Junior award application pack 2020-2021

Deadline ongoing

Thank you very much for your interest in applying for a Hattori Foundation Junior award.

The Trustees of the Hattori Foundation invite instrumental soloists between the ages of 15 and
20 who are resident in the UK and have demonstrated both exceptional talent and achievement
to apply at any time of the year for financial assistance in relation to their musical development.

Before filling out the application form please make sure you read through the following
information.

JUNIOR AWARDS:

Awards are available for: assistance to attend masterclasses in the UK or

abroad (including travel costs)
assistance to attend national or international
competitions (including travel costs)
specific assistance in the case or hardship

Awards are not available for: conductors, singers, or composers

the repair or purchase of instruments
tuition fees for full-time study
expenses incurred prior to the application
orchestral courses

Junior Awards are granted up to a maximum of £1,000.

Awards for costs to attend/participate in masterclasses or competitions may depend on
successfully being granted a place to participate/compete.
A successful Junior Award grant may not cover the total amount of costs specified.

GENERAL CRITERIA:

Applicants must demonstrate exceptional talent.

They must provide evidence of public recital or concerto performances within the
preceding 2 years together with an upcoming project proposal.
All applicants must be British citizens, Foreign Nationals normally resident in the UK,
 or Foreign Nationals who are studying full-time in the UK.
Applicants should be 15 to 20 years of age.
Applications must be supported by two referees who should be professional
musicians.

APPLICATION / AUDITIONS PROCESS:

Applicants should submit the following items to the Hattori Foundation

via email admin@hattorifoundation.org.uk
or post 7 Exton Street, London SE1 8UE

Completed application form, including all information requested

A recording (video, or audio only)
• minimum 30 minutes in duration
• include at least 3 contrasting works from different periods.
The recordings should include at least one work composed before 1850
(including transcriptions of those works) - exceptions apply to instruments
for which no solo works were composed before 1850, e.g. trombone,
accordion.
• recordings must have been made within 6 months of the application
• may be submitted by links to online recordings (a created YouTube playlist is
ideal), or by CD/DVD.
• Covid-restrictions: the Trustees recognise that recordings may need to be
made in less-than-ideal circumstances as access to studios may still be
limited. Please don’t apply filters to your sound to make it sound like it
comes from a hall if it’s recorded in your home. The Trustees will be able to
assess your musicianship and skill from the ‘raw’ recordings.
Two references (in the format provided) supporting your application
• one from your current teacher, and
• one from a prominent musician.
References should be submitted directly by your referee by email or post.

You may be invited for an audition and personal interview with the Music Co-ordinator, after
which you will be advised of the Hattori Foundation’s decision.

Please allow at least 2 months for your application to be processed.

ALL applicants will be notified in writing as to the outcome of their application.

Applicants must not contact any trustee regarding their application.

Any such approach would disallow their application.

All correspondence and completed application forms and references should be

sent to Glenn Kesby:

admin@hattorifoundation.org.uk

Or

Hattori Foundation
7 Exton Street
London  SE1 8UE

Telephone: 020 7620 3053 

We wish you all the best with your application.

Yours sincerely,

Glenn Kesby,
General Manager

JUNIOR AWARD APPLICATION FORM 2020-21

Full name (first name / last name) Voinea George Dorian

Instrument classical guitar

Date of birth (DD-MM-YYYY) 03-11-2003

Nationality
(Non-British applicants: date when Romanian
permanent UK residency began)

Email address* d0rianvoinea8@gmail.com

Telephone number* 0775565989

Address for correspondence*

Drm. Binelui nr.15-17 bl.3 et.3 ap.37
* Applicants under the age of 18
If the applicant is under the age of 18 the application form should be completed by their
Parent/Guardian

Name of Parent/Guardian
Voinea Petrica
(if applicant under 18 years)

I give consent for my child to be considered for a Junior Award and understand
recordings will be shared as necessary with panel members.

In which category are you are applying for assistance: (tick all that apply)

assistance to attend masterclasses in the UK or abroad

(including travel costs)
assistance to attend national or international competitions
(including travel costs)
specific assistance in the case or hardship

Full details of the project you are applying for assistance with, whether you have yet been
offered a place on the masterclass or competition, together with an indication of all costs
involved (attach further details if more space is required)

Hello.
I have more projects in the future. I want to study lute and flamenco, courses that are not
in the Purcell high school program.
At the same time I want to deepen my knowledge of classical guitar by taking lessons with
a famous teacher (Pepe Romero, Denis Azabagic, Patrascu Stefanescu Catalin). I would
like to participate in certain classical guitar competitions (Porec Fest, Omis Guitar Fest,
Guitar Katna Hora, Forum Guitar Wiem, Zagreb Fest, GuitarArt Festival Plovdiv, guitar
United Sarajevo, Alirio Diaz Competition, Sarajevo International Guitar Fest, Albania
Guitar Fest , Pleven Guitar Fest), but unfortunately, due to the covid epidemic, most of
them are on standby (they don't even know if they organize the contest) or take place
online. Regarding the participation in the masterclass, I mention that they were also
generally canceled.
Kind Regards
RECORDINGS

(minimum 30 minutes) of at least 3 contrasting works from different periods.

Recordings must have been made within 6 months of the application deadline.
(See notes for further details of requirements).

Recording 1
Composer J. S. Bach

Title of piece Chaconne

Link https://youtu.be/Fy47kyKgLak
 Duration 13:35

Recording 2
Composer Castelnuovo Tedesco Mario

Title of piece Capriccio Diabolico

Link https://youtu.be/rt7TbX3oUTI

Duration 9:59

Recording 3
Composer Miguel Llobet

Title of piece Variaciones sobre un tema de Sor, op. 15

Link https://youtu.be/HgHTNeJqxzw

Duration 7:23

If more than 3 works submitted to meet duration requirement…

Recording 4
Composer Heitor Villa Lobos

Title of piece Estudio No7

Link https://youtu.be/LWnW8me3FoI

Duration 2:11

(attach further details if more space is required)

BIOGRAPHY / C.V.

Please insert or attach your biography or C.V. which should include the following information:
• the age at which your music studies commenced
• a list of teachers in the UK and abroad and date of study with each
• a list of examinations taken (if any) with dates and results
• name, date and result of any national or international competition in which you have
competed
• details of solo concert experience within the last 2 years and of future solo
engagements both confirmed and unconfirmed
(attach further details if more space is required)

C.V. Dorian Voinea

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1n4psca06lqvcim/C.V.%20Dorian%20Voinea
%20%28Europass%29%20%28Ro.%29.pdf?dl=0

(My CV is in Romanian, I did not manage to translate it into English and it is not updated.
It lacks the period June 2020 until now, during which time I won the 2nd prize at the
Albania International Festival and the 2nd prize at the Leicester Music Fest.)

I started studying classical guitar at the age of 10, at C.N.A Dinu Lipatti, Bucharest, under
the guidance of Professor Aurelian Andrei, where I studied for 6 years.
At the age of 16 I transferred to The Purcell School of Music, London, where I studied with
Professor Francesco Mariani.
I mention that I am the winner of over 80 national and international awards, of which I
mention (Andres Segovia Guitar Fest, Sinaia Guitar Fest, Transylvania International
Guitar Fest, etc.), a list of contests and places won in them you will find in my C.V.
In concert I sang with the school at the Romanian Athenaeum and solo at the University of
Music in Bucharest. As a future concert, I am preparing Concierto de Aranjuez, which I
will sing in the Senior School Concerto Competition, organized at Purcell School.
REFERENCES

Your application should be supported by two referees. It is expected that one would be from
your current (or recent) teacher, and the other from a prominent musician.

Name of Referee No.1 Francesco Mariani, Guitar Professor

Name of Referee No.2 Charles Sewart, Head of Strings

Each reference should cover the following points:

• Applicant’s name
• Referee’s name
• What is your relationship to the applicant?
• How long have you known the applicant?
• When did you last hear the applicant perform in public?
• Do you consider that the applicant has exceptional soloistic talent and do their
achievements show the possibility of an international career?
• Any remarks you feel may be useful to the Hattori Foundation trustees in assessing the
applicant’s submission.

Please ask your referees to send their reference directly to Glenn Kesby, general
manager of the Hattori Foundation;

by email: admin@hattorifoundation.org.uk
or by post: 7 Exton Street, London SE1 8UE
Completed application forms should be sent to:

The General Manager

Hattori Foundation
7 Exton Street
London  SE1 8UE

Email:  admin@hattorifoundation.org.uk

Telephone: 020 7620 3053