The competition is announced in five categories as follows:
Category I: born between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2014
Category II: born between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2011
Category III: born between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2008
Category IV: born between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2005
Category V: born between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2002
- Competitors can only apply for the category that is due to their date of birth.
- Competitors who have competed or possibly won earlier can apply for the competition.
- The order of appearance will be decided by ballot at the opening of the competition. This order will be valid throughout the competition.
- The competition is public, the 1st category has one round, the 2nd-5th category has two rounds.
- The competition programme must be played without score, except for the chamber sonata pieces (Category V, Round 2)
- The competition programme cannot be changed after the application has been submitted.
- When choosing the competition programme, the given time frame must be kept. Otherwise, the jury has the right to listen to the piece from any part, or to knock the pieces any time.
- The pieces must be played without repetition.
- The optional piece of performance cannot be a concerto or a chamber sonata (e.g. Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, etc.) and cannot be any of the compulsory Popper works originally set in the different categories.
- The whole competition can be followed online on our website, our Facebook page, and on our YouTube channel.
- There is sound and film recording during the competition. The recordings can be used for promotional purposes without any remuneration to the participants.
The Jury gives points to the contestants. The points are not public. The Jury reserves the right to decide whether or not to award the prizes, or to change the content of any of the prizes.
After the 1st round there is a possibility for those contestants who didn’t qualify for the 2nd round to consult with the Jury to help their further development.
There is no money award. Announcement of results will take place at the end of competition. After the distribution of the prizes, the prize winners will perform at a Gala Concert.