The 11th ARTE International Mandolin Festival & Competition

Competition Outline

There are two categories, Mandolin solo and Mandoloncello Solo.

• October 7th – 8th 2017 (Sat-Sun)

• The Izumi Hall (Tokyo)

• Category A: Mandolin Solo
• Category B: Mandoloncello Solo

• June 30th, 2017 (Fri):
• Deadline of application for the preliminary selection (Both Categories).
• July 15th, 2017 (Sat):
• Announcement of the result of the preliminary selection (On the ARTE MANDOLINISTICA Official Website).
• October 7th, 2017 (Sat):
• Category B Final, Category A Semi-Final.
• 1October 8th, 2017 (Sun):
• Category A final.

• JPY 10,000 (per a category).

• Takayuki ISHIMURA (Mandolin player, affiliate professor at Nagoya College of Music, Japan)
• Kenzo KUMEI (Mandolin player, Japan)
• Yoshinao KOBAYASHI (Composer, Japan)
• Fumio SHIRATO (Contrabass player, former principal of Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, Japan)
• Hiroyuki FUJIKAKE (Composer, Synthesizer player, Japan)
• Caterina Lichtenberg (Mandolin player, Germany)
• Katsia Prakopchyk (Mandolin player, Belarus)
• Ricardo Sandoval (Mandolin player, Venezuela)

• APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY:
• None (Participants are accepted regardless of age)
• PRIZES:
• 1st; JPY 200,000 and extra prize
• 2nd; JPY 150,000 and extra prize
• 3rd; JPY 100,000 and extra prize
• PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (by recorded media):
• Jiro NAKANO: Serenata op.2 (no version designation)
• Semi Final (will be held on October 7th):
• Total stage duration is 15 to 20 minutes, including the required piece “Improvised Poem” by Yasuo KUWABARA, published by Vogt & Fritz (PE.VF5015)
• Final (October 8th):

• Total stage duration is 20 to 30 minutes

• APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY:
• None (Participants are accepted regardless of age)
• PRIZES:
• 1st winner; JPY 100,000 and extra prize
• 2nd winner; JPY 50,000 and extra prize
• 3rd winner; JPY 30,000 and extra prize
• PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (by recorded media):
• Victor Kioulaphides: Sarabande & Fuga (From “Suite for Ali”)
  Two pieces must be played in a row.
  (You can purchase the score at DLmarket.)
• Final (will be held on October 7th):
• otal stage duration is 15 to 20 minutes, including the required piece “Wave for Mandoloncello” by Yoshinao KOBAYASHI (Commissioned piece)
  (You can purchase the score at DLmarket.)

• October 7th (Sat):
• 11:00- Category B (Mandoloncello Solo) Final
• 16:00- Category A (Mandolin Solo) Semi-Final
• 19:30- Concert I “ARTESSIMMO” (Orchestra: ARTE MANDOLINISTICA & ARTE TOKYO )
• October 8th (Sun):
• 13:00- Category A (Mandolin Solo) Final
• 16:00- Concert II (“Mandolin Orchestra from three Asian countries”)
• 18:00- Concert III (planned)(”Ultimate plectrum art”)
• 19:15- Concert IV (“A feast of Stradivarius and Mandolin”)
  Conductor: Hiroyuki FUJIKAKE
  Violin Solo: Yuki Manuela Janke
  Hiroyuki FUJIKAKE：Concert of starry sky etc.