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COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS INTRODUCTION
1/ GENERAL CONDITIONS The 6th International Competition of
Young
Conductors Lovro von Matai shall take place in Zagreb, at the
Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall from 5 11 October 2015. There will
be three rounds of the Competition as well as the final concert at
which the results of the Competition shall be announced.
2/ AGE LIMIT The Competition is open to conductors born in
or after 1980, regardless of their nationality. No exception to
this rule shall be accepted.
3/ APPLICATION FORM Applications for the Competition shall
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made on the official form and shall be submitted to the
following address:Administration Office6th International
Competition of YoungConductors Lovro von MataiZagreb Concert
ManagementKneza Mislava 1810000 ZagrebCroatiaor by e-mail to
[email protected]
The Application Form shall be typewritten or printed clearly in
block letters, to which applicants shall attach the following:
A. Photocopy of identitiy card or passport.B. Photocopies of
certificates of completed
education and of academic qualifications.C. Short curriculum
vitae listing past professional
work and artistic accomplishments. D. Audio-visual recording of
their own choice showing
their public performance of at least two works or parts thereof.
The recording shall be submitted on a DVD format or a video clip
and shall not be more than 3 years old. The duration shall not
exceed 30 minutes.
E. Two recent photos, 13 x 18 cm (for the purposes of
publications).
F. Photocopy of a receipt showing application fee paid.
Submitted materials and documents
shall not be returned to applicants.
APPLICATIONS DEADLINE 1 APRIL 2015
4/ APPLICATION FEE Along with the Application Form and other
required documents applicants shall submit to the Competition
Administration Office a photocopy of the payment receipt in the sum
of 100 EUR or the equivalent value in any hard currency.
Application fee shall be paid to the following Bank account:
Fond Lovro i Lilly MataiTrg Stjepana Radia 410000 Zagreb
Zagrebaka banka d.d., Zagreb, CroatiaSWIFT: ZABAHR2XIBAN:
HR2623600001101221405
Applications submitted without a receipt showing application fee
paid shall not be accepted. By submitting their applications
applicants acknowledge their agreement with all provisions of the
Competition Rules and Regulations. Should any candidate decide not
to participate in the Competition, the paid application fee shall
not be refunded.
COMPETITION ROUNDS
1/ FIRST ROUNDThe number of applicants is not limited. In the
first round of the Competition the applicants compete based on
submitted audio-visual recordings of their performances which shall
be judged by the first round Jury. This Jury consists of 5-7
members appointed by the Managing Board of the Lovro & Lilly
Matai Foundation, mostly from the second round Jury. The first
round Jury shall select a maximum of 16 applicants to be entered
into the second round of the Competition. The decision of the first
round Jury as to the applicants who shall proceed to the second
round shall be reached by majority of votes. The first round Jury
does not express their judgements in terms of points. The decisions
of the first round Jury shall be irrevocable and shall be
officially announced. Due to the possibility of some applicants not
turning up for the second round of the Competition, the first round
Jury shall prepare a reserve list of priority substitute
applicants. This list shall not be officially announced.
2/ SECOND ROUNDA maximum of 16 competitors shall proceed to the
second round of the Competition, based on the decision by the first
round Jury. Competitors admitted to the second round of the
Competition shall be informed in writing by 4 May 2015 at the
latest. Competitors admitted to the second round are obliged to
confirm their participation in writing by 25 May 2015 at the
latest. If any competitors cancel their participation before the
above date, the first round Jury is entitled to enter into the
second round of the Competition applicant(s) from the reserve list
of priority substitutes. After expiration of the above deadline,
the list of competitors in the second
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round shall not be subject to change. Participants in the second
round shall have their hotel accommodation and full board covered
by the Organizer until the end of the Competition. Competitors
shall be judged by the International Jury consisting of 7
members.In case of justified absence by any Jury member(s) the
Competition Management has the right to nominate 2 more members.The
Competition shall take place in Zagreb at the Vatroslav Lisinski
Concert Hall, Trg Stjepana Radia 4, starting on 5 October 2015.
Competitors shall report to the Competition Administration Office
on 4 October 2015 in person, presenting their identity document, by
and no later than 5 p.m.The order of competitors shall be
determined by drawing lots in the presence of all 16 competitors
and International Jury and shall be officially announced on the
notice board at the Competition Administration Office no later than
12 hours before the start of the Competition.
PROGRAMME IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE COMPETITIONCompetitors
shall perform two compulsory works and one from the list of
required works.
FIRST COMPULSORY WORK J. Gotovac: Symphonic Dance
SECOND COMPULSORY WORKC. Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo
Capriccioso, Op. 28
REQUIRED WORKS IN THE SECOND ROUNDB. Smetana: The Bartered
Bride, OvertureL. van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84G. Verdi:
Nabucco, OvertureG. Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Intermezzo, 3rd ActR.
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
Competitors shall draw by lots one work from the list of
required works. The order of works conducted in the second round
shall be determined by each competitor. For the second round of the
Competition each competitor shall have at his/her disposal 30
minutes. International Jury shall have an irrevocable right to
curtail a performance, or to rule on its continuation.
3/ THIRD ROUND OF THE COMPETITIONBased on the decision of
International Jury 6 (six) competitors shall proceed to the third
round of the Competition.
PROGRAMME IN THE THIRD ROUND OF THE COMPETITIONCompetitors shall
perform two compulsory works and one work from the list of required
works.
COMPULSORY WORKJ. tolcer Slavenski: Balkanofonija, Op. 10R.
Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
REQUIRED WORKS IN THE THIRD ROUNDL. van Beethoven: Symphony No.
5S. Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, Op. 25 (Classic)C. Franck: Symphony
in D MinorP. Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis R. Wagner: Tristan
and Isolde, Introduction and Isolde's
Death (orchestral version)
Competitors shall draw by lots one work from the list of
required works.The order of compositions conducted in the third
round shall be determined by each competitor. For the third round
of the Competition each competitor shall have at his/her disposal
50 minutes. International Jury shall have an irrevocable right to
curtail a performance, or to rule on its continuation.
SECOND AND THIRD ROUND ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
THE FINAL CONCERT
Based on the decision of International Jury 3 (three)
competitors shall proceed to the final concert. At the final
concert, competitors conduct one of the works from the third round
of the Competition, to be decided by the Jury. The winner of the
Competition and the order of the runner-ups shall be decided after
the final concert by the three competitors who receive the highest
number of points in the third round. The decision of the Jury is
final and no discussion or correspondence shall be entered into.
The final concert shall be recorded and broadcast by the Croatian
Radio and Television.
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PRIZES
In the 6th International Competition of Young Conductors Lovro
von Matai the most successful competitors shall be awarded the
following prizes:1st Prize: 7,000 EUR and the Competition
Diploma2nd Prize: 5,000 EUR and the Competition Diploma3rd Prize:
3,000 EUR and the Competition DiplomaAll other finalists shall be
awarded the Competition Diploma.International Jury has an
irrevocable right to decide on:
awarding of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd monetary prizes of the
Competition - monetary prizes are in brutto sum
not awarding one or more monetary prizes sharing one or more
monetary prizes between
two or more competitors from the third round.The decisions of
the Jury are final and are not subject to appeal.The winner of the
Competition shall be entitled to conduct a concert with the Zagreb
Philharmonic in the coming seasons.The Croatian Composers
Association shall award a special prize for the best performance of
Balkanofonija by Josip tolcer Slavenski.
CLOSING PROVISIONS
The Management of the Competition has the right to record or
broadcast the Competition on Radio or TV in part or in its
entirety, to release CDs or video recordings thereof. Competitors
shall not be entitled to any royalties therefrom. The winner of the
Competition (1st prize winner) shall not be eligible to take part
in any future Competitions of Young Conductors Lovro von Matai. In
case of any disputes regarding the interpretation of the
Competition Rules and Regulations, the only prevailing text of the
Rules and Regulations shall be the one written in the Croatian
language. For court settlements of any disputes the court in Zagreb
shall be competent.
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:
Mo Vladimir KranjeviJosip Nalis, General SecretaryMirko Boch,
Managing Director of Zagreb Philharmonic
COMPETITION MANAGEMENT:Josip Nalis, General SecretaryMetoda
Lhotka, Public Relations
THE OFFICIAL ORCHESTRA OF THE COMPETITION:ZAGREB
PHILHARMONIC
A / APPLICANTS PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname
First name
Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year)
Birthplace and Country of Birth
Nationality
Correspondence Address (Street /City/Zip Code)
Phone Number
Email
I agree with the conditions stated in the Competition Rules and
Regulations
Signature
Place and Date
APPLICATION FORM
B / LIST OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
A. Photocopy or scan of identity card or passport.B. Photocopy
or scan of the documents certifying
education and professional/academic qualificationsC. Short
curriculum vitae listing professional
work and artistic accomplishments to dateD. Details of
audio-visual recording stating
performance date and listing recorded work(s)E. Two photosF.
Photocopy of a receipt showing application fee paid
6TH INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF YOUNG CONDUCTORS LOVRO VON
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ZAGREB / CROATIA / 5 - 11 OCTOBER 2015 ZAGREB PHILHARMONIC
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CONTACT
A LOVRO & LILLY MATAI FOUNDATION Zagreb Concert Management
Kneza Mislava 18 10000 Zagreb CroatiaT +385 1 4501 200E [email protected]
www.kdz.hr
MATAI CAN SHOW MUSIC EMERGING FROM THE OVERALL HUMAN NATURE,
VAST AND DEEP, WARM AND LIMITLESS, AND THE IMPRESSION IS SO STRONG
THAT IT MAKES THE ENTIRE BODY AND SOUL VIBRATE TO THE VERY ROOTS.
(Philharmonic, 1967)Conductor and composer LOVRO VON MATAI (1899 -
1985) used a single word to describe his versatile artistic
personality musician. After acquiring the knowledge he needed in
Vienna, his broad spirit led him further from Za-greb, Ljubljana
and Belgrade to concert and opera stages of Paris, Florence, Milan,
Bayreuth, Berlin, London, Tokyo... He conducted the Philharmonic
Orchestras of Berlin, Czech Republic, and Munich, recorded for
labels such as Colum-bia and Supraphon, performed in the Bavarian
State Opera, with the Dresden State Chapel, in the Operas of
Chicago and Rome, in Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Musikverein in
Vienna, in Museum Concerts in Frankfurt, heading the National Opera
Orchestra of Monte Carlo, and many more. The list also includes the
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, with which he initiated the
Presenting Young Conductors series. The musicians he collaborated
with include Arthur Rubinstein, Christian Ferras i Rudolf
Buchbinder, Marijana Radev, Rua Pospi Baldani, Elisabeth
Schwarzkopf, Chri-sta Ludwig, Renata Tebaldi, Birgit Nilsson,
Leontyne Price, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau... Apart from his
favorites, Anton Bruckner and Richard Wagner, Lovro von Matais
intere-sts moved from Palestrina, Monteverdi and H. Purcell
thro-ugh Bach, Hndel, Gluck, Mozart, Haydn and Beethovena to
Mahler, Janek, R. Strauss, Wagner, Verdi and others. He had been
very attentive to Croatian authors, and made Cro-atian music a part
of the global orchestral repertoire during his performances around
the world. Croatian and Europe-an music will primarily remember his
greatness and signi-ficance in the field of conducting, while the
young artists to whom the Lovro & Lillly Matai Foundation has
given a chance to study, grow and develop, will mostly remem-ber
the maestros human quality and selflessness, who left another piece
of enduring legacy to music and the society in general through his
noble gesture.
THE LOVRO & LILLY MATAI FOUNDATION
The Lovro & Lilly Matai Foundation was founded in 1987
according to the will of both, with an aim to improve the ski-ll of
exceptionally gifted young conductors, in Croatia and abroad. The
Foundation has been constituted as a non-pro-fit association,
performing its basic tasks on two levels: by providing annual
grants (supports) to a certain number of candidates and protgs and
by organizing annual ma-sterclass and an outstanding international
competition of young conductors every four years.Regarding the
grants, which are based on documents submitted and in compliance
with decisions of the Jury of Experts, selected candidates and
protgs receive financial and other support for various types of
professional training and improvement, i.e. a kind of professional
sponsorship that may be extended over a longer period of time. In
this
regard, up until now the Foundation has encouraged and provided
scholarships to a number of talented Croatian conductors, extending
to them individual and depending on actual circumstances selected
support in starting their careers.Being the organizer of the Lovro
von Matai International Competition of Young Conductors, the Lovro
& Lilly Matai Foundation by initiating this care for a new
generation of conductors, aims to bring the scope of a large
international movement, which shall, by its reputation and
influence in the contemporary world of music, add a new
significance to the artist whose name it bears. The Foundation aims
at the same time, along with its other documentary and promoti-onal
activities, to sustain and uphold the continuity and vi-tality of
the spiritual heritage of its founder in the best way.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RESULTS DURING THE FIRST 28 YEARS OF
FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES
Programmes of support for participation in international
competitions, scholarships for studying and training in Croatia and
abroad, incentives for engaging young conductors in certain
projects of Croatian orchestras, training and courses with
prominent conductors.
1st International Competition of Young Conductors Lovro von
Matai, Zagreb, 1995
Monograph Matai authored by Eva Sedak, Ph.D., Zagreb, 1996
2nd International Competition of Young Conductors Lovro von
Matai, Zagreb, 1999
3rd International Competition of Young Conductors Lovro von
Matai, Zagreb, 2003
Documentary exhibition about the life and work of Lovro von
Matai (author Eva Sedak, Ph.D.) staged in Zagreb in 1999 and
subsequently in Rijeka, Dubrovnik, Split, Omi, Ljubljana, Nova
Gorica, akovec, Osijek, Vienna, Trieste, Maribor, Skopje, Prague,
Zadar, Sarajevo, Mostar, Varadin, Berlin, Linz and Budapest.
4th International Competition of Young Conductors Lovro von
Matai, Zagreb, 2007
5th International Competition of Young Conductors Lovro von
Matai, Zagreb, 2011
Annual Masterclass Lovro von Matai, Zagreb, 2012 Opening of the
Memorial house, Rijeka, 2013
