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RULES
The
Competition is open to all pianists. No age limit.
a)
ELIMINATORY ROUND
Eliminatory Round will take place in several cities for both
sections, except for contestants who registered in the degree Artist
Diploma - Concert Diploma: audition held in Paris (cf. calendar).
Applicants living out of the countries visited by the competition, and
who cannot reach the cities visited by the Competition may compete by
sending, together with their application a video recording (DVD) of the
repertoire of the chosen degree before the 25/03/2011.
Only applicants who perform by memory may be selected for the Final
Round. For the applicants registered in the 4-hand degree,
performance with score is allowed both for the audition and the
Final.
Starting Virtuosity III, applicants registered in several degrees
must choose different program for each degree.
b)
CONCERT DIPLOMA
The order of appearance will be determined by a drawing lots (cf. calendar) by the applicants before a member of the
jury. In case of a justified absence of an applicant, a member of the jury
will draw for the applicant. The order of appearance can only be modified
at the discretion of the jury in case of exceptional circumstances.
c)
FINAL ROUNDS : No
additional fees to be paid
. Selected applicants must perform by memory (except the 4-Hand
degree) the same program as the Audition. No addition fees to be paid. The
Jury is composed by national and international Artists.
. The jury may stop the performance when necessary. ITS DECISIONS
ARE FINAL. No additional fees to be paid.
d) AUDITION
and FINAL ROUNDS
The
Jury may not give all the awards, and may stop the performance when it has
decided it was enough to give a mark. ITS DECISIONS ARE FINAL.
e)
DEADLINE
Three
weeks before the chosen audition date.
For the applicants who send a DVD, applicants must send form, fees and
recording before 25/03/2011.
The
application fee is non-refundable regardless of the reason.
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Travel and Accomodation expenses must be borne by the applicant.
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Concert Diploma applicants selected for the Final Round will receive 150
€ to cover part of their travel expenses.
- In
case of disagreement, only the french text will be referred to.
COPIES OR PART COPIES OF
THE SCORES ARE FORBIDDEN
according to the French law of March 11th 1957 - Penal Code art.
425
AWARDS
No results will be given by phone, certificates and diplomas will
be mailed. To refer the website (to choose the town of contest link).
a) AUDITION ROUND :
After the audition, the applicant will be mailed a certificate
stating their award :
- Infant, Initial, Beginner, Preparatory,
Elementary : Grades
TB (very good) Finalist, TB, B (good), AB (fair) or encouragements.
- Medium, Superior (Junior Section)
: 1st
Medal Finalist, 1st, 2nd or 3rd Medal, or
encouragements.
- Junior Section (Virtuosity, Excellence), Artistic
Section : 1st Prize Finalist, 1st or 2nd
Prize, 1st or 2nd or 3rd Certificate of
Merit.
Only
applicants awarded a TB Finalist, 1st Medal Finalist or 1st
Prize Finalist will be admitted to the Final Round.
b) FINAL ROUND :
. After the final Round, the applicants will be mailed their CMF
Diploma. The results will be announced on May 16th in the evening.
RESULTS
:
Results will be announced on May 08th 2011 (in the evening) for the
Artistic Section, and on May 15th 2011 (in the evening) for the Junior
Section. Certificates and diplomas will be mailed..
TOTAL PRIZES IN
FINAL ROUND
12 990 €
a) Only the candidates with a TB or 1st Medal or 1st
Prize may be awarded a CMF Prize. This Prize, proposed by the Chair Person
must be accepted by the majority of the members of the jury.
b) The CMF Prizes will be given cash prizes. Only one CMF prize per degree.
For the “piano 4 hand” only one CMF prize or Publishers Prize
to be shared by both candidates.
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