REGULATIONS
INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION "YOUNG PAGANINI"
LEGNICA 7 - 9 MARCH 2018

  1. The competition will take place on 7 - 9.03.2018 in the Knight's Academy (Akademia Rycerska) on the Chonjowska 2 street in Legnica.
  2. The organizer of the event is The Center For Arts Education in Warsaw, partner is the Music School in Legnica.
  3. The competition includes two stages and will be held in two age groups.
    1. Younger Group - violinists born after 31.12.2001
    2. Older Group - violinists born after 01.12.1998

  4. 1st Stage:

    1. ANY N. PAGANINI'S COMPOSITION OR CAPRICE.
      (excluding performing fragments of cyclical composition eg.: one fragment of a sonata or a concert, with the exeption of "La Campanella")
    2. ANY VIRTUOS COMPOSITION.
      With piano accompaniment or for solo violin(excluding performing fragments of cyclical composition)
      - the duration of the first stage should not exceed 20 minutes.

    2nd Stage:
    I or II and III PART OF ANY VIOLIN CONCERT.


  5. The order of performing the earlier notified compositions is arbitrary. Participants are obliged to play the chosen compositions from memory.
  6. A jury appointed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. The jury's verdicts are irrevocable and unenforceable.
  7. The students of jury members can not participate in competition
  8. Participants - auditions will be held publicly, in the alphabetical order, starting from the candidate chosen by drawing of lots, that will be conducted on 5.02.2018.
  9. Each contestant is obliged to arriving an hour before their performance (time can change to 30 minutes)
  10. The winners of the first three places and the special awards in each age group will be awarded the title of the laureate of the International Violin Competition "Young Paganini".
  11. The organizers reserve the right to free recordings during the auditions and the winners' concert.There is sum offered to the prize-winners.
  12. Applications forms should be sent only electronically by the deadline of 31.01.2018.
  13. The application form is available on www.mlodypaganini.pl
  14. The entry fee for the competition is 40 euros. We will inform you about the transfer details soon on the website.
  15. The contest schedule, any changes and information updates will be listed on www.mlodypaganini.pl
  16. The contestants and accompanists themselves cover the costs of travel, accommodation and meals.
  17. Prizes and diplomas will be awarded on the last day of the contest.
  18. During the awards ceremony and gala concert a full/ceremonial dress is obligatory.
  19. The organizer reserves the right to make any changes in the regulations. The changes in the regulations will be posted on www.mlodypaganini.pl
  20. All doubts and questions concerning the provisions of the these regulations shall be resolved on the basis of the Polish text.
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