The 3rd Lieksa International French Horn Competition

(Holger Fransman in memoriam)

July 22nd –28th, 2010

Online registration through here.

All questions concerning the competition should be directed to the Competition Coordinator:
Lieksa Brass Week, Koski-Jaakonkatu 4, FIN-81700 LIEKSA, Finland
Tel +358-40-5282831

Email: lieksacompetition(at)gmail.com

RULES:

1. Lieksa Brass Week is organising an International French Horn Competition during July 22nd –28th, 2010. The competition is open to contestants born in 1975 or later.
2. The Lieksa International French Horn Competition will consist of the following rounds:
* 1st round (July 23rd – 24th)
* 2nd round (July 26th)
* Final round (July 28th)

3. Application forms can also be obtained from Lieksa Brass Week office or from the web sites www.lieksabrass.com . The application forms must be returned to the Lieksa Brass Week office by April 30th 2010.

4. The participation fee is 70 euros. The fee must be paid to Lieksa Brass Week's account: SWIFT OKOY FI HH LIEKSAN OP 534307-211092 or IBAN code FI 3453430720011092. (Name and address of the bank: Lieksan Osuuspankki, Pielisentie 9, FIN-81700 LIEKSA, Finland). Additional costs incurred in payment must be covered by the payee. In case you should pay with a cheque, please address it to Nina Lackman / Lieksa Brass Week.

The completed application form must be accompanied by:
a. official certificate or copy of passport
b. b. a photo (black-white) for competition brochure (preferibly via Email)
c. participation fee receipt
d. short curriculum vitae for competition brochure (5-7 lines in English)

5. An accompanist for the competition is available. Competitors may bring their own accompanist at their expense. Before the first round of the competition, competitors will have the opportunity to practise with the appointed accompanist for 20 minutes and, before the 2nd round 60 minutes. In the finals, competitors will have the opportunity to practise with accompanying orchestra.

6. Briefing for the competition will be held in Lieksa on Thursday July 22nd, 2010, at 10 a.m. At this briefing the order of appearance will be determined by lot and it will remain unchanged throughout the entire competition. All participants are required to be present in person during the drawing of lots.

7. Programme: The editions mentioned are only a guideline. Other editions are acceptable only on condition that the competitor informs the competition commitee beforehand. This is so that the competition accompanist is aware of what is being performed.

First round:
Sigurd Berge: Horn-lokk (Norsk Musikforlag)
Robert Schumann: Adagio & Allegro, op. 70 (Edition Peters)

Scond round (recital):
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Concert Étude (Chester Music)
OR
Perttu Haapanen: Prism (Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd)

AND
Ludwig van Beethoven: Horn Sonata in F major, Op. 17 (Edition Breitkopf)
AND

Francis Poulenc: Elegie (Chester Music)
OR
Franz Strauss: Nocturno, op. 7 (Universal Edition)

Final round:
Gordon Jacob: Concerto for Horn and Strings (Stainer & Bell)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo in E flat, KV 371 (short version with 219 measures) (Edition Breitkopf)

(Mozart´s orchestration completed by Jukka Harju, score available as PDF-attachment or paper print for competitors: contact Competition coordinator / lieksacompetition(at)gmail.com)

During the 1st and 2nd rounds the works may be performed in any order.

8. The Jury will decide the number of the competitors, who will continue to the next round.
9. Jury: T

Raine Ampuja, chairman of the jury (Guards Band Helsinki, Finland)

Lisa Ford (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg University, Sweden/ USA)

Kalervo Kulmala (Sibelius Academy, Finland)

Jeffrey Lang ( Philadelphia Orchestra, USA)

Miklos Nagy (Budapest Festival Horn Quartet, Hungary)

Chairman of the competition Kauko Karjalainen (Ph D)

10. Prizes:

I prize 6000 euros
II prize 3000 euros
III prize 2000 euros

The results of the competition will be made public and the prizes will be awarded immediately after the final. The prizes will be awarded according to the decision of the jury. In the event of a tie, prizes may be divided. The jury's decision is final and cannot be appealed.

11. All rounds of the competition are public and the organizers have right to record, broadcast, televise or tape performances without compensation.

12. The original competition rules are in Finnish and any dispute will be resolved according to the Finnish rules.
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All questions concerning the competition should be directed to the Competition Coordinator:
Lieksa Brass Week, Koski-Jaakonkatu 4, FIN-81700 LIEKSA, Finland
Tel +358-40-5282831

Email: lieksacompetition@gmail.com