Cluj International Music Competition

Cluj International Music Competition (CIMC) is a biennial event hosted by the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Organised by Notes & Ties Cultural Association, CIMC has grown into a globally recognised classical music competition.[1]

History

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First known as the Gheorghe Dima International Music Competition, the event was started in 1984 by the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy and ran continuously for twelve editions. After a gap of thirteen years, it was revived and between 2011 and 2019 it was dedicated to woodwind instruments. The last five editions, dedicated to pairs of instruments (flute and clarinet in 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2019; oboe and trumpet in 2013) marked a leap forward for the competition's international recognition, with some of the most recognised performers in the world as jury members[2][3][4] and a large number of contestants from all over the globe.

Jury Members

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The competition has drawn attention for inviting jurors who are themselves young,[5] and for inviting previous winners to be jurors for future competitions.

2021 Hybrid edition

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President of the juries Răzvan Poptean (Romania)

Flute Clarinet
Denis Bouriakov (Russia)

Silvia Careddu (Italy)

Mathilde Calderini (France)

Seiya Ueno (Japan)

Loïc Scheider (France)

Sébastian Jacot (Switzerland)

Eduard Belmar (Spain)

Matvey Demin (Russia)

Yubeen Kim (Korea)

Clément Dufour (France)

Alberto Acuña Almela (Spain)

Nicolas Baldeyrou (France)

Christelle Pochet (Belgium)

Shirley Brill (Israel)

Giovanni Punzi (Italy)

Han Kim (Korea)

Carlos Ferreira (Portugal)

Spyros Mourikis (Greece)

Damien Bachmann (Switzerland)

Sergey Eletskiy (Russia)

Sérgio Fernandes Pires (Portugal)

Joë Christophe (France)

References

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  1. ^ Domestene, Șofron (5 July 2019), Cluj International Music Competition 2019
  2. ^ Powell Flutes Boston, 2020, pp. Seiya Ueno
  3. ^ Music Assembly, 2020, pp. Clarinet Competitions
  4. ^ Pătraș, Andra (25 July 2019), Cluj International Music Competition 2019 – Un succes internațional cu rezonanță clujeană
  5. ^ "Record de înscrieri la Cluj International Music Competition 2021: Peste 600 de flautiști și clarinetiști din întreaga lume s-au înscris la ediția hibrid din acest an". Radio România Muzical. Retrieved 2021-04-04.