Competition - General Information

GENERAL INFORMATION

PLEASE NOTE: ALL CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COMPETITION WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL. Please add info@masterpianocompetition.com to your email address book to ensure that you receive our messages.

ELIGIBILITY:

The III Teresa Carreño International Piano Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities between the ages of 18 and 33 by the time of the competition.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

The pre-screening application is online and must be submitted electronically through our web partner GetAcceptd by February 17^st 2023, available HERE. The following are the enclosures you will need to submit along your application:

Photocopy of birth certificate, passport, license, photo ID, etc.
A recent black-and-white or color glossy photograph, Minimum size 5x7 (12.7 x 17.8 cm) vertical, to be used for the program booklet.
Brief artistic biography and critical reviews.
Upload a recent, unedited videotape, not to exceed 50 minutes in length of a live performance either in concert or in studio. The repertoire will consist of complete works by candidate's choice.
A list of the chosen repertoire for all stages.
A non-refundable $125 application fee is due along your online application.

IMPORTANT: Completion and submission of all necessary documentation is the responsibility of the contestant.

NOTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES: Applicants will be notified of their status no later than February 28^th, 2023. An email giving further details about orientation, housing, travel, and general schedule information will be sent to those accepted to compete.

REPERTOIRE: Applicants must submit their repertoire list in the order in which it will be performed, with approximate times listed for each composition. The final date for contestants to submit changes in repertoire is March 5^th 2023.

RULES & REGULATIONS:

The contestants must assume financial responsibility for travel to and from Miami, as well as housing (AirBnB is a great option). In some cases, housing may be provided by volunteer host families, and only for the contestants (accompanying family members should contact local hotels for rates and availability). Please contact us if you are requesting housing and if available you will be provided with one. First come, first serve basis.

For the duration of the Competition, active contestants will be provided with good practice facilities.

Former Competition prizewinners (1st to 3rd prizes) are not allowed to enter the Competition.

Foreign contestants are responsible for obtaining their own passports and B-1 visas. Contestants are advised to contact an American consulate immediately upon acceptance into the Competition.

A maximum of 24 contestants will be invited to Miami for the competition.

The competition will consist of three eliminatory rounds: Audio Video Pre-Selection (submitted online), Preliminary and Semifinal, plus a Final performance with orchestra.

The Jury will not advance more than 6 (six) pianists to the Semifinal Round, or more than 3 (three) to the Final Round.

The jury reserves the right not to award all prizes and/or to split the prizes between contestants. All decisions of the jury will be final.

Cash awards and special prizes may be subject to US income tax laws, as well as to currencies conversions and transfers’ fees.

All works prepared for the Competition must be played from memory with exception of the Semifinal Round Chamber Music work.

The order of appearance of pianists will be determined by a draw. All contestants must be present for the drawing. At this time, the location and schedule of the various performances will be indicated.

The winners are expected to perform one or two recitals without compensation, at dates mutually agreed upon to benefit and support the Competition.

Pianists may not contact or speak with any member of the Jury as long as they continue to participate in the competition. Any violation of this rule may disqualify the pianist.

The Teresa Carreño International Master Piano Competition reserves the reproduction rights by radio, online (Facebook, YouTube), and/or television broadcast from the different eliminatory tests. Also, rights are reserved for a Digital recording (CD). Therefore, the Organization will be able to commercialize and transfer the above-mentioned rights freely, exclusively and with no limitation in favour of any person or firm. This transfer of rights is agreed gratuitously.

Application to the Competition constitutes acceptance by the contestant of all rules and regulations. The original English version of these rules governs all interpretations.

REPERTOIRE

AUDIO VIDEO PRE-SELECTION:
Each pianist will submit online (along the application) up to 3 unedited video links of a recital not to exceed 50 minutes in length. The repertoire will consist of complete works by candidate's choice. Repertoire may be selected from works offered in the Preliminary Round and Semifinal Round recitals.

PRELIMINARY ROUND:
Each pianist will perform a recital not to exceed 45 minutes in length. The repertoire will consist of works chosen by the pianist and must include 20 minutes total of work(s) from an Ibero American composer(s)* and an optional work by Teresa Carreño**. Individual works from larger compositions may be accepted.

*Iberoamerican composers comprise countries or territories where Spanish or Portuguese are predominant languages (all countries in South and Central America, plus Portugal and Spain are included).

**Ballade Op. 15 (approx. 7 min. long). Applicants interested in performing this piece will be sent the PDF music via email as soon as requested. This piece counts towards a Special Prize of $1000 (See Prizes).

SEMIFINAL ROUND:
Phase I: Each pianist will perform a recital between 40-50 minutes in length. The repertoire will consist of works chosen by the pianist and must include one of the following works or set of pieces by these composers:

Alberto Ginastera: Sonata #1 Op. 22.
Enrique Granados: from Goyescas Op. 11, three (3) selections of candidate's choice (entire movements must be performed).
Isaac Albéniz: from Iberia, four (4) selections of candidate's choice (entire movements must be performed).
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Rudepoêma.

NOTE: Repertoire from the Preliminary Round may not be repeated. Only complete works will be accepted.

Phase II: Each pianist will perform a Piano String Quintet*. Repertoire must be chosen from the following:

Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Dvorák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44

AMERNET STRING QUARTET.

FINAL ROUND:
Each pianist will play a Piano Concerto*. Choose one from the following list:

BEETHOVEN

Concerto No. 2 in B flat Major, Op. 19

Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37

Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58

Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73

BRAHMS

Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15

Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83

CHOPIN

Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11

Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21

GRIEG

Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16

LISZT

Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major, S 124

Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S 125

MOZART

Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271

Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466

Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467

Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491

Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503

PROKOFIEV

Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16

Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26

RACHMANINOFF

Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18

Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30

SCHUMANN

Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54

TCHAIKOVSKY

Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat minor, Op. 23

PRIZES & AWARDS

FIRST PRIZE:

Cash award of USD $7,000
Deluxe Cruise to the Caribbean*
Medal & Diploma
Two years of free Management Services

SECOND PRIZE:

Cash award of USD $4,000
Deluxe Cruise to the Caribbean*
Medal & Diploma

THIRD PRIZE:

Cash award of USD $2,000
Deluxe Cruise to the Caribbean*
Medal & Diploma

*Cruise may depart Port of Miami on May 27th. Contestants may need to make all necessary arrangements to be available one more week after the Competition.

FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIX PRIZES:

Diploma

SPECIAL PRIZES:

$1000, “Carreño Prize” for the best performance of the Teresa Carreño composition.
$500, Prize for the best performance of an Ibero-American composition.
$500, Prize for the best Chamber Music performance.

ENGAGEMENTS

The First Prize Winner will be provided with 2 years of free Management services to find a series of engagements under the management of the Competition. Engagements will be offered in principle, subject to negotiation and availability.