{"id":87467,"date":"2022-11-30T13:11:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T18:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=87467"},"modified":"2022-11-30T13:11:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T18:11:30","slug":"scoop-classicalia-international-competition-looking-classical-musicians-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/11\/30\/scoop-classicalia-international-competition-looking-classical-musicians-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Classicalia International Competition Is Looking For Classical Musicians Worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_87468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87468\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Classicalia-News.jpg\" alt=\"Konzerthaus, Vienna, November 2012 (CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Konzerthaus, Vienna, November 2012 (CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Classicalia, a global classical music competition, is open for submissions from competitors of any age. The competition final will be broadcast live on four continents and in more than 30 countries.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for applications is <strong>December 21, 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s in it for competitors<\/h3>\n<p>Classicalia\u2019s inaugural competition took place last year, and this year represents an expansion of the original. The first three rounds of auditions are conducted online via video recording. The finalists will be selected in April 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The competition is open to all solo instrumentalists, as well as singers. For every participant:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Written feedback for every participant, along with adjudication from a jury headed by Mexican opera star Ram\u00f3n Vargas;<\/li>\n<li>A digital master class, and free tickets to a live workshop in Vienna.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each category and age group will receive its own prize, ensuring an equitable chance at all levels. For the final round, 12+1 musicians (3 in each category and 1 Audience Choice Award winner) are chosen. Along with the opportunity to compete at an international level, finalists can look forward to several perks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An all-expenses paid trip to Vienna, Austria;<\/li>\n<li>Finalists will perform with a symphony orchestra in front of a live audience in the fabled Gro\u00dfer Saal of the Vienna Konzerthaus;<\/li>\n<li>The gala final concert will be broadcast via PBS and Stingray Classica, and viewed on stations in 30+ countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Special prizes awarded to selected finalists include invitations to perform as some of the world&#8217;s major classical music venues in Toronto, Tokyo, New York and Vienna, as well as a mentorship program.<\/p>\n<p>Tenor Ram\u00f3n Vargas, jury head, has performed with the world\u2019s largest opera companies, including the Metropolitan Opera to Staatsoper Berlin, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, the Royal Opera House in London, and La Scala in Milan.<\/p>\n<p>There was a solid Canadian contingent in last year&#8217;s inaugural competition of several musicians in all categories, including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=73PddlXa0-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finalist Thomas Torok<\/a><\/strong>. The Hungarian-born Canadian pianist has since received his BMus from the RCM, and is currently pursuing his Artist Diploma in Piano Performance at the Toronto institution. Among the semi-finalists, there were several talented young Canadians in the 11 and under category, including <strong>six-year-old Khloe Wu<\/strong>, the youngest semi-finalist in 2021\/22.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eWJxoCUWMlw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The Gala Concert final will take place in Vienna on <strong>June 28, 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>The basics<\/h3>\n<p>The essential breakdown goes by age, with an exception made for a more adventurous category.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age categories<\/strong> (age as of December 21, 2023): Category 1: 4-11 years old (soloists only); Category 2: 12-17 years old (soloists only); Category 3: 18-25 years old (soloists only); Category 4: \u201cBeyond<br \/>\nthe Score\u201d any age (solos or duos).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The repertoire for categories 1, 2, and 3 can consist of any standard Western classical piece in its unmodified original form. There is no specific stipulation as to time, and performers must work from memory.<\/p>\n<p>Category 4 allows for musical experimentation. It can include both soloists and duets, and music that showcases classical music training in its performance, but may draw from any musical source, including pop music, folk, and film scores.<\/p>\n<p>More information <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a-JXHJ_OU7c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong> and registration <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em><b>#LUDWIGVAN<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\"><em>Get the daily arts news straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em>Sign up for the Ludwig van Daily \u2014 classical music and opera in five minutes or less <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ludwig-van.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4f785cb3f9058f2393ccad035&amp;id=57cdb68eac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>HERE<\/em><\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classicalia, a global classical music competition, is open to competitors of any age, with the gala finale to be broadcast live from Vienna.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":87468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[39907,17,39],"tags":[40393,39857,40394],"yst_prominent_words":[15317,18105,6767,6715,7781,12885,10704,6616,6886,11118,7201],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Classicalia-News.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-mKL","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87467"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87467"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87470,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87467\/revisions\/87470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87467"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=87467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}