International Wolfgang-Jacobi-Competition for Modern Chamber Music 2002
The International Wolfgang-Jacobi-Competition for Modern Chamber Music was held for the first time in November 2000. It is organised by the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich and dedicated to the composer Wolfgang Jacobi (1894-1972) who taught at the music academy in Munich.
The "modern classical composer" received impulses for his compositions from Débussy, Hindemith, Reger und Bartók; he broke completely new ground by using new instruments such as saxophone or accordion. Jacobi left behind a diverse, colourful oeuvre which includes almost all music genres: chamber music, orchestra works, solo concerts, choir music, chansons and songs. The competition which is held annually was initiated by the composer's grandson. It is held in various categories and addresses those studying at European music colleges and conservatories or young musicians who are at the beginning of their musical career.In 2000 the competition was held in the following categories, the duos - violin/piano, viola/piano and saxophone/piano. The categories held In 2001 were: piano duet and solo accordion.
This year's competition addressed string quartets and saxophone/piano duos. The jury was made up of Daniel Gauthier, Professor of saxophone at the Detmold Music Academy, Mark Mast, Conductor and Intendant of the Munich Celibidache Foundation, Carina Raschèr, Raschèr Saxophone Quartett, Helmut Rohm, Editor of contemporary music programmes at the Bavarian Radio Corporation, Hariolf Schlichtig, Professor of viola at the Munich Academy for Music & Drama as well as Ulf Wallin, Professor of violin at the Berlin Music Academy "Hanns Eisler". 17 highly qualified duos from all over Europe had enrolled to take part in the Competition held at the Academy for Music & Drama in Munich and were judged by the jury in two very demanding rounds. The prizes were awarded on 17th November 2002 during a public concert at the Academy for Music & Drama in Munich, when the winners presented their works.
Prize winners and members of the jury ofthe 2002 Competition in the category DuetSaxophone/Pianoforte at the closing concert held at the Academy for Music & Drama in Munich (left to right): Carina Raschèr, Wijnand van Klaveren and Ties Mellema (second prize), Wardy Hamburgand Nageeb Gardizi (third prize), behind them members of the jury Mark Mast and Helmut Rohm, Johannes Johansson and Magnus Sköld (first prize), Prof. Daniel Gauthier.
The first prize (Theresia Reidl Prize) was awarded to Johannes Johansson from Sweden, born in 1976 (saxophone) and Magnus Sköld from Sweden, born in 1974 (pianoforte). Besides the prize money amounting to 2,500 euros they were awarded a production with the Bavarian Radio Corporation and a concert during the Black Forest Music Festival in 2003; in addition to this the publishing houses Universal Edition, Schott and Sikorski donated generous prizes of printed music. Ties Mellema from den Netherlands, born in 1976 (saxophone) and Wijnand van Klaveren from the Netherlands, born in 1975 (pianoforte) won the second prize (1,500 euros); the third prize (1,000 euros) went to Wardy Hamburg from the Netherlands, born in 1974 (saxophone) and Nageeb Gardizi from Germany, born in 1978 (saxophone).
Project partner: Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, Bayerisches Staatsministerium / http://www.jacobi-wettbewerb.de
