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International Percussion Competition, Zagreb, Croatia
7-12 July 2025
Celebrating the 104th anniversary of the University of Zagreb Academy of Music

18/07/2024

EAGER TO APPEAR AS A PERCUSSION SOLOIST WITH THE ZAGREB PHILHARMONIC?

Apply to the RHYTHM-O-PHONIA competition scheduled 7 – 12 July 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia!

PERFORM THREE CROATIAN PIECES PLUS HIGHLIGHTS FROM YOUR REPERTOIRE IN THE CONCERT HALL SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE CAPITAL.

Enjoy feedback on your performance from top international artists celebrating the 104th anniversary of the University of Zagreb Academy of Music.

THE RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2025 JURY IS: SHINICHI UENO (JAPAN), LUDWIG ALBERT (BELGIUM), PEI-CHING WU (TAIWAN), KAI STROBEL (GERMANY), KSENIJA KOMLJENOVIĆ (SERBIA), IVANA BILIĆ (CROATIA) AND IGOR LEŠNIK (CROATIA) AS THE JURY PRESIDENT.

Applications starting from 1 October 2024.

ALL ABOUT THE APPLICATION AND THE PROGRAM FIND AT HTTP://WWW.MUZA.UNIZG.HR/RHYTHM-O-PHONIA.

09/02/2023

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20/07/2022

RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2022 ended with a bang, indeed!
Thank you participants. Thank you jury. Thank you audience. Thank you organisation team.
This video made by the Croatian Television displays the good mood and first impressions on the event of some of the jurors and the First Prize winner Jason Ho Yin Wong.
We all look forward to the next Rhythmophonia edition in 2025.

16/07/2022

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Results of RHYTHM-O-PHONIA competition:
First prize winner: Jason Ho Yin Wong (Hong Kong)
Second prize winner: Mario Čavlek (Croatia)
Third prize winner: Luka Ivir (Croatia)
Congratulations! 🎉

15/07/2022

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Just from the rehearsal... The finalists with ZAGREBAČKA FILHARMONIJA-ZAGREB PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA and conductor Pavle Zajcev.

14/07/2022

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The finalists rehearse with the conductor Pavle Zajcev.

14/07/2022

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Luis Camacho Montealegre is a successful percussionist who won the first edition of the RHYTHM-O-PHONIA competition in 2019.

Today he works as an assistant at the Music Academy in Zagreb.

𝘐 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 – 𝘐 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘙𝘛 𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘖𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢. 𝘐𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵, 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴.

14/07/2022

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RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2022 jurors providing feedback on performances of the semifinalists.

13/07/2022

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The second round of the competition is over! The finalists of the RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2022 competition are: Luka Ivir, Mario Čavlek and Jason Ho Yin Wong!

Congratulations to all semi-finalists, and good luck to the finalists at the final performance on Saturday, July 16. 👏🤞

13/07/2022

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Everything is set and ready for the semi-finals, which starts at 10 am. Wishing good luck to all the semi-finalists! 🤞

12/07/2022

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Rehearsing for semi-finals! 🥁

11/07/2022

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The eliminatory round is behind us. Congratulations to all competitors and good luck to the semi-finalists: Hoi Ching Kwong, Anna Fiveiska, Jason Ho Yin Wong, Luka Ivir, Chin-Li Sophia Lo, Francesco Mazzoleni, Mario Čavlek and Nathan Siegel!

11/07/2022

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An international percussion competition RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2022 starts today and lasts until July 16 in the Blagoje Bersa hall at University of Zagreb Academy of Music.

Everything is set and ready for the first round. Good luck to all of the competitors! 🤞

09/07/2022

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All the information on RHYTHM-O-PHONIA can be found in our booklet! 📃

You can download it here 👉🔗 bit.ly/3NRmAqt

08/07/2022

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND JURY PRESIDENT IGOR LEŠNIK on RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2022:

'100 years of music: through learning, creativity and research... is a more than appropriate motto for the anniverssary season 2021/2022 celebrating the centennary of the Zagreb Music Academy. The rich line of events we organized for this occassion
ends with nothing less than a loud bang - the new edition of the
International Percussion Competition RHYTHM-O-PHONIA. As a percussionist, and the dean of the host institution, I feel privileged that our percussion department once again has such an opporunity for the further promotion of Croatian music on a high international level welcoming competitors and renowned jury members from three continents despite all of the unfavorable and unfortunate events that have occured in the past couple of years.

After three and a half decades of the existence of the percussion department in Zagreb, there is professionaly nothing more rewarding for its founder than to witness how the international concert touring, pedagogical and organizational activities of Croatian percussion soloists and ensembles have built a reputation of our scene that is valued in international professional art and pedagogical circles.

The leading world percussionists regularly visit two Croatian
international percussion festivals and numerous foreigners study percussion in Croatia. Many of them have won awards at international competitions for example in Belgium, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the United States, whereby the University of Zagreb Academy of Music confirmed its international reputation as an institution that young musicians from Europe and the world have recognized and are keen to visit to improve their artistic quality, as well as renowned soloists and pedagogues to hold concerts and lectures.

To all of those who have contributed and helped RHYTHM-O-PHONIA become a regular triennial event, I would like to express
my sincere gratitude. Finally, I wish all of our contestants a successful performance at our Academy’s concert hall and a
pleasant stay in Zagreb.'

07/07/2022

at Rhythm-o-phonia 3 years ago and join us next week for Rhythm-o-phonia 2022.

06/07/2022

[ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND JURY PRESIDENT OF RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2022]

Igor Lešnik’s artistic collaborations with famous colleagues, his rich collection of recordings and his soloist concert activities introduced Croatian percussion scene to the world in early 1990s. His music is today performed by renowned soloists and ensembles and international percussion competitions program his works.
As founder of the percussion department at the University of Zagreb Academy of Music, professor Lešnik is a regular guest at renowned universities of five continents and his percussion articles have been published in Europe and USA. Since 1990 Igor organizes international percussion events and had led the Croatian Radio Symphony Orchestra percussion section from 1984 to 2014. He was also the president of the Croatian Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society / USA and Jury President of the Universal Marimba Competition / Belgium.
Igor has received numerous awards for his artistic achievements at home and abroad. In 2003, he was awarded French knighthood title (Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres) for accomplishments in arts and literature.
Currently Prof. Lešnik is the dean of the University of Zagreb Academy of Music and has been elected to a new three year mandate until 2025.

01/06/2022

Applications are still open!
All about the application and the program find at http://www.muza.unizg.hr/3-odsjek.../rhythm-o-phonia-2022/

12/04/2022

Apply to the Rhythm-O-Phonia Competition in July 2022!

All about the application and the program find at http://www.muza.unizg.hr/3-odsjek.../rhythm-o-phonia-2022/

26/01/2022

[JURY OF RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2022]

Ivana Kuljerić Bilić is an internationally recognized marimba virtuoso and a versatile percussion artist.
A pupil of Igor Lešnik, she is professor of percussion at the Zagreb Academy of Music and Head of Department for conducting, harp and percussion.
Ivana regularly appears as soloist with European orchestras (Danish Radio Symphony, W. Lutoslawski Philharmonic, Pannon Philharmonic, Slovenian Philharmonic, Dohnany Symphony, Presidential Symphony orchestra (CSO) Ankara…) and on international music festivals (Music Biennale Zagreb, Musicora Paris, Tempus Fugit Tel Aviv, Melos Ethos Bratislava, Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Julian Rachlin and Friends…) Her concert activities include recitals, crossover projects, stage productions, cd recording sessions, appearances at live tv shows and cooperations with artists and ensembles in Europe, USA, China and South America, in halls such as as the Merkin Hall in New York, Palacio de las Bellas Artes in Mexico City and Franz Liszt Hall in Budapest.
She regularly gives marimba clinics and masterclasses (Boston Conservatory; Manhattan school of Music; Conservatorium van Amsterdam; Stuttgart Hochschule fur Musik; Linz Anton Bruckner Universität; CRR de Paris; Wuhan, Dalian, Shenyang and Beijing Universities; Royal Birmingham and Leeds Conservatoires; Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester etc.) and serves as jury member at international competitions ( Linz, Salzburg, Stuttgart and Paris Marimba Competitions, August Everding Competition Munich, etc). and participates in percussion and marimba festivals in USA, China, South America and Europe (Zeltsman Marimba Festival; PASIC; Tomarimbando, Portugal; Tenerife Percussion Festival; Shenyang Percussion Festival; KALIMA; Amsterdam Marimba Weekend; Santa Fe Marimba Festival; Marimba International Festival and Conference in Minneapolis; Festival de marimbistas, Chiapas, Mexico).
She is a regular guest peformer at the Opatija Music Panel holding workshops on contemporary music interpretation and member of contemoirary music ensemble Synchronos.
In 2021. she has co-founded the Percussion Club project which was featured at the opening of Dubrovnik Summer Festival.
Since 2014. Ivana is regularly performing with Nikola Krbanyevitch in I.N.K. Experiment Duo. The duo has appeared at festivals in Europe, USA and Asia and won the discographic award Porin for best instrumental in cooperation with jazz rock group Chui in 2020.
In 2008, in cooperation with the Samobor Autumn Music Festival she has founded an annual international percussion festival called Ivana Bilic Marimba Week (IBMW). Since 2019. the festival becomes independent and changes its name to ISPF (Ivana Summer Percussion Festival). In the last decade, the event has hosted some of the most influential figures in percussion music and gathered many international students.
Ms Bilić has received all the major Croatian performers`awards and two discographic awards for best performance. For many years she has been the solo timpanist of the Symphony Orchestra of the Croatian Radiotelevision.
Ivana performs, arranges and co-edits new works for percussion and she is the author of several pieces published by Edition Svitzer, Malletworks, Cantus and Inkoplastika Edition.

Ivana is a Marimba One artist with her own signature line of mallets.

14/01/2022

[JURY OF RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2022]

Multi-percussionist Shiniti Ueno has graduated from Kunitachi
College of Music. After attending Strasbourg National
Conservatory he obtained premier-prix diploma-superior.
While in France, he also studied with Jean Batigne, Sylvio
Gualda, and Jean-Pierre Drouet and won many international
awards. Ueno has been the percussionist of Orchestre
Philharmonique de Strasbourg and the principal percussionist
and timpanist of Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse.
Also active as soloist, he has presented world and Japanese
premieres of more than 90 works by composers such as
N.T. Dao, Maki Ishii, William Kraft, Isao Matsush*ta, Akira
Nishimura, Kaija Saariaho, Yuji Takahashi, and Iannis Xenakis,
and has introduced innovative percussion music at national
and international events.
Since 1988, the “Shiniti Ueno and Phonix Reflexion,” group
of which he is the founder and director has been performing
worldwide.
Ueno’s solo CDs: “Psappha,” (Musica Vivante), “Duologue”
(ALM Recordes), “Vibra-Elufa” (ALM Records, forthcoming),
as well as the group editions: “Kecak” (MV), “Souls of
Percussion: Works of Nebojša Jovan Živković” (MV),
“Marimba Orchestra” I and II, (ALM Records), “American
Composers” (ALM Records), have received favorable reviews.
He has also held master classes in the United States, France, Switzerland, China, and Korea, and has been a member of international competition juries.
He endorses YAMAHA percussion.

11/01/2022

Don't forget to apply:
http://www.muza.unizg.hr/3-odsjek-za-dirigiranje-harfu-i-udaraljke/rhythm-o-phonia-2022/

14/12/2021

[JURY OF RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2022]

Dr. Ludwig Albert, internationally acclaimed and awarded as pedagogue and one of today’s leading marimba virtuosi, belongs throughout the world with the absolute top flight. He received the honour as first European marimbist of the production of his signature concert marimba by Adams Instruments (NL) and his signature mallet line by Innovative Percussion (US). He released 15 label albums with mainly own works, improvisations and arrangements and established in Belgium since 2004 the European creation of a marimba Master department at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp and the LUCA University Leuven, driven by his renowned innovative Method “the Ultimate Sound”. He’s founder and artistic director of several international festivals and competitions such as the prestigious Universal Marimba Competition Belgium and the International Percussion Competition in Jeju South-Korea. He performed worldwide over 30 years concerts and conducted masterclasses, touring regularly in more than 35 countries. He’s presented as guest professor at several renowned universities and as jury member at leading competitions. He received in 2020 by the Academia Music Awards US the ‘Best Classical Music Award’ for his double concerto ‘The Universe’ and in 2021 for his solo composition ‘Feel the Sunlight’ In addition, he received in 2021 the ‘Artist of the Year Award’ and the ‘Rising Star Award’. A cooperative composing project with the Portuguese composer Rodrigo Marques resulted in 2021 in the completion of a new Concerto ‘Permafrost’ for marimba & Symphony orchestra which is handled as set piece of several Competitions. His compositions, commissioned and dedicated works are published with European leading publishers from Netherlands, Belgium, France and Switzerland. From 2022, his 30 years career anniversary will be celebrated worldwide with new CD releases, an international jubilee concert- and masterclass tour and the release of the new Adams signature Ludwig Albert marimba model.

07/12/2021

[JURY OF RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2022]

István Szabó studied in Miskolc, Debrecen and Budapest in Hungary. He obtained doctoral degree (DLA) at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in 2011 and his habilitation in 2020.
During his studies he attended master courses in Germany, Italy and Luxembourg. Since 1984 for 20 years he was a member of the Debrecen Philharmonic Orchestra, first as a percussionist, then a timpanist. He was a member of the Percussion Ensemble of Debrecen, since 1993 he has been the artistic leader of the Percussion Ensemble of University Debrecen – named as SONUS Percussion Ensemble since 2004. He gave concerts in several countries with orchestra and Percussion Ensemble.
He has been teaching since 1989 at the University of Debrecen Faculty of Music. Besides, he was a professor of the University of Miskolc for 2 years. Since 2007 he has been working at the Jan Bella Conservatory in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia also, and he is a founder of the higher education of the Art Academy at Banksá Bystrica which was established in 2012.
Since 2018 he is the leader of the doctoral program in percussion at Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and Art Academy at Banksá Bystrica.
He is a member of international juries, his several students are winners of national and international competitions.

03/12/2021

[JURY OF RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2022]

Le Yu was born in China. Le has travelled around world as a soloist, chamber musician and a professor. He has also enjoyed success in the competitions including Gold Medal at China National Percussion Competition; Winner of Italy International Percussion Competition; Winner of Yamaha European Scholarship Competition 2012.
Le has performed in front of the British Royal Family at the 60th Royal Over-seas League Competition Award Ceremony in London’s Southbank Centre, where he has won the first prize of mixed ensemble category with his Aurora Percussion Duo, they have also won the Park Lane Group Competition in Southbank Centre. The duo has been chosen by “Live Music Now” to deliver exciting projects to special educational needs across the UK. The Duo been invited to play at some of the best venues and festivals including Edinburgh Fringe Festival, BBC In Tune, Newbury International Music Festival, Bridgewater Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, Xi’an Concert Hall, RNCM Day of Percussion and many more.
As a concerto soloist, Le has premiered number of concertos including keiko abe’s The Wave marimba concerto in Asia, UK and America. He has also worked with Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, BBC Singers and Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. Le performed live for various Radios and Televisions. Le was a Soloist of 2016 World Percussion Group delivered Solo recitals, Masterclasses and ensemble concerts across the USA.
Since 2016, Le is a jury member of China National Percussion Competition, Royal Philharmonic Society Award and Southern Percussion International Tuned Percussion Competition in London. He has been invited to give Masterclasses at National Conservatory of Music Mexico, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, School of Arts Singapore, HongKong Academy for Performing Arts, China Central Conservatory of Music among others.
Currently Le is the Deputy Director of Percussion and Professor in Percussion at the Royal Northern College of Music and Marimba/Solo Percussion tutor at Chetham's School of Music, he also holds two visiting professorship at Xi'an and Shenyang Conservatory of Music in China. In 2018 Le has been appointed as the Vice-President of China Youth Percussion Group. He is a Yamaha Artist, Sabian Artist and a Signature Artist of Encore Mallet. Inc.

01/12/2021

[JURY OF RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2022]

Mark Ford is a marimba artist and the Coordinator of Percussion at The University of North Texas College of Music in Denton, Texas. Asa Past-President of the Percussive Arts Society and the coordinator of one of the largest percussion programs in the United States at UNT, Ford is an active performer and composer. Mark has been featured as a marimba soloist throughout the United States at universities, festivals and music conferences. He has performed internationally throughout Europe as well as in Japan, China, Taiwan, Australia and South America. In addition to his duties at UNT, Ford is also the Artistic Director for the annual Drum Fest Marimba/Vibraphone Competition in Opole, Poland.
Ford’s solo marimba CDs, Stealing a Moment, Motion Beyond and Polaris, have become standards in the percussion world. His CDs have been described by PAS’ Percussive Notes as “beautiful, exceptional and virtuosic.” Mark’s latest recording, Contact (GIA), with the UNT Wind Symphony conducted by Eugene Corporon features marimba/percussion concertos by Jennifer Higdon, Daniel McCarthy, Keiko Abe and Ford.
As a composer Mark Ford has written popular works for solo marimba and percussion ensemble including Marimba Heritage, Head Talk, Polaris, Kingdom Lore Fanfare, Stubernic, Afta-Stuba!, CABASA!, The Surface of Life and Coffee Break (co-composed with Ewelina Ford). His Stubernic Fantasy Concerto has been recorded on 5 albums and performed on tour by the US Navy Band, the US Air Force Band and numerous university wind ensembles. His compositions have been performed at universities and concert halls throughout the world and also featured on National Public Radio. His latest work, Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble, will be premiered by the Melbourne Conservatory of Music Wind Ensemble in 2022 with Ford as soloist.
Ford is also the author of Marimba: Technique Through Music, a four-mallet marimba method book used by conservatories and schools of music around the world. His new, , has received critical acclaim.
Ford has been recognized as a leading percussion educator, and his former students perform and teach throughout the country. Under his direction the UNT Percussion Ensemble has toured in Poland, Croatia, France and Belgium and also won the PAS International Percussion Ensemble Competition. Mark Ford is the Artistic Educational Director for Tama/Bergerault and also proudly represents Sabian Cymbals, Evans Drum Heads, Meinl Percussion and Innovative Percussion Inc. as performing artist and clinician.

26/11/2021

RHYTHM-O-PHONIA frequently asked questions

How can I apply for the competition?
First step: e-mail your competition program proposal to [email protected]

Is there an age limit for participation?
There is no age limit.

What is the deadline for submitting my program proposal?
Applications close after the 35th competitor pays the inscription fee; therefore, early application is recommended.

What if my program proposal in the first round is slightly longer than 15 minutes?
Performances exceeding the time limit shall be stopped by the jury president, but the contestant will still receive points.

Is there a required performance order?
Performance order of the two pieces is up to you in all rounds.

What headphones are used at the competition?
Pieces with electronic accompaniment are to be performed using monitor speakers and a PA system provided by the competition.

May I perform with my piano accompanist?
Yes, but Rhythm-o-phonia does not cover such additional travel or hotel expenses.

May I include my own composition into the competition program?
Along with the published works, the free choice pieces may be arrangements, transcriptions or compositions of your own. In such cases, the score samples are required at the first application step.

What are the brands of instruments at the Rhythm-o-phonia Competition?
The general list of instrument brands and models offered by the competition is: Marimba One Izzy Enhanced Keyboard, Pearl Philharmonic Snares, Musser vibraphones, Adams Professional and Universal timpani, Yamaha tom-toms and hardware, Zildjian cymbals, Grover Pro percussion…

I would like to play a timpani piece for seven drums, is this possible?
Rhythm-o-phonia Competition timpani availability comprises sets of 5 drums – 32“, 29“,26“, 23“ and 20“ by Adams (Professional II and Universal models) and Ludwig Professional Symphonic. Additional single drums might be available but candidates must accept that these additional drums might be of a different model or brand.

May I bring my own marimba for practice and the performance?
Competitors may use their personal instruments for practice in Semi-final and Final rounds. Rhythm-o-phonia will provide practice rooms and stage hands. Using personal instruments for the performance is permitted only in the Final round.

For further questions concerning the RHYTHM-O-PHONIA please feel free to e-mail competition office at [email protected]

24/11/2021

Program & rounds

1. Eliminatory (max. performance duration 15 min)
a. Ivana Bilić: Wild Rose for Marimba solo (5:30 minutes – Ed. Svitzer; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIHAzIDgydM)
b. Free choice Snare drum piece

2. Semifinals (max. performance duration 20 min)
a. Igor Lešnik: Desert Thorn for Vibraphone and Sonic Landscape (10 minutes – Ed. biNgbang; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYd4h03YTRk)
b. Free choice Timpani piece or movement from a longer work (optionally with instrumental or electronic accompaniment – accompanists NOT provided by competition).

3. Finals (total finals program duration limited to max. 30 min)
a. Free choice piece for solo Mallets
b. Croatian Set piece – Igor Lešnik: Silent Dance for Multiple Percussion Soloist with Orchestra (20 minutes – available from February 2022.)

22/11/2021

How to apply?

Application starting 22 November 2021 comprises two steps:

• candidates are requested to e-mail their competition performance program proposal to [email protected] as these are subject to confirmation by application commitee;

• only upon receiving official confirmation of their competition program proposal being accepted, the candidates may proceed to payment of the inscription fee via the online registration and accommodation form at https://www.rhythmophonia.spektar-putovanja.com.hr/eng-registration.php

Inscription fee is 150 EUR – no refund available once the payment is made.

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EAGER TO APPEAR AS A PERCUSSION SOLOIST WITH THE ZAGREB PHILHARMONIC? Apply to the RHYTHM-O-PHONIA competition scheduled 7 – 12 July 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia! PERFORM THREE CROATIAN PIECES PLUS HIGHLIGHTS FROM YOUR REPERTOIRE IN THE CONCERT HALL SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE CAPITAL. Enjoy feedback on your performance from top international artists celebrating the 104th anniversary of the University of Zagreb Academy of Music. THE RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2025 JURY IS: SHINICHI UENO (JAPAN), LUDWIG ALBERT (BELGIUM), PEI-CHING WU (TAIWAN), KAI STROBEL (GERMANY), KSENIJA KOMLJENOVIĆ (SERBIA), IVANA BILIĆ (CROATIA) AND IGOR LEŠNIK (CROATIA) AS THE JURY PRESIDENT. Applications starting from 1 October 2024. ALL ABOUT THE APPLICATION AND THE PROGRAM FIND AT HTTP://WWW.MUZA.UNIZG.HR/RHYTHM-O-PHONIA.

RHYTHM-O-PHONIA 2022 ended with a bang, indeed! Thank you participants. Thank you jury. Thank you audience. Thank you organisation team. This video made by the Croatian Television displays the good mood and first impressions on the event of some of the jurors and the First Prize winner Jason Ho Yin Wong. We all look forward to the next Rhythmophonia edition in 2025.

Applications are still open! All about the application and the program find at http://www.muza.unizg.hr/3-odsjek.../rhythm-o-phonia-2022/

Apply to the Rhythm-O-Phonia Competition in July 2022! All about the application and the program find at http://www.muza.unizg.hr/3-odsjek.../rhythm-o-phonia-2022/

Don't forget to apply: http://www.muza.unizg.hr/3-odsjek-za-dirigiranje-harfu-i-udaraljke/rhythm-o-phonia-2022/

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Are you eager to perform as percussion soloist with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra next summer? Apply to RHYTHM-O-PHONIA competition scheduled 11 - 16 July 2022 in Zagreb, Croatia! Perform three new pieces plus highlights from your repertoire in the new concert hall situated in the heart of the capital. Enjoy feedback on your performance from top international artists celebrating the 100th anniversary of the University of Zagreb Academy of Music. Applications starting from 22 November 2021. All about the application and the program find at http://www.muza.unizg.hr/3-odsjek-za-dirigiranje-harfu-i-udaraljke/rhythm-o-phonia-2022/

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RHYTHM-O-PHONIA International Percussion Competition, Zagreb, Croatia 11-16 July 2022 Celebrating the University of Zagreb Academy of Music Centennial Are you eager to perform as percussion soloist with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra next summer? Apply to RHYTHM-O-PHONIA competition scheduled 11-16 July 2022 in Zagreb, Croatia! Perform three new pieces plus highlights from your repertoire in the new concert hall situated in the heart of the capital. Enjoy feedback on your performance from top international artists celebrating the 100th anniversary of the University of Zagreb Academy of Music. Applications starting from 22 November 2021. Program & rounds 1. Eliminatory (max. performance duration 15 min) a. Ivana Bilić: Wild Rose for Marimba solo (5:30 minutes – Ed. Svitzer; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIHAzIDgydM b. Free choice Snare drum piece 2. Semifinals (max. performance duration 20 min) a. Igor Lešnik: Desert Thorn for Vibraphone and Sonic Landscape (10 minutes – Ed. biNgbang; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYd4h03YTRk) b. Free choice Timpani piece or movement from a longer work (optionally with instrumental or electronic accompaniment – accompanists NOT provided by competition). 3. Finals (total finals program duration limited to max. 30 min) a. Free choice piece for solo Mallets b. Croatian Set piece – Concerto for Multiple Percussion Soloist with Orchestra (20 minutes – available from February 2022) For further questions concerning the RHYTHM-O-PHONIA please feel free to e-mail competition office at [email protected]