REGULATION YOUNG TALENTS
Cantù International Young Talents Competition Ed. 2 - REGULATION
1. THE “CITTÀ DI CANTÙ”
The 2nd International Piano and Orchestra Competition “Città di Cantù” Young Talents 2024 is open for pianists of all nationalities who will not be older than 16 years old of age as of may 1st 2024.
2. APPLICATIONS
2.1 All candidates must send their duly completed registration form by 20th March 2024, attaching the following documents:
- Copy of valid I.D.
- 1 photograph in digital format
- Copy of the cadenza for Mozart’s concerts (see art. 6.1 sec. A)
- Proof of payment of 20.00 Euros via PayPal for secretarial
fees ( https://paypal.me/PianoCompetition?locale.x=it_IT )
2.2 Togheter with the registration form, the candidates are also asked to send a video recording, which constitutes the semi-final. (see art. 3).
2.3 The candidate will receive by email the credentials to upload the video (on a dedicated and private YouTube channel).
2.4 Secretarial fees will not be refunded for any reason.
3. VIDEO
3.1 The video must contain the First Movement of the Concert with which the candidate intends to participate in the Competition.
3.2 The concerts in the video recording must be performed accompanied by a second piano or an orchestra.
3.3 The video recording must be recent, recorded not before May 1st 2023.
3.4 Video features: 1080 HD with fixed shot without interruptions or editing. The candidate’s hands and face must be visible.
3.5 The video recording must be sent by 20th March 2024.
4. FINALS
4.1 The list of candidates ammitted to the finals will be published on the website and social media pages of the Competition by 15th April 2024.
The examining committee will select at least 6 finalists (see art.6).
4.2 Candidates admitted to the semi-finals will have to pay a registration fee of 100.00 Euros via PayPal
( https://paypal.me/PianoCompetition?locale.x=it_IT )
4.3 In case of no payment of the secretarial fees (see art. 2), the candidate will not be admitted to the pre-selection of the Competition.
4.4 In case of no payment of the registration fee, the candidate will not be admitted to the semi-finals.
4.5 The registration fee will not be refunded for any reason.
4.6 The decisions of the examining committee are final.
4.7 Candidates must not have had continuous teaching relationships with one or more members of the jury in the previous two years. The examining commitee reserves the right to request a declaration as proof, signed by the candidate.
4.8 The concerts must be performed by heart.
4.9 The candidates who will have access to the Finals will have to perform the First Movement of choosen Concert.
5. COMPETITION
5.1 The phases:
- Preliminary test on video (see art.3 VIDEO)
- Rehearsals and Competition in the Theatre
5 maggio 2024
Finals of Young Talents
- afternoon: Rehearsals with Orchestra
- evening: Final of the Young Section with Orchestra and Awards Ceremony
The Young Talents winner will be perform in the final evening of may 11th.
5.2 All rehearsals and concerts are open to the public.
5.3 In addition, the winners of specific prizes will perform free of charge in the prize concerts (see art. 7.5). Any refusal will result in the cancellation of the awarded prize.
5.4 In the case of radio or television production or audio and/or video recording of the competition and of prize concerts, the participating candidates have no right to make any financial claims or requests.
5.5 Candidates must accept the waiver of registration rights.
6. PROGRAM
6.1 Candidates are asked to choose a concert for Piano and Orchestra from the following:
- Bach: BMW 1052, 1053, 1054,1055, 1056, 1057,1058
- Haydn: D major
- Mozart: KV 246,271,414,415,453,466,467,488,491,503,537,595
- Beethoven: all
- Mendelssohn: 1st
- F. Chopin: Concerto n° 1 op. 11, Concerto n° 2 op. 21
- R. Schumann: Concerto in A minor op. 54
- F. Liszt: Concerto n° 1
- J. Brahms: Concerto n° 1 op. 15, Concerto n° 2 op. 83
- P. I. Tchaikovsky: Concerto n° 1 op. 23
- E. Grieg: A minor op. 16
- S. Rachmaninov: Concerto n° 1 op. 1, Concerto n° 2 op. 18, Concerto n° 3 op. 30
6.2 Candidates have the right to register for multiple sections of the competition, upon payment of the relevant registration fees.
7. PRIZES
7.1 The following prizes are foreseen for Young Talents:
1st prize scholarship of 2,500 euros
2nd prize scholarship of 1,500 euros
3rd prize scholarship of 1,000 euros
7.2 Furthermore, scholarship of 300 euros for the 4th, 5th and 6th place
7.3 In case two candidates are ranked equally, the examining committee may divide the prize equally (ex-aequo).
7.4 The examining committee may decide not to award all prizes, if it does not deem any candidate worthy.
7.5 The awarding of Prizes and Recognitions will take place during the Final Awards Ceremony scheduled for the evening of May 5th.
8. DISPUTES
8.1 The candidates awarded at the 32nd International Competition for Piano and Orchestra “Città di Cantù” 2024 undertake to use the title awarded by the jury in the future.
8.2 Participation in the Competition is equivalent to tacit consent of the above written.
8.3 In the event of complaints or disputes, the Italian text of these terms and conditions will be valid.
INFORMATION
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