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NEWSLETTER FOR QUARTETS AND TRIOS #22
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NEWS FROM THE DQ WORLD, COMPETITIONS, MASTERCLASSES AND MORE
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As we wrap up a year of challenges and accomplishments, we're excited to embark on a new musical journey with you in 2024!
Your achievements inspire us, and our network continues to grow as we witness your professional success. In this newsletter, you will find carefully selected tips, suggestions, and exciting opportunities chosen by our team.
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All our best wishes for an incredible 2024 full of music,
Le Dimore del Quartetto team
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MERITA PRESENTATION AT MAISON DE L'ITALIE IN PARIS
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On January 19th at 6.30pm, Le Dimore del Quartetto will be at Maison de l’Italie of Cité internationale universitaire in Paris, for the presentation of the platform MERITA - where chamber Music, cultural hERItage and TAlent meet.
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The event is open to the public, we will be happy to meet you there!
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On the following day, Francesca Moncada, founder, and M° Simone Gramaglia, artistic director of Le Dimore del Quartetto, will be part of the Artistic Committee of the International String Quartet Auditions that will take place on January 20th, 2024 in the framework of the Philharmonie String Quartet Biennale.
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MERITA | NETWORKING MEETING
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On February 2nd, 2024, on the occasion of the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam, a networking meeting dedicated to MERITA quartets is planned. The meeting will be introduced by Yasmin Hilberdink, Founder and Artistic Director of String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam, Francesca Moncada, Founder of Le Dimore del Quartetto, Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović, Secretary General Europa Nostra and Mark Withers, musician, consultant and main tutor of SQBA for Disability and Social Hardship.
The Karski and Belinfante Quartet, together with the Visio singers, will perform in concert with a special programme including amateur singers with visual impairments.
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AMUR PER I NUOVI TALENTI
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ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES AT THE ITALIAN HISTORICAL INSTITUTIONS
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The selection is open to any type of ensemble, from two to six performers, composed of Italian or foreign musicians residing in Italy with an average age of no more than 30 years.
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Application deadline: January 15th, 2024
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Comitato AMUR announces a selection for young ensembles in residence, with the aim of promoting new creativity in the field of chamber music, early music, vocal music.
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Following the pre-selection, the final live selection of the 8 finalists will take place in Milan on March 16th, 2024 at Casa di Riposo per Musicisti “G. Verdi”.
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Each one of the three selected groups will be engaged for at least 5 concerts in the 2024/25 concert seasons of the AMUR insitutions.
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MUSIC IN THE VINEYARDS
FELLOWSHIP STRING QUARTET PROGRAM
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July 29th – August 19th, 2024 — Napa (CA), United States
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Application deadline: January 30th, 2024
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Music in the Vineyards festival is now accepting applications for their three week Fellowship String Quartet program. One aspiring string quartet will be chosen to join the roster of 40 professional musicians -including the Miró, Pacifica and Isidore Quartets for 2024 - for three weeks of intensive mentoring and performance opportunities. In addition to rehearsing and performing their own repertoire, the 2024 Fellowship Quartet will have opportunities to perform alongside MITV artists on our main festival concert series.
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CLASSEEK'S AMBASSADOR PROGRAMME
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Application deadline: February 11th, 2024
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Classeek's Ambassador Programme is an exclusive opportunity for promising young classical musicians ready to embark on a performance career at the highest level. Established in 2018, this one-year career enhancement experience offers a unique opportunity for young artists to build their career in the classical music industry.
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Application is open for musicians of any nationality, aged 18-30 (as of August 1st, 2024).
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YOUNG CLASSICAL ARTISTS TRUST AUDITIONS
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Application deadline: March 1st, 2024
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Founded in 1984, the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) supports the early careers of musicians so they can go on to move generations of audiences around the world with their talent. Each year, YCAT holds auditions to identify young artists with exceptional potential.
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Selected artists will receive:
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• Management: 3-5 years of developmental and holistic management
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• Performance: Strategic diary of engagements secured worldwide
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• Exposure: Regular marketing to 5,000+ promoters and concert halls worldwide
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• Branding: High-quality publicity materials and professional photo shoots
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• Digital: Comprehensive social media and website consultation and support
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• Media: Live recordings of recitals at Wigmore Hall
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CULTURE MOVES EUROPE
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SUPPORTING CULTURAL MOBILITY IN EUROPE AND BEYOND
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Application deadline: May 31st, 2024
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The Individual Mobility Action supports artists and cultural professionals to carry out a project with a partner of their choice in another Creative Europe country. The call is open to groups of up to 5 people, who wish to implement projects lasting between 7 to 21 days. The grant contributes to travel and subsistence costs, and offers additional top-ups based on grantees’ individual situation.
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With a budget of €21 million, Culture Moves Europe offers mobility grants to around 7.000 artists, cultural professionals and host organisations from 2022 to 2025. Funded by the creative Europe programme of the European Union, Culture Moves Europe is implemented by the Goethe-Institut.
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MASTERCLASSES & ACADEMIES
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The masterclasses are listed in chronological order of application deadline
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The Accademia Stauffer in Cremona offers an exclusive instrument masterclass program, bringing together some of the most appreciated and influential artists and teachers of the international music scene.
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March 5th - 7th, 2024 | Bruno Canino – Chamber Music
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Application deadline: January 29th, 2024
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March 13th - 14th, 2024 | Gregg Alf – Lutherie Lab #1
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Application deadline: February 14th, 2024
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April 9th - 10th, 2024 | Gregg Alf – Lutherie Lab #2
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Application deadline: February 27th, 2024
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May 6th - 7th, 2024 | Gregg Alf – Lutherie Lab #3
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Application deadline: March 25th, 2024
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May 20th - 23rd, 2024 | Enrico Pace – Chamber Music
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Application deadline: April 4th, 2024
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All courses are free of charge
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PROQUARTET PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
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ProQuartet has been providing professional training and support programmes for chamber music ensembles since 1987. Courses take place in Paris, ending with one or several concerts. In addition, the programme includes workshops, concerts and outreach activities.
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TRAINING COURSES
Venue: Bibliothèque musicale La Grange-Fleuret, Paris (11 bis rue de Vézelay, 75008 Paris)
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• March 11th - 15th, 2024 | Günter Pichler – Violinst, founder of the Alban Berg Quartet
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• May 13th - 17th, 2024 | Eugene Drucker – Violinist, founder of the Emerson Quartet
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ESCUELA SUPERIOR DE MÚSICA REINA SOFIA
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ENTRY AUDITION AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS | 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR
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Application deadline: May 1st, 2024
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The International Institute of Chamber Music of Madrid was created in 2005 to consolidate a meeting point for high level international chamber music activity in Madrid’s artistic and academic life.
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The chamber groups wishing to study under the direction of Professor Günter Pichler are selected annually through a process of open auditions.
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The competitions are listed in chronological order of application deadline
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DV YOUNG SOUNDS
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INTERNATIONAL RECORDING COMPETITION
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Application deadline: January 15th, 2024
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The purpose of the competition is to select 3 recording projects to be produced and distributed by DaVinci Publishing.
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The competition is open to soloists and chamber music groups of any nationality.
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In addition to the production of the recording project, the prizes will include cash prizes, photo shoots, promo videos and much more.
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LYON INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION
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April 23rd - 26th, 2024 — Lyon, France
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Application deadline: January, 15th 2024
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From 2004, more than 1300 young artists, from 35 different nationalities, took part in the event, seeking to boost their carreer and reveal their talent. The competition highlights the city of Lyon and the richness of the cultural activity of all its regional area to the artists enrolled and the world of music.
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The Competition is open to artist of all nationalities under 35.
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VERBIER FESTIVAL ACADEMY: SOLOISTS & ENSEMBLES
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July 14th - August 5th 2024 — Verbier, Switzerland
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Application deadline: January, 18th 2024
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Four to eight students from each solo discipline and up to two ensembles will be selected for three weeks of mentoring and coaching by a world-class faculty. The study and performance of chamber music is paramount in Verbier. Soloists participate in chamber music master classes in addition to those in their respective solo disciplines.
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INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION
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March 3rd - 9th, 2025 — Pinerolo and Turin, Italy
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Application deadline: February, 12th 2024
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The next edition of the International Chamber Music Competition, an international competition dedicated to chamber music, will be held March 3rd-9th, 2025 between Pinerolo and Turin with a pre-selection phase in 2024 via video.
The Competition is dedicated to Chamber Music (duo, trio, quartet, quintet and sextet) for ensembles whose average age of members does not exceed 33 years as of 01/03/2025. The prize money is €31,500.
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SAINT PAUL STRING QUARTET COMPETITION
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April 13rd and 20th, 2024 — Saint Paul, United States
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Application deadline: February 27th, 2024
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The SPSQC is open to string quartets whose members are 30 years of age or younger in two distinct age divisions - Junior and Senior. The top scoring quartets are invited to St. Paul to perform in the Final Round event in St. Paul, Minnesota, juried by a renowned professional string quartet from the Schubert Club Music in the Park Series. The SPSQC Awards over $10,000 in prize money.
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PIERO FARULLI NATIONAL COMPETITION
FOR A TWO-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP
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Application deadline: April 20th, 2024
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The Association Piero Farulli - la musica un bene da restituire ONLUS within the framework of its institutional purpose of promoting the artistic and moral legacy of Piero Farulli, violist of the legendary Quartetto Italiano and founder of the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole, announces its first national competition for a two-year, €15,000 annual scholarship dedicated to viola.
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The competition is reserved for young Italian viola players, born between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2007.
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Plan your next residency to gather and study in a peaceful and inspiring landscape!
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"The owners' passion makes this an ideal place for musicians to relax and focus on their rehearsals. [...] The piano is a Steinway Grand (D) and it is in very good condition. The owners had it tuned during our stay so it was in very good shape for our rehearsals and the concert.
In a rural area without many concerts, the regular concerts at the Château de Saint-Loup are clearly an important contribution to the community." — Alinea Quartet on their residency at Château de Saint Loup
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Acerenza, Italy
The Masseria San Germano can be seen in the distance for both its sobriety and the grandeur of its late 17th century construction. It is located in the district of the same name, near the Bradano river. It is built of stone, according to the customs of the time.
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Ghergani, Romania
The Ghica estate is situated in Ghergani, 35 km North-West of Bucharest and consists of a mansion under restoration and a family chapel, in front of which the owners have been organising concerts for the past 4 years. Both of them are immersed in a wonderful 12-hectares park.
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Our partner ITSRIGHT is a collective management organization founded in 2010 to manage, in Italy and abroad, neighboring rights’ revenues due for any kind of public use of recorded music, in compliance with the Italian Copyright Law. Their mission is to ensure a global, competent and transparent way of collecting and distributing compensations due to performers, orchestra and chorus conductors, solo and orchestra musicians, artistic producers, record companies.
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ITSRIGHT provides high-standard services that guarantees musicians a transparent and efficient way to distribute their neighboring rights’ compensations.
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If you want to learn more about their activities, or would like to have a consultancy session to learn more about your rights, click the buton below or get in touch via info@itsright.it
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YOUR MUSIC IN OUR PLAYLIST OF THE MONTH
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Do you have any recording on Spotify that you wish to share with us? We would be happy to listen to your recordings and present your ensemble and your music in our monthly newsletter in the section "Playlist of the Month".
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Our artistic director, Simone Gramaglia, each month will select the playlists and add a brief presentation to it.
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