THE MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL CONCERTO COMPETITION FOR YOUNG PIANISTS

Rules

1. The Competition is open to pianists of any nationality who are under 23 years of age.

2. 1 August 2011 is the date used for determining the age of participants in the competition.

3. Competitors will be required to perform works from the repertoire list. No other works will be

accepted.

4. Candidates may only perform one concerto in the competition.  Multiple entries from the same candidate will not be accepted.

5. Competitors who are not ready to perform when called upon to do so may be disqualified.

6. The decisions of the jury are final. Any competitor who makes an attempt, or on whose behalf an

attempt is made, to communicate with an adjudicator may be disqualified.

7.Rights in any Competition performance, recordings or films belong to the Competition and no fee is payable to any competitor on account of these performances or any recordings or broadcasts of them.

8. Concert dress is required for participation in both semi-final and final stages.

9.Official accompanists will be available for the first and semi-final rounds, though competitors may choose to perform with their own accompanists.

Entrance fee: A non-returnable entrance fee of £60 (sixty pounds sterling) must be submitted with

all application forms. Cheques must be made payable to ‘Chetham’s School of Music’.

Closing date 1 July 2011

Applications

The Application Form, duly completed and appropriately stamped must reach:

The Administrator, Chetham's International SUmmer School and Festival for Pianists, Chetham's School of Music, Long Millgate, Manchester M3 1SB

no later than 1 July 2011 with the following enclosures:

1.    Photographs : Two passport photographs of the applicant.  As these photographs may be used for press and programme reproduction, it is important that they are not pinned or stapled to the application form. Please write your name lightly on the back.

2.    Proof of age : A photocopy of the applicant’s birth certificate or passport must be enclosed as evidence of date of birth


3    Entry Fee of £60 (cheques should be payable to ‘Chetham’s School of Music’) included with the fee for the piano summer school.