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28^th MUSICAL COMPETITION – 7^th INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Main conditions of the Competition

The Società Umanitaria of Milano will hold a competition for students from the schools listed below.
This competition is intended for regular students enrolled in the 2020/2021 Academic Year.
Each country is represented by two institutions.
Each of them may select up to 5 candidates maximum, both soloists and/or chamber ensemble with a maximum of 4 members.
The Institutes of those countries where there is only one Higher Music Education Academy, may select up to 10 candidates. 
The competition is open to all kind of instruments.
A special invitation to take part in the Competition will be issued to the winners of the Chicago International Music Competition, USA.

• APPLICATION REGULATIONS

  • An application form for each candidate, must be completed by April 15, 2021
  • The form will be available on the Società Umanitaria website from March 1, 2021

• PROGRAMME

  • The candidate's programme is free, with the exception of transcriptions of compositions for soloist and orchestra not included in the usual performance practice of a recital (for example Concerti for soloists and orchestra).
  • The candidate’s programme cannot be changed after the submission of the entry application.
  • The performance duration must be at least 45 minutes and not exceed 50 minutes.

• ROUNDS

  • The competition is divided into a Preliminary, Semi-final and a Final round.
  • For the Semi-final and the Final, the Società Umanitaria will provide the piano, the harpsichord and the harp. Piano accompanists will also be available.
    Whoever intends to make use of a provided piano accompanist is kindly asked to specifically mention it in the application. A copy of the score for the accompanist must be provided via email by June 20, 2021
  • Rehearsals with provided piano accompanists and rehearsals to test the acoustic of the audition venue will take place in the two days leading up to the Semi-final round, in accordance with the schedule that will be issued by the Società Umanitaria.
  • Contestants and their accompanists will have accommodation provided in private homes between September 30 and October 9, 2021. Any other type of accommodation will be at the candidates’ own expense.

• PRELIMINARY ROUND – ON LINE – Application by April 15, 2021

  The Preliminary round will be completely online. Each candidate will submit two videos: one with a self-presentation with a duration of no more than two minutes, and another with a duration between 18 and 22 minutes. The latter video will contain parts, at the candidate’s choice, of the presented programme. Preferably, the video should not contain only one piece but a selection of excerpts from the whole programme.
  Where possible, it is better not to use pre-recorded accompaniment.
  The video must be submitted by uploading it on YouTube and posted as either Public or Unlisted. Judges will not be able to review the video if it is Private. The link to the video must be enclosed in the application form.
  Videos must be recent and recorded for the purpose of the competition.
  Concerning how to record the video, please read our video shooting guidelines.

• SEMI-FINAL – IN PRESENCE AT THE SOCIETA’ UMANITARIA - October 3-5, 2021

  • No more than 35 contestants will be admitted to the Semi-final round.
    The name of the admitted candidates will be published by June 15, 2021
  • Candidates will be asked by the Jury to perform a selection from their chosen repertoire. 
    Candidate performance times will be indicated in the schedule set by the Società Umanitaria. These will be sent via e-mail and published on the website by July 15, 2021

  The dates of the rounds of the competition are subject to change based on the number of candidates participating.

• FINAL – IN PRESENCE AT THE SOCIETA’ UMANITARIA - October 6-7, 2021

  No more than 10 candidates will be selected for the Final round. During this round, candidates are required to perform the entire competition programme presented in the application according to the schedule set by the Jury.

• JURY

  The Juries will consist of prominent international musicians.

• PRIZES

  • First prize           euro 7000,00
  • Second prize       euro 5000,00
  • Third prize          euro 3000,00
  • Concerts offered by the Società Umanitaria in its Concert Season.

  The three winners will perform a recital at the Award Ceremony on October 8, 2021 at 8.00 p.m. at the Sala Verdi of the Conservatory of Milan. The winners’ recital will be recorded and released on-line by the Società Umanitaria. Prize are contingent on the winning contestant’s participation in the winners’ concert and recording. Failure to participate will result in the forfeiting of prize money.

• INSTITUTIONS INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE COMPETITION

  Institutions invited to take part in the Competition
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