS 8. One of the concertos for violin and orchestra:

by WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART or by JOSEPH HAYDN
1 Title
2 General Conditions Organizers
3 Prizes Special Prizes Final (with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen
5 Concert Invitations Rundfunks)
7 Conditions of Participation
8 Conduct of the Competition 9. One of the following concertos:
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners SAMUEL BARBER, Concerto op. 14
10 Media Exploitation BLA BARTK, Concerto no. 1
SERGEJ PROKOFJEW, Concerto no. 1
Jury and Repertoire
11 Guitar
13 Oboe The works from no. 1, 3, 8 and 9 are to be performed
15 Piano from memory.
17 Violin
Jury Violin

19 Schedule Mauricio Fuks Chairman Canada

20 Honorary Committee Patrons Pierre Amoyal France
21 Main Committee Directors Hae-Sun Kang France/South Korea
Rainer Kussmaul Germany
Upcoming Competition
Tasmin Little Great Britain
Benjamin Schmid Austria
Isabelle van Keulen The Netherlands

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Piano Prize Winners Concerts

Tuesday, August 29: 1st round begins Concert with the Mnchner Rundfunkorchester
Saturday, September 2: 2nd round begins Wednesday, September 13, 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 5: Semifinal
Friday, September 8: Final Concert with the Munich Chamber Orchestra
Thursday, September 14, 8:00 p.m.
Violin
Monday, August 28: 1st round begins Concert with the Symphonieorchester
CONTENTS des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Thursday, August 31: 2nd round begins
Sonday, September 3: Semifinal Friday, September 15, 8:00 p.m.
1 Title
2 General Conditions Organizers Wednesday, September 6: Final
3 Prizes Special Prizes
5 Concert Invitations Oboe
7 Conditions of Participation Saturday, September 2: 1st round begins
8 Conduct of the Competition Tuesday, September 5: 2nd round begins
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners
Friday, September 8: Semifinal
10 Media Exploitation
Sunday, September 10: Final
Jury and Repertoire
11 Guitar Guitar
13 Oboe Thursday, August 31: 1st round begins
15 Piano Sunday, September 3: 2nd round begins
17 Violin Wednesday, September 6: Semifinal
Saturday, September 9: Final
19 Schedule
20 Honorary Committee Patrons
21 Main Committee Directors
Upcoming Competition

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 HONORARY COMMITTEE PATRONS

Dr. Thomas Goppel The General Directors of the ARD

President of the Bavarian Music Council Ulrich Wilhelm
Dr. Winrich Hopp Bayerischer Rundfunk
Artistic Director of musica viva Manfred Krupp
at Bayerischer Rundfunk Hessischer Rundfunk
Mariss Jansons Prof. Dr. Karola Wille
Chief Conductor of the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
Symphonieorchester and Chor
CONTENTS Lutz Marmor
des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Prof. Martin Maria Krger
1 Title Jan Metzger
President of the German Music Council
2 General Conditions Organizers Radio Bremen
3 Prizes Special Prizes Zubin Mehta
Patricia Schlesinger
5 Concert Invitations Conductor
Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
7 Conditions of Participation Kent Nagano
8 Conduct of the Competition Prof. Thomas Kleist
Conductor
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners Saarlndischer Rundfunk
Dieter Reiter
10 Media Exploitation Peter Boudgoust
Lord Mayor of the State Capital of Munich
Sdwestrundfunk
Jury and Repertoire Prof. Dr. Peter Ruzicka
Tom Buhrow
11 Guitar Head of the Salzburg Easter Festival
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
13 Oboe Prof. Albert Scharf
Peter Limbourg
15 Piano Former General Director of Bayerischer Rundfunk
Deutsche Welle
17 Violin Dr. Ludwig Spaenle
Dr. Willi Steul
Bavarian State Minister of Education,
19 Schedule Deutschlandradio
Science and the Arts
20 Honorary Committee Patrons
21 Main Committee Directors
Upcoming Competition

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 MAIN COMMITTEE UPCOMING COMPETITION
Ulrich Wilhelm Chairman September 3 to 21, 2018
General Director of Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich Voice Viola Trumpet Piano Trio
Dorothea Enderle
Head of the Music Department, Sdwestrundfunk,
Baden-Baden
Brigitte Fassbaender
Artistic Director of the Richard-Strauss-Festival, Garmisch-
Partenkirchen
CONTENTS Siegfried Mauser
Pianist Subject to alterations!
1 Title
Christoph Poppen In cases of doubt, the German text applies.
2 General Conditions Organizers
Conductor
3 Prizes Special Prizes
5 Concert Invitations Dr. Detlef Rentsch The text of this invitation is available in the Internet
7 Conditions of Participation Radio deputy director of the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk in German, English and French. The rules with
8 Conduct of the Competition repertoire and the application form (expected to be
Werner Wittersheim available in February 2017) can be downloaded:
9 Presence Accommodation Prize Winners
Head of the Music Program Group, Westdeutscher www.ard-musikwettbewerb.de
10 Media Exploitation
Rundfunk, Cologne

Jury and Repertoire

11 Guitar Artistic Directors of the Competition
13 Oboe Oswald Beaujean Information
15 Piano Dr. Meret Forster ARD International Music Competition
17 Violin c/o Bayerischer Rundfunk
Managing Director Rundfunkplatz 1
19 Schedule Elisabeth Kozik D-80335 Munich
20 Honorary Committee Patrons Phone +49-89 59 00-42471
21 Main Committee Directors Project Management Fax +49-89 59 00-23573
Upcoming Competition Anja Krainz ard.musikwettbewerb@br.de
www.ard-musikwettbewerb.de

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