International Concerto Competition 2014

International Concerto Competition 2014 is open to all instruments, including strings, piano, voice and winds.

Participants are required to submit video/audio recording materials for the audition.

Concerto Competition 2013 Winners List

Eligibility

We invite school students and adults to participate in the Competition. There is no age limit for the adult participants. Multiple winners will be chosen in each of the following age groups:

 

School Students: Adults (19 and older):
12 and under Amateur without professional degree
13 – 18 College students and professional musicians

 

Awards

Winners will perform on:

Sunday, April 20, 2014 (Easter) at 11:30 AM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

$1,000 Grand Cash Prize, $320 Scholarship and other Special Awards may be granted based on the judges recommendations.

Judges

International panel of qualified judges will evaluate audition materials. All judges are independent, and their students are not allowed to apply this season.

How to Apply

 To apply for the Competition participants must submit:

Mailing Address

Mail application materials to: American Protégé, P.O. Box 287476, New York, NY 10128

International participants must use express shipment services to the following street address and provide the tracking number.

Application Deadline

Application materials must be postmarked no later than February 14, 2014.

The Organizational Committee will be accepting the application packages until the end of the business day on February 21, 2014.

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Application Fee

The application fee is $150 per participant.
Application Fees are not refundable.
U. S. participants should make a check or money order payable to American Protégé.
International participants may use:
• Certified bank check payable to American Protégé
• International money order payable to American Protégé
• PayPal. Go to the bottom of this page.

American Protégé Concerto Competition Rules:

  1.  Repertoire Requirements: Applicants must submit a video recording of:

          - a single movement or complete concerto and

          - one solo piece with the following time limits:

                      school students 6 to 12 years old   - 5 minutes;

                      school students 13 to 18 years old - 6 minutes;

                      college students and professionals - 7 minutes.

                                                  

    Vocalists should perform an opera aria or folk/traditional work. Selections must be performed from memory with piano accompaniment.

     

  2. Recordings should be a fair representation of the Contestant's abilities, but need not be of a professional quality. Recording materials must be labeled.

  3. Contestants must perform from memory.

  4. The DVD will not be returned.

  5. The decisions of the Judges are final and cannot be appealed. Comments made by the Judges will not be disclosed.

  6. First Prize Winners may not submit the same audition program should they wish to compete in the following season.

  7. The final selection of winners will be based solely on the video recordings submitted.

  8. Competition results will be published on the American Protégé web-site on March 15, 2014.

  9. Certificates of Recognition will be granted to the performing winners only, after the Winners Recital.

Winners Recital Information:

  1. Winners will be chosen from each of the four instrument categories (piano, strings, voice, winds) and in each age group.  Multiple winners will be chosen. Other special prizes may be awarded based on judges’ recommendations. Winners of the Competition will perform one piece or movement of a Concerto selected by the judges from the participant's audition DVD., based solely on the DVD recording. However, due to the venue constraints, some pieces such as Concertos with a full orchestra are unable to be performed at the Carnegie Hall.

For vocalists, strings and wind instruments, performance at the Weill Recital Hall will be with piano accompaniment. Only one grand piano will be available at the Weill Recital Hall.

In case of any doubt as to selection, please contact the American Protégé Organizational Committee.

  1. Detailed Recital Guidelines will be emailed to the winners. The Recital and Photo Fees are $320 and include five complimentary tickets, set of professional high resolution digital photos, Winner's Certificate and Teacher's Diploma. Recital and Photo Fees are not refundable.

  2. Winners who have chosen not to participate in the Winners Recital for any reason may be disqualified.

  3. All participants are responsible for their own expenses.

  4. For extra tickets please contact: info@americanprotege.com

To pay Recital and Photo Fees on-line please click on the button below.A transaction fee of $10.00 will be added to the fee amount. By clicking on the button you will be re-directed to PayPal

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