Ediția a XIV-a a Concursului Internațional „George Enescu”, singura competiție de acest gen din România, recunoscută de forurile internaționale de specialitate, are loc în perioada 6 – 27 septembrie 2014 și se desfășoară la Ateneul Român și la Universitatea Națională de Muzică din Bucureşti. Concursul cuprinde patru secțiuni competiționale: Vioară, Violoncel, Pian și Compoziție.
Condiții de înscriere și regulament: aici.
Concursul Internațional “George Enescu” a debutat oficial în septembrie 1958, odată cu lansarea Festivalului Internațional “George Enescu”, ajungând în anul 2014 la a XIV-a ediție.
Încă de la primele ediții și mai ales după Revoluție, Concursul Internațional “George Enescu” a devenit una dintre cele mai valoroase manifestări europene de gen, plasând România pe harta competițiilor de muzică clasică recunoscute în cele mai înalte foruri internaționale de specialitate. Din anul 2002 Concursul este membru al Federației Mondiale a Concursurilor Muzicale Internaționale, fiind singurul Concurs de muzică clasică din România organizat și jurizat în concordanță cu standardele și statutul Federației.
Dacă primele 13 ediții ale Concursului au însoțit Festivalul Internațional “George Enescu”, ediția a-XIV-a marchează o schimbare de abordare prin organizarea Concursului ca parte a Festivalului George Enescu, dar ca eveniment de sine stătător, în anul în care nu are loc Festivalul. Această structură are rolul de a pune în lumină forța și valoarea Concursului asigurând totodată continuitatea agendei de evenimente muzicale de calitate oferite de România spațiului cultural internațional.
Construit ca o prelungire firească a Festivalului Internațional “George Enescu”, cel mai important eveniment cultural internațional organizat de România, Concursul Internațional “George Enescu” readuce în spațiul public valorile în care credea însuși George Enescu, singurul compozitor român care a intrat în patrimoniul cultural universal: creativitatea, originalitatea și generozitatea. La fel cum George Enescu îi sprijinea în timpul vieții pe tinerii muzicieni – ca director onorific al Asociației Muzicale Române, compozitorul român a făcut donații substanțiale pentru a plăti bursele acordate muzicienilor, iar în anul 1912, a susținut un turneu în România, strângând peste o mie de lire sterline pentru a înființa și acorda un premiu național de compoziție –, Concursul Enescu descoperă, susține și promovează tinerele talente din întreaga lume, viitoarele generații de aur ale muzicii clasice universale.
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Young musicians can apply to this edition of the Enescu International Competition (8-27 September 2014, Bucharest, Romania) until July 1. The Enescu Competition is organized according to international standards for musical contests, within the George Enescu Festival, a top 5 Festival in Europe, and offers prizes over 100.000 Euros.
The Enescu Competition’s first edition was in 1958, when the Enescu Festival was first launched, in the memory of the famous Romanian composer, George Enescu. It reaches this year its 14th edition. The competition has been a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions since 2002, being organized according to its standards and requirements.
„Romania matters for the international career of young artists! This is the great opportunity that we provide to them, through the Enescu Competition. Over time, worldwide important musicians have engaged in successful international careers thanks to the spotlight and recognition granted by winning an Enescu Competition. To name just a few: the famous Romanian pianist Radu Lupu, who won the piano competition in 1967; the Georgian pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja – who won in the early days of her career (1964) the First Prize in the Piano Section at the George Enescu Competition –, Agnes Baltsa, Li Ming Qiang, Igor Aleksandrovich Frolov, Arie Vardi, Oleg Moiseevich Kagan, Pascal Mahé Rogé, Cristina Ortiz, Dmitri Alexseev or Valeriy Sokolov”, explains Mihai Constantinescu, Executive Director of both Enescu Festival and Enescu Competition.
The 2014 edition of the George Enescu Competition will take place between 6 and 27 September and has four sections: Violin, Cello, Piano and Composition. The prizes are worth over 100,000 Euros. The Competition is proud to use The Romanian Athenaeum and The National Music University – both symbolic places of Bucharest – as the performance venues for the preliminary stages of the Competition. The final concerts will be performed at The Romanian Athenaeum, with the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra.
The candindates can seek information about the rules for the 2014 Enescu Competition on the Enescu Festival website, following this link. The application form is available for download. Should they need Enescu scores to prepare for the competition, they are kindly invited to contact the organizers (artexim@rdslink.ro).
Renowned Justus Frantz to conduct the Piano Final
Three famous musicians will conduct the finals of the 2014 edition. Marek Pijarowski, former Artistic Director of the prestigious National Philharmonic of Poland, will conduct the Violin Final. Pianist and conductor Justus Frantz, a close friend of legendary Leonard Berstein, will conduct the Piano Final. Ovidiu Bălan, one of the most sought-after conductors of Eastern European tradition will conduct the Cello Final of the Competition.
An unprecedeed opening concert to celebrate laureates of the Enescu Competion
The 2014 edition also establishes a premiere in the history of the Competition. An exceptional opening concert will be held on September 6, highlighting the power this Competition has for launching international careers. Internationally acknowledged Romanian violinist Alexandru Tomescu, with his Stradivarius, and renowned Kazakhstani pianist Amir Teberikhin, both laureates of the Enescu competition, in 1999, respectively 2007, will be performing on the stage of the Romanian Athenaeum in what will be the top classical musical event in September in Bucharest.
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The George Enescu International Competition was officially established in September 1958, accompanying George Enescu International Festival in its debut. Since its first editions, and moreover after the Fall of Communism, George Enescu International Competition has become one of the most prestigious European events of its kind, placing Romania on the map of the internationally recognized and highly praised classical music competitions.
Over the years, Yehudi Menuhin and Arthur Rubinstein graced the Enescu Competition with their judgment.
Intended as a natural extension of the George Enescu Festival, the most important international cultural event organized by Romania and a true national cultural brand, George Enescu International Competition brings back into the limelight the values of George Enescu himself, the only Romanian composer whose music belongs to the universal cultural heritage, believed in - creativity, originality and generosity.
George Enescu Competition's worth and stature on the international classical music stage are also reinforced by the international caliber of the jurors who adjudicate in the sections of the Competition. Among the distinguished personalities who graced with their judgment the George Enescu Competition over the years are Yehudi Menuhin, David Oistrach, Claudio Arrau, Sir John Barbirolli, Jean Absil, Nadia Boulanger, Arthur Rubinstein, Sidney Harth, Michèle Auclair, Dmitri Tziganov, Eugene List, Lola Bobescu, Lawrence Foster, Silvia Marcovici, Ileana Cotrubaş, Viorica Cortez, Ioan Holender, Hideko Udagawa, Trygve Nordwall, Dmitri Sitkovetsky - to name just a few.
Young musicians can keep updated with the latest news on the Enescu Competition on the Enescu Festival website. Real time information on the Competition can also be found on Facebook.
