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The Queen Sonja International Music Competition is a music competition for young singers taking place every two years in Oslo, Norway. The competition was arranged for the first time in 1988. Participants are selected by a national screening committee on the basis of recordings submitted in the application process. 40 singers are invited to the competition in Oslo. The competition program includes preliminary rounds, a semifinal and final, as well as masterclasses, concerts and social events. == History == The Queen Sonja International Music Competition was founded in 1988. Among the initiators was Mariss Jansons, former music director and chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1988 the Norwegian classical music scene was experiencing a period of increasing internationalization. The goal of the competition was to create an international music arena in Norway which would promote young musicians, give Norwegian soloists an opportunity to be assessed on an international level, and build awareness abroad about the field of Norwegian classical music.〔http://www.qsimc.no〕 The Competition was created as a joint project between a number of leading Norwegian music institutions, including the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, the Norwegian Academy of Music, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), The Lindeman Foundation and the Norwegian Society for Soloists. The first two competitions in 1988 and 1992 were organized for pianists. Marking the centenary of the birth of Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad in 1995, the competition has since then been arranged for singers. Until 2007 national competitions were arranged prior to the international competition. The competition is currently arranged every two years in cooperation with the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, the Norwegian Academy of Music and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The competition usually receives between 150-200 applications from singers from around the world. The invited singers are usually newly graduated singers who are ready to embark on their international careers. The Competition aims to serve as a stepping stone for the participants’ future careers. Previous prize winners can document rapid career development and international recognition. Previous prize winners include, among others, Argentinian soprano Virginia Tola (1999), German tenor Daniel Behle (2005), Russian soprano Olga Mykytenko (2003), Canadian soprano Maesha Brueggergosman (2001) and Norwegian baritone Audun Iversen (2007). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Queen Sonja International Music Competition」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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