Jāzeps Vītols 4th International Vocal Competition
The Winners of the 4th international Jāzeps Vītols vocal competition have been determined
On 19th of June during the magnificent final concert "Precious Stones" in Latvian National Opera the winners of the 4th International Jāzeps Vītols Competition have been determined. The winners are Marcelina Beucher, Margrethe Fredheim and Hayk Tigranyan.
Jury has noted that the overall level of the competition was very high, however, the three winners are bass Hayk Tigranyan who took the 3rd place, Margrethe Fredheim is the 2nd and Marcelina Beucher who was titled the winner of the competition. It was decided not to award a Grand Prix.
A special award and a diploma for a promising young singer was given to the 21 year old Armenian tenor Tigran Ohanyan.
The award for the best interpretation of Jāzeps Vītols song by a foreign national was given to Armenian soprano Qristine Safaryan.
The award for the best interpretation of Jāzeps Vītols song was received by the only Latvian finalist baritone Kalvis Kalniņš.
Latvian Ērika Apeine and Armenian Jelena Vardazaryan were awarded as the best accompanists of the competition.
The competition was supported financially by the State Culture Capital Foundation, Riga City Council and the Ministry of Culture, but the money awards were provided by the Boris and Ināra Teterev Foundation.
The cash prizes:
1st place - Marcelina Beucher EUR 2000,00 (Two thousand euro, 00 cents);2nd place - Margrethe Fredheim EUR 1500,00 (One thousand five hundred euro, 00 cents)3rd place - Hayk Tigranyan EUR 1000,00 (One thousand euro, 00 cents)
The cash prizes for the best accompanists Ērika Apeine and Jelena Vardazaryan are EUR 500.00 each (Five hundred euro, 00 cents)
The unawarded Grand Prix was divided accordingly:
The cash prize for a promising young tenor Tigran Ohanyan EUR 1000,00 (One thousand euro, 00 cents)
The additional best accompanist prize for Jelena Vardazaryan EUR 500,00 (Five hundred euro, 00 cents)
The special prizes for the best interpretation of Jāzeps Vītols song to Qristine Safaryan and Kalvis Kalniņš EUR 500,00 each (Five hundred euro, 00 cents)
The remaining EUR 500,00 was not awarded to anyone.
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The RESULTS of ROUND II
Following participants have qualified for Round III:
Soprano Marcelina Beucher /Poland/
Soprano Margrethe Fredheim /Norway/
Tenor Tigran Ohanyan /Armenia/
Baritone Kalvis Kalniņš /Latvia/
Bass Hayk Tigranyan /Armenia/
Soprano Ivanna Komarevych /Ukraine/
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The RESULTS of ROUND I
Following participants have qualified for Round II:
baritone Rihards Millers - Latvia
soprano Marcelina Beucher - Poland
mezzo-soprano Aurelija Stasiulytė - Lithuania
mezzo-soprano Margrethe Fredheim - Norway
soprano Tatevik Ashuryan - Armenia
tenor Tigran Ohanyan - Armenia
tenor Arman Nikolyan - Armenia
soprano Laura Teivane - Latvia
baritone Kalvis Kalniņš - Latvia
bass Hayk Tigranyan - Armenia
soprano Ivanna Komarevych - Ukraine
tenor Kim Eunkuk – South Korea/Germany
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Recordings from Round I and II whatch in Galery - VIDEO
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At Sunday evening, 14th of June, during the Opening concert of the Competition each participant chose the sequence number. Here they are:
Qristine Safaryan - No. 1
Andrejus Apšega - No 2
Rihards Millers - No. 3
Armine Khachatryan - No. 4
Marcelina Beucher - No. 5
Aurelija Stasiulytė - No. 6
Margrethe Fredheim - No. 7
Helēna Zukule - No. 8
Nataliya Fedasenka) - No. 9
Tatevik Ashuryan - No. 10
Armine Vardanyan - No. 11
Sergey Sargsyan - No. 12
Tigran Ohanyan - No.13
Igors Martaks - No. 14
Anastasia Lebedyantseva - No. 15
Arman Nikolyan - No. 16
Laura Teivāne - No. 17
Kalvis Kalniņš - No. 18
Hayk Tigranyan - No. 19
Hayk Tonguryan - No. 20
Marlēna Keine - No. 21
Žygmantas Galinis - No. 22
Ivanna Komarevych - No. 23
Eun Kuk Kim - No. 24
Ieva Goleckyte - No. 25
Jūlija Vasiļjeva - No. 26
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Precious stones has been chosen as the symbol for the 4th international Jāzeps Vītols Vocal Competition. It is a tribute to the fact, that each participant stepping on the stage - both in the first round, as well as the final concert taking place in the Latvian National opera - is an astounding treasure, which has been developed into a jewel during daunting year long trials.
The concert tickets are available in Biļešu Paradīze services and on-line - www.bilesuparadize.lv
One day tickets for rounds I and II (EUR 3) are available at JVLMA
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RESULTS OF PRESELECTION
Following applicants of Jāzeps Vītols 4th International Vocal Competition are invited to the first round:
baritone Andrejus Apšega - Lithuania
soprano Tatevik Ashuryan - Armenia
soprano Marcelina Beucher - Poland
tenor Kim Eunkuk – South Korea/Germany
mezzo-soprano Nataliya Fedasenka - Belarus
mezzo-soprano Margrethe Fredheim - Norway
baritone Žygimantas Galinis - Lithuania
soprano Ieva Goleckytė - Lithuania
baritone Kalvis Kalniņš - Latvia
soprano Marlēna Keine – Latvia/Germany
soprano Armine Khachatryan - Armenia
soprano Ivanna Komarevych - Ukraine
mezzo-soprano Anastasia Lebedyantseva – Russia/Latvia
baritone Igor Martak - Latvia
baritone Rihards Millers - Latvia
tenor Arman Nikolyan - Armenia
tenor Tigran Ohanyan - Armenia
soprano Qristine Safaryan - Armenia
bass Sergey Sargsyan - Armenia
soprano Jūlija Semjonova - Latvia
mezzo-soprano Aurelija Stasiulytė - Lithuania
soprano Laura Teivane - Latvia
bass Hayk Tigranyan - Armenia
tenor Hayk Tonguryan - Armenia
soprano Armine Vardanyan - Armenia
soprano Jūlija Semjonova - Latvia
lyrical mezzo-soprano Helēna Zukule - Latvia
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To sustain the development and growth of the vocal art traditions in Latvia, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music organizes Jāzeps Vītols 4th International Vocal Competition from June 14 to 19 of 2015. The competition is an important professional event in Latvian opera singing and provides a platform for international evaluation of the field, experience sharing, motivation of young singers and forming of new artistic relations. The competition confirms the highly developed singing traditions in Latvia and is amongst the key international cultural events.
The competition coincides with two international events that take place in Riga and are related to vocal arts. In the beginning of June the Latvian National Opera will invite many local and foreign admirers of opera music to its annual Opera Festival, while from June 18 to 21 Riga will host the congress of the European Vocal Teachers’ Association Eurovox2015 . Singing teachers from the whole Europe will attend the congress, therefore ensuring the presence and attention of a great number of professionals at the vocal competition.
Organized by Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA) and Latvian National Opera (LNO). Supporters: Latvian Voice Teachers Association – EVTA.LV
Singers, born no earlier than June 15, 1982 (female) and June 15, 1980 (male), are eligible for participation in the competition. The competitor must be at least 18 years old.
Application deadline: March 1, 2015.