14 t h INTERNATIONAL ART SONG COMPETITION STUTTGART »Singing songs requires an almost daring honesty. To sing songs, the singer needs a great imagination – the possibility to send his imagination on a journey without interruption and to create a world in the shortest possible time from an introspective view, which the listener can experience almost vividly. Singing songs is – if successful – the greatest artistic satisfaction a performer can experience.« Brigitte Fassbaender, »Komm aus dem Staunen nicht heraus«
14TH INTER NATIONA L ART SONG COMPETITION STUTTGA RT 2024 24. – 29. SEPTEMBER 2024
The art song is among the most intimate and personal genres in music – and one of the most demanding ones. It requires extreme technical and vocal facility and at the same time a profound understanding of the texts – and it centers the musical partnership as cooperation between singer and pianist. Therefore the International Art Song Competition Stuttgart, which will be held in Stuttgart in 2024 for the 14th time, is announced exclusively for liedduos. It focuses not only on technical skills, quality of sound, textual adherence, articulation and the artistic realization but also on the musical partnership in performing. To quote Brigitte Fassbaender once again: »The musical discourse between singer and accompanist is inexhaustible, and one interpretation will never be the same as the next as long as the imagination also remains inexhaustible.«
JURY Brigitte Fassbaender, Germany (chair) Christoph Berner, Austria Werner Güra, Germany Susan Manoff, USA/France Henk Neven, Netherlands Wolfram Rieger, Germany Birgid Steinberger, Germany/Austria
REGISTR ATION FEE The registration fee is Euro 100 per duo and must be transferred to the following account: Internationale Hugo-Wolf-Akademie Volksbank Stuttgart IBAN DE16 6009 0100 0462 3680 50 BIC VOBADESSXXX Reference: »Wettbewerb 2024«
VENUE Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart (HMDK) | Urbanstraße 25 | 70182 Stuttgart
REGISTR ATION (MUVAC) For application please use the online platform MUVAC (www.muvac.com). Here you can upload all relevant documents and will be guided through the application process.
PRIZES First prize: 15,000 Euro
A complete application must include (applies to both singer and pianist):
In addition to Franz Schubert and Hugo Wolf as a constant »basis«, the competition 2024 is dedicated to Arnold Schoenberg (in the 150 th year of his birthday) and his students of the so called Zweite Wiener Schule, Alban Berg, Anton Webern and Hanns Eisler. An English-language focus centers on British and American women composers of the 19 th and early 20 th century and of course contemporary art song of the 20 th/21st century is also a fixed component of this competition’s repertoire.
All songs must be sung by heart and in the original language; parts of song cycles are allowed. ›› 8 songs by Franz Schubert ›› 8 songs by Hugo Wolf
The first prize winners are invited to perform the first concert of the year 2025 in the programme of the International Hugo-Wolf-Academy on Sunday, January 26th, 2025. In addition, the International Hugo-WolfAcademy will make every effort to recommend the winning duo to renowned festivals, concert halls and institutions.
Second prize: 10,000 EURO Third prize: 7,000 EURO Above that an amount of 3,000 Euro is at the jury’s disposal to be spent for for e.g. special prizes etc. All prizes could be shared and will only be awarded if an appropriate winner can be found – this lies entirely at the jury’s discretion.
The competition, which will completely be livestreamed, offers a huge platform for young singers and pianists to dedicate themselves to this beautiful and difficult art form and to present art song in front of a large, international audience.
ROUNDS AND REPERTOIRE For the 2024 competition, the following repertoire has to be prepared:
REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY The International Art Song Competition Stuttgart 2024 is open to singers and pianists of all nations born after December 31, 1990. A pianist may participate only once in the competition 2024 and may not accompany more than one singer. A preliminary jury will decide which candidates will participate in the competition, selecting up to 36 duos from among the registrations that arrive completely and on time. The sessions of the preliminary jury are confidential. The decisions are final; no explanations will be given. There is no legal recourse.
›› the registration form, fully completed ›› curriculum vitae with particulars of general education and teachers, previous performances / engagements, awards and prizes, etc. ›› recenthigh resolution photograph suitable for reproduction in the programme (jpg or tif, 300 dpi) ›› c opy of an official document (identity card / passport) confirming the candidate’s nationality, date of birth and place of birth ›› listing of the competition repertoire (with exact specification of the length of each song); the submitted repertoire is binding and cannot subsequently be altered ›› a video (YouTube link, mp3-files, Vimeo-link etc.) with at least 3 »Lieder« recorded during the 12 months prior to the registration; date and place of the recording of each individual piece must be provided; the songs on the video doesn’t need to correspond to the competition repertoire ›› affirmation of the correctness and authenticity of the video ›› signed release authorizing the IHWA to reproduce performance and physical likeness at the International Art Song Competition Stuttgart 2024 ›› a document verifying that the registration fee has been transferred
CLOSING DATE: JUNE 30, 2024
›› 3 songs by at least two different out of these composers: Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Anton Webern and/or Hanns Eisler ›› 4 songs by at least two different out of these british/ american composers: Maude Valérie White, Liza Lehmann, Ethel Smyth, Rebecca Clarke, Margaret Bonds, Florence Price (see also suggestions/ repertoire list at www.lied-wettbewerb.de) ›› 2 songs of a composer of the present, of which at least one has to be composed by a woman composer (see also suggestions/repertoire list at www.lied-wettbewerb.de) After the registration the submitted repertoire of the parti cipants is binding and cannot subsequently be altered. Further information on how the competition will proceed, on the required repertoire and the detailed competition rules can be found at www.lied-wettbewerb.de. All important information about the competition can be found there.
WWW.LIED-WETTBEWERB.DE With your application you accept the data privacy statement of the competition which is available for download on www.lied-wettbwerb.de.
14. INTERNATIONALER W ETTBEW ER B FÜR LIEDKUNST STUTTGART 24. – 29. SEPTEMBER 2024