The stages for the Youth Group will consist of the following:
DVD Qualification Stage
NTSC system compatible. The video camera must be in a fixed position, showing always the right profile of the participant, his/her hands and the piano pedals.
For this stage, the participant must record the Prelude and Fugue of J. S. Bach that he/she and the first movement of the Classical Sonata (J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart or L. v. Beethoven) that he/she is going to perform in the First Stage of the Competition and a piece of the participant's choice which best represents him/her.
The DVD must be sent with the mandatory documents no later than June 15th 2018 via an express courier service.
Please double check your recordings before sending them, previously we have received empty recordings, recordings without sound and recordings we haven't been aple to listen to.
Participants will be notified of the results of this stage no later than July 13th 2018 via e-mail.
First Stage - Maximum Duration (30 minutes)
Second Stage - Maximum Duration (35 minutes)
* The renowned yucatecan composer Javier Alvarez is a winner of the National Science and Art Prize in 2013 for his distinguished artistic trajectory and his contribution to musical education in Mexico, also winner of the Medalla de Bellas Artes 2015 in acknowledgement of his distinguished trajectory and attributions to art and culture in Mexico.
The stages for the Adults Group will consist of the following:
DVD Qualification Stage
NTSC system compatible. The video camera must be in a fixed position, showing always the right profile of the participant, his/her hands and the piano pedals.
For this stage, the participant must record the Prelude and Fugue of J. S. Bach and the first movement of the L. v. Beethoven Sonata that he/she is going to perform in the First Stage of the Competition and a piece of the participant's choice which best represents him/her.
The DVD must be sent with the mandatory documents no later than June 15th 2018 via an express courier service.
Please double check your recordings before sending them, previously we have received empty recordings, recordings without sound and recordings we haven't been aple to listen to.
Participants will be notified of the results of this stage no later than July 13th 2018 via e-mail.
First Stage - Maximum Duration (35 minutes)
Second Stage - Maximum Duration (50 minutes)
* The renowned yucatecan composer Javier Alvarez is a winner of the National Science and Art Prize in 2013 for his distinguished artistic trajectory and his contribution to musical education in Mexico, also winner of the Medalla de Bellas Artes 2015 in acknowledgement of his distinguished trajectory and attributions to art and culture in Mexico.
Third Stage
A concert for piano and orchestra. You can choose one of the following:
The third stage is divided in semifinal and final. The semifinal is going to be conducted with a professional accompanist, chosen by the Organizational Committee. If the participant wants to bring his/her own accompanist, he/she can do so, but the expenses must be paid for by the participant. The first three places, not defined at that moment, will participate in the Grand Finale of the Competition, accompanied by the Yucatan Symphony Orchestra on Friday, November 30th 2018. After the concert, the winner and the second and third places are going to be announced. Furthermore the public is going to have the opportunity to choose its favorite finalist from the final stage with the Orchestra.
* The Winner and the finalists will be defined after averaging out their grades from all of the Competition's stages.