STRADELLA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION MARCH 2018, 22nd - 31st Info: Tel. (+39) 339.7778369 / 0385.43057 Fax (+39) 0385.830217 info@tetracordo.com info@accademiadelridotto.com OFFICIAL WEB: www.accademiadelridotto.com/competition "Mariano Dallapé" Young Talent Competition COMMON RULES TO ALL SECTIONS Art. 1 The "Mariano Dallapé" Young Talent Competition includes six Sections: 1. Piano 2. Accordion 3. Diatonic Accordion 4. Chamber Music (ensembles from 2 to 10 members) 5. Secondary Schools (EU Lower and Upper Education = US Middle and High School) / Groups including at least one accordion 6. Amateurs (all instruments and/or voices) Participants may enroll in more than one Section and/or in a Category higher than that corresponding to their age. Art. 2 The prizes of the "Mariano Dallapé" Young Talents Competition are: 1st Classified (95-100 points) Gold medal, cup and Diploma + cash prizes as specified below 2nd Classified (90-94 points) Silver medal and Diploma 3rd Classified (80-89 points) Bronze medal and Diploma 4th Classified (70-79 points) Diploma / Certificate of Merit All competitors will be awarded a diploma of participation.
SECTIONS - DETAILS 1. Piano Art. 1a The Piano Section consists of the following Categories: CAT. A Musicians born after 01/01/2008 Free program with a maximum duration of 5 minutes CAT. B Musicians born after 01/01/2004 Free program with a maximum duration of 8 minutes CAT. C Musicians born after 01/01/2000 Free program with a maximum duration of 11 minutes CAT. D Musicians born after 01/01/1995 Free program with a maximum duration of 14 minutes CAT. E Musicians born after 01/01/1988 Free program with a maximum duration of 17 minutes Art. 1b In addition to the aforementioned prizes, the winners will be awarded the following cash - 250 EUR for the 1st Classified with the highest score among the winners of Categories C, D and E 2. Accordion Art. 2a The Accordion Section consists of the following Categories: CAT. A (Classical music) Musicians born after 01/01/2008 Free program with a maximum duration of 5 minutes CAT. B (Classical music) Musicians born after 01/01/2004 Free program with a maximum duration of 8 minutes CAT. C (Classical music) Musicians born after 01/01/2000 Free program with a maximum duration of 11 minutes CAT. D (Classical music) Musicians born after 01/01/1995 Free program with a maximum duration of 14 minutes CAT. E (Classical music) Musicians born after 01/01/1988 Free program with a maximum duration of 17 minutes CAT. F (Virtuoso Entertainment - Junior) Varietè for accordionists born after 01/01/1998 Free program with a max. duration of 10 minutes Art. 2b In addition to the aforementioned prizes, the winners will be awarded the following cash - 250 EUR for the 1st Classified with the highest score among the winners of Categories C, D and E - a scholarship of 350 EUR to enroll in a masterclass for free at the Accademia del Ridotto
3. Diatonic accordion Art. 3a The Diatonic accordion Section consists of the following Categories: CAT. A Musicians born after 01/01/2000 Free program with a maximum duration of 7 minutes CAT. B Musicians born after 01/01/1988 Free program with a maximum duration of 10 minutes Art. 3b In addition to the aforementioned prizes, the winners will be awarded the following cash - 250 EUR for the 1st Classified with the highest score among the winners of Categories A and B 4. Chamber Music Art. 4a The Chamber Music Section consists of the following Categories: CAT. A Ensemble from 2 to 10 musicians with an average age not exceeding 15 years Free program with a maximum duration of 8 minutes CAT. B Ensemble from 2 to 10 musicians with an average age not exceeding 30 years Free program with a max. duration of 15 minutes Art. 4b In addition to the aforementioned prizes, the winners will be awarded the following cash - 250 EUR for the 1st Classified with the highest score in Category B 5. Secondary Schools Art. 5a This Section is open Secondary School students - Instrumental or Vocal/Instrumental Ensembles with the obligation to insert at least one accordion. It consists of the following Categories: CAT. A1 EU Lower Education (US Middle School) / Ensemble from 2 to 15 musicians Free program with a maximum duration of 7 minutes CAT. A2 EU Upper Education (US High School) / Ensemble from 2 to 15 musicians Free program with a maximum duration of 10 minutes CAT. B1 EU Lower Education (US Middle School) / Orchestras from 16 to 50 musicians Free program with a maximum duration of 10 minutes CAT. B2 EU Upper Education (US High School) / Orchestras from 16 to 50 musicians Free program with a maximum duration of 15 minutes
Former students or adjunct students (max. 18 years old) are allowed up-to 10% of the entire ensemble. Art. 5b In addition to the aforementioned prizes, the winners will be awarded the following cash - 250 EUR for the 1st Classified with the highest score among the winners of Categories A1 and A2-400 EUR for the 1st Classified with the highest score among the winners of Categories B1 and B2 6. Amateurs Art. 6a This is a not competitive Section. The main focus is encouraging participants to share their passion for the music on a stage. It consists of the following Categories: CAT. A Musicians born after 01/01/2000 Free program with a maximum duration of 3 minutes CAT. B Musicians without age limits Free program with a maximum duration of 5 minutes CAT. C Groups and Orchestras up to 50 musicians Free program with a maximum duration of 7 minutes Art. 6b Notwithstanding the general rules of the "Mariano Dallapé" Competition, in each Category of this Section first, second and third prize/prizes will be awarded without a score, and all other participants will be ranked ex-aequo with a Diploma of participation.
ENROLLMENT (Deadline: February 28th, 2018) The Stradella International Music Competition is open to musicians from any country. All competitors must apply online (www.accademiadelridotto.com/competition) by February 28th, 2018. People enrolled to the Accademia del Ridotto can take part in the Competition for free. All the other competitors must pay a registration fee. The registration fees are not refundable, unless a Prize, Section or Category is cancelled due to force majeure. The fees are (before bank or postal expenses): "MARIANO DALLAPE'" PRIZE Piano, Accordion, Diatonic Accordion: 60 EUR Chamber Music: 40 EUR + 20 EUR for each group member, with a maximum of 100 EUR Secondary Schools: 30 EUR + 10 EUR for each group member, with a maximum of 100 EUR for the ensembles and 150 EUR for the orchestras Amateurs: 35 EUR (soloists) / 70 EUR (groups and orchestras) A penalty of 20 EUR will be added for late payment of the registration fee. Members of the Associazione Culturale Tetracordo benefit from a 10-EUR-discount on all the application fees. All the applicants must pay the fee within the deadline via bank transfer. BANK DETAILS Current Account no.: 100000123051 Account holder: ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE TETRACORDO Bank: BANCA PROSSIMA S.p.A. Branch (address): PIAZZA PAOLO FERRARI, 10 20121 MILANO (MI) ITALY IBAN Code: IT58R0335901600100000123051 SWIFT/BIC Code: BCITITMX *** *** In case of Bank located outside of the SEPA Area please use the BIC Code BCITITMM for further credit to BCITITMX For other payment options (PayPal etc.), please contact us.
Common Regulations - I - We are proud to announce the 2018 Stradella International Music Competition to celebrate Accademia del Ridotto s 1st Birthday. The Stradella International Music Competition offers an extraordinary opportunity for gifted young musicians to develop and advance their talents through participating in competition, performing on a world-class stage and studying in a top Academy. The Competition is open to musicians from any country. Prize winners will be awarded with concerts and a 16,000 EUR prize in cash, engagements and scholarships to study at Accademia del Ridotto. - II - Travel and accommodation expenses must be covered by the participants. Special rates will be offered to musicians in selected hostels and hotels. - III - There are three Prizes: YOUNG MUSICIAN PRIZE (WITH AGE CATEGORIES) 1. "Mariano Dallapé" Prize (Sections: Piano - Accordion - Diatonic Accordion - Chamber Music, Secondary Schools / EU Lower and Upper Education = US Middle and High School - Amateurs) PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE PRIZES 2. "Agostino Depretis" Piano Prize 3. "Felice Fugazza" Virtuoso Entertainment Accordion Prize - IV - All competitors must apply online (www.accademiadelridotto.com/concorso) by February 28th, 2018. Only in special circumstances we can accept applications written out on plain paper and sent to the Artistic Director: Livio Bollani Regione Casa Berni, 3 27049 Stradella (PV) - Italy. The candidates must include the following documentation: - Photocopy of an ID Card (self-certification in case of online application) - Curriculum Vitae (optional for participants in Mariano Dallapè Young Talent Competition) - Receipt of payment of the registration fee stating the competitor s name (selfcertification in case of online application) Application forms with form defects might be excluded. People enrolled to the Accademia del Ridotto can take part in the Competition for free. All the other competitors must pay a registration fee. The registration fees are not refundable, unless a Prize, Section or Category is cancelled due to force majeure. The fees are (before bank or postal expenses): "MARIANO DALLAPE'" PRIZE Piano, Accordion, Diatonic Accordion: 60 EUR Chamber Music: 40 EUR + 20 EUR for each group member, with a maximum of 100 EUR Secondary Schools: 30 EUR + 10 EUR for each group member, with a maximum of 100 EUR for the ensembles and 150 EUR for the orchestras Amateurs: 35 EUR (soloists) / 70 EUR (groups and orchestras) "AGOSTINO DEPRETIS" PIANO PRIZE 85 EUR
"FELICE FUGAZZA" VIRTUOSO ENTERTAINMENT ACCORDION PRIZE 70 EUR A penalty of 20 EUR will be added for late payment of the registration fee. Members of the Associazione Culturale Tetracordo benefit from a 10-EUR-discount on all the application fees. All the applicants must pay the fee within the deadline via bank transfer. BANK DETAILS Current Account no.: 100000123051 Account holder: ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE TETRACORDO Bank: BANCA PROSSIMA S.p.A. Branch (address): PIAZZA PAOLO FERRARI, 10 20121 MILANO (MI) ITALY IBAN Code: IT58R0335901600100000123051 SWIFT/BIC Code: BCITITMX *** *** In case of Bank located outside of the SEPA Area please use the BIC Code BCITITMM for further credit to BCITITMX For other payment options (PayPal etc.), please contact us. Participants may enrol in more than one Prizes or Sections, paying each registration fee. - V - Juries will be formed by prominent musicians. The organization is not liable for changes to the jury members due to force majeure. If a jury member have a kin relationship with a competitor and/or if he/she has been teaching a competitor in the last three years, he/she must refrain from voting for that musician. This abstention will be mentioned on the minutes. The organization will ask every jury member to declare his personal position towards the participants. Unless authorized by the Artistic Director, the winners of the first prize or the best classified in Competitions members of the World Federation of International Music Competitions - Geneva and/or in the "Silvio Bengalli" Piano Prize (Val Tidone International Music Competitions) may not take part in the "Agostino Depretis" Piano Prize. This ban does not apply to students of the Accademia del Ridotto. - VI Each exam, action, judgment and decision of the jury will be recorded in the minutes and will be approved and signed by the President or his/her representative. The minutes are public and can be viewed in the Competition secretarial office. The decision of the juries is final and irrevocable. It will be expressed in hundredths and adopted by unanimity after discussion in other words according to the arithmetic mean of the single votes, with exclusion of the highest and the lowest if divergent more than 3/100 from the nearest vote. Unless explicitly granted by the Artistic Director, the minimum score of each jury member for the best rated candidate may not be less than 90/100, and the scoring gap between two candidates may not be such as to determine the non-awarding of prizes. The Artistic Director can reserve the right to round off the score to the nearest half number. The juries can reserve the right to award ex-aequo prizes, or not to give any, in case of insufficient merit. Special cash prizes, scholarships and concerts might be assigned by the Artistic Director. The "First Absolute Classified" is intended as the candidate with the highest score among those who will get at least 95/100. Minutes of the working sessions are drawn up by the secretary.
VOTING - SPECIFIC RULES FOR THE "DEPRETIS" AND "FUGAZZA" PRIZES Concerning the Professional Prizes divided in two Rounds, in the Eliminatory Round each jury member will give only a judgement of eligibility for the Final Round. The competitors who obtain at least 2/3 of passes will be admitted to the next Round. The jury will then evaluate the ones that have reached a simple majority and others deserving special consideration. In the Final Round the vote shall be expressed in hundredths, with exclusion of the highest and the lowest. In the case where the voters were less than seven, the highest and/or lowest will be excluded only if diverging more than 3/100 from the nearest vote. The three competitors with the highest scores, in any case not lower than 95/100, 90/100 and 85/100 respectively, will be considered First, Second and Third Prize. To be granted the First Prize the competitor must not only have at least a score of 95/100 but also the majority of the jury members must have put the competitor in first place. If only one of the conditions is met (average score of at least 95/100 or the majority vote of the jury members), the First Prize could also be granted by the qualified majority of 2/3 of the jury members. In the final ranking, the Prizes which have not been awarded shall also be taken into consideration. Ex-aequo Prizes are not allowed. In the case of ex-aequo, the prize will be awarded to the youngest competitor. - VII - All prizes are subject to tax withholding and will be paid by bank transfer. In the case of prizes including engagements for concerts, 70% of the prize will be paid in advance, on conclusion of the competition, and the remaining 30% - inclusive of travel expenses - after the last concert. Whenever possible, the concerts will be organized on tour and the organizers will cover the accommodation and meals costs. All the scholarships for the Academy are referred to three-year training courses/programs. If the student did not attend the Academy for three years and/or He/She opts for a "Light Package", then the scholarship will be proportionally reduced. The scholarships for the Accademia del Ridotto will be deducted from the student's fee and spread over the remaining years of the chosen training programme, starting from the Academic Year 2018/2019. Any eventual surplus will be paid by the student at the beginning of each Academic Year. Scholarships not awarded to competitors will be renewed to particularly worthy students, in accordance with the procedures established by the Artistic Director. The Special Prize of 1,000 EUR mentioned in the "Agostino Depretis" and "Felice Fugazza" Prizes is a single prize, which will be divided in equal parts if more participants obtain a score of at least 99/100. - VIII - Each competitor must report to the Theatre of Stradella, with a document of identification, at a specified time and day, which will be communicated in due course by the organizing body. The calendar of the Mariano Dallapé International Music Competitions will be available from March 12th and can be requested directly from the Artistic Director. - IX - All the auditions are public. Two copies of the scores of the performed pieces must be given to the jury at the beginning of the audition. Transcriptions are admitted as well as the performance of single movements for time reasons. The jury may interrupt the performance, should the competitor exceed the maximum duration time stated in the regulations, as well as listen to the competitors again in order to express their vote. For each competition, the organization shall provide one piano. In addition, some rooms will be set up with pianos for rehearsal. The organization will not provide music stands.
- X - The winners of the "Depretis" and "Fugazza" Prizes have - under penalty of forfeiting their prize and being disqualified - to play at the gala nights, respectively on March 25th and March 31. The winners of "Mariano Dallapé" Prize will be awarded separately. The Artistic Director, under special circumstances, may award the non-absolute First Classified, the Second and the Third Classified prizes at the end of the audition. During the Competition it is possible to collect the participation Diplomas at any moment. - XI - Participants accept that the Organization may produce and broadcast videos, audio recordings or take photographs. These rights shall be granted free of charge as part of participation in the Competition. Participants authorize the use of their personal data according to the Data Protection Act of the Italian law. - XII - Participation in the Competition implies the complete acceptance of these rules. All problems regarding the interpretation of the regulations are delegated to the Artistic Director. In the event of any controversy, only the original Italian text is legally binding.