IV. International SICG Competition for Guitar solo 2025

We are thrilled that the renowned Japanese composer Toshio Hosokawa has composed a piece for this year's competition, which will serve as the compulsory work. The best interpretation of the piece will receive a special prize, and the performer will have the opportunity to present the public premiere during the "Noche de la Guitarra" on May 10, 2025.

Here is more information about the compulsory piece:

Komore-bi

We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung for funding this commissioned work!

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The competition will be held in two rounds:

The 1st round by video submission. The entries of the competition participants can be viewed here:
www.youtube.com/@SICG-Festival/playlists

The final round will take place in person on 10.05.2025 in the concert hall of the Musikhochschule Stuttgart.

Prizes
1st Prize: 2000 € & Donation by Savarez
2nd Prize: 1500 € & Donation by Savarez
3rd Prize: 500 € & Donation by Savarez
The prize money was donated by the Society of Friends of the HMDK Stuttgart.

Special Prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece by Toshio Hosokawa
500 € donated by Mr. Peter Leibinger.

Jury of the 1st Round
Prof. Sebastián Montes (Chair)
Katie Lonson
Steffen Brunner

Final Jury
Prof. Sebastián Montes (Chair)
Prof. Dr. Tilman Hoppstock
Bogdan Mihailescu
Toshio Hosokawa
Katie Lonson

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Registration

The maximum number of participants has been reached.
There is a waiting list in case a registered participant withdraws.

Registration for the waiting list is by email to office@sicg-festival.de

1. Name

2. Nationality

3. Address

4. Date of Birth

5. Phone Number

6. A Portrait Photo (for internal use only!)

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Participation Conditions

The participation fee for the competition is €30 (including the license fee for the compulsory piece).
Participation is free for active SICG Festival participants (Masterclasses).

Registration Deadline: Thursday 23.03.2025

1. The jury's decision is final and cannot be appealed.

2. Participants born after 23.03.1995 are eligible.

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

4. Repertoire:
   1st Round (Video): Free program + first part of the compulsory piece, 9 - 12 minutes.
   Final: Free program + compulsory piece, 20 - 23 minutes.

Please transfer only after your registration has been confirmed!

Recipient: HMDK Stuttgart
IBAN: DE22600501010002109992
BIC: SOLADEST600
Amount: 30 €
Purpose: SICG-Competition 2025 *Your Name*




A refund for non-participation is only possible with a medical certificate.

5. Judges will abstain from voting for their own students participating in the competition.

For any questions regarding competition participation, 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 (e.g., Dropbox or wetransfer.com). Please send the corresponding link to office@sicg-festival.de

by Friday 24.03.2025 at the latest, 23:59.
The videos will then be made available for evaluation at www.youtube.com/@SICG-Festival/playlists

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

   

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

3. The video must visibly display the text "SICG-Competition 2025".
   PDF Download:
   

4. If uploaded to YouTube, the title should be:
   IV. Stuttgart International Classic Guitar Competition 2025, 1st Round - *Your Name*.
   Please note the titles and movement designations of the performed works in the accompanying text.
   Set the visibility to "unlisted"!

5. In the first round, it is compulsory to play (at least) the first section (up to and including figure 5) of the compulsory piece (approx. 2 minutes).

6. The announcement of the finalists will take place on Friday 31.03.2025
   via email and here on the website.

2nd Round, Final

The final will take place in the concert hall of the Musikhochschule Stuttgart
on Saturday 10.05.2025 starting at 9:30 AM.

1. A maximum of 6 participants will be advanced.

2. The order will be determined by lot on Friday, 09.05.2025 and announced by email and here on the website by 7 PM at the latest.

3. Works from the first round are allowed to be repeated in the final.

4. The presentation of the complete compulsory piece is obligatory (Duration: approx. 6 minutes)!

5. If the maximum playing time is exceeded in the final, the performance will be interrupted by the jury chairman.

6. The 1st prize winner is obliged to contribute a short program item at the Noche de la Guitarra on Saturday, 22.06.2025.

The final auditions are public.

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Award Ceremony

Concert Hall, Musikhochschule

Saturday 10.05.2025 7:00 PM
Attendance of all finalists at the award ceremony is mandatory!
The winner of the special prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece "Komore-bi" by Toshio Hosokawa will have the opportunity to present the public premiere of this work as part of the "Noche de la Guitarra".

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Result of the III. International SICG Competition 2024

Winners

Result:
1st Prize: Inês Martins de Sousa
2nd Prize: Daniel Martínez Asenjo
3rd Prize: Stanislav Steshenko
Finalists:
Juan Manuel Molano Posada
Eugen Treichel
Mark Zemlianskyi

The 2024 competition was supported by the following sponsors:
                     

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

The final round in person on 9.10.2021 at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart.

Prizes
1st Prize: 2500 € donated by the Society of Friends of the HMDK Stuttgart
    + free "Lifetime" subscription to the online platform "tonebase", value: 695$
2nd Prize: 1000 €
    + free annual subscription to the online platform "tonebase", value: 299$
3rd Prize: 500 €
    + free annual subscription to the online platform "tonebase", value: 299$
 

Jury Video Round
Prof. Sebastián Montes (Chair)
Prof. Olaf Van Gonnissen
Steffen Brunner

Final Jury
Prof. Sebastián Montes (Chair)
Prof. Olaf Van Gonnissen
Prof. Laura Young
Katie Lonson
Andrew Booth
Eliška Lenhartová

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Result of the II. International SICG Competition 2021

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 by video submission.

The final round in person on 9.10.2021 at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart.

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

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

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