The 6th SIMC Violin Section
Schedule
| Pre – Selection | January 12 – 16, 2016 |
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| Preliminary Round | Saturday, May 21 – Monday, May 23, 2016 |
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| Semifinal Round | Friday, May 27 – Sunday, May 29, 2016 |
| Final Round | Thursday, June 2 – Saturday, June 4, 2016 |
| Prizewinners’ Gala Concert | Sunday, June 5, 2016 |
Prizewinners & Prizes
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1st Prize JPY 3,000,000 ; Gold Medal ; Diploma |
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JANG Yoojin (Korea)
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2nd Prize JPY 2,000,000 ; Silver Medal ; Diploma |
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Stephen KIM (U.S.A.)
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3rd Prize JPY 1,000,000 ; Bronze Medal ; Diploma |
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AOKI Naoka (Japan)
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4th Prize JPY 800,000 ; Diploma |
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Anna SAVKINA (Russia)
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5th Prize JPY 700,000 ; Diploma |
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Meruert KARMENOVA (Kazakhstan)
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6th Prize JPY 600,000 ; Diploma |
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OKAMOTO Seiji (Japan)
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Special Jury Prize scholarship of JPY 500,000 |
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Awarded to the Contestant younger than 20 years of age who participates in the Semifinal Round but fails to qualify for the Final Round, if he/she demonstrates exceptional talent. Not applicable |
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Audience Prize JPY50,000 ; Diploma |
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Awarded to the Contestant who receives the most votes from the audience on each day of the Semifinal Round. May 27 AnnaSAVKINA (Russia) |
Jury
| Chairperson | HORIGOME Yuzuko | Japan |
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| Vice-Chairpersons | HORI Masafumi | Japan |
| Rodney FRIEND | U.K. | |
| Members | Boris BELKIN | Belgium |
| Mauricio FUKS | Canada | |
| HUANG Mengla | China | |
| KATO Tomoko 1 | Japan | |
| Younguck KIM | U.S.A. | |
| Gidon KREMER 2 | Latvia | |
| Cho-Liang LIN | U.S.A. | |
| Régis PASQUIER | France | |
| TAKEZAWA Kyoko | Japan |
1. Preliminary Round and Semifinal Round
2. Final Round
Repertoire
1. Pre – Selection
The Applicant must record his or her performance of all pieces of his or her choice from the following in ①, ② and ③ on a DVD (DVD-Video format*), or must upload the video data of his or her performance of them. Total performance duration shall be approximately 30 minutes.
① Select two pieces from the list below.
| Paganini | Caprices op.1 ＜except for No.13, No.14, No.16, No.19 and No.20＞ |
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| Wieniawski | Ecole Moderne op.10 No.2 La Vélocité No.5 Alla Saltarella No.7 La Cadenza No.9 Les Arpéges |
| Ernst | 6 Polyphonic Etudes for violin solo, No.6 “The Last Rose of Summer” |
| Ernst |
Grand Caprice on Schubert’s Der Erlkönig, op.26 |
②Select one Sonata from the list below and perform both I. and II.
| J.S. Bach | Sonata No.1 in G minor for violin solo, BWV1001: I. Adagio II. Fuga |
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| J.S. Bach | Sonata No.2 in A minor for violin solo, BWV1003: I. Grave II. Fuga |
| J.S. Bach | Sonata No.3 in C major for violin solo, BWV1005: I. Adagio II. Fuga |
③Select one piece from the list below.
| Paradis | Siciliano |
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| Chopin (arr. Milstein) | Nocturne (No.20) in C sharp minor, op. posth |
| Schumann (arr. Joachim) | Abendlied, op.85-12 |
| Tchaikovsky | Valse Sentimentale, op.51-6 |
| Dvořák | Songs my mother taught me |
| Dvořák | 4 Romantic pieces, op.75-1 |
| Dvořák | 4 Romantic pieces, op.75-4 |
| Faure | Berceuse, op.16 |
| Debussy (arr. Heifetz) | Beau soir |
| Sibelius | Romance, op.78-2 |
| Suk | Love song, op.7-1 |
| Ravel | Piece en forme de Habanera |
| Achron | Hebrew melody, op.33 |
2. Preliminary Round
The Contestant shall perform ①, ② and ③ below.
①
| Mozart | Adagio in E major, K261 |
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| Mozart | Rondo in C major, K373 |
・Bärenreiter edition shall be used.
・The Contestants shall perform without a conductor.
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| Bartók | Sonata for violin solo, Sz117, 1st movement |
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③Select one piece from the list below.
| Paganini | Caprices op.1 ＜except for No.13, No.14, No.16, No.19 and No.20＞ |
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・The Contestant may choose the same piece he or she selected for the Pre-Selection.
3. Semifinal Round
The Contestant shall perform both ① and ② below
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| Schumann | Violin Concerto in D minor |
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② Select one piece from the list below.
| Saint-Saëns | Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, op.28 |
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| Saint-Saëns | Havanaise, op.83 |
| Sarasate | Carmen Fantasy, op.25 |
| Ravel | Tzigane |
4.Final Round
The Contestant shall perform both ① and ② below.
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| Mendelssohn | Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 |
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②Select one piece from the list below.
| Stravinsky | Violin Concerto in D |
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| Prokofiev | Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.19 |
| Prokofiev | Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63 |
| Shostakovich | Violin Concerto No.2 in C sharp minor, op.129 |
Contestants
| No | Name | Country / Region | Prize |
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| 1 | AIDA Ribon | Japan | |
| 2 | AKAMA Misako | Japan | |
| 3 | Nikita AKULOV | Russia | |
| 4 | AOKI Naoka | Japan | 3rd Prize |
| 5 | CHIBA Mizuki | Japan | |
| 6 | FUJIE Fuki | Japan | Semifinalist |
| 7 | FUKUDA Yuichiro | Japan | Semifinalist |
| 8 | ISHIKURA Yoko | Japan | |
| 9 | JANG Yoojin | Korea | 1st Prize |
| 10 | Meruert KARMENOVA | Kazakhstan | 5th Prize |
| 12 | Da Min KIM | France | |
| 13 | Stephen KIM | U.S.A. | 2nd Prize |
| 15 | Daniil KOGAN | Canada/Russia | |
| 16 | KURATOMI Ryota | Japan | |
| 17 | KUROKAWA Yu | Japan | Semifinalist |
| 19 | MATSUOKA Seina | Japan | |
| 20 | NAKAMURA Daichi | Japan | |
| 21 | OE Kaoru | Japan | |
| 22 | OGAWA Kyoko | Japan | Semifinalist |
| 23 | OKAMOTO Seiji | Japan | 6th Prize |
| 24 | OTSUKA Yurina | Japan | |
| 26 | QIAN Yue | China | |
| 27 | Anna SAVKINA | Russia | 4th Prize |
| 29 | Julie SVECENA | Czech Republic | Semifinalist |
| 31 | TAN Yabing | China | |
| 32 | Gabriel TCHALIK | France | |
| 33 | TOMOTAKI Mayu | Japan | |
| 34 | TSUBOI Natsumi | Japan | Semifinalist |
| 35 | WAKUI Eimi | Japan | |
| 36 | Momo WONG | Japan/U.S.A. | |
| 39 | YUMI Arata | Japan | |
| 40 | ZHANG Yang | China |