The Luxembourg Competition for Young Soloists was founded in 1982 by the national music federation of Luxembourg “Union Grand-Duc Adolphe” (UGDA) in order to promote young talent on national, as well as european level. The competition is organized by the UGDA School of Music at the Conservatory in Luxembourg City and is opened for the 2024 competition on the european level in the categories flute and small brass instruments. The UGDA School of Music awaits applications from all over Europe.
The competition is aimed at beginners as well as experienced young musicians.
École de Musique de l´Union Grand-Duc Adolphe
The participants should be aged up to 26 years old.
The competition has one round.
Every year
10.10.2024
Application forms may be downloaded on the website www.ugda.lu/ecole-de-musique (Folder “Concours”) or requested from the UGDA School of Music, 3 Route d’Arlon, L-8009 STRASSEN,
Phone: +352 22.05.58-1 / email: concours@ugda.lu
Important: The candidate is responsible for all applicable bank fees. The registration fee is not refundable.
Candidates can select one of six divisions.
Each division corresponds to a specific level of study.
– 3rd division: level of the “diplôme du 1er cycle”
– 2nd division: level of the “Inférieur 3-2”
– 1st division: level of the “diplôme du 2e
cycle”
– Division “Excellence”: level of the “diplôme du 3e cycle”
– Division “Honour”: level of a 1st Prize
– Division “National”: level of a “diplôme supérieur” or
higher education abroad
(conservatory/university)
In the frame of the cooperation between EMCY (European Union of Music Competitions for Youth) members, the solo categories flute and small brass instruments will be opened
on an european level. The UGDA School of Music awaits applications from all over Europe.
The organisers will inform the candidates in writing or by e-mail of the time of the competition 1-2 weeks prior to the event
The jury’s decisions are final and without appeal
The UGDA School of Music reserves the right to take photographs during or on the occasion of activities and events organized by the UGDA School of Music or to make audiovisual sound recordings on the same occasion
Tuning of instruments
Candidates from the 1st division onward should be able to tune their instrument on stage without any help.
Instrumental accompaniment
Piano or other instrumental accompaniment is compulsory if called for in the original composition. “European” candidates are required to provide their own pianist or another instrumentalist of their choice and be responsible for the related expenses.
The travel and accommodation expenses
Candidates are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses.
By registering, candidates agree to abide by the provisions of these rules, which they declare to accept and respect.
Each candidate must prepare 2 pieces
– one set piece
– one composition of choice (*)
(*) Considering the short duration of some pieces and the required performance duration, candidates may prepare two compositions of their choice.
For the 3rd, 2nd and 1st divisions, it is preferable that the style of the chosen composition is different from that of the required piece.
For the upper divisions (“Excellence”, “Honor” and “National”), the chosen piece must be of a different period than the set piece.
Required compositions
The list of set pieces will be published at the end of June 2024 on the website www.ugda.lu/ecole-de-musique (Folder Concours Jeunes Solistes).
Compositions of choice
The chosen compositions have to be original works. They must correspond to the level of difficulty and the duration of the performance of the chosen division.
With regard to the level of difficulty of the different divisions, we refer to the Luxembourg music studies program https://portal.education.lu/em/Départements/musique
Performing compositions of European composers – especially Luxembourgish composers- is recommended.
Concerto movements are also accepted.
The organizing committee reserves the right to refuse proposed compositions which do not meet the above criteria.
The duration of the performances (set pieces and chosen compositions, including tuning and rests) is fixed as follows:
3rd and 2nd divisions: 6 to 10 minutes
1st division: 11 to 15 minutes
Divisions “Excellence”, “Honneur” and “Nationale”: 16 to 20 minutes
When selecting their free composition, contestants are required to take the performance duration into account to be able to perform their entire musical program during the contest.
The order of the program can be chosen by the soloist, it is not imperative to play the chosen piece(s) after the set piece.
The jury will award following mentions:
Candidates who did not get a mention (less than 40 points) will receive a certificate of participation.
Points are not rounded..
The jury will award the following medals:
Points may not be rounded off. The jury may also award the mentions ‘unanimously’, ‘highly commended’ or ‘highly commended and unanimously to the jury’ in case of exceptional results.
Soloists who are awarded a gold medal / trophy at the competition are considered as “1st prize-winner of the competition”. They may also be invited to take part in international workshops and European concerts.
The announcement of the results and the presentation of the prizes and diplomas will take place after the competition on November 10, 2024. A final concert will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the “Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg”.
The best laureates may be awarded by a prize offered by the SACEM Luxembourg and donators. Relating rules are laid down by internal regulation.
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