12th LYONS INTERNATIONAL

CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION

DUO CELLO and PIANO
2016, April, Tuesday 19th to Sunday 24th

This competition is a unique event, providing an opportunity to welcome to our city

the most eminent international musicians. It is a bonus for Lyons, and it will enable
our city to enhance its aura on the international scene.
Georges Kpnkian, first Deputy-Mayor of Lyons
Director of Culture and Heritage

2004 : TRIO WITH PIANO

2005 : BRASS QUINTET
2006 : VOICE AND PIANO, lied and melody
2007 : DUET VIOLIN AND PIANO
2008 : WOODWIND QUINTET
2009 : STRINGS QUARTET
2011 : TRIO WITH PIANO
2012 : BRASS QUINTET
2013 : VOICE AND PIANO, lied and melody
2014 : DUET VIOLIN AND PIANO
2015: STRING QUARTET

With the support of:

Ville de Lyon, Rgion Rhne-Alpes, Universit Lumire Lyon 2, Opra de Lyon, Auditorium de
Lyon, Conservatoire national suprieur musique et danse de Lyon, Conservatoire
rayonnement rgional de Lyon, Comit de soutien, Adami, Sacem, Socit philharmonique de
Lyon, Musiciens entre Guerre et Paix, Atelier de lutherie Alexandre Snitkovski, Cordes
Savarez, Fondation Salabert, Matmut, Agamy, Fondation Bullukian, Caisse dEpargne Rhne
Alpes

Lyons International Chamber Music Competition is a member of the World

Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC).

RULES: General Terms and Conditions

The twelfth international chamber music competition of Lyon (CIMCL) is for duo cello and piano.
It is open to artists of all nationalities born after 1983, April 18th.
The competition will award 3 prizes (1st, 2nd and 3rd), as well as a few special prizes.
The competition will take place in Lyon, France, from 2016 April, Tuesday 19th to Sunday 24th.

JURY
Jonathan Aner, pianist, Oberon Trio, prof. in Berlin Hochschule Hanns Eisler, Germany
Alexandre Bonduryansky, pianist, Moscow Trio, prof. in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conserv., Russia
Lluis Claret, cellist, prof. in Escola superior de Musica Barcelona, Spain
Anne Gastinel, cellist, prof. in Conservatoire national suprieur de musique de Lyon, France
Natalia Gutman, cellist, prof. in Moscow and Vienna Conservatory, Russia
Jean-Claude Pennetier, pianist, concertist and chambrist, France
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The composition of the jury may change if one of the members is unable to participate.

APPLICATIONS
Closing date for applications postponed to 2016, January 15th
Candidates must send by e-mail a complete application file with the following documents:
Duly completed application form, specifying the works selected
Short curriculum vitae of the duo as well as of each musician, in French or English
A recent photograph of the duo (black and white, 300 dpi, size min. 10 cm x 15 cm)
Copy (100 dpi, jpg or pdf file) of identity card or passport of each musician
Application fee of 150 (non-refundable if the duo withdraws from the competition, or if
the duo is not pre-selected)
A video recording of given work for pre-selection, DVD ou video file
The application fee must be paid by international money order, payable to the CIMCL.
Concours international de musique de chambre de Lyon
Bank name: Socit Gnrale
Bank address: 19 rue Victor Hugo 69002 Lyon - France
IBAN: FR76 30003 02001 00037266711 34
International Bank Identification BIC (SWIFT): SOGEFRPP
CIMCL
54 rue du 1er mars 1953
69100 Villeurbanne
France
Any change and bank costs will be charged to candidates. Please, indicate the duo name when
you make the bank transfer for easier identification.

ADMISSION
Only completed dossiers will be accepted. The organizers of the competition will pre-select
candidates.
Candidates have to send an un-cut live video recording from :
L. v. Beethoven : Sonate in C major op.102 n1, 1rst movement
Video have to be sent :
By mail (DVD) at : CIMCL - 54 rue du 1er mars 1953 - 69100 Villeurbanne France,
By internet link : Dropbox, We Transfer, etc.
Artists have to be recorded with an immobile camera. Video will be clearly identifiable : artists
names, date and place of recording.
Candidates will be informed by e-mail of their admittance by 2016, February 8th.
Application fees will be refunded if candidates are not admitted to the competition.

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION

Candidates will pay their own travel and accommodation costs. A list of hotels will be
communicated when enrolment is confirmed.

REGISTRATION
Contestants must register and present ID at the competition secretariat on 2016, April, Monday
18th, between 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Lots will be drawn at 4:00 p.m. to determine order of play.

REHEARSALS
Rehearsal rooms will be available to candidates from April, Monday 18th from 2:00 p.m. and
throughout the period of the competition. The competition organisers will provide a schedule to
ensure equal use of rehearsal rooms.

COMPETITION PROCEDURE
Candidates will be advised of the place of the competition, when we will confirm participation.
All rounds will be open to the public. All candidates, with no exception, must take part in the
qualifying round. The jury reserves the right to interrupt the contestants performance or to select
some movements from the pieces chosen. The order of the selected pieces is left to the discretion
of the candidates.
Karol Beffa score, given in semi-final round, will be available from 2016 February and candidates
have to purchase it by themselves. If needed, scores can be ordered on www.acappella.eu (contact@acappella.eu).
Musical rounds could be recorded (audio and video) in order to be broadcasted (live or not) on
Universit Lumire Lyon 2, NoMadMusic, France Musique website.

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PROGRAMM
PRE-SELECTION ROUND
Given piece
L. v. Beethoven : Sonate in C major op.102 n1, 1rst movement
QUALIFYING ROUND April 19th, 20th, 21st
Given piece
L. v. Beethoven

Sonata in C major op.102 n1, in full (15)

Given piece
Claude Debussy

Sonata in D minor (12)

SEMI-FINAL April 22nd

Given
Karol Beffa
Given piece
Robert Schumann

Duo creation. Billaudot edition. (8)

Score available from 2016 February
5 Stcke im Volkston (15)

Choice from the list above : 1rst movement

Benjamin Godard
Sonata (12)
Edouard Lalo
Sonata (9)
Rita Strohl
Sonata Titus et Brnice (13)
All this works are proposed in collaboration with Palazzetto Bru Zane Centre de musique
romantique franaise de Venise (Italia).
Score are downloadable on IMSLP.ORG :
Edouard Lalo : http://imslp.org/wiki/Cello_Sonata_%28Lalo,_%C3%89douard%29
Benjamin Godard : http://imslp.org/wiki/Cello_Sonata,_Op.104_%28Godard,_Benjamin%29
On www.cimcl.fr : call for entries / scores
Rita Strohl
FINAL April 23rd
Given
Franz Schubert

Sonata D821 Arpeggione (25')

Choice in the list

Richard Strauss
Johannes Brahms
Francis Poulenc
Benjamin Britten
Igor Stravinsky
Edvard Grieg

Sonata in F major op. 6 (27')

Sonata n2 in F major opus 99 (27)
Sonata FP 143 (20')
Sonata in C opus 65 (20)
Italian Suite W 46c (18)
Sonata in A minor opus 36 (27)

PRIZES/AWARDS
24.000 amount will be offered to the laureates.
First prize awarded by City of Lyon 8.000 euros / 2nd prize: 6.000 euros / 3rd prize: 4.000 euros
Many special prize for 6.000 euros amount to be confirmed.
To be confirmed:
Promotional video available by competition partners: NoMadMusic label, Savarez-Corelli string
factor, Bullukian Fundation
This awards list may be modified by the organisers before the beginning of the competition. The
prizes/awards will be attributed by the jury, except for the Public Award which will be attributed by
the public through individual ballot during the finals and the Websurfers award which will be
attributed by websurfers.
Candidates will be informed of the details of those different awards with their admittance.
The prizes/awards must be shared equally between the members of the duo.
Several professional engagements may be proposed to the winners. In particular the winners
agree to honour those engagements. Dates will be given with the admittance.
Palazzetto Bru Zane Centre de musique romantique franaise (Venise)
http://www.bru-zane.com/
Festival des Arts de la Grange de Clavire (Sainte Agrve)
http://www.festival-des-arts.com/
Festival des Monts de la Madeleine
http://montsdelamadeleine.com/fmm/Bienvenue.html
Muse en Musique de Grenoble
http://www.museeenmusique.com/
Conservatoire Berlioz de Bourgoin-Jallieu
http://www.bourgoinjallieu.fr/culture/conservatoire/programmation-2014-124
Festival de la Chaise-Dieu
http://www.chaise-dieu.com/
Festival Nouveaux talents
http://berliozpianos.fr/24eme-festival-des-nouveaux-talents-villers-sur-mer/
Festival de Besanon
http://www.festival-besancon.com/
Radio France Musique
http://www.francemusique.fr/personne/gaelle-le-gallic
etc.

AWARDS CEREMONY AND CONCERT

The awards ceremony will take place in Sunday 24th April 2016 at 4:00 pm in Lyons Opera Concert
Hall. Award winners must be present to receive their prizes and must play freely an excerpt from
their competition program, as approved by the organisers of the concert.
The concert will be probably broadscasted by France Musique on May 2016 (Galle Le Gallic
program).
In addition, the winners agree to offer a recital to CIMCL during the year following the competition.
Daily, hotel and travel expenses will be supported by CIMCL.

DELIBERATIONS
The jury will be made up of 7 or more personalities from the music world, selected by the
competition management. The president of the jury will be nominated by the competition
management or elected by the members of the jury. The jury will deliberate at the end of each
round. The jury reserves the right not to award all of the prizes. The decisions of the jury are final.

RECORDINGS AND BROADCASTS

Competition organisers reserve the right to record all or part of the competition using photographic
or video technology, for advertising, archives, television, internet or radio broadcasting in
accordance with the rights of French musicians (article L 212-3, Intellectual Property Code).

OBLIGATIONS
Registration for the competition implies that candidates agree to and accept all of the articles of
these rules.
The French version of these rules takes precedence.
Disputes will be settled by the authorities in Lyons.

COMPETITION VENUE
Conservatoire rayonnement rgional de Lyon 1rst round
Monte Cardinal Decourtray
69005 Lyon
Renseignements : 04 78 25 91 39
www.conservatoire-lyon.fr
Universit Lumire Lyon 2 Semi-final and final round
18 quai Claude Bernard
69007 Lyon
www.univ-lyon2.fr
Opra de Lyon Winners concert
Place de la Comdie
69001 Lyon
www.opera-lyon.com

ADMINISTRATIV ADDRESS
Concours international de musique de chambre de Lyon (CIMCL)
54 rue du 1er mars 1953 69100 Villeurbanne - France
Tel : +33 (0)6 52 14 80 45
Email : contact@cimcl.fr
Site internet : www.cimcl.fr