Art.1 In order to support the improvement of musical culture and sustain young musicians, FIDAPA “Alta Valle del Tevere” (I.F.B.P.W. - International Federation of Business and Professional Women), in cooperation with Centro Studi Musicali della Valtiberina, promotes a contest of musical performance reserved to Italian and foreign pianists.

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Art.2 The contest is made up of three different sections: 

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“Contemporary Composer" Section

for piano or ensembles with piano up to a quartet

Contestants must be aged 40 and under (born from 1985 onwards)

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“Marco Gennaioli” Section

for piano

Contestants must be aged 25 and under (born from 2000 onwards)

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“Paola Baschetti” Section

for piano

Contestants must be aged 35 and under (born from 1990 onwards)

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Art.3 The candidates will be allowed to take part in more than one section, provided that they meet the age limit conditions and have paid the cumulative fee.

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Art.4 GENERAL CALENDAR

All sections include a preselection and a final phase to which up to 8 finalists in the Marco Gennaioli section and 6 finalists in each of the other two sections will be admitted (at the discretion of the Artistic Director, for justified reasons, the maximum number of finalists may be increased). The preselection will be made online through the evaluation of a video to be sent no later than 15 April (see articles 5, 6, 7, 8), whereas the final audition will take place at the Santa Chiara Auditorium in Sansepolcro (AR - Italy) on 39 and 31 May 2025. The award ceremony and the winners' concert will be held in the afternoon of Sunday, May 31. All the winners must participate and perform during the concert, as indicated by the jury, under penalty of decay from the award.

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Art.5 APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND DEADLINE

It will be possible to register from 1 March to the deadline of 31 March. Each candidate or ensemble must submit his application form within the expiry date, duly completed and signed (go to the Application Form). The following documents must be attached:

- photocopy of an identity document (in the case of ensemble one for each member);

- curriculum vitae (only one in the case of ensemble) mentioning the name of the teachers who gave the applicant any kind of tuition in the last two years (from March 2023);

- payment receipt of enrolment fee, if paid by bank transfer to the following account:

BANCA DI ANGHIARI E STIA CREDITO COOPERATIVO (Sansepolcro) in the name of

Centro Studi Musicali della Valtiberina

IBAN: IBAN: IT43Y0834571610000000013162 / BIC: ICRAITRR9L0

(!!! Payment by Debit/Credit card or PayPal is possible directly from the application form);

Registration without payment will not be accepted.

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The video file for pre-selection must be received by the date of April 15 by sending the YouTube link from which to download it.

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Art.6 PROGRAMMES

“Contemporary Composer” Section

for piano or ensembles with piano up to a quartet.

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Preselection: a video lasting up to 15 minutes including the execution of one or more pieces composed from 1920 onwards.

Final phase (face-to-face): execution of a program up to 25 minutes including pieces (of one or more authors) composed from 1920 onwards. At least one piece must be composed before 1980 and at least another after 1980. Contestants are allowed to re-use pieces already presented in the preselection.

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“Marco Gennaioli” Section

for piano

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Preselection: a video lasting up to 15 minutes which must include the first movement of a sonata taken from Hayden, Clementi , Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and one or more pieces of which at least one by another composer of different period and style.

Final phase (face-to-face): execution of a free choice program up to 30 minutes including at least one piece from Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, Bartok, Scriabin, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov. Pieces already presented in the preselection can be re-used. 

Playing from memory is required in this section, apart from pieces of contemporary composers.

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“Paola Baschetti”Section

for piano

Preselection: a video lasting up to 15 minutes including one virtuoso étude by Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Bartok, Scriabin, Strawinskij, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Ligeti and one or more pieces of which at least one by a different composer from the étude.

Final phase (face-to-face): execution of a program up to 40 minutes including at least two different composers of different periods and styles. Pieces already presented in the preselection can be re-used. 

Playing from memory is required in this section, apart from pieces taken from contemporary composers.

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Art.7 The video must be of good quality, must fully frame the performer, the keyboard with hands well visible and must reproduce a performance without cuts within each song presented. The recording date of the video must not be before 2022.

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Art.8 The videos received will be evaluated by the Contest Jury who will select the finalists. The results will be published on www.studimusicalivaltiberina.it by 25 April. Contestants selected for the final audition will also receive the results via email.

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Art.9 The Jury will be made up of eminent musicians, whose names are published on the contest site (see Jury). No member of the Jury must have any family relationships with the contestants. If Jurors are teaching a candidate or taught him/her in the previous two years (from March 2023 to today), they must abstain from the evaluation of that candidate. The abstention is not required in the case of a single masterclass lasting for a maximum of fifteen consecutive days for each year. In accordance with what has just been said, each member of the Jury will sign a document specifying his or her position towards the contestants. The organization reserves the right to replace one or more members of the jury in the event of their unavailability.

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Art.10 PRIZES

 “Contemporary Composer” Section 

- 1st  Prize Diploma + 1.000€

- 2nd Prize Diploma + 700€

- 3rd  Prize Diploma + 400€

- Finalist Diploma for all competitors admitted to the final phase.

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At the discretion of the event organizers, additional concerts may be awarded as prizes.

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 “Marco Gennaioli” Section 

- 1st  Prize Diploma + 500€

- 2nd Prize Diploma

- 3rd  Prize Diploma

- Finalist Diploma for all competitors admitted to the final stage

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- “Masterclass Bonus” The first four top contestants will receive a bonus up to 700€ each to cover enrolment fees and costs of piano masterclasses chosen by them and attended within the year following the one in which the prize is awarded (* see Note)

(The Masterclass Bonuses are offered by Bma Maglificio, Giorni Aldo Materiale edile,

Famiglia Giubilei, Famiglia Gambacorta)

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- 2 Piano and Orchestra concerts * A competitor among the finalists participating in the final audition will be invited to perform in a concert for piano and orchestra with the Southbank Symphony Orchestra of London, to be scheduled in the summer 2024 first in London and then in Anghiari (AR – Italy). The winner of this prize will be selected by Simon Over, conductor of the Orchestra and member of the Jury. A contribution up to 1.000€ will be granted to the soloist to cover travel expenses for the two concerts.

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At the discretion of the event organizers, additional awards and some concerts may be given out as prizes.

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 “Paola Baschetti” Section 

- 1st  Prize Diploma + 3.000€ indivisible prize (offered by "Marco Gennaioli" Foundation)

- 2nd Prize Diploma + 1.500€ (offered by the Galardi Family)

- 3rd  Prize Diploma + 500€ (offered by the Galardi Family)

- Finalist Diploma for all competitors admitted to the final phase

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At the discretion of the event organizers, additional awards and some concerts may be given out as prizes.

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 FIDAPA Prize "Women in Music" 

reserved to "Marco Gennaioli" and "Paola Baschetti" sections

Among all the winners of these two sections, an additional prize of € 500 will be awarded to a female competitor selected for merit criteria by the Jury that will explain the reasons for the choice.

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(*) Note Masterclass Bonus - “Marco Gennaioli” Section (read carefully)

- The registration and attendance costs will be refunded up to a maximum amount of 700€ for master classes and piano master classes of any duration (even annual), organized by any institutions that propose relevant musical activities. These must be varied and not just limited to the master class which the refund is asked for. Also, they should not be at their first edition and must be visible and available online on a dedicated website or web page also in English whose address must be provided.

- Academic courses, courses granting academic qualifications or equivalent to academic qualifications will not be taken into consideration.

The documentation to be submitted must include: 

- the certificate of attendance, issued by the competent institution, on letterhead paper stamped and signed by the director or legal representative;

- the receipt of the payment for the enrolment and the attendance issued within the period of validity of the bonus (until the end of the year following the one in which the prize is awarded). 

Method of payment of the contribution

- The refund will be paid by bank transfer to the current account indicated by the winner (or other agreed methods). It will be reduced if the transfer costs exceed € 5;

- a maximum of two bank transfers will be possible for each winner;

- each bank transfer may be related to one or more master classes attended, up to a maximum total amount (of all the bank transfers paid) of € 700;

-  this amount of money will be available from the date of the awarding at the prize ceremony until the end of the following year; 

- a nominal commitment document showing in full these conditions will be issued by Centro Studi Musicali della Valtiberina and signed by the legal representative of this association.

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Art.11 ENROLMENT FEES

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                             “Contemporary Composer” Section: soloist 90€ - duo 110€. - trio 130€ - quartet 150€

                             “Marco Gennaioli” Section: 70€

                             “Paola Baschetti” Section: 100€

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!!! In case of enrolment to the two sections Marco Gennaioli and Paola Baschetti

a 10% reduction will be granted.

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Art.12 The organization reserves the right to take audio and video footage during all stages of the event, to be used for promotional purposes. No economic compensation is due to competitors for this use.

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Art.13 According to article 10 of the law 675/96 on the use of personal data, we inform you that the personal data given when enroling will be kept and used only to send information related to the Association and, again in accordance with the already mentioned law, the holder of the personal data has the right to know, update, revise or cancel them, as well as to oppose to their use.

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Art.14 ENROLMENT IMPLIES THE UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMPLETE REGULATIONS IN THE ITALIAN VERSION.

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CONTACTS

Artistic Director: Mauro Nadir Matteucci+39 393 4371610 narmat@fastwebnet.it

Organizational Help: Giovanna Miconi +39 338 4333906 giomiconi@inwind.it

Sansepolcro Tourist Office: +39 (0)575 740536 info@valtiberinaintoscana.it