2. ELITE ART Club UNESCO, the sole Romanian representative of Jeunesses Musicales International
(JMI), is organizing in Romania the classical music project entitled International Conductors’
Competition Jeunesses Musicales Bucharest. The project was originally initiated by JMI and today it is
one of the best-known and appreciated classical music competitions in the world. Created for and
dedicated to the young generation, the competition has a proud history of over half a century.
In Romania, the project has had an extraordinary evolution since its inception:
5th
Edition, 2014 - 88 conductors from 37 countries
4th
Edition, 2013 - 62 conductors from 30 countries
3rd
Edition, 2012 - 26 conductors from 16 countries
2nd
Edition, 2011 - 12 conductors
1st
edition, 2010 - 8 conductors
In 2014 the project was affiliated to the George Enescu International Competition
3. The International Conductors’ Competition Jeunesses Musicales Bucharest is an unique
musical leadership project in Romania with a significant contribution to social development. The
conductor is par excellence a leader of his generation, for he creates orchestras by unifying the
performers and is a maestro of artistic perfection. The great Romanian conductors have
succeeded in creating orchestras which have made history and thus have contributed to the
creation of a musical culture which has functioned as a cultural landmark for the young generation
and has had
an educational role.
Currently, the role of civil society projects in the development of nowadays society is ever
increasing and we have taken upon us the mission of contributing to the development of young
Romanian artists so that Romanian values may enter the international circuit – paying equal
consideration to our significant contribution to the professional accomplishment of young Romanian
artists and the forming of a new, younger audience which understands and assigns to the
conductor a leadership role.
4. In 2015, the International Conductors’ Competition Jeunesses
Musicales Bucharest will be held at the Romanian Athenaeum. The
sixth edition is scheduled to take place from 22 to 26 September.
This year’s budget is being provided by the SEE Grants for 2009-
2014, part of the PA17/RO13 Program “Promotion of Diversity in
Culture and Arts Within European Cultural Heritage” and by ELITE
ART Club UNESCO’s own contribution.
The number of young conductors selected by the jury to take part in
the first stage will be limited to a maximum of 50 contestants. The
contestants will then compete in four eliminatory stages, and only
three of them will make it to the final.
The final is scheduled to take place on September 26, 2015 when the
three finalists will conduct a Gala Concert in the Grand Hall of the
Romanian Athenaeum, at the lectern of the Symphonic Orchestra of
the “George Enescu” Philharmonic in Bucharest.
5. At the end of the concert, the jury will present the competitors with three prizes for
artistic involvement aimed at encouraging the development of the young finalists:
First Prize (2500 euro), Second Prize (2000 euro), Third Prize (1500 euro).
A special prize of 1000 euro will be awarded by the jury to the highest ranked
Romanian competitor. The jury will also offer prizes consisting of professional
engagements with the Philharmonic Orchestras of Craiova, Timişoara, Sibiu, Iaşi
and Kielce (Poland).
6. Promotion
Promoting activities are an important process within the project. The event will be promoted
nationally and internationally before, during and after it unfolds.
The exceptional propagation of ELITE ART Club UNESCO events was due to the fruitful
collaboration with the representatives of the written and audiovisual press:
Over 500 press appearances in 2014: 7 radio appearances at 3 national radios, 5 appearances at
4 press agencies, 4 appearances in 4 national daily newspapers, 2 appearances in 2 national
televisions and 1 online television, 7 appearances in 7 magazines/ specialized websites, 6
appearances on 6 events websites, 1 appearance in a local daily newspaper.
Online: 5 online appearances, including 2 website appearances for promoting the “George
Enescu” International Festival, 8 appearances on 8 on-line news websites, 1 appearance on the
Yahoo platform, 3 appearances on 3 blogs.
Media partners: Radio România Cultural, Radio România Muzical, Revista Cariere, Business
Woman, Senso TV, Port.ro, ArtOut, Best Music, Calendar Evenimente, Metropotam, Oraşul Meu,
Onlinegallery.ro , Avatar, Way Media, Observatorul Cultural
7. ELITE ART Club UNESCO - Jeunesses
Musicales Romania
The ELITE ART Club UNESCO association is an independent, national, non-governmental organization, unrelated
to any political, confessional or doctrinaire activities. Its aim is to promote contemporary Romanian cultural values
both at home and abroad and to educate the public towards recognizing and appreciating them.
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