International Rhapsody Youth Piano Competition

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OUR MISSION:

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​Our goal is to create a fair and competitive environment while also keeping the integrity of the competition transparent. One of the ways this is done is by rotating judges every three years and selecting at least two concert pianists, and one independent judge (conductor, composer, or musical critic). All judges are forbidden from entering any of their students into the competition. 

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​​​CATEGORIES:

​​CATEGORY "A"                 7 to 10 years old

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CATEGORY "B"                11 to 13 years old

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CATEGORY "C"                14 to 17 years old​

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CATEGORY "D"                18 to 21 years old

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 CATEGORY "E"                 22 years old + up

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​GENERAL RULES:

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Contestants must submit a good-quality video recording that is uploaded to YouTube. We will not open or accept any emailed recordings. Your chosen music compositions must be recorded as one associated with a single YouTube link. All music compositions must be performed from memory in the order submitted in your online application. No simplified versions of traditional repertoire are allowed. No free improvisation or pop music is acceptable. The program should be played by memory with no repeats.

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​No repertoire changes are allowed after the application is submitted or at any point during the competition. 

Composers representing former Soviet Union republics are permitted (i.e. Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, etc.)

For compositions written after 1960 participants must provide the Judges with the original music score (no photocopies).

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Global Musical Bridges reserves the right to terminate the competition, in whole or in part, and/or adjust, amend, or suspend the competition, and/or the rules in any way, at any time, for any reason without prior notice.

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All the decisions of the judges are FINAL

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​​​REPERTOIRE REQUIREMENTS:

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​CATEGORY "A"

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Contestants should prepare two compositions of contrasting styles, one of which has to be written by a Russian* composer, and the other one can represent a contrasting composition of Baroque, Classical, Romantic, or Contemporary Eras. The time limit is 12 minutes.

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​CATEGORY    "B"

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Contestants should prepare two compositions of contrasting styles, one of which has to be written by the Soviet Union Era* composer. The other two can represent two contrasting compositions of Baroque, Classical, Romantic or Contemporary Era. The time limit is 18 minutes.

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​CATEGORY   "C" 

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Contestants should prepare three compositions of contrasting styles, one of which has to be written by Sergey Rachmaninoff. The other two can represent two contrasting compositions of Baroque, Classical, Romantic, or Contemporary Era. The time limit is 20 minutes.

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CATEGORY   "D" 

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Contestants should prepare three compositions of contrasting styles, one of which has to be written by Sergey Rachmaninoff. The other two can represent two contrasting compositions of Baroque, Classical, Romantic, or Contemporary Era. The time limit is 25 minutes.​

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​CATEGORY  "E"

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Contestants should prepare three / four compositions of contrasting styles, one of which has to be written by Sergey Rachmaninoff. The other ones have to include compositions by: Ferenz Lizst. Etude by Frederic Chopin or Nikolai Kapustin.  The other two can represent two contrasting compositions of Baroque, Classical, Romantic, or Contemporary Era. The time limit is 30 minutes.

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​​PARTICIPANT FEES:

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Application Fee is $100 per contestant. The application fee is non-refundable.

Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses.

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​​AWARDS:

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ALL CATEGORIES I, II, III PLACES - TROPHY and CERTIFICATE

ALL CATEGORIES - IV PLACES - HONORABLE MENTION CERTIFICATE and TROPHY

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD

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​DATES & LOCATION:

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Dates and location TBD ​​

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For more information contact us:  

Email: global.m.bridges@gmail.com

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