5th Leonard Bernstein Institute-competition
for students of concert wind and percussion instruments at the mdw,
institute-internal selection audition
Competition is open for:
all students of LBI (also HBK, HBL, VBL, postgraduates)
There are 4 categories:
A: students of HBK, HBL, VBL and 1st-4th semester
B: students of the 5th-8th semester
C: students of the 9th-12th semester and postgr. courses
D: Free Improvisation (regardless of age/age category)
Program:
A specific program must be prepared for each round, which is freely chosen and must last between 10 and 15 minutes. If the maximum playing time is exceeded, the jury reserves the right to interrupt the pieces. The program can include individual movements as well as audition excerpts (also on the respective auxiliary instrument) and must be appropriate in terms of difficulty relative to the chosen category, and agreed upon with the main subject instructor.
Round 1:
The first round takes place within each instrument group between January 15 and January 31, 2025. At least one student per category from each class should participate and present themselves solo. The jury consists of faculty members from the department, and the results must be submitted to the KBB by February 1, 2025, at the latest. For each instrument, the winner of each category advances to the second round, totaling three students overall. Exceptions include flute, clarinet, trumpet, and percussion, as these instruments are represented by a significantly larger number of students. From these groups (Fl, Clar, Trp, Perc), up to two students per category may advance, although this is not mandatory. If only a few participants from one of these groups register, the standard rule of one student per category applies.
Clarinet candidates have the opportunity to compete for the Rudolf Jettel Prize, sponsored by Mag. Kurt Schmid, worth €600. To qualify, one of the following pieces must be performed:
a) Rudolf Jettel: Trois Caprices, 3rd movement - Vivace, for clarinet and piano (to be played without piano) b) Rudolf Jettel: From Five Grotesques, No. 5 Allegro molto
Round 2 / Final: April 29 and 30, 2025, Joseph Haydn Hall:
In the final, the candidates who have advanced will compete within their groups: woodwinds against woodwinds, brass against brass, and percussion against percussion (if participant numbers permit). An external mixed jury, consisting of faculty from various institutes of mdw or external artists, will determine the winner of each category and instrument group.
Free Improvisation:
For the first time in 2025, the new category "Free Improvisation" will be held, open to all instruments and age categories. Qualification for the final is independent of the results in categories A, B, or C and will be determined in a separate preliminary round by a specialist jury. To participate in this category, please check the “Free Impro” box on the registration form.
A playing time of 3 to 5 minutes is required, with criteria such as intensity, authenticity/originality, and musical interpretation being evaluated. Depending on the number of participants, between 3 and 6 candidates may proceed to the final.
Jury:
Round 1: All faculty members of the instrument group, potentially other main subject instructors, and for clarinet – additionally Prof. Kurt Schmid.
Round 2 / Final: An external mixed commission (no main subject instructors).
Improvisation:
Round 1: Faculty from the “Free Impro” department.
Round 2 / Final: In addition to the external jury for the classical qualification, experts in “Free Improvisation” will join the jury.
Prizes:
Nomination for scholarships, public concerts, and sponsor vouchers.
All prize winners will receive a certificate.
Application form for the 5th competition 2025
--> Registration deadline - Dezember 13th, 2024!
(send form to ostroverkhova@mdw.ac.at)
We would like to thank
our prize donors 2024:
BUFFET CRAMPON
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Wiener Flötenwerkstatt
Werner Tomasi Ges.m.b.H.
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Breslmair
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Adams Musical Instruments
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VOTRUBA Musik
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Tonkünstler Orchester
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Yamaha
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K & K Musikinstrumente
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Woodstock Academy
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Musik Lechner
***Thank you***Thank you***Thank you***Thank you***
Past Competitions
First-place winners in the 4th LBI Competition 2024
Woodwind Instruments:
Lena Sakura Scheurich (Category A)
Paul Moosbrugger (Category B)
Danijel Živojinović (Category C)
Brass Instruments:
David Hofbauer (Category A)
Christoph Propst (Category B)
Jonathan Helm (Category C)
Percussion Instruments:
Hiroshi Oyama (Category A)
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First-place winners in the 3rd LBI Competition 2023
Delivicheva, Avigea Louisa, flute, Category A
Macejova, Silvia, saxophone, Category A
Helm, Jonathan, trombone, Category C
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First-place winners in the 2nd LBI Competition 2022
1st place in Category A:
Katharina Paul (horn)
1st place in Category B:
Iosua Dascal-Uifalean (percussion)
1st place in Category C:
Hiroki Tokiwa (percussion)
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First-place winners in the 2021 Competition
Category C: Nicole Henter (flute)
Category B: Martín Castro Tubío (saxophone)
Category A: Florian Strasser (trombone)