The 4th SIMC Violin Section

Preliminary Selection	October 23 – 24, 2009

Screening Auditions	January 7, 2010　New York (The Juilliard School) January 11, 2010　Moscow (Moscow P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory) January 14, 2010　Berlin (Berliner Philharmonie) January 16, 2010　Vienna (Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien) January 18, 2010　Paris (Conservatoire Maurice-Ravel, Levallois) January 30 – 31, 2010　Sendai (Sendai City Youth Cultural Center)

Elimination Round	Saturday, May 22 – Monday, May 24, 2010
Semifinal Round	Saturday, May 29 – Monday, May 31, 2010
Final Round	Friday, June 4 – Saturday, June 5, 2010
Prizewinners’ Gala Concert	Sunday, June 6, 2010

1st Prize JPY 3,000,000 ; Gold Medal ; Diploma
	Clara Jumi KANG (Germany/Korea) Semifinal Round Mendelssohn / Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 Final Round Beethoven / Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
2nd Prize JPY 2,000,000 ; Silver Medal ; Diploma
	Andrey BARANOV (Russia) Semifinal Round Prokofiev / Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63 Final Round Beethoven / Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
3rd Prize JPY 1,000,000 ; Bronze Medal ; Diploma
	NAGAO Haruka (Japan) Semifinal Round Bartók / Violin Concerto No.2, Sz112 Final Round Beethoven / Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
4th Prize JPY 800,000 ; Diploma
	KIM Bomsori （Korea） Semifinal Round Stravinsky / Violin Concerto in D Final Round Beethoven / Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
5th Prize JPY 700,000 ; Diploma
	KIM Dami (Korea) Semifinal Round Bartók / Violin Concerto No.2, Sz112 Final Round Beethoven / Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
6th Prize JPY 600,000 ; Diploma
	Giora SCHMIDT (U.S.A.) Semifinal Round Mendelssohn / Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 Final Round Beethoven / Violin Concerto in D major, op.61

Audience Prize JPY50,000 ; Diploma
Awarded to performers most voted by the audiences each day of the Semifinal Round. May 29 KIM Bomsori (Korea) May 30 Noé INUI (Greece/Japan) May 31 Andrey BARANOV (Russia)

Chairperson	SOH Tomotada	Japan
Vice-Chairpersons	OKAYAMA Kiyoshi	Japan
	Thomas BRANDIS	Germany
Members	Shmuel ASHKENASI	U.S.A.
	Roland DAUGAREIL	France
	HORIGOME Yuzuko	Japan
	KIM Younguck	U.S.A.
	Oleh KRYSA	U.S.A.
	SHENG Zhongguo	China
	Pavel VERNIKOV	Russia
	Krzysztof WEGRZYN	Poland

1. Preliminary Selection

The applicant must record his or her performance of both (1) and (2) on a CD, MD or DAT. (1)

J.S. Bach	Partita No.3 in E major for violin solo, BWV1006: Prelude

(2) Select one piece from the list below.

Wieniawski	Polonaise Brillante No.1 in D major, op.4 Polonaise Brillante No.2 in A major, op.21
Tchaikovsky	Valse-Scherzo, op.34
Ysaÿe	Caprice after a study in form of a waltz (op.52-6) by Saint-Saëns
Sarasate	Carmen Fantasy, op.25
Waxman	Carmen Fantasy
Saint-Saëns	Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op.28
Paganini	La Campanella (Violin Concerto No.2 in B minor, op.7, 3rd movement)

2. Screening Auditions

The participant shall select one piece from each of the groups (1) and (2) below, and perform the two pieces. (1) Select one piece from the list below.

J.S. Bach	Sonata No.1 in G minor for violin solo, BWV1001: fuga, Allegro
	Sonata No.2 in A minor for violin solo, BWV1003: fuga
	Sonata No.3 in C major for violin solo, BWV1005: fuga

(2) Select one piece from the list below.

Paganini	any work from 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

3. Elimination Round

The contestant shall select one piece from the list below and perform all the movements of the piece.

Mozart	Violin Concerto in G major, K216 (Bärenreiter edition)
	Violin Concerto in D major, K218 (Bärenreiter edition)
	Violin Concerto in A major, K219 (Bärenreiter edition)

4. Semifinal Round

The contestant shall select one piece from each of the groups A and B below. After the Elimination Round, the Chairperson of the Managing Committee will select one of those two pieces, and the contestant will perform all the movements of this piece. A

Bartók	Violin Concerto No.2, Sz112
Prokofiev	Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63
Berg	Violin Concerto
Stravinsky	Violin Concerto in D

B

Paganini	Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.6
Mendelssohn	Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
Saint-Saëns	Violin Concerto No.3 in B minor, op.61
Dvorák	Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53
Sibelius	Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47

5.Final Round

The contestant shall perform the piece specified below.

Beethoven	Violin Concerto in D major, op.61

No	Name	Country Region	Prize
1	Anastasia AGAPOVA	Russia	Semifinalist
2	AIDA Ribon	Japan
3	AOTANI Yukari	Japan
4	AWANO Yumiko	Japan
5	Andrey BARANOV	Russia	2nd Prize
6	CHO Gahyun	Korea	Semifinalist
7	Eléonore DARMON	France
8	FUKUDA Yuichiro	Japan
10	IIMURA Mari	Japan
11	Noé INUI	Greece/Japan	Semifinalist
12	Jason ISSOKSON	U.S.A.
13	IWATA Nanae	Japan
14	JOO Yeonkyung	Korea
15	KAMISHIKIRYO Aiko	Japan
16	Clara Jumi KANG	Germany/Korea	1st Prize
17	KANG Suyeon	Australia/Korea
18	KIM Bomsori	Korea	4th Prize
19	KIM Dami	Korea	5th Prize
20	KODAMA Hiromi	Japan
21	KOH Eunae	Korea
22	KUROSAKA Yukari	Japan
24	MORIYA Tsuyoshi	Japan	Semifinalist
25	NAGAI Kumiko	Japan
26	NAGAO Haruka	Japan	3rd Prize
27	Chingiz OSMANOV	Russia	Semifinalist
28	Regi PAPA	Russia
29	SAITO Ginshi	Japan
30	Giora SCHMIDT	U.S.A.	6th Prize
31	Brendan SHEA	U.S.A.
32	Malwina SOSNOWSKI	Switzerland/Poland
34	Stirling TRENT	U.S.A.
36	UOMIZU Yuri	Japan
37	WANG Jiazhi	China	Semifinalist
39	YANG Yoonjung	Korea
40	YING Chiujan	Taiwan