Registration:
The registration deadline has passed. Thank you to those who entered!
Questions or problems? Contact Katie Hagen, IVC 2012 Assistant, at khagen2@u.rochester.edu.
Prizes:
- First prize: Handmade bow donated by master bowmaker Benoît Rolland, valued at $10,000, and $3,000 cash prize donated by The String House.
- Second prize: $2,000 donated by Signorelli String Instruments Ltd.
- Third prize: $1,000 donated by Nocon and Associates, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial.
Competition Judges:
First Round (recordings due December 1st, 2011):
- Karen Dreyfus (Professor of Viola, Manhattan School of Music)
- Dimitri Murrath (Professor of Viola, New England Conservatory and the Longy School of Music; first prize winner, 2008 Primrose International Viola Competition)
- Juliet White-Smith (Professor of Viola, University of Northern Colorado; Former President, American Viola Society)
Live Round (June 2nd, 2011):
- Karen Ritscher (Professor of Viola, Manhattan School of Music and New York University)
- James Dunham (Professor of Viola, Rice University)
- Wing Ho (Professor of Viola, Beijing Central Conservatory)
Competition Guidelines:
1. Eligibility: the competition is open to violists of all nationalities who are between the ages of 16-22 on the day of the live round of the competition (June 2, 2012).
2. Application Procedure:
- Application information and video recordings must be submitted and uploaded to Citizen Groove by 11:59 PM EST on December 1, 2011. The application fee must also be paid by this date.
- The recorded round video must include one movement of the solo Bach suite and the first movement of the chosen Sonata from the Competition repertoire list (see below).
- Applications who have been advanced to the live round will be notified of their status in late January 2012.
3. Full Competition Repertoire:
- Two contrasting movements from one of the six Bach Cello Suites
- One of the following complete sonatas: Brahms Op. 120, no. 1 in F Minor, or Op. 120, no. 2 in Eb Major, or Schubert “Arpeggione” Sonata, D. 821
- 5-8 minute work (or single movement from a longer work) for unaccompanied viola of the applicant’s choice, from any time period
- A commissioned work by composer David Liptak will be performed by all applicants in the live round. Competitors selected for the live round can expect to receive the score for this work by January 31, 2012.
The Liptak commission has been made possible through the generosity of Stephen Lurie and Kathleen Holt.
4. Application fee: $25.00 USD
5. Travel and lodging costs in Rochester will be the responsibility of the contestants.
6. Accompanists will be provided by IVC 2012 for all competitors invited to the live round.
