19th International Organ Competition for the Wiesbaden Bach-Prize

January 2014

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.

The next organ competition takes place in January 2014. If you leave your e-mail we will send you the announcement after its publication in summer 2013.

Winners of the Wiesbaden Bach-Prize

2012
1. Prize: not awarded
2. Prize: Johannes Zeinler, Austria
3. Prize (split): Anna Pikulska, Poland
3. Prize (split): Martin Rabensteiner, Italy

2009
1. Prize:       Anna-Victoria Baltrusch, Berlin
2. Prize:       Balázs Szabó, Budapest/Würzburg
3. Prize:       Winfried Lichtscheidel, Friedrichshafen

2007
1. Prize:       Lukas Stollhof, Stuttgart
2. Prize:       Christian Barthen, Saarbrücken
3. Prize:       Verena Zahn, Bad Schwalbach

2005
1. Prize:       Andrew R. Dewar, London
2. Prize:       Linda Sitková, Prag
3. Prize:       Michael Schneider, Frankfurt

2003
suspended

2001
1. Prize:       Rudolf Müller, Würzburg
2. Prize:       Byong-Suk Moon, Detmold
3. Prize:       Jooyong Choi, Seoul

1999
1. Prize:       Christian Schmitt, Saarbrücken
2. Prize:       Winfried Kleindopf, Leipzig
3. Prize:       Hue-Am Park, Berlin

1997
1. Prize:       Gunther Rost, Würzburg
2. Prize:       Christoph Hamm, Bonn
3. Prize:       Markus Lehnert, Saarbrücken

1995
1. Prize:       Carsten Wiebusch, Essen
2. Prize:       Andreas König, Fürth
3. Prize:       Markus Eichenlaub, Herxheim

1993
1. Prize: not awarded
2. Prize (split): Torsten Laux, Ingelheim
2. Prize (split): Reiner Oster, Saarbrücken
3. Prize: Rie Hiroe, Hannover

1991
1. Prize (split): Tomasz Adam Nowak, Warschau
1. Prize (split): Willi Kronenberg, Köln
2. Prize: not awarded
3. Prize: Paul Theis

1989
1. Prize:       Jürgen Sonnentheil, Cuxhaven
2. Prize:       Natsujo Kaji, Hamburg
3. Prize:       Frank Volke, Düsseldorf

1987
1. Prize:       Kiyoshi Nakauchi, Düsseldorf
2. Prize:       Martin Seiwert, Völklingen
3. Prize:       Ulrich Schwarze, Freiburg

1985
1. Prize:       not awarded
2. Prize:       Jürgen Sonnentheil, Cuxhaven
3. Prize:       Helmut Freitag, Saarbrücken

1983
1. Prize:       Bernhard Haas, Siegburg
2. Prize:       Stefan Palm, Köln
3. Prize:       Gerhard Jentschke, Zweibrücken

1981
1. Prize:       Ronald Stolk, Voorburg
2. Prize:       not awarded
3. Prize:       Gerhard Jentschke, Zweibrücken

1979
1. Prize:       Annik Chevalier, Marseille
2. Prize:       Pascale Mélis, Marseille
3. Prize:       Viviane Loriaut, Marseille

1977
1. Prize:       Margareta Hürholz, Köln
2. Prize:       Martin Tiemann, Stuttgart
3. Prize:       Heiner Graßt, Essen

18th International Organ Competition for the Wiesbaden Bach-Prize 2012

Prix Bach d'orgue de Wiesbaden

Lutherkirche Wiesbaden, January 12th-14th 2012

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In connection with the 19th Wiesbaden Bach Festival (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 to play an organ concert in the 20th Wiesbaden Bach Festival 2013.
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 2011 (i.e. were born after January 1st 1982). 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 October 1st 2011 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, January 12th 2012, all participants must play following pieces:
a) Johann Sebastian Bach: „Allein Gott in der Höh“ BWV 664 or „Herr Jesu Christ“ 655 (K)
b) Nicolaus Bruhns: Praeludium and Fugue in e minor "The Great" (K)
(please inform the Organizational Committee about the edition you play from!)
c) Johannes Brahms: Praeludium and Fugue in g minor (W)

The 6 best participants will play the following pieces in the Semi-finals on Friday, January 13th 2012 in the morning and afternoon:
a) Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue in G major BWV 577 (K)
b) Sigfrid Karg-Elert: 1. movement "Inferno" from „Jesu, meine Freude“ (W)
c) Thierry Escaich: Cinq versets sur le Victimae paschali (K)

The Final round will take place on Saturday, January 14th 2012 as a public concert. The 3 best players of the semi-finals will compete on ranking. Following pieces must be played:
a) Johann Sebastian Bach: Praeludium (Fantasia) and Fugue in g minor BWV 542 (K)
b) Louis Vierne: Scherzo from Sinfonie 2 in e minor, op. 20 (W)
c) Anton Heiller: Tanz-Toccata (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. Magdalena Czajka, Warsaw
2. Ludger Lohmann, Stuttgart
3. Martin Schmeding, Freiburg
4. Susanne Rohn, Bad Homburg

Organizational Committee:
Jörg Endebrock, 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.