INTERNATIONAL BACHELOR PIANO AWARD 2016

This competition is intended to support the professional development of young pianists by means of concerts and the media presence involved. Applicants may still be studying for a bachelor degree in piano music or may already have a bachelor degree (if it was obtained within the year prior to the competition).

In connection with the competition in 2016 the following prizes are awarded:

• Three solo recitals in the concert series organised by the Internationale Musikakademie Anton Rubinstein
• A scholarship for obtaining a master degree at the Internationale Musikakademie Anton Rubinstein/Conservatorio di Musica “Giacomo Puccini” in La Spezia.

Entry Conditions:

1. The International Bachelor Piano Award 2016 is organised by the Internationale Musikakademie Anton Rubinstein in Düsseldorf and takes place in the academy’s premises on 15 and 16 April 2016.
2. The competition is open to the public.
3. The Internationale Musikakademie Anton Rubinstein decides about the order of the candidates’ auditions.
4. Students of all nationalities may take part in this competition. Participants may either still be studying for a bachelor degree in piano music or may already have a bachelor degree (obtained within the year prior to the competition). Participants studying for a master degree are not admitted.
5. The registration fee is 50 € and will not be reimbursed, even if the candidate fails to appear.
6. The candidates have to present a programme of 30 minutes.
7. There will only be one round after which the jury decides about the winners.
8. Candidates may play a repertoire of their own choice and which has to be presented by heart.
9. Altogether 25 candidates will be admitted to the competition. If the academy gets more applications, the participants will be drawn by lot.
10. All participants are obliged to attend when the competition’s results are announced.
11. With their registration participants authorize the organiser, i.e. the academy, to use all photo, video and audio material of the competition at its discretion.
12. The jury’s decision is incontestable.
13. The jury reserves the right to interrupt the presentation if candidates exceed the thirty-minute time limit.
14. The winners are obliged to perform in the awarded concerts on the terms of the competition’s regulations and according to the arrangements made by the Internationale Musikakademie Anton Rubinstein.
15. With their registration the candidates give their approval to the competition’s regulations.
16. Deadline for registration is 2 March 2015.