Piano Competition

Our goal is to discover, evaluate and stimulate the instrumental performance  in young pianists. The structure of this competition is unique, based on age, and frequency (every year, in June).

Objectives:

• Achieving a level of professional competition, a mandatory and necessary part of any artistic training
• Evaluating the level of our national music school in an international context
• Experience artistic exchange between the music schools (national and international)
• Promoting a positive image for our country, through offering (to the competitors) a chance to visit, discover and create beautiful memories in our country

The Structure:

Our piano interpretation competition has 4 sections, A, B, C & D, the last one consisting on four hands performances (on the same piano). A & B sections will have 4 and 8 categories, based strictly on age, where each year represents a category. The reason for this detailed structure is the final evaluation that must be as accurate as possible, and according to the real artistic value of the competitors.

What is Special About this Competition:

The originality of this competition lies in the structure of the categories and subdivisions. Here are more details about the 4 main sections: section A is for participants between 6-10 years old, section B for 10-18 years old, section C for 19 years old, and up to 30 years, while the last section, D is for all ages,  4 hands scores (played at the same piano).

The number of stages for each section varies: A& D – one stage, B – two stages, and C- three stages.
The last category, D, for 4 hands, has only one stage, but it is an interesting & original addition, that does not exist elsewhere.
The evaluation system is greatly improved, compared with other international competitions where competitors of different age are included in the same section; thus the participants have the opportunity of getting a fair evaluation
The awards system include: one Grand Prize, 5 prizes for each category (including ex-aequo, if necessary), and many special and sponsor’s prizes.

Venues: The first 17 editions of the competition took place in the following locations: „Auditorium” – National Museum of Art, „ArCuB” and Romanian Athenaeum (in the month of June of each year).

The number of participants gathered over the first 17 editions is over 2245, from 31 countries: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Korea, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Jordan, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Rep. Moldova,  Poland, Russia, Montenegro, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, USA, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Hungary, Uzbekistan and Romania. The 2nd edition was the largest so far, with 190 valuable competitors.

The Jury is composed of outstanding personalities,  from Romania or from the international musical world. They are pianists, musicologists and composers from Bulgaria, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Monaco, Portugal, USA and Romania.
The expected results: finding unique talents, selecting, and helping to launch their national and international career. All Grand Prize winners are now successfully integrated in the international musical life. Below are just a few examples:

Alexandru Timofeev- Rep. Moldova(1997)
Anca Lacea – Romania(1998)
Lucian Velciu – Romania(2001)
Mariusz Adamczak-Polonia(2002)
Sebastian Shwan-Romania(2003)
Kana Kashihara – Japonia(2008)

Ekaterina Shishkina – Russia, Moscow(2011)

Videoclip:  http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xab8×9_theodor-dumitru-on-bucharest-music