2021 GUIDE TO TOP COMPETITIONS
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Piazzolla Music Competition |
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
Piazzolla Music Competition is the international music competition for instrumentalists and ensembles in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Astor Piazzolla, presented in collaboration with Fundación Astor Piazzolla and with the involvement of the composer's family.
Any musical work composed by Astor Piazolla will be accepted. Video submissions must contain a minimum of four minutes of musical performance. There is no maximum duration. If a submission has more than ten minutes of musical performance, the contestant will be judged on the first ten minutes of their performance.
Video recordings (audio only not acceptable) must be performed by the applicants. Each contestant must upload their video to YouTube, Vimeo, or other public streaming platform. Videos can be posted publicly or be unlisted. Contestants must then supply the URL link to the video as part of their submission. Download links will not be accepted.
Proceeds from the 2021 Piazzolla Music Competition will benefit music education charities.
MAIN OFFICE
223 Lafayette Road
North Hampton NH 03862
UNITED STATES
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ELIGIBILITY
The Competition is open to artists of any nationality, state, or country of residence.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Conducting •
Piano •
Strings |
PANDEMIC & SAFETY
Due to the pandemic, is this competition:
✔ Scheduled?
✔ Accepting applications?
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DETAILS |
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| Travel Covered? | No |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First prize | Less than $10,000 |
| Smallest prize | Less than $5,000 |
| Additional prizes | Performances |
| Jury chair(s) | Pablo Ziegler, President of the Jury, GRAMMY-winning pianist and composer |
| Additional jurors | -Daniel Villaflor Piazzolla, vice president, Fundación Astor Piazzolla
-Daniel Binelli, GRAMMY-nominated bandoneonist and composer
-Cesare Chiacchiaretta, accordionist, bandoneonist, composer
-Bob Lord, CEO of PARMA Recordings, producer, composer, bassist
-Arthur Gottschalk, composer, professor at Rice University, Houston, TX
-Héctor Del Curto, GRAMMY-winning bandoneonist
-Walther Castro, bandoneonist, composer, arranger
-Paolo Petrocelli, performing arts manager
-Romana Matanovac Vuckovic, guitarist, LLM, Croatian Music Institute president
-Sandra Rumolino, tango singer, actress, dancer
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| Jury size | 10 |
| Application fee | -Category A, soloists: $90 USD -Category B, ensembles: $60 USD per ensemble member; duo: $120 USD; trio: $180 USD; quartet: $240 USD; quintet: $300 USD; sextet: $360 USD |
| Application deadline | April 18, 2021 |
| Application notes | Submissions must be received no later than April 18, 2021, 11:59 pm EST (GMT-5) |
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