Medici.tv To Livestream 2019 Carl Nielsen International Competition

In recent years, medici.tv, the world's leading classical music channel, has brought audiences worldwide unique insider footage featuring young artists vying for prizes at the most prestigious international competitions. The tradition of bringing the action, talent, music and artistry to the world continues with medici.tv's livestream of the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Competition from March 21-31, 2019, available at nielsen2019.medici.tv.

The livestream of the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Competition will bring together an international community of music lovers from over 180 countries to medici.tv and on social media using the hashtag #Nielsen2019. medici.tv will also create blog posts and behind-the-scenes video content to complement the livestream and the specially designated Nielsen 2019 website (nielsen2019.medici.tv) with information on Carl Nielsen, the competition, past winners, current participants, and the jury.

All rounds of the competition will be livestreamed by medici.tv. The livestreamed content will be available for replay on medici.tv for a three years after the competition's conclusion, and accessible in three languages: English, Russian, and Mandarin Chinese.

The competition will take place in Carl Nielsen's hometown of Odense, Denmark. Competition President Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider will open the competition on March 21, conducting members of the Carl Nielsen Youth Academy and the Odense Symphony Orchestra with violinists Jiyoon Lee and Liya Petrova, winners of the 2016 Nielsen International Competition, as soloists.

Out of 492 applications, 72 musicians from 26 countries were selected by a jury that included Szeps-Znaider, clarinetist Martin Fröst and flutist Emmanuel Pahud. Over ten days, these young musicians will compete in divisions for violin, flute, and clarinet. The musicians selected include 24 violinists, 24 flutists, and 24 clarinetists, ranging in age from 16 to 29 years old.

"Not only is this city the birth place of Carl Nielsen but it is also thanks to members of the local community - who realized the young composer's talent and supported him financially - that we can enjoy his legacy today," said Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, President of the Carl Nielsen Competition, jury member and a previous first prize winner himself. "This is the spirit of the Carl Nielsen Competition as we continue to nurture the next generation of young musicians by offering an important platform to further their careers and an atmosphere of genuine support and warmth."

Szeps-Znaider, recognized as one of the world's leading violinists and a celebrated conductor, won first prize in the fourth Carl Nielsen International Competition in 1992. Since then, he has appeared as a soloist with some of the world's greatest orchestras, including a long association with the London Symphony Orchestra The 2019 Carl Nielsen International Competition will conclude with the prize ceremony on Sunday, March 31, 2019.

2019 Carl Nielsen International Competition Pre-Jury and Jury Members

Violin Pre-Jury Violin Jury

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider

Eugen Tichindeleanu Eugen Tichindeleanu

Albena Danailova Albena Danailova

Sally Beamish Sergey Khachatryan

Finn Schumacker Nurit Bar-Josef

Sally Beamish

Ingrid Fliter

Kathryn Enticott

Tobias Niederschlag

Clarinet Pre-Jury Clarinet Jury

Martin Fröst Paul Meyer

Paul Meyer Svante Wik

Svante Wik Michael Collins

Claudio Bohórquez Michel Portal

Finn Schumacker Boris Allakhverdyan

Yehuda Gilad

Claudio Bohórquez

Mats Engström

Marco Feklistoff

Flute Pre-Jury Flute Jury

Emmanuel Pahud Karl-Heinz Schütz

Karl-Heinz Schütz Rune Most

Rune Most Emily Beynon

Torleif Thedéen Andrea Oliva

Finn Schumacker Soyoung Lee

Rachel Brown

Torleif Thedéen

Alex Taylor

Fredrik Andersson

About Carl Nielsen International Competition

The first Carl Nielsen International Competition was held in 1980 in Odense, birthplace of the Danish composer. After nearly four decades, the violin, clarinet and flute competitions have established themselves as some of the most demanding and rewarding in the world, each offering winners the chance to launch a significant international career. Open to musicians up to the age of 30, the 1st prize in each category includes €12,000, a recording with the Odense Symphony Orchestra on British label, Orchid Classics, and concert engagements with up to 10 international orchestras and / or festivals. €10,000 is awarded to the 2nd prize winner in each category and €8,000 to the 3rd prize winners. Three additional prizes are awarded for Best Danish Interpretation (€2,000), Odense Symphony Orchestra Prize (€1,500) and Children's Jury Prize (€1,500). A key component of the competition requires each finalist to perform Nielsen's concerto for their instrument - offering a unique occasion for young musicians to immerse themselves in his music and enhancing the composer's legacy for generations to come.

A panel of experts including Competition President, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider and Artistic Advisors, Martin Fröst and Emmanuel Pahud, are personally involved in the pre-selection process and over 25 musicians, advisers and managers are engaged on the three juries of the competition. Hosted by the Odense Symphony Orchestra, which accompanies the participants during the competition, particular emphasis is made on supporting young musicians in the same way that Carl Nielsen himself was supported as a young man. Born the seventh of twelve children to a poor family in 1865, Nielsen learned the violin from an early age and wrote his first compositions aged 8, but was destined to life as an army musician until his talent was noticed by members of the Odense community. It was thanks to their encouragement and generosity that Nielsen applied and won a place at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, launching his career as one of the most important composer's of the early 20th century. More information about the Competition is available at carlnielsencompetition.com.

About medici.tv

Founded in 2008 by Hervé Boissière, medici.tv was created to make classical music accessible to as many people as possible and break down the idea that classical music is only for an exclusive, elite audience. Today, its goals to enrich the digital cultural landscape, with rising talents and established superstars, and protect the rights of artists, continues forward. medici.tv now reaches over 280,000 members and over 800,000 followers on social media channels in over 3,000 cities in 182 countries, and more than 6.6 million annual video views of free and member-only content. The catalog features a diverse selection of over 2,000 programs (concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries, archives, educational programs, master classes, and more) covering over 3,000 musical works. medici.tv offers a Freemium model with both a selection of free content and an unlimited Premium subscription available for US$19.90/month. Beginning as a purely web-based platform, medici.tv is now available in three languages to users on all screens including TV (via AirPlay and Chromecast), computer, tablet, and smartphone (iOS), and offline viewing through its iOS app.

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