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VI CARLOS
PRIETO INTERNATIONAL CELLO COMPETITION August 24
to 29, 2009 The Mexican Council for Culture and Arts and the
Government of the State of Michoacan, through the Conservatorio de las Rosas, invite you to the
Sixth Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition organized every three years with the purpose of
stimulating cello activity, and attracting the world’s attention toward the Cello in Ibero America
(Latin America, Spain and Portugal). The singularity of this competition is to promote the enrichment of the cello repertoire and to attract the attention of cellists to Ibero American compositions, by including a required work now being specially composed for the Competition by an important Iberoamerican composer, in addition to the standard cello repertoire. First Place • $ 10,000 US dollars • Recording of a CD. Its program will be agreed upon with the competition organizers. • Participation in the Miguel Bernal Jiménez International Music Festival. • Presentation with the National Simphony Orchestra of Mexico, as well as other concerts and recitals in Mexico and in other countries. Second Place • $ 5.000 US dollars Third Place • $ 2,500 US dollars Special Prize A special prize will be given by the jury’s decisión: a full-tuition scholarship to study with Dr. Jesús Castro-Balbi, at the Texas Christian University – School of Music in Forth Worth, Texas.
JURY Jesús Castro-Balbi
(Peru - EUA) BASIS 1. The competition will take place in the city of Morelia, Michacan, Mexico, in the Conservatorio de las Rosas, from August 24 to 29, 2009. 2. Cellists from any origin or nationality may participate. 3. Contestants must be less than 34 years old at the time of the Competition. REQUIREMENTS Aspiring contestants must sent to the Conservatorio de las Rosas, the following documents before June 10th, 2009. - Admission Form which may be obtained in the Conservatorio de las Rosas - Curriculum Vitae or Résumé - Video recording featuring the applicant playing, in VHS or DVD format. - Birth Certificate (original or certified copy). ORGANIZATION 1. The contest will take place in three stages.First stage August 24, 2006 Second stage August 26, 2006 Final August 29, 2006 2. The repertoire to be presented by the contestant will be formed by a group of works from the classic cello repertoire, and works by Ibero-american composers (composers from Latinamerica, Spain and Portugal). 3. The contestant must clearly include in the admission form which works he/she will perform in each stage according to the set program (see program). 4. The Conservatorio de las Rosas will provide accompanying professional pianists for the contestants. 5. August 24, 2006 at 8:30 A.M., the drawing to establish the order of participation for the first eliminatory will take place. This order will be kept for the next stages, 6. The Conservatorio will provide free room and board for the contestants during their active participation in the Competition. 7. The jury may decide not to award the first, second or third place should it consider it appropriate. Any of its decisions will be final. The jury may also divide the amounts of the monetary prizes between one or more contestants. 8. Any matter not considered in this document, will be resolved by the jury and/or the organizing committee. 9. The completed Admission Form as well as the résumé must be sent by email as soon as possible. The video recording featuring the applicant playing and the birth certificate must be sent by messenger service (NOT by regular mail) before June 10th, 2009. 10. The aspiring contestants will receive a letter of acceptance to the Contest through the Internet no later than June 15, 2009. 11. The previous information must be sent to the Conservatorio de las Rosas following address: Conservatorio de las Rosas, A.C. VI Concurso Internacional de Violonchelo Carlos Prieto Coordinador Académico: José Luis Gálvez Correo Electrónico: info@concursointernacionalcarlosprieto.com Calle Santiago Tapia 334, Centro Histórico C.P. 58000, Morelia, Michoacán, México Teléfonos y fax: +52 443 3121864 / 3121469 / 3131371 www.concursointernacionalcarlosprieto.com PROGRAM Two works to be played: A study or caprice (selected by contestant) to choose among the following:
And the required piece composed specially for the Competition by Jimmy López (Perú, 1978. Winner of the Kranichsteiner Musikpreis, Germany, 2008), which will be sent to each contestant as soon as we receive the Admission Form, not later than the end of April 2009. Secound Satage – August 26, 2009 A work for solo cello or cello and piano by an Ibero-American composer, to choose among the following:
And a work, to choose among the following: pieza a elegir de las siguientes:
Final – August 29, 2006 One complete work to be selected:
INFORMATION Conservatoriode las Rosas, A.C. VI Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition Academic manager: José Luis Gálvez Calle Santiago Tapia 334, Centro Histórico C.P. 58000, Morelia, Michoacán, México Telephone and fax: (52 443) 3121864 / 3121469 / 3131371
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