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Terms of Competition

The Competition is for piano solo only. There are seven age categories. The participant's age is as of 14 June 2007.

Participants from age categories A-D are allowed to take part in senior categories excluding E and F. Competitors can participate in one category only.

Category E

16 - 19 years

1st round: up to 25 mins maximum

1. One Prelude and fugue by J.-S.Bach (WTK I and II);
2. One Etude moto rapido by one of the following composers: Czerny (Etudes op.740, op.399), Toccata; Clementi (taken from Gradus ed Parnasum); Moszkowski (Etudes op.72); Henselt, Kullak, Talberg, Low, Kessler (op.20), Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Buzoni, Pozzoli;
3. One Sonata / Rondo / Variations (not abridged) or their part(s) by one of the following composers: Galuppi, Haydn, Mozart, Clementi, Beethoven, Schubert;

2nd round: up to 35 mins maximum

1. One or several pieces of any genres composers Chopin, Scriabin, Medtner duration 7-13 minutes.
2. Free program. The participants are not allowed to play any piece already performed in the 1st round.

Category F

20 - 27 years

1st round: up to 30 mins maximum

1. One Prelude and fugue by one of the following composers: J.-S.Bach (WTK I and II), Mendelssohn, Rimski-Korsakov, Lyapunov, Taneev, Glazunov, Shostakovich;
2. One Etude by one of the following composers: Chopin, Liszt, Rubinstein, Lyapunov, Blumenfeld, Skriabin, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Prokofiev, Stravinsky;
3. Any large format piece of any epoch and style or its part(s), Variations - not abridged;

2nd round: up to 45 mins maximum

1. One or several pieces of any genres composers Chopin, Scriabin, Medtner duration 8-15 minutes.
2. Free program. The participants are not allowed to play any piece already performed in 1st round.

Participation application forms

Attention! The deadline for sending the application form is May 4 2007.

Participation fee

For participants living in the C.I.S.:

Junior category and A category - 250 Rbl
Categories B and C - 300 Rbl
Category D - 350 Rbl
Categories E and F - 600 Rbl

For participants living in other countries than the C.I.S.:

Junior category and A category - 25 EUR
Categories B and C - 30 EUR
Category D - 35 EUR
Categories E and F - 60 EUR

The participation fee is to be paid on arrival at the Competition during registration. Competitors who have not paid the Participation fee are not admitted to the Competition.

Rehearsals

Instruments will be provided for rehearsals during the Competition.

Documents

The Participant has to present his passport or ID, copies or originals of the pieces he is going to perform, as well as the payment receipt, before performance.

Gala concert

All winners of first prizes play at the final winner gala concert. If a participant refuses to play at the gala concert without any reasonable cause, his prize will be withdrawn and his diploma will be annulated. The program of the gala concert will be decided by the jury.

All recording and broadcasting rights of audio or video material taken during the Competition and the Gala concert belong to the Organization Committee.

Prizes and awards

100 points - Grand prix (1st absolute prize)
95 - 99 - first prize
90 - 94 - second prize
85 - 89 - third prize

Note: If the level of performance becomes obvious or a competitor exceeds the time limit, the Jury reserves itself the right to stop the performance.

Money remuneration is given to the first absolute prize (grand prix) winners only.

Category Junior - $100
CategoryA - $150
Category B - $200
Category C - $250
Category D - $300
Category E - $500
Category F - $600

The prizes are paid in Rbl according to the exchange rate of The Central Bank of Russia and underlie federal taxes.

The Jury can award a special diploma to participants in categories A, B, C and D who did not win any prizes.

Participants in category E and F who were admitted to the 2nd round, but did not get any prizes, receive a diploma.

Jury decisions are final and not subject to change.

Jury

President of competition
Andrew Dzhangvaladze, Russia
Professor at Gnesin's Russian Academy of Music (Moscow)

Chairman
Vladimir Tropp, Russia
Director of piano faculty and Professor at Gnesin's Russian Academy of Music (Moscow)

Sergey Orlov, Russia
Professor at Rostropovich Arts Institute of Orenburg

Stanislav Deja, Germany
Concert pianist

Dr. Olga Zinoviev, Russia
Director of "Research Center Alexandre Zinoviev"

The participation the pupils and students of jury members is prohibited.