SENIOR

The "Triesis 488 Music Association", under the patronage of the Municipality of Novara, announces the IV Edition of the Sergio Fiorentino International Piano Competition.

The competition will take place on the 26th, 27th, 28th of September in Novara (NO) Italy, at the Auditorium f.lli Olivieri (Via Dominioni, 1).

PARTICIPATION MODALITY                                   

The Senior Section of the Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities who have not turned 33 at the start of the competition (26th September 2024). Candidates who have any constant teaching relationships with one or more members of the jury are not allowed to apply for the Competition.                                              Participation to masterclasses does not imply any exclusion. All travel and accomodation expenses are at the contestants’ charge. The first 40 applications will be accepted. Applying for the Competition implies unconditional adherence to the regulations, both in its general rules and in the specific rules of each section of the Competition.

ANTI COVID-19 PROTOCOL                                           

The organization undertakes to observe all the procedures established by law in order to protect the safety of the competitors. Candidates will be promptly informed of the protocols in force.

PROGRAM

The Senior Section is articulated into three solo stages that will be held live.

• PRELIMINARY ROUND                                                                                    

Free program of max. 15 minutes including one virtuoso etude chosen from those by F. Chopin, F. Liszt, C. Debussy, A. Scriabin, S. Rachmaninov, S. Prokofiev, B. Bartok, G. Ligeti, I. Stravinsky.

• SEMIFINAL ROUND

Free program of max. 40 minutes that must include a Sonata or a set of Variations chosen from those by J. Haydn, W.A. Mozart, M. Clementi, L.van Beethoven or one of the six Partitas, English or French Suites of J. S. Bach must be included.

• FINAL ROUND

Free program of max. 30 minutes.                                                                                                                            

All performances must be played from memory. All pieces must be published. It is not allowed to repeat pieces from previous rounds.

VOTING SYSTEM

The Jury’s judgement is unquestionable and irrevocable.
The transition from the Preliminary to the Semifinal Round and the transition from the Semifinal to the Final Rround will be determined by the number of "YES" expressed by the Jury for each competitor.
The results will be determined by the score expressed by Jury for each competitor.

APPLICATION

Applications for the Competition are open until the 26th of August 2024.
The registration form downloadable below must be sent to the following email address: s.fiorentinopianocompetition@gmail.com. It is mandatory to write as subject of the email "Registration for the Sergio Fiorentino International Piano Competition 2024".
The following documents must be attached:

• copy of the payment of the application fee;

• copy of the identity document;

• curriculum and a professional photo.

The application fee to the Senior Section of the Competition is € 120; payment details:
Beneficiary: Mario Coppola (Artistic Director)
IBAN: IT45T0503410100000000281968
BIC/SWIFT: BAPPIT21A50
DESCRIPTION: APPLICATION FEE FIORENTINO COMPETITON  – Name, Surname
The application fee refers to payment by bank transfer; in case of payment by PayPal a commission of 5€ is added.

PRIZES

• FIRST PRIZE
  euro 3,500 (three thousand five hundred/00) indivisible, of which 2.000 (two thousand/00) given at the awards ceremony and three concerts worth a total of 1.500 (one thousand five hundred/00)
  and First Prize Diploma

• SECOND PRIZE
  euro 1,000 (one thousand/00)
  and Second Prize Diploma

• THIRD PRIZE
  euro 500 (five hundred/00)
  and Third Prize Diploma

A Finalist Diploma will be given to the not awarded finalist.
The Jury has the right not to award prizes if the contestants do not reach the required artistic level.

The prizegiving concert of the winners will take place on the 28th of September 2024 in Novara, the Auditorium f.lli Olivieri (Via Dominioni n.1). The non-participation to the winners concert implies the renunciation of the prize.

PRIVACY

The application implies the unconditioned acceptation of the present regulation. For any disputes, the court of Novara will be competent.
The candidate through the application authorizes – according to art. 97 of the Law about the copyright – to make audio-visual recordings about someone’s performance and broadcast on all platforms of the Association or connected to it and to publish photos on promotional material of the Association or exhibit on occasion of future events. In relation to this the candidates cannot advance any right or financial reward.
According to the art. 13 and 14 of GDPR – Regulation UE 2016/679 about copyright – the data provided on the application will be used exclusively to send information about the Competition excluding any other use.