International Organ Competition for the Wiesbaden Bach-Prize
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The International Organ Competition for the Wiesbaden Bach-Prize is held since 1977 every other year in connection with the Wiesbaden Bach Festival (Wiesbadener Bachwochen) in Wiesbaden/Germany and is awarded with EUR 4000, 2500, and 1500.
We congratulate the winners of the Wiesbaden Bach-Prize 2009: Anna-Victoria Baltrusch/Berlin (1st prize), Balázs Szabó Budapest/Würzburg (2nd prize) and Winfried Lichtscheidel/Friedrichshafen.
The next organ competition takes place in late October 2011. If you leave your e-mail we will send you the announcement after its publication in early 2011.
More on the 2009 organ competition.
Winners of the Wiesbaden Bach-Prize
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17th International Organ Competition for the Wiesbaden Bach-Prize 2009
Prix Bach d'orgue de Wiesbaden
October 22nd-24th 2009
Flyer as Pdf document (300kb)
During the 18th Wiesbaden Bach Festival 2009 (Wiesbadener Bachwochen), an international organ competition will take place. The following prizes will be awarded:
EUR 4.000 1st Prize
(Bach-Prize), includes a contract for an organ concert during the 19th
Wiesbaden Bach Festival in 2011.
EUR 2.500 2nd Prize
EUR 1.500 3rd Prize
Costs for travel and accommodation are to be covered by the participants. Participants, who reach the second round, will be refunded expenses of EUR 150,-.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION / ENTRY
Young organists of all nations can participate, who are not over 30 years of age by December 31st 2009 (i.e. were born after January 1st 1980). Organists who study with any of the jurors are excluded from the organ competition. Semi-final and final competitions are public, and can be recorded. Participants will not receive payment in the case of a recording. The competition is limited. After registration date, the Organizational Committee will choose 12 participants from the registered candidates.
Entry has to be effected until July 1st 2009 to
Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Gesellschaft
Wiesbaden
Bernhard-Schwarz-Str. 25
D-65201 Wiesbaden/Germany
Tel/Fax 0611-20890
e-mail:
info@bach-wiesbaden.de
Please enclose:
1) Curriculum vitae (resumé)
2) teacher's letter of recommendation (for
students)
3) Photo
Chosen participants pay a registration fee of EUR 100,-. This will be reimbursed on the first competition day.
REALIZATION AND ORDER OF EVENT
The organ competition will take place in 3 rounds on both organs of the Lutherkirche, Wiesbaden. Registrants will not be provided; you can be accompanied by your own register assistant. However, it is customary for the participants to help one another.
In the Preparatory Round on Thursday, October 22nd 2009, all participants must play following pieces:
a) Johann Caspar Kerll: Passacaglia in d (Doblinger) K
b) Johann Sebastian Bach: an slow and an fast movement from Trio Sonata II or IV
(Bärenreiter oder Breitkopf & Härtel) K
c) Joseph Jongen: Prélude et Fugue op. 121 in: A Jongen Organ Album (Oxford
University Press) W
The 6 best participants will play the following pieces in the Semi-finals on Friday, October 23rd 2009 morning and afternoon:
a) Nikolaus Bruhns: Praeludium (and Fugue) G-Dur K
b) Max Reger: Fugue e-Moll from op.127 W
c) Gaston Litaize: Prélude et Danse fugée (Leduc) K
The Final round will take place on Saturday, October 24th 2007 as public concert. The 3 best players of the semi-finals will compete on ranking. Following pieces must be played:
a) Johann Sebastian Bach: Praeludium und Fuge Es-Dur BWV 552 (Bärenreiter or
Breitkopf & Härtel) K
b) Charles Marie Widor: 1. Satz Allegro Vivace from Symphony Nr. 5 f-Moll, op.
42, Nr. 1 W
c) Denis Bédard: Introduction et Toccata (from: Trois Esquisses pour pédale
solo) (Éditions Cheldar) K
N.B. Works marked with "K" are to be played on the Klais organ. Works with "W" are to be played on the Walcker organ.
The order in which the participants play is to be determined every day by the drawing of lots. The participants will play anonymously. The Jury will not know the names nor the order of playing. Participants who arrive too late, cannot compete. The Jury's decisions will be made in a closed sitting and are irreversible and final. The Jury has the right not to award a prize or to divide a prize. Members of the Organizational Committee will not be in the Jury. Correspondence between the Organizational Committee and participants will be in English or German. All participants accept the present regulation.
Jury:
1. Guy Bovet (Genf)
2. Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin (Paris/London)
3. Gerhard Gnann (Mainz)
4. Reinhardt Menger (Frankfurt)
Organizational Committee:
Gabriel Dessauer, Wiesbaden
Jörg Endebrock, Wiesbaden
Martin Lutz, Wiesbaden
Lutherkirche Wiesbaden Klais Organ (1978)
| I. Rückpositiv | C-a³ | II. Hauptwerk | C-a³ | III. Schwellwerk | C-a³ | Pedal | C-f' |
| Holzgedeckt | 8' | Bordun | 16' | Rohrflöte | 8' | Principal | 16' |
| Quintade | 8' | Principal | 8' | Gamba | 8' | Subbaß | 16' |
| Principal | 4' | Spitzflöte | 8' | Vox coelestis (ab c) | 8' | Quinte | 10 2/3' |
| Rohrflöte | 4' | Bifaria | 8' | Fugara | 4' | Octave | 8' |
| Octave | 2' | Octave | 4' | Blockflöte | 4' | Spielflöte | 8' |
| Waldflöte | 2' | Holztraverse | 4' | Nasard | 2 2/3' | Tenoroctave | 4' |
| Larigot | 1 1/3' | Superoctave | 2' | Octavin | 2' | Rohrpfeife | 2' |
| Sesquialtera 2f. (ab d) | 2 2/3' | Cornet 5f. ab gs | 8' | Terz | 1 3/5' | Hintersatz 4f. | 2 2/3' |
| Scharff 4f. | 2/3' | Mixtur 5fach | 1 1/3' | Sifflet | 1' | Posaune | 16' |
| Holzregal | 16' | Trompete | 16' | Plein jeu 4f. | 2' | Holztrompete | 8' |
| Cromorne Tremulant | 8' | Trompete | 8' | Hautbois | 8' | ||
| Clairon harmonique Tremulant |
4' |
Schleifladen mit mechanischer Spieltraktur, elektrische Registertraktur mit 3.168 Setzer-Kombinationen in vier Abteilungen (drei davon mit Schaltschlüssel absperrbar) über acht Schaltungen A-H und 99 Gruppenschaltungen abrufbar. Speichermöglichkeit über Disketten-Laufwerk – bitte Disketten mitbringen! Normalkoppeln, Cymbelstern. Parallelpedal ds unter ds’.
Walcker Organ (1911)
restored by Klais 1987
| I. Hauptwerk | C-a³ | II. Seitenwerk | C-a³ | III. Schwellwerk | C-a³ | Pedal | C-f' |
| Bordun | 16' | Gedeckt (Tr.) | 16' | Quintatön | 16' | Principal | 16' |
| Principal | 8' | Geigenprincipal | 8' | Principal | 8' | Violonbaß | 16' |
| Gamba | 8' | Salicional | 8' | Echo Gamba | 8' | Subbaß | 16' |
| Flauta major | 8' | Rohrflöte | 8' | Lieblich Gedackt | 8' | Gedecktbaß (Tr.) | 16' |
| Gemshorn | 8' | Viola | 8' | Flauto dolce | 8' | Quinte | 10 2/3' |
| Gedeckt | 8' | Fugara | 4' | Spitzflöte | 8' | Flötenbaß | 8' |
| Octave | 4' | Flauto dolce | 4' | Quintatön | 8' | VVioloncello (Tr.) | 8' |
| Rohrflöte | 4' | Doublette | 2' | Aeoline | 8' | Choralbaß | 4' |
| Octave | 2' | Harmonia aetheria 4f. | 2 2/3' | Voix céleste | 8' | Baßflöte (Tr.) | 4' |
| Mixtur 3f. | 2 2/3' | Klarinette | 8' | Viola | 4' | Posaune | 16' |
| Cornett 3-5f. | 2 2/3' | Traversflöte | 4' | Trompete (Tr.) | 8' | ||
| Trompete | 8' | Flautino | 2' | ||||
| Mixtur 3-4f. | 2' | ||||||
| Basson | 16' | ||||||
| Oboe | 8' | ||||||
| Trompete harmonique | 8' | ||||||
| Clairon Tremolo | 4' |
Taschen-, Kegel-, Membranladen mit elektropneumatischer Traktur. Normalkoppeln, Super II/P, Super II/I, 2 freie Kombinationen, 1 freie Pedalkombination. Zungeneinzelabsteller, Handregister ab. Walze, Schweller III.Manual. Organo pleno.