The Adam International Cello Festival and Competition took place in

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, in 1995–2009, on the initiative of Professor

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and Professor Natalia Pavlutskaya while on the staff at the School of Music,

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. The mission of the competition was to provide an opportunity for gifted young musicians in New Zealand to meet and compete with their international peers. Professor Ivashkin subsequently became the

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of the Festival.:. The acclaimed Russian

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, and conductor

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accepted the position of patron. The Festival and Competition were supported by Denis and Verna Adam of the Adam Foundation, as well as charitable trusts, business and private sponsors. The festival was based at the Great Hall, located in the

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and took the form of a week long programme of competition rounds, guest recitals, masterclasses, workshops, conversations, and social events. Applications were accepted from young cellist between the ages of 14 and 30 years old from around the world. The first round consisted of an audio or video tape recording. Around 20 young musicians were selected and invited to compete in the remaining three rounds in Christchurch. The event culminated in a final gala, in which the finalists performed a

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with the

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in the

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. The winner received a cash prize, a recording contract with

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, and a performance contract with the

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. A number of other prizes were awarded. The festival's importance was demonstrated by the consistently high calibre of the competitors it attracted and the prizewinners' subsequent international success. It was also reflected in the quality of the international jury panels which included world-renowned cellists. Funds were raised by the Board of

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s to produce each festival. Applications were made to a variety of prospective donors, including charity trusts, business sponsors, and private sponsors either for general funding or support. All competitors were billeted by local families. The 7th Adams Festival and Competition was held in March and April 2009, this was the last to date. Two consecutive earthquakes in Christchurch, Canterbury, in September 2010 and February 2011, led to massive destruction in Christchurch. Both the Great Hall at the Art Center and the Christchurch Town Hall were damaged. Due to these circumstances the Board of Trustees decided to cancel future competitions.

The 1st Adam International Cello Festival and Competition – July 1995

Prize winners: * 1st place — Wolfgang Schmidt (

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) * 2nd place — Martin Osten (Germany) * 3rd place —

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( NZ) Invited cellists:

, Tara Cuddeford, Ken Endo, Sebastian Foron, Stephen Framil, Charmian Hammill, Christopher Hutton, Matthew Jones, Bongshin Ko, Tibor Nemeth, Martin Osten, Timothy Park, Julie Platt, Wolfgang Schmidt, Peter Seidenberg, Nicolai, Skliarevski, Iaroslav Tcherenkov, Igor Zubkovski. International jury panel:

David Geringas David Geringas ( lt, Dovydas Geringas; born 29 July 1946 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian cellist and conductor who studied under Mstislav Rostropovich. In 1970 he won the gold medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. He also plays the b ...

(

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/Germany), Natalia Pavlutskaya (

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/NZ), Markus Stocker (

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Young-Chang Cho Young-Chang Cho (born 1958 in Seoul) is a Korean classical cellist teaching at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany's Ruhr Area. Career Young-Chang Cho was born in Seoul in 1958. He began cello lessons at the age of eight. From 1971, ...

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/Germany),

(Russia/NZ) Finals gala conductor:

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The 2nd Adam International Cello Festival and Competition – June 1997

Prize winners: * 1st place — equal Liwie Qin (

/ UK) and Vitautas Sondeckis (

) * 2nd place — equal Alice Neary (UK) and Marie Bittloch (

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) * Special mention — Doo Min Kim (

) Invited cellists: Greg Beaver, Marie Bittloch, Jung-Eun Choi, Christina Christensen, Hye-Min Chung, Fabian Diedrichs, David Garner, Elke Hager, Ichiro Hasabe, Rachel Johnston, Doo Min Kim, Soo-Yeon Kim, Phillip Koerner, Inbal Meggido, Daniel Morris, Alice Neary, Timothy Nemeth, Timothy Park, Julie Platt, Liwei Qin, Alexei Sarkissov, Hilmar Schweizer, Vitautus Sondeckis International jury panel:

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(Germany), Natalia Pavlutskaya (

/ NZ),

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(Australia), Markus Stocker (

/Australia),

Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (born July 28, 1942 in Tokyo) is a Japanese cellist. He started to study music under the tutorship of Hideo Saito, founder of the Tokyo Conservatory."Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi", Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Tsutsumi made his debut as celli ...

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) Finals gala conductor:

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(NZ)

The 3rd Adam International Cello Festival and Competition – July 1999

Prize winners: * 1st place —

Tatjana Vassiljeva Tatjana Vassiljeva (born 1977) is a Russian cello, cellist with many prizes. Biography Vassiljeva was born in Novosibirsk, Russia and played cello since she was six years old. From 1989 to 1995 she attended Central Music School under a direction ...

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) * 2nd place —

Gautier Capuçon With Jean-Claude Casadesus Gautier Capuçon (born 3 September 1981) is a French cellist. Biography Gautier Capuçon was born in Chambéry, Savoie, the youngest of three siblings. His brother is the violinist Renaud Capuçon. He started learni ...

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) * 3rd place — László Fenyö (

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/Germany) * Most Promising Performer —

Danjulo Ishizaka Danjulo Ishizaka (born 14 May 1979) is a German cellist and professor at the Berlin University of Arts and City of Basel Music Academy Life Ishizaka, born in Bonn, Germany, is the son of the German piano teacher Ruth Nathrath and Japanese im ...

(Germany) * Best Performance of

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's Humoresque — Thomas Carroll ( UK) International jury panel:

(didn’t come because of the illness),

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/UK),

(Russia/ NZ), Philippe Müller (France), Natalia Pavlutskaya (Russia/NZ),

Nathan Waks Nathan Waks (born 1951) is an Australian cellist, composer, record producer, arts administrator and wine company owner. Early years Waks was born in 1951, into a musical family, his mother being a talented pianist.Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

) Finals gala conductor: Sir

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The 4th Adam International Cello Festival and Competition – July 2001

Prize winners: * 1st place — Alexander Neustroev (

) * 2nd place — not awarded * 3rd place — Yoon-Jung Kim (

/ UK) * Best performance of

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"Le Grand Tango" — Yoon-Jung Kim (NZ) and Alexander Neustroev (Russia) * Most promising cellist —

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) International jury panel:

(Russia/NZ),

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), Georg Pedersen (

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/Australia), Natalia Pavlutskaya (Russia/NZ), Lev Markiz (The

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). Finals gala conductor:

(NZ)

The 5th Adam International Cello Festival and Competition – July 2003

Prize winners: * 1st place — Monika Leskovar (

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) * 2nd place — David Pia (

) * 3rd place — Min Ji Kim (

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) * Best performance of a selected work — David Pia (Switzerland) International jury panel:

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( UK/

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(USA), Natalia Pavlutskaya (UK/Russia),

Eleonore Schoenfeld Eleonore Schoenfeld (March 6, 1925 – January 1, 2007) was an American musician, considered one of the most influential cellists of the 20th century. Biography Born in Maribor, Slovenia to a Polish father and a Russian mother, Schoenfeld m ...

(USA). Finals Gala Guest Conductor:

( NZ)

The 6th Adam International Cello Festival and Competition – July 2006

Prize winners: * 1st place —

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(

) * 2nd place — Konstantin Manaev (

/Germany) * 3rd place —

Soo Bae Soo Bae (born Apr 1977) is a Korean-Canadian cellist who currently lives in New Jersey. She was born in Seoul, South Korea, and began her cello studies at six years of age. She then moved to Toronto, where she studied at the Royal Conservatory ...

(

) * 4th place — Blaise Dejardin (

/USA) * Antonio Strings best performance of

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— Benyamin Sönmez (

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) * The

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Prize best performance of Britten Suite — Konstantin Manaev (Russia/Germany) International jury panel

(Russia/ UK), Simon Morris (UK), Natalia Pavlutskaya (Russia/UK),

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(USA) and

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) Finals Gala Concert Conductor: Arvo Volmer (Estonia)

The 7th Adam International Cello Festival and Competition – April 2009

Prize winners: * 1st place —

Sébastien Hurtaud Sébastien Hurtaud is a French classical cellist. Life Youth Hurtaud was born in La Rochelle in a family of artists: an older brother tenor and recorder player, Jean-Christophe Hurtaud and a sister pianist and art historian, Marie-Caroline Hur ...

(France) * 2nd place — Adam Mital (Switzerland) * 3rd place —

Stjepan Hauser Stjepan Hauser (; born 15 June 1986), known professionally as HAUSER, is a Croatian cellist. He is a member of 2CELLOS, along with Luka Šulić. Early life and musical training Hauser was born in Pula, Croatia, into a musical family, where h ...

(Croatia/ UK) * Most promising Young Performer — Santiago Canon Valencia (Colombia) * Best Performance of Bach — Sebastian Hurtaud (France) * Best Performance of

's Humoresque — Sojin Hwang (Korea/Germany) International jury panel:

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(

/UK), Natalia Pavlutskaya (Russia/UK), Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt (Germany),

(

) Finals gala conductor:

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(Germany)

Young Composers' Competition

Initiated in 2006, The Young Composers’ Competition ran alongside the festival and competition and was open to composers under the age of 30 enrolled in or graduates from a New Zealand secondary or tertiary level School of Music. Applicants were required to compose a solo piece for cello. The winning composition was a mandatory piece in the second round repertoire of the Festival and was also performed in the final Gala * 2009 Winner — Jonathan Crehan ( NZ) – Fantasia Festa * 2006 Winner — Robin Toan (NZ) – Games

The 10th Anniversary Gala Prizewinners’ Concert,
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– November 2005

A successful northern hemisphere Gala Prize-winners’ Concert was held in November 2005 in London's Wigmore Hall. The concert, supported by the Denis and Verna Adam of the Adam Foundation, and Christopher Marshall, showcased six cellists, all prize-winners from previous festivals, who came together to celebrate the festivals and their own achievements. Featured cellists were Yoosha (Yoon-Jung) Kim ( NZ/ UK), Alice Neary (UK), László Fenyö (

), Wolfgang Schmidt (Germany),

Li-Wei Qin Li-Wei Qin (; born 16 February 1976) is a Chinese Australians, Chinese-Australian cello, cellist. He won the Silver Medal at the 11th International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1998, and First Prize at the 2001 Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, Int ...

(

/UK), and Monika Leskovar (

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/Germany).

Bibliography

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, December 1995, Vol.106, No.1268. Orpheus Publications Ltd. * ''New cello capital for the world?'',

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, 1997 June 18, p. 16. * ''Cellists gather for Chch festival'', The Press, 1997 June 21, p. 4. * Timothy Jones, ''Adam Cello Competition gala'', The Press, 1997 July 1, p. 38. * David Cell, ''Chance to hear some of world's finest cellists'', The Press, 1997 July 2, p. 14. * Robert Markow
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References

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External links

The 6th ADAM International Cello Festival and Competition website (Internet Archive)

Marie Hasler. Opening Third Adam International Cello Festival and Competition. 7 September, 1999. The official website of the New Zealand Government
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