The 21st edition of this competition is being organized by the Musical faculty of the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno. The competition focusing on young artists playing the violin and on string quartets is being held in cooperation with the Leoš Janáček Foundation.
The three-stage competition of young artists no older than 35 years of age will take place in the Music faculty building of the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts and in the Orlí Street Theatre, in the Musical Theatre laboratory of the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts. At the end of the competition the best performances of string quartets will be played at the traditional Laureate concert in Besední dům. The third stage of the violin competition will take place while accompanied by the Brno Philharmonic, conducted by Stanislav Vavřínek. All performances of the competitors are open to the public. All concerts are admission free. The Leoš Janáček International Competition in Brno is taking place between 20 - 25 September 2015 in the Music faculty building of Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts and in the Orlí Street Theatre.
There will be 60 soloist violin competitors from 24 countries and 7 string quartets from 6 different countries competing this year. Good news for the audience is that the mandatory repertoire includes, for example, Paganini’s Caprice and Janáček’s Sonata for violin and piano, and the string quartets’ repertoire will include Mozart’s and Dvořák’s string quartets, and Janáček’s “Intimate Letters” will be performed in the third stage.
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