Art. 1. The «Istituto di Musica della Pedemontana» in Aviano/Pn has announced the organisation of the 10th Luciano Gante Piano Competition, 2nd international edition, which will be held in Pordenone, at the Auditorium Concordia, from 25 to 28 October 2007.
The Competition is open to the pianists from every country who on 31 December 2007 will be aged under 35. Winners of the first prize in previous editions shall not be admitted.
Art. 2. The candidates must send a video registration (cassette VHS or DVD) during maximum 15 minutes of free programme. The registration must include the «Studio di Chopin» indicated for the firstexamination of the competition. The panel will select 25 candidates to admit at the competition which will be held in Pordenone.
Every candidate must sends a curriculum vitae which must include the following information:
a. number of years of study;
b. names of the Institutions where the participant has studied;
c. names of teachers with whom the participant has studied on an
on-going basis and the relevant periods of study;
d. date, place and final score awarded at the end of studies;
e. non-musical qualifications;
f. date, place and prizes won in piano competitions divided into: a)
competitions for different age categories, b) national competitions,
c) international competitions;
g. date, venue and company with which most important concerts
were held;
h. date, place and names of masters holding any short master
classes attended by the participant;
i. any teaching experience;
l. any other information.
The candidates who don’t send the video registration or present curricula which differ in any way to the outline given above or which are incomplete shall be automatically excluded from the Competition.
Art. 3. The Competition is based on two long-length examinations.
First examination – All the competitors entered (no more than 25) must perform a programme of maximum 45 minutes in length including:
a. a Sonata by Beethoven;
b. an Étude by Chopin from opus 10 or 25;
c. one or several pieces composed in the period by 1900/2000.
Final examination – The Jury shall admit no more than 8 competitors who must perform a concert programme of their own choice of a maximum of 60 minutes in length, including a short interval of no more than 5 minutes in which it is forbidden to perform any pieces included in the first examination.
Art. 4. Main deadlines:
a. 19 September 2007, closing date for entries;
b. 2 October 2007, A maximum number of 25 candidates will be informed that they have been admitted to the competition;
c. 9 October 2007, participants telephone to confirm they will be
taking part;
d. 16 October 2007, all participants taking part will be informed ofthe day and session in which they are scheduled for the first
examination, with performance in order previously established by means of alphabetical drawing of lots;
e. 25 October 2007, competition begins.
Art. 5. Candidates must send in their duly completed entry forms by
19 September 2007 (the postmark shall be taken as proof), to
the Competition secretariat, with the following documents attached:
a. photocopy of valid identity card;
b. video registration (VHS or DVD) as provided from the article 2;
c. detailed curriculum vitae, including all the information set out
in art. 2;
d. entry fee of 50.00 euro to be paid by money order or Account
Payee only cheque made out to:
«Istituto di Musica della Pedemontana» viale S. Giorgio · C.P. 43
33081 Aviano/Pn · Italy, or bank transfer to current account:
Friulcassa, Aviano branch· IBAN: IT 65.S.06340.64770.07400081579L
CIN S / ABI 06340 / CAB 64770
e. three signed photographs.
Art. 6. In the event of failure to pay the entry fee, the candidate shall not be admitted to the Competition.
Art. 7. Candidates must be present at the time, date and place of which they shall be informed by the secretariat on 16 October 2007 for the performance of the first examination. Each examination day shall be divided into two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and all candidates shall be informed of the day and time of the session in which they have been entered. All candidates must arrive for the beginning of their session. At the start of each session, a roll-call will be made of the participants, any candidate not present at this roll-call shall be automatically excluded from the Competition.
Art. 8. Candidates must present themselves at the beginning of their
examination in possession of a document proving their identity.
Art. 9. Examinations will be open to the public.
Art. 10. The performance must be played from memory, variations to the programme presented shall not be accepted.
Art. 11. The Panel may interrupt the candidate’s performance in the event that the maximum time limit set is exceeded.
Art. 12. The special prizes for the best performance of the Beethoven Sonata, Chopin’s Étude and piece composed after 1900 shall be awarded for the performance of the first examination, only to competitors who have gone through to the finals. For candidates performing more than one piece composed after 1900, these must indicate on the entry form with which of these pieces they intend to compete for the relevant prize. If candidates think they may exceed the time limit set for the first examination, they must first perform the pieces that will be competing for the special prizes.
Art. 13. The prizes may not be awarded if the Panel considers the level of the candidates insufficient. All the prizes except the First, may be awarded to more than one person, with the prize to be shared out as a consequence between the equal winners.
Art. 14. The Panel’s decision shall be final.
Art. 15. The winners must perform free of charge, on penalty of annulment of the prize, in the prize-giving concert which will be held on the afternoon of 28th October 2007. The concert programme and order of performance shall be set by the Jury and no variations to this programme shall be accepted, on penalty of annulment of the prize.
Art. 16. In the event that audio or video recordings are made of the performances, competitors may not request any fee whatsoever.
Art. 17. An appropriate number of study pianos shall be made available to the competitors for the entire duration of the Competition.
Art. 18. It will be possible to briefly try out the instrument on which the performance will be held, at times reserved for that purpose by booking with the secretariat of the Competition, the day before the examinations begin. It will not be possible to try out the instrument while the Competition is being held therefore candidates who do not intend to book a testing of the instrument on 24 October are aware that they will not be able to try out the instrument.
Art. 19. The Jury is composed of seven members, the majority of whom are not Italian.
Art. 20. Persons related in any way whatsoever to members of the Jury may not enter the Competition. Neither may persons enter the Competition who have, or have had in the three years preceding the beginning of the examinations, any teacher-student relations of any kind whatsoever (public or private) with members of the Jury. At the time of installation, each member of the Jury shall issue a statement confirming the inexistence of situations which are in conflict with this article.
Art. 21. In the event that this is considered fit, the Art Direction reserve the right to make modifications to the regulations.
Art. 22. Entry to the Competition implies unconditional acceptance of these regulations. In the event of incorrect interpretation of the announcement, reference shall be made to the Italian version.
The Law Courts of Pordenone shall have jurisdiction in the event of all disputes.
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