Guidance
Outline
- First Stage
- 22 (Fri) - 24 (Sun) November, 2013
- Second Stage
- 25 (Mon) - 27 (Wed) November 2013
- Final Stage
- 30 (Sat) November, 2013
Final Stage Concerto will be performed with
Conductor : YAMASHITA Kazufumi
Orchestra : Tokyo Philharmony Orchestra - Award(s) Ceremony / Prize winner’s Concert
- 1 (Sun) December, 2013
- Venue
- Hachioji City Art & Cultural Hall (Icho Hall)
Main Hall:First Stage,Second Stage
Award(s) Ceremony and Praize winner's Concert
Hachioji City Hall (Olympas Hall Hachioji)
Final Stage - Organizers
- The Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello
Competition Organizing Committee
- City of Hachioji
- Hachioji College Community & Culture Fureai Foundation
- NPO Cello Concert Community - Co-organizer
- Hachioji Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Cooperation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Tokyo Metropolitan Goverment
- Honorary President
- ISHIMORI Takayuki Mayor of Hachioji City
- Executive Committee
- MIYAKE Sozo (President)
President, Hachioji College Community & Culture Fureai Foundation - ICHIKAWA Kazuhiro (Vice President)
Chairman, NPO Cello Concert Community - AOKI Noriyuki
Vice Chairman, Cyber Silk Road Hachioji - FUKAZAWA Yasuhiko
Chairman, Hachioji City Federation of Shopping Centers - ITO Junko
Chairperson of the board, Hachioji Bunka Renmei (Cultural Federation) - ITO Norihiko
General Manager, Resident Activities Promotion Division of Hachioji City - KOBAYASHI Koji
Advisor, Studio Santa Corp. and President - KOURA Harumi
Section Chief, College Community and Culture Section,
Resident Activities Promotion Division of Hachioji City - MOCHIZUKI Masahito
Secretary General, Hachioji College Community & Culture Fureai Foundation - NAGASHIMA Tsuyoshi
General Manager, Value Creation Department, The Tama Shinkin Bank - OKAZOE Kensuke
Chairman, Hachioji International Association - OKUMA Makoto
Executive Director, Hachioji College Community & Culture Fureai Foundation - SHIMIZU Nobuhiko
President, Nippon Energy Corporation - SHIONO Yoshimitsu
Secretary General, Hachioji City and Town Resident’s Association - UCHIDA Suminori
President, Hachioji Chamber of Commerce & Industry - Administration General Producer
- TAKAMORI Miyako
Music Producer, President Centre de Recherche des Echanges
Musicaux Internationaux - Advisor
- SUGIMOTO Atsuko
Chairperson of the first Cassado International Violoncello Competition
The Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition Organizing Committee will host the Competition, which will be held in Hachioji City, Tokyo, from 22 November to 1 December, 2013.
Organization
The Organizing Committee will assign an Administration
General Producer and a Secretariat, who will be responsible for the planning and running of the Competition.
A Committee of Experts and a Jury will be organized
each time the Competition is held.The Committee of
Experts will be comprised of prominent Japanese musicians. Likewise, the Jury will be comprised of musicians
in Japan and abroad. Names of juries in charge of
the screening will be kept confidential.
Applications
The Competition is open to cellists of all nationalities born after 1985.
All applicants are required to complete the officail application form and submit it to the Secretariat together with the documents and DVD listed below.
- Send to:
Secretariat of "The Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition Organizing Committee" - 1-29-3, Motoyokoyama-cho, Hachioji, Tokyo
192-0063 Japan
Tel: 42-631-0705
Fax: 42-631-1205
e-mail: info@cassado-cello.jp
- A photocopy of your family registration, birth certificate or other official document certifying the applicant’s birth date. (Copy of passport is acceptable)
- Two recent photographs in color ( 9×12cm maximum)
(photographs in digital format can be acceptable) - A recorded DVD of the applicant’s performance of two works selected from A to C below, one of which must include A.
- One of the listed following
Johan Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Sarabande from the Unaccompanied
Cello Suites,
No.4 E♭major
No.5 c minor
No.6 D major - Franz Joseph Haydn
1st movement from cello concerto in D major Hob. VIIb/2
(Cadenza: Contestant’s free choice) - Franz Schubert
1st movement (Allegro moderato) from the Sonata Arpeggione in a minor
- One of the listed following
*Recordings taken more than a year prior to 25 May, 2013 will not be accepted.
Application Deadline
Applications must be submitted to the Secretariat, postmarked no later than 25 May, 2013.
Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted except under special circumstances as considered appropriate by the Organizing Committee.
The Organizing Committee will set up the Committee of Experts to screen and determine the final result of the application. All applicants will be notified whether or not they have been accepted for the competition no later than 20 June, 2013.
Entry Fee
Accepted applicants must pay an entry fee of 20,000 JPY (Japanese Yen) to the bank account shown below by 15 September, 2013.
- Mizuho Bank, Hachioji Branch
- Swift Code: MHBKJPJT
- Ordinary Account Number: 1059862
- Account Name: Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition
Succesful submission of the entry fee will conclude the application procedure and confirm the accepted
applicant's entrance into the Competition and he/she is considered to agree to the conditions stated in this brochure.
Participants are responsible for any bank charges
with regard to the payment. The entry fee is
nonrefundable in any circumstances.
Travel and Accommodation
Travel expenses to and from Hachioji are solely
responsible by the domestic contestants.
However, non-Japanese contestants from abroad
who are non-residents in Japan will be provided
with financial aid for international transportation.
Contestants will be provided whichever lower
US$500.00(from Asian regions) or US$1,000.00
(from other regions) or economy-class round
trip airfare from the nearest international airport
in the residing country. Financial aid will be calculated
based on the country of nationality.
The contestants are accommodated to stay at a dormitory
(with breakfast) with free of charge that will be arranged
by the Organizer. Contestants are responsible for all accommodations
and travel expenses for their accomapanist.
All contestants must arrive in Hachioji and sign up in
person at the Secretariat office by the time for the
drawing to decide the order of appearance in the
Competition,
which is scheduled on 21 November, 2013.
Failure to sign up by the time specified above will
result in disqualification from the Competition.
Practice and Rehearsals
Any contestant who does not bring his/her own accompanist will be provided with an official accompanist by the Organizing Committee and will have an opportunity to rehearse with the assigned accompanist, free of charge, for a ninety-minute session before each stage. Each finalist will be given two appointments to rehearse with the orchestra before the Final Stage. Schedule and duration of the dress rehearsal on the final stage day will be determined by the Conductor.
- Venue
-
- First and Second stage
- Recital Hall (Icho Hall)
- Final stage
- Main Hall
Performance
The order of appearance will be decided by a drawing
by the Organizing Committee on the day before the
first stage.
On the day of appearance, each contestant must
arrive at the Secretariat office located in the concert
hall by the specified time. However, should the
contestant be delayed for his/her appearance in the
case of unavoidable circumstances, the Organizing
Committee may allow the latecomer to perform,
depending on a progress of the Competition at
Committee’s discretion. Although the contestants are
not required to perform from memory, using a score
will influence the jury’s decision.
All stages of the Competition will be open to public.
Judgment
Judgment will be comprised of 7 jury members of
international prominence.
The jury members must report to the Judging Committee
if any contestant (s) has been his/her own students
for more than three months within the past two years.
All decisions made by the Jury will be final and will
not be subject to any appeal.
Contestants must not communicate with the jury members any time after the first stage has started until the Competition is finished. Any contestant who fails to comply with this rule will be disqualified and, likewise, should jury members communicate with any of contestants, his/her status in the Competition will be compromised.
Prizes
- First Prize
- 1,500,000 Japanese Yen, Diploma, Gold Medal
- Second Prize
- 800,000 Japanese Yen, Diploma, Silver Medal
- Third Prize
- 500,000 Japanese Yen, Diploma, Bronze Medal
In the case of a tie, the amount of the prize and that
of the following prize in ranking, will be added up
and equally shared.
Taxes will be deducted from all awards according to
Japanese tax laws.
- Best Performer of the Gaspar Cassado’s Work
- 500,000 Japanese Yen
- Audience Award
- 200,000 Japanese Yen
Additional awards may be offered by corporations and individuals that contribute to the Competition.
Performing Rights
The Organizing Committee has the right to televise, broadcast, film, DVD, CD or photograph any performance in the Competition without any compensation. As well, the Organizer has the right to produce and distribute recordings of any performance, either in part or whole, in the Competition without any limitation or payments arising out of those materials.
CD Release
The Organizing Committee will release a live-recording Competition CD.
Contract of Concert
The First Prize winner will be commissioned to
perform in Japan until before the commencement of
the next competition. The Organizing Committee will
arrange the initial concert in which the First
Prize winner will perform. The Organizing Committee
will plan the details of scheduling while coordinating
with the First Prize winner.
If the First Prize winner has a plan to appear in other
competitions, he/she is required to notify the
Organizing Committee immediately.
※This brochure is based on the Rules of "The Third Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition" and any disputes regarding the rules and conditions contained in this brochure will be settled according to the Japanese text of the aforesaid rules and the Japanese laws.
Repertoire
- Audition DVD
- A recorded DVD of the applicant’s performance
of two works selected from A to C below, one of
which must include A.
-
One of the followings
Johan Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Sarabande from the Unaccompanied
No.4 E♭major
No.5 c minor
No.6 D major
-
Franz Joseph Haydn
1st movement from cello concerto in D major Hob.VIIb/2
(Cadenza: contestant’s free choice) -
Franz Schubert
1st movement (Allegro moderato) from the Sonata Arpeggione in a minor
-
One of the followings
- First Stage
- Contestants must perform one piece from each group A and B, in addition to C and D, in total of 4 pieces.
-
One of the followings
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Sarabande from the Unaccompanied
No.4 E♭ major
No.5 c minor
No.6 D major
*Sarabande without repeats
*It can be the same piece in the audition DVD -
One of the followings
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata No.3 in A major op.69 1st movement
(Allegro ma non tanto)
Sonata No.4 in C major op.102, No.1, 1st movement
(Andante, Allegro vivace)
* Without repeats -
Gaspar Cassado
Dance of the Green Devil -
A work composed by Japanese
(Solo cello, 4 to 5 minutes in length)
The score will be sent to each qualified contestant together with an approval of entry qualifications.
-
One of the followings
- Second Stage
- The recital program is up to the contestant to
choose. However, the list must include the Suite for
cello solo by Gaspar Cassado (all three movements)
and any cello pieces composed after the 20th
Century for maximum 60 minutes in length.
The list can include works either unaccompanied cello or piano accompaniment. Excerpts from larger works may be performed. The repertoire must cover a sufficient range of styles. Programing can be a part of judgment.
- Final Stage
- One of the following concertos
- Franz Joseph Haydn
- Cello concerto in D major Hob. VIIb/2
- Robert Schumann
- Cello concerto in a minor op.129
- Antonin Dovorak
- Cello concerto in b minor op.104
- Edward W. Elgar
- Cello concerto in e minor op.85
- Sergey Prokofiev
- Sinfonia Concertante in e minor op.125
- Dmitry Shostakovich
- Cello concerto No.2 in G major op.126
Changes in the submitted repertoire of all stages will be permitted only in cases where the Secretariat is notified in writing (incl. fax and e-mail) no later than 15 September, 2013. No changes will be accepted after the closing date.
- First Stage
- 22(Fri)-24(Sun)November,2013
- Second Stage
- 25(Mon)-27(Wed)November,2013
- Final Stage
- 30(Sat)November,2013
- Award(s) Ceremony/Prize winner's Concert
- 1(Sun)December,2013