III. International SICG Competition 2024

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Registration

Registration via email to office@sicg-festival.de

1. Name

2. Address

3. Date of Birth

4. Phone Number

5. A portrait photo

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Terms and Conditions

Participation is free for active SICG Festival participants. For all others, the participation fee is 30 euros.

Registration Deadline: Thursday, 23.05.2024

1. The decision of the jury is final and binding.

2. Participants born after 23.05.1994 are eligible.

3. A maximum of 25 participants will be admitted. The order of registration will determine acceptance.

4. Repertoire:
   1st Round (Video): Free program, 9 - 12 minutes.
   Final: Free program, 20 - 23 minutes.

5. The participation fee must be transferred by 25.05.24 at the latest:
   Account Holder: HMDK Stuttgart
   IBAN: DE22600501010002109992
   BIC: SOLADEST600
   Amount: 30 euros
   Purpose for payment: SICG-Competition 2024 *Your Name*
   Last-minute payments can also be proven with a payment receipt.

6. Judges will abstain from evaluating their own students who participate in the competition.

7. In the event of any ambiguity regarding the interpretation of the rules,
   the German version of the conditions of participation shall prevail.

   
   

For any questions regarding participation in the competition, Steffen Brunner from the festival office is available at any time at office@sicg-festival.de!

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1st Round (Video)

The video must be provided for download via Youtube or another online storage space (e.g. Dropbox). Please send the corresponding link to office@sicg-festival.de

Deadline: 24.05.2024, 23:59 CET.
The videos will then be made available for evaluation at www.youtube.com/@SICG-Festival/playlists

1. The recording must be frontal, from a fixed camera position.
   Head and feet must be visible.

2. Cuts are allowed between movements and pieces.
   No audio effects may be added.

3. The sign "SICG-Competition 2024" must be visible in the video.
   PDF Download:
   

4. The Youtube title should be:
   III. Stuttgart International Classic Guitar Competition 2024, 1st Round - *Your Name*.
   In the description, include the titles and movements of the performed works.

5. The announcement of finalists will be on Friday, 31.05.2024
   via email and on the website.

   
   

2nd Round, Final (In-Person)

The final will take place in the concert hall of the Musikhochschule Stuttgart on
Saturday, 22.06.2024 starting at 9:30.

1. Up to 6 participants will advance to the final round.

2. The order will be determined by a random draw on Friday, 21.06.2024 and announced via email and on the website by 19:00.

3. Participants may repeat a maximum of 2 works from the first round in the final.

4. If the maximum performance time is exceeded in the final, the performance will be interrupted by the jury chairperson.

5. The 1st prize winner is required to contribute a short program item at Noche de la Guitarra on Saturday, 22.06.2024.

The final performances are open to the public.

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Award Ceremony

Concert Hall, Musikhochschule

Saturday, 22.06.202414:15
The presence of all finalists at the award ceremony is mandatory!

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Results of the II. International SICG Competition 2021

Prize winners

1st Prize: Junyoung Jung (South Korea)
2nd Prize: Io Yamada (Japan)
3rd Prize: Hamish Strathdee (Australia)

Finalists
Samrat Majumder
Milena Solcova
Woongsik Choi

The competition was held in two rounds. The 1st round was through video submission.

The final took place in person on October 9, 2021, at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart.

Prizes
1st Prize: €1000 sponsored by SAVAREZ
2nd Prize: €700
3rd Prize: €300
 

Jury Video Round
Prof. Alexander-Sergei Ramírez (Chair)
Prof. Johannes Monno
Prof. Jinhee Kim
Peter Graneis
 

Jury Final
Prof. Alexander-Sergei Ramírez (Chair)
Prof. Georg Schmitz
Prof. Jinhee Kim
Prof. Dr. Andreas Jäger
Peter Graneis
Ivan Danilov