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Masterprize
Tel: +44 (0)20 7233 0111 Masterprize site designed by Room101 Ltd |
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Pierre Jalbert won Masterprize 2001 with In Aeternam
American Pierre Jalbert won the first prize of £30,000 with his piece In Aeternam at the Gala Final on 10 October 2001.
Having studied at the Oberlin Conservatory and Pennsylvania University, Jalbert has won numerous awards for his compositions, including a Guggenheim fellowship, two BMI Foundation awards and three ASCAP awards. He has recently completed his three-year residency with the California Symphony and has taken up the post of composer-in-residence with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Please click here for a full biography.
Highlights of Masterprize 2001
- Over 1,100 entries were received from 62 countries.
- An unprecedented level of support from the musical world (as demonstrated by the partners and level of judges).
- Participation of around 30 independent radio networks across Europe, the US, the Far East, and Russia &endash; reaching an estimated 100 million people worldwide.
- Over 50,000 music lovers around the globe voted for their preferred piece by post and via the internet.
- The five finalists heard their works in a performance given by the London Symphony Orchestra at London's Barbican Centre on 10 October 2001 under Daniel Harding. Following the concert they received awards from HRH The Duchess of Kent.
- Jurors included Marin Alsop, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vladimir Fedosteyew, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Thomas Hampson, John Harle, Jon Lord, Kent Nagano, Sir Charles Mackerras.
Masterprize broke new ground with an education initiative that involved seven leading youth orchestras and over 500 young musicians. The programme aimed to generate interest in contemporary music amongst talented young musicians.
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OVERVIEW of masterprize 2001
April 2000
Composers were invited to enter short works for symphony orchestra of between six and fifteen minutes.
November 2000
Close of registration and submission of scores. Over 1,100 entries from 65 countries were received.
January 2001: Stage One of Judging Procedure
A panel of international musicians gathered at Hartwell House, near Aylesbury, for a week to choose the twelve pieces for the semi-final. Those shortlisted entries that did not have a professional recording were recorded by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the RTVE Symphony Orchestra of Spain and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. All twelve works were then broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and participating radio stations of the European Broadcasting Union during April and May 2001.
June 2001: Stage Two of Judging Procedure
A prestigious international panel of judges, including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Thomas Hampson and Kent Nagano chose the five finalists.
August 2001: Stage Three of Judging Procedure
The recordings of the five finalists pieces were released as a covermount CD with the September 2001 issue of BBC Music Magazine (110,000 worldwide), and broadcast by BBC Radio 3, BBC World Service and participating radio stations of the European Broadcasting Union
From mid-August to the morning of 10 October 2001 music-lovers all over the world voted for their preferred piece either by postal vote through the BBC Music Magazine, or via this website (please see on-line voting for more details).
10 October 2001: The Gala Final
The Masterprize 2001 competition culminated on 10 October 2001 at London's Barbican Centre. The London Symphony Orchestra performed the five finalists' pieces under Daniel Harding. At the end of the concert, the Final Jury cast their vote. The audience in the hall and members of the London Symphony Orchestra also voted for their preferred piece. These votes were combined with the world-wide public vote prior to the concert and the winner was chosen. The winner of Masterprize received £30,000.
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THE FINAL of masterprize 2001
The Masterprize 2001 Gala Final was broadcast live from London's Barbican Hall from 7.30pm on BBC Radio 3, BBC World Service and participating stations of the European Broadcasting Union (some of which included national public radio stations of Romania, Canada, Belgium, Sweden, Ukraine, Korea, Poland, Ireland, Czech Republic, Germany (Saarlandische Rundfunk), Hungary, Spain, Netherlands) on Wednesday 10 October 2001.
The London Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding performed the five exciting finalist pieces in the presence of a celebrity jury and an estimated worldwide audience of 150 million.
At the end of the concert the winner was chosen by combining the vote of the celebrity jury (40% of the overall vote), that of the London Symphony Orchestra (10% of the overall vote), the worldwide public prior to the Gala Concert (45%) and the audience present in the hall on the night. The winner of Masterprize 2001, Pierre Jalbert, received a cash prize of £30,000.
Programme for the evening
Wednesday 10 October 2001, 7.30pm
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Leader: Gordan Nikolitch
Presenter: Sue MacGregor
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JURIES for masterprize 2001
First stage jury:
An international selection panel convened in a venue outside London in January 2001. Each score was initially examined by three members of the jury and marks were awarded individually. The top aggregated 10% was then examined by all jury members and again marks were awarded individually. The top scoring 12 works proceeded to the semi-final stage of Masterprize. Members of the jury included:
B Tommy Andersson (Sweden): Composer and conductor
Andrzej Chlopecki (Poland): Musicologist and music critic. Nominee of European Broadcasting Union
Nicholas Cleobury (UK): Principal Conductor, Oxford Bach Choir and Music Director, Britten Sinfonia
Mischa Damev (Switzerland): First Guest Conductor for Moscow Radio Orchestra and Artistic Director, Orpheum Festival
Andrei Golovin (Russia): Composer
Andrew Kurowski (UK): Executive Producer, BBC Radio 3
Paul Mann (UK): Winner of Donatella Flick conducting competition in 1998 and former Assistant Conductor of the LSO
Ryusuke Numajiri (Japan): Principal Conductor of Tokyo Philharmonic
Joel Sachs (USA): Conductor of Continuum and New Juilliard Ensemble and Artistic director, Focus Festival (Juilliard School) and Summergarden Festival (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
Alvaro Salazar (Portugal): Composer, conductor and music critic. Nominee of European Broadcasting Union
Ulrich Stranz (Germany): Composer
Rudolf Werthen (Belgium): Conductor and Musical Director, I Fiamminghi
Second stage jury:
Based on the recordings of the twelve semi-finalist pieces, this jury consisted of three groups, each with 33% voting power.
- members of the 1st stage jury
- appropriately qualified nominees of participating classical radio stations
- A group of internationally celebrated musicians: Kent Nagano, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vladimir Fedosteyev and Thomas Hampson.
Each jury member was sent a recording and copies of the scores. As a result of this ballot, a shortlist of five works was selected.
Final Jury:
Present at Gala Concert Final on evening of 10 October 2001 at the Barbican Centre, when the LSO performed the five finalist works under Daniel Harding. The vote of the Final Jury was combined with that of the worldwide public to choose the overall winner. Jury members included:
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FINALISTS of masterprize 2001
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Jalbert |
Qigang
Chen |
Anthony
Iannaccone |
Alaistair
King |
Carter
Pann |
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SEMI-FINALISTS of masterprize 2001
The following composers were also shortlisted for Masterprize 2001, making a total of twelve works.
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Bedford |
Derek
Bermel |
Stephen
Chatman |
Graham
Fitkin |
Anthony
Girard |
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John
Peterson |
Finnur
Torfi Stefansson |
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