Total Cash Prizes £10,550plus a recital opportunity at a leading London venue

2010 CompetitionPiano Strings WindRules And Entry FormThursday 15th July Friday 16th JulySaturday 17th July Sunday 18th JulyClosing date for receipt of entries: 28th February 2010

President: Paul Lewis

Patrons: Humphrey Burton, Levon Chilingirian, Jeremy Menuhin, Lady Rupert Nevill,Christoph Nielbock, Jessye Norman, Angela Rayner-Cook and Lady Solti

fostering young musical talent

We hope you will enter the Competition and that you will find our Rules easy to understand. Please note, though,that there are significant changes in the rules this year. A high standard is expected at all stages in this event,which has been held since 1979.

A warm welcome awaits you in the spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells and we hope you will enjoy the Competitionand the opportunity of meeting other musicians from all over the world. If you do not reach the later rounds wehope that you will stay on to witness the final concert as well as to see some of the Town’s attractions.

You will find details of the various prizes on page 3 of this brochure, and I should like to wish you every success inthis TWIYCA 2010 Competition.

Christopher Storr (Chairman)

A message from the Compet i t ion Chairman

Overall winners

1980 José Feghali, Patricia Rozario1983 Aisling Heneghan1985 Caroline Dale1994 Simon Haram, Paul Lewis1981 Geoffrey Dolton1987 Fiona Cameron1996 Laura Samuel1982 Anne Sofie von Otter1989 Janet Shell1998 Natia Mdinaradze1983 Aisling Heneghan1992 Yuri Didenko2000 Qian Wu2002 Libor Novacek2004 So-Yeon Kim2006 Martyna Jatkauskaite2008 Sasha Grynyuk

Other Section winners

Douglas Boyd, Anssi Karttunen (1980), KarenBriscoe, Lionel Handy, Mark van de Wiel(1981), Helen Choi, Esther Georgie, LorraineMcAslan (1982), Elizabeth Anderson, MichaelCox, Miyuki Morimoto (1983), TracyBounden, Clélia Iruzun, Andrew Sparling(1985), Eva Böcker, (1986), Joan-Enric Lluna,Emily White (1987), Áshildur Haraldsdóttir,Robert Max, Lucy Parham (1989), AlisonHudson, Hannah Roberts, Eva Stewart (1992),Byron Fulcher, Kenta Matsumi (1994),Emmanuelle Le Cann, Min Park, The FidelioTrio (1996), Nikolai Popov, Florian Uhlig(1998), Mark Bousie, Alina Ibragimova (2000),Amy Dickson, Soojin Han (2002), AdeliaMyslov, Christelle Pochet (2004). RebeccaOwen, Liubov Ulybysheva, James Willshire(2006) Linda Baerlund, Suzanne Thorne(2008)

Accompanist Prize winners

Marcus Andrews, Nicholas Bosworth (twice),Nigel Clayton, Martin Cousin, Ian Gaukroger, Daniel Grimwood, Tuija Hakkila, Rebecca Holt (twice), Helen Leek, Eryl Lloyd-Williams,Stefan Ciric, Ellena Hale.

Hans and Mary Romney Prize winners

Soojin Han (piano), Albert Mamrieve (piano),Tom Poster (piano), Catherine Rattray (horn),Alastair Tait (cello), Dunja Lavrova (violin),Alexander Ullman (piano).

Our SponsorsThe Hans and Mary Romney GiftRoyal Tunbridge Wells Borough CouncilKent College PemburyBirchwood Creative ServicesLarrytech Internet Services

The Competition is open to contestants who are over 16 andunder 26 on the last day of the Competition (ie who wereborn after 18th July 1984 and before 18th July 1994) andwho can satisfy all the other requirements set out below.

Piano accompanists may be any age.

Object

The Competition is held every two years to helpand encourage advanced students and youngprofessional musicians on the threshold of theircareers. To this end cash prizes are awarded.

The Prizes

The overall winner will receive the TWIYCACrystal Goblet and in addition to their sectionprize a further cash prize of £1000, making atotal of £2500.

The winner of each Section will receive a cashprize of £1500 and a recital opportunity in aleading London venue.

The second prize-winner in each Section willreceive a cash prize of £1000.

The other second round players will each receivea cash prize of £200.

The Hans and Mary Romney Prize of £250will be awarded to the competitor who showsmost promise without winning any other majorprize.

There will be no Accompanist Prize in 2010.

Timetable

a). There will be a pre-Competition audition ofrecordings by a selection panel (see ‘Rules of theCompetition’).

b). The Competition will be held from the 15thto 18th July 2010 and all performances will be inpublic:

(i). Round 1 on 15th and 16th July at KentCollege, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells

(ii). Round 2 (Section Finals) on 17th July atKent College, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells

(iii). Round 3 (Final) on 18th July at theAssembly Hall Theatre in Tunbridge Wells.

In Round 3 (Final) all Judges will hear theselected contestants and select from them onefirst prize winner from each section and one ofthese as the overall Competition winner.

In all rounds the Judges will take into accountchoice, variety and balance of programmeitems. A very high standard of performancewill be expected.

Judges

There will be an international panel of sixJudges as follows:

PianoSulamita Aranovsky,Beatrice Berthold

StringsLydia Mordkovitch (violin),Johannes Goritzki (cello)

WindGeorge Caird (oboe),Janet Hilton (clarinet)

Should any of the competitors be studyingwith one or more of the judges, the judge orjudges in question will not participate in theassessment of that competitor’s performance.

Guidance

Strings and Wind entrants should if at allpossible travel to the Competition with theirregular pianists to ensure the best performanceconditions. Pianos used at the Competition willbe tuned to A=440Hz.

Accommodation

Wherever possible, and if it is required.,accommodation for the period of theCompetition is provided, free of charge withhost families in the Tunbridge Wells area.

Sections

There will be 3 Sections: Pianoforte, Strings(excluding plucked strings such as harps andguitars or similar) and Wind (both wood andbrass).

Entry Fee

An entry fee of £60 is required from eachcompetitor (refundable to any competitor notselected for Round 1). The fee must be sentwith or at the same time as the entry form.Cheques should be made payable to TWIYCA.Remittances from outside the United Kingdommust be payable in sterling, net of any bankingand other expenses. Payment may be made bybank transfer.

Bank transfers must be made to the followingaccount:

• Account Name - Tunbridge WellsInternational Young Concert Artists

• Account number - 70496928

• Bank Sort Code - 20 88 13

• Bank Name - Barclays Bank

• Bank Address - 73, Calverley Road,Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2UZ, England.

• IBAN – GB97 BARC 2088 1370 4969 28

• Swift/BIC – BARCGB22

Programme

Competitors for Round 1 will be selected fromthe audition recordings. Each Section will beadjudicated by two Judges and five competitorsper Section will be chosen to go into Round 2.In Round 2 each Section will be adjudicated byall the Judges. From each Section two finalistswill be chosen to go forward to the Final.At this stage the winner of the Hans and MaryRomney Prize will be chosen.

The TWIYCA 2010 Compet i t ion

General Information about the competition

Rules of the competition

1. The Competition is open to professionalmusicians and advanced students who are ready tomake a professional career and who are over theage of 16 and under the age of 26 on the last dayof the Competition (born after 18th July 1984 andbefore 18th July 1994).

2. Past Section winners may not enter. PastAccompanist prize-winners may, however,perform, as either principal or accompanist.

3. Each competitor must submit (on the entryform provided) THREE recital programmes(Rounds 1-3) as well as details of items recordedfor the qualifying recorded audition. No changeof programme by a competitor will be permittedafter submission of an entry form. All thesedetails, together with a suitable certified auditionrecording (see below), the entrance fee and twoletters of recommendation in English (or with anEnglish translation), must be sent to arrivetogether at the Competition Office on or before28th February 2010. At least two works or twoparts of different works must be performed ineach Round.

4. Timings and complete descriptions (includingopus or catalogue numbers and keys) of all worksto be played must be clearly and accurately statedon the entry form. The Competition Managementreserves the right to request a re-submission of acompetitor’s programme if this requirement is notstrictly observed. In devising their programmescompetitors should bear in mind that they will bejudged on the variety and balance of theirprogramme and that they will at all times beperforming before the Judges and an audience.

5. All competitors must be fully rehearsed inprogrammes submitted.

6. AUDITION RECORDING. An auditionrecording of a programme lasting no longer than20 minutes recorded on high-quality cassette orCD, (alternative formats should be discussed withthe Competition organisers before submission).Each programme must include at least two itemsfrom contrasting musical periods or styles.Recordings must be certified by a recognisedmusician in English (or with an Englishtranslation) as being the recent work of the namedentrant. Audition recordings may include itemsscheduled also for inclusion in Rounds 1, 2 or 3.

7. All competitors who arrive in sufficient timewill be given the opportunity for at least 30minutes rehearsal time in a purpose-built musicblock on the Competition site. More rehearsaltime will be allowed if rehearsal rooms areavailable. In addition competitors in the pianosection will be allowed a 3-minute warm-up onthe Competition piano prior to thecommencement of their performance.

8. ROUND 1. A programme of up to 25minutes, to include at least two pieces ofcontrasting periods or styles.

9. ROUND 2. (Section Finals) A programme ofup to 18 minutes, to include at least two pieces ofcontrasting periods or styles. Music alreadyperformed in Round 1 must not be included.

10. ROUND 3.(Final) A 20-minute recital, of atleast two items, to reflect a balanced and selectiverange of musical styles appropriate to theperformer. Music already performed in Rounds 1and 2 must not be included.

11. Final instructions to competitors will beposted at the end of May 2010 giving date andtime of their performances. The order in whichcompetitors are to perform will be set out in theCompetition Programme (available free to allcompetitors on their arrival at Kent College) andno changes to this order will be allowed.

12. Strict time keeping will be enforced in allRounds and competitors who are not ready toperform at their appointed time in theCompetition Programme may be disqualified.Competitors must ensure that their timedprogrammes do not overrun, otherwise they willbe penalised.

13. Competitors are not required to play frommemory but if they do so it will be noted in theirfavour.

14. The decision of the Judges will be final andnot open to discussion or correspondence. Writtencomments on each competitor in Round 1 will bemade available to competitors and certificates ofparticipation will be issued for all Rounds.

15. The Competition Management reserves theright to appoint other Judges if this is found to benecessary.

Tunbridge Wells International Young Concert Artists Competition is a Company Limited by Guarantee (Registered No. 1456829) and a Registered Charity (No. 278856).

Closing date for receipt of entries 28th February 2010

16. Competitors must provide the Judges withone copy of all music played. When an item incopyright is selected from a publication containingseveral different works, and is not publishedseparately, competitors may make one photocopyavailable for the use of the Judges. TheCompetition Management will destroy allphotocopies of copyright material after the event.No facilities for photocopying will be available atthe Competition.

17. Any recordings made during the Competitionfinal will remain the copyright of the CompetitionManagement. No fees will be payable to, orconsent required from, competitors either formaking recordings or for any subsequent use ofthem.

18. It is a condition of the award of any prize thatthe prize-winner attends the appropriate prizegiving ceremony to accept their prize.

General InformationEnquiries regarding the Competition and anyfurther information can be made to:

The Entries Co-ordinator,

TWIYCA Competition Office, PO Box 10

Tunbridge Wells North, TN2 5ZQ, England.

Web site: www.twiyca.org

Telephone or Fax (01892) 616844

(A telephone answering service operates)

From outside UK dial International Access Code+ 44 + 1892 + last six numbers (Tel. or Fax).

email address: info@twiyca.org

Entry RequirementsSigned entry forms must be accompanied by:

1. The entry fee of £60 (see above).

2. A certified recording for audition purposes (seeRules)

3. Two letters of recommendation specially writtenfor this Competition in English (or with anEnglish translation) from musicians of standing.

4. A TYPEWRITTEN biography in English ofNOT MORE THAN 45 WORDS

5. A photograph suitable for publicity purposes

6. A photocopy of Birth Certificate, currentPassport or other official document, showing thecontestant’s date of birth.