Charles Hennen Concours, International Chamber Music Competition for Strings
| Next competition: |
April 2011 |
| Next deadline: | February 2011 |
| Categories for the next competition: | String ensembles with or without piano |
| City: | Heerlen (Netherlands) |
| Age range: | 1-29 |
| Structure: | First round, semi finals, finals |
| Cycle: | every year |
| Categories: | String ensembles with or without piano |
| Organiser: | Stichting Charles Hennen Concours |
| Contact: | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| Website: | http://www.chc.nl |
Rules: The competition can be entered by ensembles of 3 or 4 musicians in the following complements:
- String ensemble: violin (1 or 2) - viola - cello
- String ensemble with piano: violin - viola - cello - piano
The total age for a trio may not exceed 81 years (individually maximum 29 years) and for a quartet it may not exceed 108 years (individually 29 years). Both categories will complete a first round, after which 4 ensembles of each category will qualify for the semi finals. At the end 2 ensembles of each category will qualify for the finals
Prizes:
Money prizes:
- First prize (per category) € 6.000,00
- Second prize (per category) € 3.000,00
Extra prizes:
Master classes:
The winners will be invited to:
- the Orlando Festival in Kerkrade
- the "International Chamber Music Course Schloss Weikersheim" by Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland.
Concerts:
The winners will be invited for:
- a concert drung the Orpheus Concertseries of Stichting Euriade
- for a concert in Wittem and in the Beauforthuis Austerlitz by Kunstdagen Wittem
Application: The application form will be available on the competition website.
Application fee is EUR 80 per ensemble.
Background: The first edition of the Charles Hennen Concours, international chamber music competition for strings, took place on 16 March 1986. From the start, the organisation of the concours had a broad network of international contacts and an international renowned jury, under chairmanship of Theo Olof, at their disposal.
Due to the collaboration in the beginning with Christian Timm a close relationship between the Charles Hennen Concours and the also recently founded Stichting Jong Muziektalent Nederland (SJMN) was realised.
Since 1992 the Charles Hennen Concours is a member of the European Union of Music Competitions for Youth (EMCY)
Already since the first edition the concours can welcome a broad international field of participants in Heerlen.
Last updated: 30.04.2010
