In 1969, in commemoration of the 450th anniversary of the death of Emperor Maximilian, the city of Innsbruck established the “Paul Hofhaimer Prize” for the interpretation of classic organ masterpieces. An international invitation for entry is hereby announced for the sixteenth competition which will take place from 3 September to 9 September 2010.

The “Paul Hofhaimer Prize” will be awarded as the “Paul Hofhaimer Plaque” of the city of
Innsbruck together with a certificate and the sum of € 5000,-.

Two further prizes of  € 3500,- and € 2000,- each with a certificate will also be awarded.

 

The finalists are entitled to enter and are hereby invited to participate in the Grand Prix d'ECHO (European Cities of Historical Organs) which will be held  in Alkmaar during the "Orgelfestival Holland 2011", along with the finalists of the International Schnitger Organ Competition (Alkmaar  2009) and the International Gottfried Silbermann Competition (Freiberg  2009).

 

 

The title of "ECHO  Organist of the Year" will be awarded to the winner, who will then be invited to concerts in the ECHO member states.

The competition for the “Paul Hofhaimer Prize” is a contest of interpretation. To determine
the winners, two eliminative or qualifying rounds and a final are required. 

For the first qualifying round each participant is obligated to play the following pieces in the Wilten Monastery Church on the Daniel Herz Organ:

a)	Johann Jakob Froberger	Ricercar IV (1656)
b)	Johann Kaspar Kerll	Passacaglia in d
c)	Georg Muffat	Toccata XII

The jury determines the competitors who may compete in the second qualifying round, which will be played on the organ in the Silver Chapel  of the Imperial Church and will consist of the following obligatory compositions:

a) Andrea Gabrieli	Toccata del 6. Tono
	Canzon Ariosa ( both works from Bärenreiter 1779)
b) Girolamo Frecobaldi	Capriccio sopra Bassa Fiamenga
	Toccata per L'Elevazione aus: Messa delli Apostoli ( Fiori musicali)

The jury then determines the competitors who have qualified for the final competition, which will be played on the Ebert-Organ of the Innsbruck Court Church. The following obligatory pieces are to be played:

 

a)	Arnolt Schlick	Maria zart
b)	Paul Hofhaimer	Salve Regina
c)	Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck	Fantasia ut re mi fa sol la à 4 (F1) SwWV 263)
d)	Christian Erbach	Toccata primi toni (CEKM 36 IV/1)

Nota bene: The critical analysis of the source material of the respective musical texts will be considered in the assessment of the candidates.
Each competitor is free to choose the sequence in which he will play the prescribed pieces.
The jury will select the prize winners from among the finalists. To conclude the competition, the winners will present a festive concert during which the presentation ceremony will take place.

 

 

The jury of the competition, “Paul Hofhaimer Prize 2010” will consist of:

 

Reinhard Jaud, Chairman, Innsbruck

Bine-Katrine Bryndorf, Kopenhagen

Jörg-Andreas Bötticher, Basle

Pieter van Dijk, Alkmaar

François Espinasse, Lyon

William Porter, Toronto

 

The jury will deliberate in seclusion. Their decisions are irreversible and incontestable. The jury’s decision is based on a point system which shall be agreed upon by the competition management and the jurors before the competition. Each juror will give his secret vote to the competition director so that his evaluation remains private.
The jury is not under obligation to award any of the three prizes. The “Paul Hofhaimer Prize” cannot be shared between participants. Membership of the jury can be altered due to unforeseen circumstances.

Participants are in agreement with the following conditions: The organizers retain the right to offer these recordings for transmission at home or abroad without the empetitor being entitled to a fee.
Filming for television or other purposes is, without exception, to take place outside the framework of the contest and the prize winner’s concert and requires in each case a specific agreement between the competitor and the organizers.

Each day the order in which the competitors play will be drawn by lots. The music competition is open to the public. The names of the  participants and a history of their studies will be shown to the jury and the public.

During the week preceding the competition, each contestant is entitled to the following practice time:
For the first qualifying round: the Daniel Herz Organ of the Wilten Monastery Church for a period of one and a half hours and one hour (on two different days).
For the second round, the organ in the Silver Chapel for one and a half hours.
Practice times on the Ebert-Organ will be available only during the week of the competition to those contestants who have qualified for the second round, each being entitled to one hour of practice on the first day free of competition (September 5, 2010). The contestants who are entering the final round receive yet another practice time of 1 ½ hours each on the day of no competition before the final competition (7 September 2010).
The arrangement of practice time for the first and second qualifying rounds will be regulated  by the organizers. The sequence of practice times for the final round will be determined by lots drawn by the contestants.

For each of the three rounds, an experienced organist is provided to assist in registration and the turning of pages. The same organist will be available as often as possible during the practice times of the participants.

All persons who at the time of the competition are 35 years of age or younger, i.e. born in 1975 or thereafter, are permitted to enter. Ther are no entrance criteria with regard to education or nationality. Participation is limited to a maximum of 25 persons, who are selected on the basis of the date of receipt of registration (postmark). If a participant is studying under one of the
jurors in the time of the competition, the juror concerned will relinquish his vote to the chairman, who otherwise has no right to vote. Closing day for entries is 31 March 2010 (date of postmark).

To enter, fill out the application , which you can download here below >>>>>.

 

 A notification confirming entry will be sent to the participants whereupon an entrance fee of  € 70. is required. The entry will be considered valid as soon as the entry fee has been received by the organizers. The fact of entry implies consent to all the competition regulations. Upon failure to attend the competition, restitution of the entrance fee will not be possible.

Correspondence between the organizers and the competitors will be carried out in German.
The official language of the competition is German.

The next competition for the “Paul Hofhaimer Prize” is expected to be held during the first half of September 2013.

Entries and inquiries are to be sent to:

 

Musikschule der Stadt Innsbruck
Reference: Paul Hofhaimer-Wettbewerb
Innrain 5
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
Tel. +43/(0)512/585425
Fax: +43/(0)512/585425-5

E-mail:   post.musikschule@innsbruck.gv.at

              hofhaimer-wettbewerb@innsbruck.gv.at

 

mehr Information  in Deutsch >>>>>>

Download the "Application form " (english)

Application_form.pdf

Download die "Anmeldung zum Wettbewerb"

Anmeldung_zum_Wettbewerb.pdf

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