The cultural Association "Antonio Pedrotti"
in collaboration with the “J. HAYDN” ORCHESTRA of BOLZANO and TRENTO
is organizing in Trento from 27th September to 2nd October 2010

the 11th INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR ORCHESTRA CONDUCTORS
“Antonio Pedrotti”
(first Edition for opera-symphonic Orchestra conductors)

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
 M° Gustav Kuhn



JURY
President
Dominque Meyer
General director of Wiener Staatsoper

Vice-President
Bernd Loebe
General director of the Opera of Frankfurt

Members:
M° Salvatore Accardo
M° Aldo Bennici
M° Tito Ceccherini
M° Wolfgang Danzmayr
M° Ivan Fedele
Prof. Angelo Foletto
Prof. Enrico Girardi
M° Gustav Kuhn
Prof. Piero Rattalino

  REGULATION
Art. 1) The competition is open to conductors of both sexes and all nationalities born after 1st January 1971.
Art. 2) Application forms must be delivered no later than by the 31st May 2010 ( the postmark is considered as valid) to:

Associazione Culturale “Antonio Pedrotti”
c/o Centro Culturale Santa Chiara
Via S. Croce, 65
I - 38122 Trento (Italy)

The application form (filled-in in capital letters) must include the following documents:
a) a copy of a valid identity card or passport;
b) Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum (translated into Italian and English);
c) receipt of the payment of the registration fee of € 200 (net of expenses and commissions) to be addressed to:

Associazione Culturale “Antonio Pedrotti”
Bank data:
Cassa Rurale di Trento
IBAN : IT02R 08304 01807 000007772619
SWIFT: CCRTIT2T76A

Specifying as reason for the payment: name, surname and “CONCORSO PEDROTTI 2010”
Art. 3) THE REGISTRATION FEE SHALL NOT BE REIMBURSED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
Art. 4) The submission of the application to the competition implies the acceptance of all the norms of the Regulations. The applicants who, for whatever reason, breach any of the regulation norms, will be ousted from the competition.
Art. 5) Should any complaints arise, the Italian text shall be the one to be considered as legally binding. Should any disputes arise, they will be administered by the Law Court in Trento.
   
  TRIALS
Art. 6) The competition consists of 4 trials which will be held in Trento at Auditorium S. Chiara: TRIAL WITH TWO PIANOS- FIRST TRIAL WITH AN ORCHESTRA - SECOND TRIAL WITH AN ORCHESTRA - FINAL TRIAL WITH AN ORCHESTRA.
The applicants will be admitted into the competition according to the documentation submitted. The Jury will preliminarily decide on the admission of the applicants to the First Selection in the Competition. These assessments and decisions will be final. The list of the applicants admitted will be published on the Associazione Pedrotti website by June15th 2010.
The successful applicants will be notified via e-mail, by June 30th 2010, and will get all necessary information on their stay in Trento.
Art. 7) The applicants must appear at the Auditorium S. Chiara on the day set for the First Trial at the time notified to them bringing with them their identity card/passport and their music material (scores).
Art. 8) The candidates admitted to the trials with orchestra are entitled to free accommodation and expenses from September 29th for as long as they remain in the competition. No board and lodging expenses will be paid to those applicants who are not admitted to the trials with orchestra.
   
  COMPETITION PHASES AND SCHEDULE
Art. 9) in the TRIAL WITH TWO PIANOS the candidates may be questioned on subjects pertaining musical culture topics and orchestra conducting technique. Further, they will conduct, in the presence of the Jury, one or more pieces (at the Jury’s discretion) from the following:

  W.A. MOZART
Die Zauberflöte: “Die Weishheitslehre dieser Knaben” (up to Andante, Flute solo)

G. KUHN / G. DERACO
A minute per orchestra conductor - DOWNLOAD HERE

L. VAN BEETHOVEN
Simphony nbs. 1,3,5

J. HAYDN
Simphony n. 99

C. DEBUSSY
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune

R. STRAUSS
Ariadne auf Naxos: Zerbinetta's Aria
Art. 10) In the FIRST TRIAL WITH ORCHESTRA the admitted candidates will conduct in the presence of the Jury, one or more pieces (at the Jury’s discretion) from the following:

  W. LUTOSLAWSKY
Trauermusik for strings

W.A. MOZART
Eine kleine Nachtmusik K 525

A. SCHÖNBERG
Verklärte Nacht

B. BARTOK
Divertimento for strings
Art. 11) In the SECOND TRIAL WITH ORCHESTRA the admitted candidates will conduct in the presence of the Jury, one or more pieces (at the Jury’s discretion) from the following:

  R. STRAUSS
Ariadne auf Naxos: Zerbinetta's Aria

J. HAYDN
Simphony n. 99

W.A. MOZART
Die Zauberflöte: “Die Weishheitslehre dieser Knaben” (up to Andante, Flute solo) (from the Finale of Act I, the Recital of Tamino)

L. VAN BEETHOVEN
Simphony nbs. 1,3,5

G. ROSSINI
Overture of Guglielmo Tell

R. SCHUMANN
Simphony n.1

J. BRAHMS
Simphony n.2

C. DEBUSSY
Prélude à l’aprés-midi d’un faune

G. BATTISTELLI (Buy the full-score by contacting the editor at: musikit@libero.it)
Angeli

G. DONIZETTI
Adelia: Scene and duet, Adelia and Oliviero (n. 6) - DOWNLOAD HERE - Please request the password here
Art. 12) In the FINAL TRIAL WITH ORCHESTRA the admitted candidates will conduct in the presence of the Jury, as final rehearsal, the pieces chosen by the Jury for the Final Concert.
Art. 13) the competition winner will be the person nominated by the Jury after the final trial.
   
  AWARDS CEREMONY
Art. 14) The following prizes will be awarded in the Competition:

  1st prize Concert with Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento Concert with ORT – Orchestra Regionale Toscana Concert with Orchestra dei Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano € 10,000.00
  2nd prize € 5,000.00
  3rd prize € 3,000.00

Under particular circumstances the concerts with Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento, ORT – Orchestra Regionale Toscana and Orchestra dei Pomeriggi Musicali may be awarded also to the second and third prize winners.
Cash prizes are considered gross as per the Italian law.
Every candidate to receive an award will be given the opportunity to get in contact with the President, Dominique Meyer (General director of Wiener Staatsoper) and the Vice-President of the Jury Bernd Loebe (General directorof the Opera of Frankfurt) and be asked to assist M° Gustav Kuhn on the occasion of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl.
Further special prizes will also be awarded.
Art. 15) The cultural Association “Antonio Pedrotti” reserves the right to record (or let third parties record) – sound and images – the complete competition, with no right by any candidate to claim for any payment for the dissemination of his/her performance in the Competition.

NOTE ON PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
In compliance with Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003 the candidates personal information is recorded by the cultural Association “Antonio Pedrotti” by hand and through IT means and will be treated in compliance with the norm cited above exclusively for the management of the competition and for the awarding of any assignment linked to the prizes, if the case. This data will not be disclosed to third parties (except if required by the law). It is compulsory to submit the data in order to enable the assessment of the admission criteria, otherwise applicants will be excluded from the competition. The interested party is entitled to enforce his/her rights at any time in compliance with the provisions of Art. 7 of the Italian Legislative Decree 196/03 (data access, data correction, updating, integration, cancellation of wrong data or data recorded in breach of the law, right to oppose data processing for legitimate reasons).Those rights shall be enforced on the cultural Association “Antonio Pedrotti” c/o Centro Culturale Santa Chiara - Via S. Croce, 65 38122 Trento (Italy), as data holder. The responsible person for the data processing is the President of the cultural Association “Antonio Pedrotti”. The submission of the application form implies the expression of the consent by the applicant to his/her data processing.

 

ADDRESS: Associazione Culturale Antonio Pedrotti - Centro S.Chiara-via S.Croce 67 - 38122 TRENTO - tel. +39-0461-231223 fax: +39-0461-1820531
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