INTERNATIONAL H.I.F. BIBER COMPETITION
in St. Florian Monastery, Upper Austria

PARTICIPATION RESTRICTIONS:

• Every musician can take part of the competition (no age limit!);

• Singers and Ensembles are welcome; The formation of the ensemble can be changed during the performance;
  It's possible to take part in more than one formation;

• A program of 40 minutes in length, of which 15 minutes must be performed in form of a concert. The jury will choose one composition which should be completely played as a part of the program. Please find your piece on a list next to the entrance of the hall at 1:30 p.m. the first competition day, when the Jury meets candidates;

• Austrian baroque music (from the Habsburg Era) is to be considered;

• A maximum of 10 points will be awarded according to the following criteria:
  Artistic expression, innovative interpretation, sound quality, program choice, Austrian component, recently discovered literature, presentation, technical and musical skill.
  
  
• The artists have five minutes to adapt the stage. Then we expect a appearance like in concert.
  
  
• Accompaniment must be provided by the candidate(s);

• After ca. 6 candidates there will be an open jury address;

• Candidates may and are encouraged to attend all presentations;

• Winners participate in a Concert (Sommerrefektorium, St.Florian Monastery);

• The organ and harpsichord will be tuned in Young temperature, a=415hz;

INSTRUMENTS in the hall:

ORGAN, Norbert Kirchner: Holzprinzipal 8-Fuß (ab c° offen), Gedeckt 8-Fuß
CONTINUO HARPSICHORD:
Italian 1-manual harpsichord after Giusti, C/E (short octave) to c''' or H-d'''.
Built by Winfried Hackl.
SOLOIST HARPSICHORD (for registration in the category harpsichord soloist):
2-manual harpsichord after Chr. Zell 1728: 8'8'4' register, lute stop, 5 octaves F-f'''
Built by Winfried Hackl.

 

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