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CTA Soles No 342-3131026857

1st INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

With the support of WNYLE Institute

OFFICIAL RULES

Entrants

The competition is open to all pianists aged starting from four years old. Age is defined as the entering pianist’s age on the day of the video recording. The organizers reserves the right to ask for written proof of age from the participant’s parent or guardian.

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Exclusion

This competition is not open to professional adult piano players (18 years old onward). Relatives and students of the jurors are also barred from participating. There is no right of appeal.

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Five age groups

  • Age group 1: 4 to 6 years

  • Age group 2: 7 to 9 years

  • Age group 3: 10 to 13 years

  • Age group 4: 14 to 18 years

  • Age group 5: Adults amateurs (18 years and over)

Compulsory piece

A compulsory piece shall be chosen from the enclosed list.

Age group 1: 4 to 6 years

PDF Music Sheets 

  • Tears of the sky

  • Giga

  • Polka

  • Time to play

Age group 2: 7 to 9 years

PDF Music Sheets

  • Etude No 2 Op. 1

  • Poem for the left hand No 52

  • Morning in Finland

  • Etude Op. 1 No 3

  • Sarabanda

  • Walk of the destiny

Age group 3: 10 to 13 years

PDF Music Sheets

  • Etude Op. 1 No 5

  • Music excitement No 5 

  • Octave Etude "Happiness"

  • Discovery

  • Trust and deception

Age group 4: 14 to 18 years

PDF Music Sheets

  • Nocturne

  • Musical excitement No 2

  • Imagination No 3

  • Musical excitement No 8

Age group 5: Adults amateurs (19 years and over)

PDF Music Sheets

  • Musical excitement No 9

  • Choral Prelude No 12

  • Elan

  • In the garden

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Recording

The pianist will make a video recording of his/her performance of the chosen piece. Entry is limited to one per person. Should the same pianist submit more than one recording, all of his/her entries will be disqualified.

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Publication

The video is to be posted at www.youtube.com by the participant’s parent or teacher. Following this, the pianist and a parent or guardian are to fill out and submit the online entry form. The WNYLE piano competition solely takes place in the form of video entries that are posted at www.youtube.com/mikhailichenkapianoschool. Other entries or entries on other media are not permitted.

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Cost

Entry to the Piano Competition is 15 euro for any category

 

Prizes

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  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize will be awarded special diplomas in each category/age group

  • All participants will receive a digital participation certificate.

  • All participants will receive written feedback from jury members.

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Jury

  • Prof. Volha Mikhailichenka, Belarus State Academy of Music, Belarus

  • Prof. Lydia Kotlova, University of Washington and Moscow Music College of the name of S.S Prokofiev, Russia

  • Dr. Vik Perez, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Closing date

The completed online entry form must be received by 23:59 Central European Time on May 15, 2021.

Publication of the winners

The winners will be notified via email in advance around the end of May 2021. They will be required to submit written proof of age in order to receive their prize.

The names of the winners will be posted on May 31, 2021 on our website www.mikhailichenka.org

Important   information!

What every participant needs to know about his/her YouTube video:

  • Uploading the video: Information about uploading your video can be found in the “Help” section on the YouTube homepage.

  • Video quality: We do not expect a professional video. However, we urge you to create the best audio and video quality possible. Inadequate audio and/or video quality can lead to an entry being disqualified.

  • Video editing forbidden: The video must not be edited in any way and must run continuously from beginning to end.

  • Picture detail: The pianist’s head, arms and hands must be clearly visible on the video. Best of all is a fixed camera position showing them at all times.

  • Sound recording: The performance recorded for the video entry must be acoustic and not amplified or altered electronically in any way. The only microphone(s) used should be for recording. General tips can be found in the “Help” section on the YouTube website.

  • Performance as if in front of an audience: The pianist should behave in the video as if they are performing in front of an audience. The video can either be shot at home, at (music) school, in a recital hall or any other place where there is a suitable piano.

  • Announcement: The pianist should begin the video entry by looking into the camera and clearly stating his/her first and last name, age and the piece he/she is about to play, so for example: “My name is Darius Smith, I’m ten years old and I’m going to play the menuet of sonata in d, Hoboken XVI:4 on page 80 of ‘Complete Piano Sonatas vol. I’ by Joseph Haydn”. Aside from this announcement, there must be no other speaking on the video, otherwise the pianist will be disqualified.

  • Title of the video: The video for the WNYLE Piano Competition must be titled as follows on YouTube: “WNYLE Piano Competition 2021 [First and last name of the pianist]”; all words should be separated by a space, e.g. “WNYLE Piano Competition 2021 Darious Smith”.

  • Privacy settings: When you upload the video to YouTube, you must select “Public” in the “Privacy” settings. If “Unlisted” or “Private” is selected, your submission will be invalid. Please make sure to choose the option “No, it's not made for Kids”.

  • Online entry form: Once the video has been uploaded to YouTube as described above, the official online entry form (see link below) must be filled out and submitted. It must contain the video link. Only then is the entry complete and the pianist entered for the competition. Mikhailichenka Piano School will also add the video to its channel on YouTube.

  • Parental consent: The online entry form must be filled in and submitted with the parents’ or guardian’s consent.


We have endeavored to address all of the important issues in these official rules and guidelines. Should you still have any other questions regarding the competition, please send an email to competition@mikhailichenka.org

» online entry form

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» Fee payment

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