European Union of Music Competitions for Youth

The European Union of Music Competitions for Youth (EMCY ) (European Union of Music Competitions for Youth ) is a European umbrella organization for more than 50 national and international music competitions for young people. Founded in the 1960s, EMCY is there to develop and expand the musical education of young Europeans. For this, the EMCY organizes concerts throughout Europe (with or without orchestra ), broadcasts, tours, awards, master classes and courses for outstanding competition winners.

Every year thousands of musicians who are younger than 25 years, to EMCY competitions and projects sometimes in collaboration with the European Broadcasting Union to reach people across the continent. EMCY is a registered charity based in Munich. Your international board consists of five representatives, which is led by President Paul Scholer since 2012. In 2010, EMCY celebrate her 40th birthday in Heerlen, Netherlands.

EMCY Board

The EMCY board is elected at the General Assembly every four years. The current members are:

Paul Scholer, Luxembourg (President)
Tomáš man from Czech republic ( vice president for national competitions )
Justas Dvarionas, Lithuania ( vice president for international competitions )
Valérie Loher Probst, Switzerland ( Member of the Board for national competitions)
Boris Svetiev, Macedonia ( board member for international competitions )

EMCY office

The EMCY office is located in the premises of Young Musicians housed in Munich and is directed by Sophie Duhnkrack as general secretary.

General

The EMCY General Assembly usually gathered every two years in different European countries at the invitation of a member EMCY competition. The last one has 2012 in Ohrid (Macedonia) took place at the invitation of the " International Competition for Young Musicians ' Ohrid Pearls ' ".

The previous General Meetings were held in the following cities:

2010 - Heerlen (Netherlands) International Charles Hennen Concours
2008 - Kiev ( Ukraine) International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz
2006 - St Petersburg ( Russia) Mravinsky International Competition for Youth
2004 - Dubrovnik ( Croatia) HDGPP ( Croatian National competition )
2002 - Altea ( Spain) Juventudes Musicales de España

Member Contests

National Member Contests

Participation in these contests is usually reserved for nationals or residents of that country. However, this often includes schools abroad, students at conservatories or emigrants with a.

Austrian Youth Music Competition ' Prima La Musica ' in Austria
Klassikpreis Austria ' Gradus ad Parnassum ' in Austria
Podium.jazz.pop.rock ... in Austria
Belfius Classics in Belgium
HDGPP - Competitions of the United Music and Dance Teachers in Croatia
National Radio Competition of the Czech Republic ' Concertino Praga ' in the Czech Republic
Oresund soloist in Denmark and Sweden
Concours d' exellence - Confédération Musicale de France in France
Young Musicians in Germany
National Balys Dvarionas Piano and String Competition in Lithuania
Concours pour Luxembourgoise Young Soloists ( UGDA ) in Luxembourg
Competition of the United Music and Dance Teachers of Macedonia in Macedonia
Ungdommens Musikkmesterskap (Norwegian Music Competition for Youth ) in Norway
Prémio Jovens Músicos in Portugal
EMCY Slovakia in Slovakia
TEMSIG - Slovenian Music Competition for Youth in Slovenia
Concurso Permanente de Jóvenes de Intérpretes Juventudes Musicales de España in Spain
Swiss Youth Music Competition in Switzerland
Competition Jazz, Rock, Pop ( SJMW ) in Switzerland

International Member Contests

These competitions are open to participants from all over the world. Many include categories with, change every year.

International Competition Young Virtuosos in Sofia, Bulgaria
International Radio Competition for Young Musicians ' Concertino Praga ' in Prague, Czech Republic
International Smetana Piano Competition in Pilsen, Czech Republic
Aarhus International Piano Competition in Aarhus, Denmark
International Competition of Young Pianists dedicated to the Work of F. Chopin in Narva, Estonia
Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists, United Kingdom
Anna Amalia Competition for Young Guitarists in Weimar, Germany
Ettlingen International Competition for Young Pianists in Ettlingen, Germany
International Competition for Violin, Kloster Schoental in Schoental, Germany
International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Weimar, Germany
International Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists in Weimar, Germany
Adriatic Music Competition in Ancona, Italy
International Competition for Young Pianists Balys Dvarionas and Violinists in Vilnius, Lithuania
International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists in Vilnius, Lithuania
International Competition for Young Musicians ' Ohrid Pearls ' in Ohrid, Macedonia
Orlando Competition, International Chamber Music Festival & Competition, Kerkrade and Heerlen, Netherlands
International Competition for Young Pianists Arthur Rubinstein in memoriam in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition in Warsaw, Poland
International Competition for Young Pianists ' A Step Towards Mastery ' in St. Petersburg, Russia
International Russian Rotary Children Music Competitionin in Moscow, Russia
Moscow International David Oistrakh Violin Competition in Moscow, Russia
Mravinsky International Competition for Youth in St. Petersburg, Russia
International Competition of Young Musicians ' Petar Konjovic ' in Belgrade, Serbia
Peter Toperczer International Piano Competition Košice Košice, Slovakia
International Piano Competition in San Sebastián, Spain
International Competition for Young Pianists in memory of Vladimir Horowitz in Kiev, Ukraine
International Young Pianists Competition Vladimir Krainev in Kharkov, Ukraine

Projects

EMCY tries to support them in their personal and musical development as many winners as possible. Pan-European presence and Traingsmöglichkeiten be arranged by EMCY together with its member competitions and partners. These concerts, tours, workshops and master classes are international meeting places for young musicians and. Many important for their musical careers

In addition EMCY holds conferences for competition organizers (eg in Barcelona in 2009, St. Petersburg 2011, Ried 2012 and Bratislava 2013) and music teacher. Certain topics are covered, help them to come together, learn from each other and develop new bilateral and multilateral cooperation projects.

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