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8th "José Jacinto Cuevas" Yamaha International Piano Competition

Prizes

Youth Group

  1. First prize - $50,000.00 Mexican Pesos
    • Vertical Piano Model JU109PE or its equivalent, given by Yamaha de México. *
    • Recital in Mérida, Yucatán in 2024
    • Professional CD recording, containing a total duration of 60 minutes of final audio, in FT Music Studio in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico; a photographic session; CD art design; a roundtrip ticket to Merida and 6 days and 5 nights of lodging in the city. Digital and physical distribution of the CD. Award given by FT Music.
  2. Second Place - $40,000.00 Mexican Pesos
  3. Third Place - $30,000.00 Mexican Pesos
  • Encouragement Prize (Fourth Place) - $7,500.00 Mexican Pesos
  • For the best interpretation of the Mandatory Mexican Piece - $5,000.00 Mexican Pesos
  • For being the youngest participant to pass through to the second stage of competition - $3,000.00 Mexican Pesos

Adults Group

  1. First Place - $80,000.00 Mexican Pesos
    • Concert with the Yucatan Symphony Orchestra in 2024
    • Recital in the "Carlos Chavez" Hall in the University Cultural Center of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City in 2024, includes lodging and fees.
    • Award Recital in the Lake Theater of Frutillar, Chile; Concert in Puerto Varas and a master class within the 56th Edition of the "Semanas Musicales de Frutillar" Festival in Frutillar, Chile, 2022. The prize includes a national ticket, from Santiago de Chile to Frutillar, lodging and fees.
    • Grand Piano Model GB1KPE or its equivalent, given by Yamaha de México. *
    • Professional CD recording, containing a total duration of 60 minutes of final audio, in FT Music Studio in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico; a photographic session; CD art design; the organizational committee will provide a roundtrip ticket to Merida and 6 days and 5 nights of lodging in the city. Digital and physical distribution of the CD. Award given by FT Music.
  2. Second Place - $70,000.00 Mexican Pesos
  3. Third Place - $60,000.00 Mexican Pesos
  • Encouragement Prize (Fourth Place) - $15,000.00 Mexican Pesos
  • For the best interpretation of the Mandatory Mexican Piece - $7,500.00 Mexican Pesos

Details

The Yamaha awards will be delivered by Yamaha de México on Mexican territory without extra charge for the winners.

In case the winner of the first prize of either the Youth or the Adults group is a foreigner, the shpping of the Yamaha award to the corresponding Latin American country, is responsibility of the winner, and the expenses will be paid for by him/her. Concurso Nacional e Internacional de Piano José Jacinto Cuevas, A.C. is responsible of the coordination between the winner and Yamaha de México to aid in the process of the delivery of the prize. The money required to close the process of exporting and receiving the prize must be completed no later than the end of February 2024.

Once the Yamaha piano prizes have been delivered to their respective winners and their correct functioning and quality have been confirmed, the responsibility for and the maintenance of the instruments will correspond to the winners.

The first prize of each group is not to be divided.

If the required level is not reached, it is possible that some of the prizes will not be given.