ORAVA ORGAN PRIX
International Organ Competition
Orava Organ Prix 2023
1st International Organ Competition in Dolný Kubín, Slovakia
slovenčina
October 9th - 11th 2023
The competition will take place in the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church in Dolný Kubín, Slovakia on Thomas Jann organ from 2014.
COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS
The competition is open to candidates from all countries whose age does not exceed 28 years on the first day of the competition (i.e. those born on or after 10th of October 1994).
The competition has only one category and is a two-round with a pre-selection round in form of video-recording.
Pieces for the pre-selection round:
1. Johann Sebastian Bach: In dir ist Freude BWV 6152. Olivier Messiaen: Les Bergers (La Nativité du Seigneur)or
Les eaux de la Grâce (Les Corps glorieux)
The competitor must send a link - Youtube/hidden file to the email: oravaorganprix@gmail.com
Deadline for the delivery of the video-recordings is July 15th 2023
Only video-recordings on real pipe organ will be accepted, Hauptwerk recordings are not allowed. Together with the video-recording a complete disposition of the instrument must be sent to the above-mentioned email address.
ROUND 1
1. One of the following pieces:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio super Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 664
or
Trio super Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend' BWV 655
or
Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam BWV 684
or
first movement of a Trio sonata BWV 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530
2. One piece composed after 1840
Total time of both pieces must not exceed 18 minutes.
ROUND 2 - FINAL
1. One of the following pieces:
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Praeludium und Fuge D dur BWV 532
Praeludium und Fuge f moll BWV 534
Fantasie
und Fuge c moll BWV 537
Praeludium und Fuge d moll BWV 539
Praeludium und Fuge G dur BWV 541
Praeludium und Fuge a moll BWV 543
Praeludium
und Fuge C dur BWV 545
Praeludium und Fuge C dur BWV 547
Prealudium und Fuge G dur BWV 550
Toccata in E BWV 566
Antonio Vivaldi / Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in a BWV 593
Concerto in d BWV 596
2. Free choice of one piece or more parts of a cycle by one composer
3. Two parts from the piece by Štefan Németh-Šamorínsky (1896-1975): Partita profana (Vítanie, Chromatická invencia, Koncertná etuda, Ostinato, Finále)
score can be bought here
if you have troubles with getting the score, please contact the organizer
Prizes
1st prize:
1000,-€ + remunerated organ recital at Kubin Organ Festival 2024
2nd prize:
500,-€ + remunerated organ recital at Kubin Musical Autumn 2024
3rd prize:
Full scholarship for the Schola Arvenzis International Master Classes 2024
