VRŠAC INTERNATIONAL
CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Međunarodni Festival Kamerne Muzike u Vršcu
06.09. - 08.09. 2024
Music in the Vineyards - Online Music Competition - Winter 2024
Music in the Vineyards is a non-profit cultural association located in Serbia. Each year in September, we organize the yearly chamber music festival "Music in the Vineyards" in Vrsac. As a part of our competition, we also arrange prizewinner concerts in Norway (where some of our founding members are partly based) and Serbia. Our competition is open to classical musicians regardless of age and nationality, within following disciplines: piano, strings, winds, voice and chamber music (2 - 5 instruments). Each discipline is divided into different age categories and there is no upper age limit.
The purpose of the competition is to discover both young talents and exceptional performers who have already reached a professional level, and to be a part of their journey towards international careers. All category winners will be invited to give a concert in Hurumsalen (The Norwegian Music Teacher’s Organization) in Oslo, Norway on January 24, 2025 (about 10 min of repertoire each). The association Music in the Vineyards is unfortunately not able to cover any travel expenses.
All prize winners will receive a diploma. A jury consisting of professional musicians with will listen to all the candidates videos and provide a jury statement if requested. There will be multiple awards in each category.
Awards:
1st Prize: from 95 to 100 points: diploma (certificate)
2nd Prize : from 90 to 94 points: diploma (certificate)
3rd Prize: from 85 to 89 points: diploma (certificate)
Laureate: participant with the highest score (above 95)
HOW TO APPLY - Regulations
1. Upload two or more separate videos (max 20 minutes length in total) – from two contrasting periods: baroque, classical, romantic or contemporary, to YouTube, Vimeo or another online platform. The video must not be edited and should show the performer clearly. The quality doesn't have to be professional, but aim for best sound possible, in order to give your self a fair representation.
2. Fill out the online application form found bellow and paste the video links to the application form.
3. Pay the application fee of 35 EURO per participant (per each individual participant or chamber group member - all transaction costs should be covered by the participant) through PayPal here
(To be marked as: Ref. Kristina Socanski - Donation for the Association Music in the Vineyards, fee for online music competition) If unable to pay through PayPal, please request additional payment information here: post@vricmf.com
4. Send everything (video links, proof of payment and ID) to this email address:
post@vricmf.com
CLOSING DATE: December 15th 2024
We kindly ask all contestants who haven't sent the proof of payment to email it in order for their application to count as valid. Thank you.
THE RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON DECEMBER 30th 2024
We are looking forward to listening to your performances!
Prizewinners 2022 – VRICMF – Music in the Vineyards Competition
Piano, soloist youth
Zara Tyagi Biswas 3rd
Piano, soloist junior
Hao Yue Sun 1st
Tymon Drewnowski 2nd
Piano, soloist intermediate
Jasmine Lai 1st
Piano, soloist advanced
Louisa Emilia Beatrice Schneider 2nd
Piano, soloist senior
Laura Farre Rozada 2nd
Dielan Wu 2nd
Virgilio Volante 2nd
Sarah Giannetti 2nd
Nuojun Wang 2nd
Yuhuan Wang 2nd
Kristian Cvetkovic 3rd
Sheng Hanyu 3rd
Violin, soloist youth
Kanon Ogura 1st
Violin, soloist junior
William Fry 1st
Violin, soloist intermediate
Oriana Wojciechowska 2nd
Dang Nguyen Thuy Linh 2nd
Violin, soloist advanced
Pietro Milzani 2nd
Violin, soloist senior
Yunxi Peng 1st
Pippa Sieppala 1st
Hyojin Jun 1st
Eunsong Jung- 2nd
Mira Spengler 2nd
Murasaki Fukuda 2nd
Yeeun Suh 3rd
Evangelia Koutsodimou 3rd
Yujin He 3rd
Viola, soloist senior
Kinga Wojdalska 1st
Jeremy Keinbaum 2nd
Zuzanna Manka 3rd
Cello, soloist advanced
Zuzanna Moszumanska 2nd
Cello, soloist senior
Mikolaj Wojciechowski 2nd
Anna Skladannaya 2nd
Double bass, soloist advanced
Eduardo Alcantara Santos 2nd
Double bass, soloist senior
Miriam Barbierato 2nd
Winds, soloist senior
Jacob Grimm 2nd
Voice, soloist senior
Ting Ren 1st
Marianna Nomikou 2nd
Caitlin Towell 2nd
Elizabeth Anne Cohen 2nd
Michelle Vance 3rd
Brooke Iva Lohman 3rd
Chamber music, senior
Cantum Guitar Quartet 1st -LAUREATE
Tetra Brass 1st
You Bin Min & Joonbyeong Lee 1st
Cuore Piano Trio 2nd
Fono Duo – 2nd
Flutes & Frets Duo 2nd
Duo Phébus 2nd
Duo Fabulae 2nd
NAN Quartet 3rd
Duo Alma Lusa 3rd
Duo Steininger 3rd
Congratulations to all!
Additional info:
Categories not mentioned above have either had no participants or no prize was awarded.
All award winners are invited to perform in prizewinner's concerts during Vrsac International Chamber Music Festival, September 2023. Concert information and diplomas will be emailed to you no later than January 2023 (jury comments will be emailed upon request- please let us know).
JURY:
Kristina Socanski
Kehan Zhang
Margaux de Vallensart
Mirjana Walczak
Prizewinners 2019 – VRICMF – Music in the Vineyards Competition
Piano, soloist junior
Tomas Kalin Simeonov, 1. Prize*
Hailey Culp, 2. Prize
Jasmine Lai, 2. Prize
Piano, soloist senior
Suejin Jung, 1. Prize** - LAUREATE of the competition
Sven Bauer, 1. Prize*
Aliya Turtayeva, 2. Prize*
Kyung Min Park, 2. Prize
Svitlana Hololobova, 3. Prize*
Zhengyi Huang 3. prize
Violin, soloist advanced
Takanori Okamoto, 1. Prize*
Violin, soloist senior
Yi-Ju Chen, 1. Prize*
Yoko Ishikura, 2. Prize*
Sophia Stoyanovich, 3. Prize
Peiyuan Chen, 3. Prize
Cello, soloist senior
Ema Grcman, 3. Prize *
Winds, soloist senior
Rachel Parker, 2nd Prize
Voice, soloist senior
Aleksandra Borkiewicz, 1. Prize*
Yana Mamonova, 1. Prize *
Hyunah Son 3. Prize
Yeonjoo Young 3. Prize*
Ilham Nazarov 3. Prize
Chamber music, junior
Aran and Nora Spignoli Soria, 2. Prize*
Chamber music, intermediate
Dylan and Winston Iskandar, 3. Prize
Chamber music, senior
Thesis Quartet, 1. Prize*
Duo Cordaropoli/Cozzolino, 3. Prize*
Duo Fiato Sospeso, 3. Prize
*Participants selected to perform in the prizewinners concert in Serbia or Norway in the season of 2020/2021 (dates will be announced shortly). Travel expences are to be covered by the participants. If unable to perform in the prize winners concert, diplomas will be sent by e-mail.
**Laureate of the competition, invited to perform during Vršac International Chamber Music Festival in September 2020, with travel and living expences within Europe covered by the association "Music in the Vineyards".
Additional info:
Categories not mentioned above have either had no participants or no prize was awarded.
Diplomas will be emailed shortly and jury comments as requested.
JURY:
Kristina Socanski
Kehan Zhang
Margaux de Vallensart
Ester Forsberg