The 1st SIMC Violin Section
Schedule
| Preliminary Selection | October 21, 2000 |
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| Screening Auditions |
January 6 – 7, 2001 Paris (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris) |
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| Elimination Round | Saturday, May 12 – Tuesday, May 15, 2001 |
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| Semifinal Round | Saturday, May 19 – Monday, May 21, 2001 |
| Final Round | Friday, May 25 – Saturday, May 26, 2001 |
| Prizewinners’ Gala Concert | Thursday, July 5 – Friday, July 6, 2001 |
Prizewinners & Prizes
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1st Prize JPY 2,500,000 ; Gold Medal ; Diploma |
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HUANG Mengla(China)
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1st Prize JPY 2,500,000 ; Gold Medal ; Diploma |
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Svetlin ROUSSEV(Bulgaria/France)
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3rd Prize JPY 1,000,000 ; Bronze Medal ; Diploma |
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YANG Misa(Korea)
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4th Prize JPY 800,000 ; Diploma |
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ISHIBASHI Yukiko(Japan)
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5th Prize JPY 700,000 ; Diploma |
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OMIYA Rintaro(Japan)
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6th Prize JPY 600,000 ; Diploma |
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SHIRAI Kei(Japan)
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Special Jury Prize JPY 500,000 ; Diploma |
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Awarded to an especially superior finalist of less than 20 years in age. YANG Misa (Korea) |
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Bach Prize JPY50,000 Diploma |
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Awarded to the contestant who performed the best Bach in the Elimination round (Violin Concerto in A minor). Svetlin ROUSSEV(Bulgaria/France) |
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Incentive Prize JPY50,000 ; Diploma |
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Created by the jury to award this magnificent contestant, the youngest performer, MUTO Yoriko (Japan) |
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The French Ambassador to Japan Prize |
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Awarded to the 1st prize winner. Opportunity to hold a special concert at the residence of the French Ambassador to Japan. HUANG Mengla(China) |
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The Aliance Francaise de Sendai • Cogema Japan Prize JPY250,000 |
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Awarded to a contestant who performed a piece by a French composer exceptionally well. YANG Misa(Korea) |
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Audience Prize JPY50,000 ; Diploma |
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Awarded to performers most voted by the audience each day of the Semifinal Round. May 19 OMIYA Rintaro(Japan) |
Jury
| Chairperson | SOH Tomotada | Japan |
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| Vice-Chairpersons | Werner HINK | Austria |
| OKAYAMA Kiyoshi | Japan | |
| Members | CAO Peng | China |
| FUJIKAWA Mayumi | Japan | |
| Dong-Suk KANG | U.S.A. | |
| Jean-Jacques KANTOROW | France | |
| Lewis KAPLAN | U.S.A. | |
| Valerij KLIMOV | Russia | |
| Rainer MOOG | Germany | |
| György PAUK | U.K. |
Repertoire
1. Preliminary Selection
Applicants should make at least a 15-minute recording of solo pieces of their choice on cassette tape, MD (mini disc) or DAT (digital audio tape).
2. Screening Auditions
Participants in the screening auditions should perform the 1st movement of a concerto of their choice with piano accompaniment. The performance duration should be approximately 15 minutes, including cadenza.
They may perform the piece selected for the semifinal and final rounds, but they may not select the piece to be performed in the elimination round.
3. Elimination Round
Both items (1) and (2) must be performed.
(1)
| J.S. Bach | Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV. 1041 (complete) |
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(2) shall be 2 pieces selected from those listed below.
| Paganini | Caprices op.1 No.1 in E major, No.5 in A minor, No.8 in E flat major, No.10 in G minor, No.12 in A flat major, No.15 in E minor, No.17 in E flat major, No.18 in C major, No.19 in E flat major, No.21 in A major |
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4. Semifinal Round
One piece shall be selected from those listed below and played with the accompaniment of the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra.
| Prokofiev | Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.19 Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63 |
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| Stravinsky | Violin Concerto in D |
| Berg | Violin Concerto |
| Bartók | Violin Concerto No.2, Sz.112 |
| Shostakovich | Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.99 (1955 revised) |
5. Final Round
Contestants should select two pieces from those listed below. After the semifinal has ended, the Chairman of the Managing Committee will designate one piece from the selected two pieces, and the contestant will play the piece with the accompaniment of the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra.
| Mozart | Violin Concerto in G major, K.216 (Bärenreiter edition) Violin Concerto in D major, K.218 (Bärenreiter edition) Violin Concerto in A major, K.219 “Turkish” (Bärenreiter edition) |
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| Beethoven | Violin Concerto in D major, op.61 |
| Paganini | Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.6 Violin Concerto No.2 in B minor, op.7 |
| Mendelssohn | Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 |
| Wieniawski | Violin Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor, op.14 Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor, op.22 |
| Schumann | Violin Concerto in D minor |
| Vieuxtemps | Violin Concerto No.4 in D minor, op.31 Violin Concerto No.5 in A minor, op.37 |
| Bruch | Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.26 |
| Lalo | “Symphonie espagnole” in D minor, op.21 |
| Tchaikovsky | Violin Concerto in D major, op.35 |
| Brahms | Violin Concerto in D major, op.77 |
| Saint-Saëns | Violin Concerto No.3 in B minor, op.61 |
| Dvorák | Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53 |
| Glazunov | Violin Concerto in A minor, op.82 |
| Sibelius | Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47 |
Contestants
| No | Name | Country Region | Prize |
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| 2 | ARAI Ayano | Japan | |
| 3 | Maksym BRYLYNSKYY | Austria | |
| 4 | CHEN Yi | China | Semifinalist |
| 5 | Amaury COEYTAUX | France | Semifinalist |
| 6 | Christoph EHRENFELLNER | Austria | |
| 7 | HANAI Shiori | Japan | Semifinalist |
| 8 | Lydia HONG | U.S.A. | |
| 9 | HUANG Mengla | China | 1st Prize |
| 10 | ISHIBASHI Yukiko | Japan | 4th Prize |
| 11 | ISHIGAME Kyoko | Japan | |
| 12 | ITO Maya | Japan | |
| 13 | Amy IWAZUMI | U.S.A. | |
| 14 | Andreas Jun JANKE | Germany/Japan | Semifinalist |
| 15 | KAI Maya | Japan | |
| 16 | KATO Mana | Japan | |
| 17 | Dan KAWAMURA | U.S.A. | |
| 18 | KONDO Kaoru | Japan | |
| 19 | KOTAKE Ritsu | Japan | |
| 20 | Geneviève LAURENCEAU | France | |
| 21 | LEE Julianne | Korea | Semifinalist |
| 22 | Dmitry LUKIN | Russia | Semifinalist |
| 23 | MAEKAWA Yuki | Japan | |
| 25 | MUTO Yoriko | Japan | Semifinalist |
| 26 | OMIYA Rintaro | Japan | 5th Prize |
| 27 | Svetlin ROUSSEV | Frans/Bulgaria | 1st Prize |
| 29 | SASAKI Eriko | Japan | |
| 30 | SHIRAI Kei | Japan | 6th Prize |
| 31 | SUENOBU Mayuko | Japan | |
| 32 | SUGIYAMA Midori | Japan | |
| 33 | TAKEUCHI Ai | Japan | |
| 34 | UNE Kyoko | Japan | Semifinalist |
| 35 | YAMAMOTO Mikiko | Japan | |
| 36 | YANG Mi Sa | Korea | 3rd Prize |
| 37 | YANG Yi | China | Semifinalist |
| 38 | YURA Hiroaki | Japan |