Merida, Yucatan, Mexico | December 17, 2018 | info@cndepianojjcuevas.com

Prizes

Youth Group Prizes

  1. First prize - $50,000.00 Mexican Pesos and a medal
    • Vertical Piano Silent 109cm. (brilliant black) Model JU109SG2PE or its equivalent, given by Yamaha de México
    • Recital at the "José Peón Contreras" Theater in Merida, Yucatan in 2019
    • 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 and a medal
  3. Third Place - $30,000.00 Mexican Pesos and a medal
  • Encouragement Prize (Fourth Place) - $7,500.00 Mexican Pesos
  • For the best interpretation of the Mandatory Mexican piece - $5,000.00 Mexican Pesos
  • For the best interpretation of a C. Debussy work - $5,000.00 Mexican Pesos
    Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the composer's death.
  • For being the youngest participant to pass through to the second stage of competition - $3,000.00 Mexican Pesos

Adults Group Prizes

  1. First Place - $80,000.00 Mexican Pesos a medal and a statue.
    • Concert as a soloist of the Yucatan Symphony Orchestra in 2019, includes lodging and fees.
    • Recital in the "Carlos Chavez" Hall in the University Cultural Center of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City in 2019, includes lodging and fees.
    • "Midday Presentation in the 51st Edition of the "Semanas Musicales de Frutillar" Festival 2019, Chile. The prize includes the plane ticket from Santiago de Chile to Frutillar, the lodging and fees. This prize is given by the "Semanas Musicales de Frutillar" Festival in collaboration with Concurso Nacional e Internacional de Piano José Jacinto Cuevas, A.C. The international plane ticket to Santiago de Chile is joint resposibility of Concurso Nacional e Internacional de Piano José Jacinto Cuevas, A.C. and the winner of the prize.
    • Grand Piano 161cm. (brilliant black) with chair, Model GC1M-PE 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. Secound Place - $70,000.00 Mexican Pesos and a medal
  3. Third Place - $60,000.00 Mexican Pesos and a medal
  • Encouragement Prize (Fourth Place) - $15,000.00 Mexican Pesos
  • For the best interpretation of the Mandatory Mexican piece - $7,500.00 Mexican Pesos
  • For the best interpretation of a C. Debussy work - $5,000.00 Mexican Pesos
    Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the composer's death.

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 Adults Group were a foreigner, the shipping of the Yamaha award to the corresponding Latin American country is responsibility of Concurso Nacional e Internacional de Piano "José Jacinto Cuevas", A.C. (piano export process) and the winner (reception process - import taxes, etc.), and is paid for by them. The money to finish the export and reception process of the prize, must be complete by February 20th, 2019. Yamaha de México is not responsible for shipping outside of Mexico.

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

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

In the other prizes there can be a tie, and the money that is not used from some other prize that has not been given is added to the tie sum and the result is divided in half.

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