Universal Marimba Competition
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The Universal Marimba Competition is an international music competition in Belgium, founded in 2001 by Belgian marimba virtuoso Dr. Ludwig Albert. It dedicates to develop the Marimba Art and to foster cross cultural understanding. The competition received the High Patronage of Her Majesty Queen Paola of Belgium from 2011. It is a competition for classical marimbists in the disciplines marimba solo, marimba duo and marimba Chamber music. It also used to hold the Universal Marimba Competition for composition. Eriko Daimo (JP), Simone Rubino (IT), Noriko Tsukagochi (JP), Rodrigo Fernandes Marques (PT), Axoum duo (FR/PL), Marianne Bednarska (PL) and Lucid duo (BG/PL) were, amongst many other marimbists, winning laureates in the past. Since its foundation it has been profiled as one of the most challenging and prestigious competitions for instrumentalists and composers. The competition presents marimba music as its main theme, and presents many schools and styles that boast artistic attainments and possess international professional standards, all representing innovation and skills.
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High Patronage | Her Majesty Queen Paola |
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Location | Academiezaal Sint-Truiden |
Artistic director | Dr. Ludwig Albert |
Website: www.marimbacompetition.com |
Organization[edit]
The competition has taken place since 2001 in Sint-Truiden. The repertoire consists of compositions by the most prominent composers worldwide and the compulsory work included compositions by Keiko Abe (JP), Igor Lesnik (HR), Ludwig Albert (BE), Jan Van Landeghem (BE), Eckhard Kopetzki (PL), Rodrigo Fernandes Marques (PT), Francois Glorieux (BE) and Piet Swerts (BE). This competition consists of 4 rounds. In the final, 3 to 5 finalists are admitted for each discipline and are awarded the title of laureate. The first 3 laureates will be as well ranking Prize Winners. For the final round, the finalists must play the imposed works and a short recital with their own choice of compositions. Participants must have a broad knowledge of repertoire and physical endurance. The prize pool of 70,000 Euro also includes concert instruments, cash prizes, product prizes, recordings and international publishing. A large number of the laureates also received an endorsed artist contract with leading marimba and mallet manufacturing companies such as Yamaha Corporation (JP), Adams Musical Instruments (NL), Innovative percussion (US) , which gives them the opportunity to develop an international career. The laureates are also invited to perform at cooperating festivals abroad.
The competition rounds take place in the wooden acoustic historical Aula or "Academiezaal" of the minor seminary in Sint-Truiden build by the Belgian architect Louis Roelandt in 1843-1846. The participants are judged by an international jury of renowned musicians and marimbists. The jury chairmen of the competition were successively: Francois Glorieux, Ludwig Albert, Jan Pustjens and Igor Lesnik.
Universal Marimba Competition Belgium |
Solo: 2001 . 2004 . 2007 . 2011 . 2013 . 2015 . 2017 . 2021 . 2024
Duo: 2001 . 2004 . 2007 . 2013 . 2024 Chamber music: 2011 . 2017 . 2021 Composition: 2009 . 2010 . 2011 . 2013 . 2015 . 2017 . 2021 . 2024 |
Laureates Marimba Solo[edit]
Year | Solo |
2001 |
1st Prize laureate Solo
2nd Prize laureate Solo
3rd Prize laureate Solo |
2004 |
1st Prize laureate Solo
2nd Prize laureate Solo
3rd Prize laureate Solo |
2007 |
1st Prize laureate Solo
2nd Prize laureate Solo
3rd Prize laureate Solo |
2011 |
2nd Prize laureate Solo
3rd Prize laureate Solo |
2013 |
1st Prize laureate Solo
2nd Prize laureate Solo
3rd Prize laureate Solo |
2015 |
1st Prize laureate Solo
2nd Prize laureate Solo
3rd Prize laureate |
2017 |
1st Prize laureate
2nd Prize laureate
3rd Prize laureate
4th finalist |
2021 |
1st Prize laureate Solo
2nd Prize laureate Solo
3rd Prize laureate Solo
4th laureate Solo
5th laureate Solo
6th laureate Solo |
Laureates Marimba Duo & Chamber music[edit]
Year | Duo / Chamber music |
2001 |
1st Prize laureates Duo |
2004 |
1st Prize laureates Duo
2nd Prize laureates Duo |
2007 |
1st Prize laureates Duo
2nd Prize laureates Duo |
2011 |
1st Prize laureates Chamber Music
2nd Prize laureates Chamber music |
2013 |
1st Prize laureates Duo
2nd Prize laureates Duo |
2017 |
1st Prize laureates
2nd Prize laureates |
2021 |
1st Prize laureates
2nd Prize laureates
3rd Prize laureates |
Laureates Composition[edit]
Year | Composer | Composition |
2009 | 2nd Prize Laureate
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'CENOTE' for Marimba Solo |
2009 | 3rd Prize Laureate
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'AHA OHO' for Marimba Solo |
2010 | 1st Prize Laureate
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'LUMINOSITY' for Marimba Solo |
2010 | 2nd Prize Laureate
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'CONSTANTINE' for Marimba Solo |
2011 | 1st Prize Laureate
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'PURITY' for Marimba Solo |
2011 | 3rd Prize Laureate
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'MOVIMENTI' for Marimba Solo |
2013 | 3rd Prize Laureate
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'CITYSCAPES' for Marimba Solo |
2015 | 1st Prize Laureate
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'BALLADE OF SPRING' for Marimba Solo |
2017 | 1st Prize Laureate
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'ULULARDEL TIGRE' for Marimba Solo |
2017 | 3rd Prize Laureate
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'WHITE NIGHT' for Marimba Solo |
2021 | 1st Prize Laureate
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'THREE SHORT PIECES' for Marimba Quartet |
2021 | 2nd Prize Laureate
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'CONCERTO' for Marimba Solo & Orchestra |
2021 | 2nd Prize Laureate
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'LE TOURBILLON MUET' for marimba Duo |
2021 | 3rd Prize Laureate
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'HALLUCINATION' for Marimba Solo |
2021 | 3rd Prize Laureate
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'THREE PIECES' for Marimba Solo |
Extra prizes: The Ludwig Albert talent Prize[edit]
The Ludwig Albert talent Prize was awarded to candidates for their exceptional talent and musically.
2001 | Solo | Min Jeong Song (KR) |
2001 | Solo | Chin-Cheng Lin (TW) |
2007 | Solo | Rostislav Sharaevskiy (RU) |
2007 | Solo | Taiko Saito (JP) |
2007 | Solo | Sabrina Suk Wai (HK) |
2007 | Duo | Chin-Cheng Lin & Chen Yin Chun (TW) |
2007 | Duo | Tchiki duo (CH): Jacques Hostettler a Nicolas Suter |
2011 | Solo | Simone Rubino (IT) |
2011 | Duo | Insert Title (US): Ben Duinker & Greg Samek |
2013 | Solo | Xizi Wang (CN) |
2013 | Solo | Tomi Emilov (BG) |
2013 | Solo | Sebastian Efler (AT) |
2013 | Duo | Milosz & Magadalena K. Pekala (PL) |
2013 | Duo | Florent Duverger & Lucie Delmas (FR) |
2015 | Solo | Bernstein Colleen (US) |
2015 | Solo | Huang Po-Yuan (TW) |
2017 | Solo | Alvaro Alves (PT) |
2017 | Solo | Rodriguez Morales (MX) |
2021 | Solo | Diego Casado Rodriguez (ES) |
2021 | Solo | Li Ka Wai (HK) |
Extra Prizes: best performance Prize[edit]
The Sabam Prize was awarded to finalists for their best performance of the set piece.
2007 | Solo | Mi Youne Kim (KR)
Set piece: “Nimbostratus” - L. Albert |
2007 | Duo | Emiko Uchiyama (JP) & Petrov Vladimir (BG)
Set piece: “the Kundalini of the playing Koala’s” - J. v. Landeghem |
2013 | Solo | Sebastian Efler (AT) |
2013 | Duo | Ling Lu & Hao-Yun Hsieh (TW) |
2015 | Solo | Zhang Jinshuang (CN) |
2015 | Solo | Bak Hyeji (KR) |
2017 | Solo | Huang Po-Yuan (TW)
Set piece: “Feel the Sunlight” - L.Albert |
2017 | Solo | Marianne Bednarska (PL)
Repertory piece: “LA Concerto” - Piet Swerts |
2021 | Duo | Rodrigo Fernandes Marques (PT) & Astrid Espinosa Bordon (ES)
Set piece: “Magic Sphere” - R. F. Marques |
2021 | Solo | Tzu-Yin Lin (TW)
Repertory piece: “Feel the Sunlight” - L. Albert |
Extra prize: Public Prize[edit]
The public Prize was awarded to:
2007 | Solo | Mi Youne Kim (KR) |
2007 | Duo | Emiko Uchiyama (JP) & Petrov Vladimir (BG) |
2011 | Solo | Simone Rubino (IT) |
2013 | Solo | Nina Fujisawa (JP) |
2015 | Solo | Bak Hyeji (KR) |
2017 | Solo | Marianne Bednarska (PL) |
2017 | Duo | Ni Fan (CN) & Lukas Bohm (DE) |
Extra Prizes: Keiko Abe Prize[edit]
2007 | Duo | Emiko Uchiyama (JP) & Petrov Vladimir (BG) |
2007 | Duo | Rina & Mieko Kano (JP) |
2011 | Solo | Kann Elten Anders (DK) |
Extra prizes: Originality Prize[edit]
The ‘Originality Prize’ (publishing of best new composition) is awarded to candidates performing a new composition.
2004 | Solo | Taiko Saito (JP) |
2004 | Solo | Zhengdao Lu (CN) |
2007 | Solo | Mi Youne Kim (KR)
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2007 | Duo | Mieko & Rina Kano (JP)
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2015 | Dolo | Fan Ni (CN) |
2017 | Duo | Carmen Alfaro (CR) & William Gomez (CR) |
2017 | Solo | Rodrigo Fernandes Marques (PT)
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Past jury members[edit]
Keiko Abe (JP), Ludwig Albert (BE), Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic (RS), Mark Ford (US), Ney Rosauro (BR) , Nancy Zeltsman (US), Axoum duo (PL), Rebecca Kite (US), Foo Pui Yee (HK), Angel Frette (AR), David Friedman (DE), Daniella Ganeva (UK), Momoko Kamiya (JP), Kuniko Kato (JP), Igor Lesnik (HR), Chin-Cheng Lin (TW), Anders Loguin (SE), Frédéric Macarez (FR), Nanae Mimura (JP), Biao Li (CN), Michael Burritt (US), William Moersch (US), Hidemi Murase (JP), Zefferino Nandayapa (MX), Bogdan Bacanu (AT), Leo Ouderits (BE), Jan Pustjens (NL), Emmanuel Séjourné (FR), Klaus Tresselt (DE), Pei-Ching Wu (TW), Seung-Myeong Oh (KR), Sergey Golovko (AU), Filippo Lattanzi (IT), Tanasit Siripichwattana (TH), Israel Moreno (MX), Joy Yung-Ping Liu (TW).
Extra jury members for the final round were representatives of the Belgian Cultural scene: Jan Van Landeghem (composer society SABAM), Liesbet Vereertbrugghen (producer classic National Radio Network), Alain Craens (Higher education of music), Stefaan Ottenbourgs (executive director, musicologist), Walter Mertens (composer), Maestro Francois Glorieux (pianist, composer), Eliane Rodrigues, (pianist), Michel Tilquin (conductor), Wilfried Westerlinck (composer).
Awards of honors[edit]
The award of honor was given to following artists for their tremendous contribution in the marimba & percussion field.
2001 | Maestro François Glorieux (BE) | Composer, piano virtuoso |
2001 | Professor Keiko Abe (JP) | Professor, Marimba virtuoso |
2001 | Professor Louis Cauberghs (BE) | Percussionist, pedagogue |
2001 | Professor Dr. Ludwig Albert (BE) | Marimba virtuoso, pedagogue |
2004 | Zefferino Nandayapa (MX) | Marimba virtuoso |
2004 | Mol Percussion Orchestra (BE) | Performing ensemble |
2004 | Professor Jan Pustjens (NL) | Percussion virtuoso |
2007 | Professor Anders Loguin (SE) | Percussion virtuoso |
2007 | Professor David Friedman (DE) | Key-board & jazz virtuoso |
2007 | Professor Frédéric Macarez (FR) | Percussion virtuoso |
2011 | Professor Igor Lesnik (HR) | Percussion virtuoso |
2011 | Professor Mark Ford (US) | Marimba virtuoso |
2013 | Professor Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic (RS) | Percussion & marimba virtuoso |
2013 | Adams Musical instruments (NL) | Manufacturer |
2013 | Aliona Bolkvadze (RU) | Organizer - promoter |
2015 | Pascale de Groote (BE) |
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2015 | Innovative Percussion (US) | Manufacturer |
2015 | Anita Evenepoel (BE) | Scenographer |
Katrine Druyts (BE) |
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2017 | Maestro Professor Biao Li (CN) | Percussion virtuoso, conductor |
2017 | Professor Michael Burritt (US) | Percussion-keyboard virtuoso |
2021 | Professor Israel Moreno (MX) | Keyboard artist - promoter |
2021 | Walter Mertens (BE) | Percussionist - composer |
2024 | Filippo Lattanzi (IT) | Percussion virtuoso |
Endorsed laureates[edit]
The Universal Marimba Competition could establish an embarking career for most of the laureates and Prize winners which also obtained an endorsing artist contract with major companies such as Yamaha Corporation, Adams Musical Instruments,
University positions such as:
Hidemi Murase (JP) | Professor | Adams artist |
Miguel Gonzales Zaragosa (MX) | Professor | Marimba One artist |
Eriko Daimo (JP) | Professor | Marimba One artist |
Noriko Tsukagochi (JP) | Performer | Yamaha artist |
Chin-Cheng Lin (TW) | Professor | Adams artist
Resta signature artist Splendid arts edition composer |
Mi Youne Kim (KR) | Professor | Marimba One artist |
Johan Bridger (SE) & Patrick Raab (SE) | Professor | Malletech duo artists |
Uchiyama Emiko (JP) & Petrov Vladimir (BG) | Performers | Adams duo artists |
Elwira Slazak (PL) & Gabriel Collet (FR) | Performers | Yamaha duo artists |
Miko Kano (JP) & Rina Kano (JP) | Performers | Yamaha duo artist |
Sharaevskiy Rostislav (RU) | Performer | Yamaha artist |
Elisabeth Galvan (US) | Performer | Yamaha artist |
Taknara percussion (ES) | performers | Adams artists |
Tomasz Golinski (PL) & Irena Manolova (BG) | performers | Yamaha duo artist
Innovative percussion artist |
Ni Fan (CN) | Professor | Yamaha & Sabian artist |
Keiko Kotuko (MX) | Professor | Yamaha artist
Vic Firth & Zildjian artist |
Chen Yin Chun (TW) | Professor | |
Dr. Roberto Palomeque (MX) | Professor | |
Claire Litzler (FR) | Adams artist | |
Foo Pui Yee (HK) | Adams artist | |
Simone Rubino (IT) | Professor | Adams artist |
Rodrigo Fernandes Marques (PT) | Professor | Adams artist
Innovative Percussion artist Splendid Arts Edition composer |
Wins by country[edit]
References[edit]
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
- ↑ Universal Marimba Competition website
- ↑ Marimba Competition
- ↑ Universal Marimba Competition
- ↑ Adams Music Universal Marimba Competition
- ↑ Universal Marimba Competition YouTube channel
- ↑ Universal Marimba Competition Facebook
- ↑ Universal Marimba Competition Instagram
- ↑ Adams Music Instruments
- ↑ Yamaha Corporation
- ↑ Royal Conservatoire Antwerp
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