Klarinet Archive - Posting 000208.txt from 2010/10

From: Diego Casadei <casadei.diego@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Results 6th International Clarinet Competition "S.
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:25:38 -0400

Ciao Antonio.

Perhaps it would be good to say that the ranking is "absolute", not
"relative". If none among the finalists reaches the highest required
minimum level, the first prize is not assigned.

Setting the (absolute) scale is the work of the jury and makes the
competitions different. A prestigious competition has a really high
"normalization" for the absolute scale, while somewhat lower levels are
required for more common competitions.

The organizers who wish to set up a tradition of high-prestigious
competitions need to choose a good jury, make a lot of world-wide
advertisement, and offer appealing prizes. It can well happen that a
competition is a failure because the musicians who would be at the
"correct" level did not notice it.

In addition, as you said, the success of the winners in their
professional career is another ingredient which contributes to
establishing a good name for the competition.

Cheers,
Diego

Antonio Tinelli wrote:
> Unfortunately in this 6th edition nobody candidate has really convinced the
> jury to award first prize. All first prize of the last editions today are
> really insert in the international professional circuit and won other
> prestigious award.
>
> Best
> Antonio Tinelli
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jennifer Jones"<helen.jennifer@-----.com>
> To: "The Klarinet Mailing List"<klarinet@-----.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 12:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Results 6th International Clarinet Competition "S.
> Mercadante" - Italy
>
>
> I just thought it peculiar that first prize was not awarded in the
> senior competition. I guessed that there was a unique interpretation
> of an established system and was curious as to the reasoning.
>
> Thank you for your attention.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jennifer Jones
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 2:55 AM, Antonio Tinelli<antotine@-----.it> wrote:
>> Dear Jennifer,
>>
>> it's a prize of equal merit. It's not a new system invented by Mercadante
>> Competition, but it may happen that performers have the same artistic
>> level.
>>
>> Best
>> Antonio Tinelli
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jennifer Jones"<helen.jennifer@-----.com>
>> To: "The Klarinet Mailing List"<klarinet@-----.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 9:11 AM
>> Subject: Re: [kl] Results 6th International Clarinet Competition "S.
>> Mercadante" - Italy
>>
> On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Antonio Tinelli<antotine@-----.it>
> wrote:
>> Junior soloists
>>
>> 1st prize - Saulo J. Guerra Marrero (Spain)
>> 2nd prize - Juncal Codina-Salada (Spanish)
>> 3rd prize - Lucio Brancati (Italy)
>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Antonio Tinelli<antotine@-----.it>
>>> wrote:
>>> [snip]
>>>> Senior soloists
>>>>
>>>> 1st prize - not awarded
>>>> 2nd prize - Sang Young Na (Korea)
>>>> 2nd prize - Simone Marco Cremona (Italy)
>>>> 3rd prize - Cristina Martin (Spain)
>>>> 3rd prize - Terumi Hatashima (Japan)
>>>
>>> That is an interesting distribution of prizes. What was the reasoning
>>> behind it?
>>>
>>>> Money prizes for the ex-aequo prizes was not broken but it was doubled
>>>> the
>>>> amount. [snip]
>>>
>>> What is an ex-aequo prize?
>>>
>>> Thank you for your kind attention.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Jennifer Jones
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