COMPETITION
NORTH AMERICA: CANADA / USA
Cultural Partner | VSO School of Music
Timeline
Age Categories
01
Junior A
Under 7 years old (7 included)
Born after 2014-01-01
02
Junior B
8-10 years old
Born between 2011-01-01 and 2013-12-31
03
Junior C
11-13 years old
Born between 2008-01-01 and 2010-12-31
04
Youth Category
14-17 years old
Born between 2004-01-01 and 2007-12-31
05
Adult Category
18-26 years old
Born between 1995-01-01 and 2003-12-31
Awards
National Round Awards
National Round Entry Fee:
$50CAD or $40USD
$50CAD or $40USD
The First Prize：Certificate and Assessment
The Second Prize：Certificate and Assessment
The Third Prize：Certificate and Assessment
The Achievement Award：Certificate and Assessment
The Second Prize：Certificate and Assessment
The Third Prize：Certificate and Assessment
The Achievement Award：Certificate and Assessment
North America Final Awards
Final Round Entry Fee: $85CAD or $70USD
Grand Prize: Certificate, Assessment, Medal, PRM Scholarship Fund $400 * (Please note: only THREE Grand Prize Winners will be selected among the five age categories as Junior, Youth and Adult. The categories of Junior A, B, C will be considered as ONE Junior group for the Grand Prize selection. Only ONE Junior Grand Prize Winner will be designated from the Junior A, Junior B and Junior C.)
The First Prize：Certificate, Assessment, Medal, PRM Scholarship Fund 300$ CAD；
The Second Prize：Certificate, Assessment, Medal, PRM Scholarship Fund 200$ CAD;
The Third Prize：Certificate, Assessment, Medal, PRM Scholarship Fund 100$ CAD；
The Achievement Award：Certificate, Assessment, PRM Scholarship Fund 50$ CAD；
Grand Final Awards
Gold Award Winner：Certificate, Assessment, Trophy, PRM Scholarship Fund 2000$ CAD；
Silver Award Winner：Certificate, Assessment, Medal, PRM Scholarship Fund 1000$ CAD；
Bronze Award Winner：Certificate, Assessment, Medal, PRM Scholarship Fund 500$ CAD
Silver Award Winner：Certificate, Assessment, Medal, PRM Scholarship Fund 1000$ CAD；
Bronze Award Winner：Certificate, Assessment, Medal, PRM Scholarship Fund 500$ CAD
Judges
Enrico Elisi
Associate Professor of UT School of Music, Steinway Artist.
Michel Fournier
CMC 2019 Final Round Adjudicator, Pianist;
Gary Graffman
Adjudicator for the PRM Grand Final Round; Former director of Curtis Institute of Music; Mentor of Lang Lang, Yuja Wang, and Haochen Zhang.
Jonathan Girard
Associate Professor of UBC School of Music, Director of UBC Orchestra, Conductor;
Stephen Chatman
Order of Canada, Professor of UBC School of Music, Composer;
Repertoire Requirement
National Round
North America Final Round
Junior A
Under 7
National Round
ONE work, no specific period required
North America Final Round
TWO contrasting works
Junior B
8-10
National Round
TWO contrasting works
North America Final Round
TWO works, ONE Baroque or Classical Period work, and ONE Romantic or Post Romantic work
Junior C
11-13
National Round
TWO contrasting works
North America Final Round
TWO works, ONE Baroque or Classical Period work, and ONE Romantic or Post Romantic work
Youth
14-17
National Round
TWO works, ONE Baroque or Classical Period work, and ONE Romantic or Post Romantic work
North America Final Round
TWO works, ONE of which is a modern work (the work must be published after 1900, a work written by an American or Canadian composer is recommended)
Adult
18-26
National Round
TWO works, ONE of which is a Concert Etude from Chopin, Liszt or Ligeti
North America Final Round
THREE works:
- ONE modern work (the work must be published after 1900, a work written by an American or Canadian composer is recommended);
- ONE Baroque or Classical Period work. If a classical sonata is chosen, the candidates only need to play one movement;
- ONE Romantic or Post Romantic work. Post Romantic work includes impressionist works. A suite or series of works (such as Mazurka series) is regarded as one work.
In addition to the above repertoire requirements, the following rules should be complied:
1. The candidates are allowed to play with music score for the National Round.
2. The candidates are allowed to retain one of the works that they have performed in the previous rounds.
3. The candidates are required to memorize the music for the Final Round.
4. There is no time limit for the performance.
5. The repeat signs should be generally omitted.
6. The date of recording must be after January 1, 2021.
7. If a classical sonata is chosen, the candidates only need to play one movement.
For more detailes, please refer to the General Regulations.
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