Dear contestant of Piano Competition, we are very glad to welcome you in the beautiful region of Orbetello. We hope you will enjoy the competition, and we wish you a beautiful experience here with us.

Here we will give you the first practical informations about the competition and the logistics.

PLEASE READ EVERYTHING CAREFULLY! And we kindly ask you, in the unlikely event that you cannot participate anymore, to tell us, that will help us schedule the competition rounds.

WHEN

29th April from 2pm to 6pm you can try the competition piano (Yamaha CFX). If for some reason you arrive later in the evening, don’t worry, just contact us!

Upon arrival, every candidate will receive a schedule of practising-facility for the rest of the afternoon

6PM: Draw of the name of the first contestant, then the alphabetical order will follow. If for some reason you arrive later in the evening, don’t worry, just contact us!

30th April 9.00\9.30 beginning of competition (the first candidates of the competition can practise from 8 am)

Every candidate will be provided a practising-facility schedule for Tuesday and Wednesday

30th April-1st May Preliminary round (the exact schedule and order of performance will be given after the draw)

2nd May 9am-7pm: Semifinal round (the exact schedule and order of performance will be given after the results of 1st round) – max 10 contestants will be admitted to the semifinal round.

3rd May Morning: Final round (the exact schedule and order of performance will be given after the results of 2nd round) - max 3 contestants will be admitted to the final round.

9.15 pm: Prize-giving ceremony and audience prize

Important: this schedule is meant to give a general overview and is subject to slight changes that will be notified, in case.

Practising is possible thanks to the availability of pianos provided by the local music music associations. We guarantee a minimum reasonable practice time equally for every candidate every day, but we recommend you to consider that the practicing time in Orbetello is meant to warm up and to “refresh” the works you are going to perform.

WHERE

Auditorium Orbetello: Piazza della Repubblica 1, in the Historical center of the city of Orbetello.

The organization is providing a warm-up piano next to the auditorium to be used just before your on-stage performance. The practising facilities are located in 3 different spots in the center of Orbetello, maximum 5 minutes walk from the Auditorium.

For those who stay at Park Hotel Residence, the Auditorium is 600m away. People in Orbetello are very friendly and will be very helpful in case you need help.

The center of Orbetello is full of shops and restaurants. Upon arrival you will know those who make a special meal deal for our contestants.

HOW TO ARRIVE TO ORBETELLO TRAIN STATION

Orbetello is on the railway line ROMA- regional train.

You can find the schedules on www.trenitalia.com, just insert your departure station and “Orbetello-” as arrival station.

The following is just a practical guide on how to reach us, but please rely on official timetables.

Choose one of the following:

FROM ROMA AIRPORTS TO ORBETELLO TRAIN STATION: arrive to Roma Termini station, then head to Tracks 27-28-29 (consider 10 minutes walk)

And take some regional train to Pisa or . You will be able to stop at Orbetello-Monte Argentario train station.

or

FROM PISA AIRPORT TO ORBETELLO TRAIN STATION: arrive to Pisa train station and take a regional train to Roma. You will be able to stop at Orbetello-Monte Argentario train station.

or

FROM MILANO OR BOLOGNA OR TORINO:

Take a train to Grosseto (InterCity), and in Grosseto change train and take a regional train to Roma

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And then….

HOW TO ARRIVE FROM ORBETELLO TRAIN STATION TO ORBETELLO PARK HOTEL RESIDENCE AND CITY CENTER

From Orbetello Station (FS) to Orbetello Center take any bus going to OR . Buy the ticket at the station bar or on board the bus and ASK DRIVER ANYWAY, and tell him to stop you at PARK HOTEL or ORBETELLO CENTRO, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU NEED TO ARRIVE. The journey takes 5 minutes.

Monday to Saturday departure at 5.50 – 6.50 -6.55 -7.15 – 8.05 -8.15 -8.53 -9.15 – 9.53– 10.15 – 10.53 – 11.05 – 11.53 - 12.20 – 12.40 -13.20 - 14.15 – 14.55– 15.05 – 15.55- 16.05 – 16.55 - 17.20 – 18.00 - 18.15 – 19.10 – 20.10 – 21.13 ATTENTION: FOR THOSE WHO ARRIVE AFTER 9PM AT ORBETELLO TRAIN STATION, IT’S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU LET US KNOW IN ADVANCE, AS THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS STOPPING AT 21.13, AND THE TRAIN STATION IS APPROX 4KM FROM CITY CENTER. LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL HELP YOU TO REACH YOUR HOTEL OR THE CITY CENTER.

DO NOT WALK FROM ORBETELLO STATION TO ORBETELLO CENTER THROUGH THE HIGHWAY, THIS IS DANGEROUS.THERE IS A PEDESTRIAN PATH

What to do in your free time….

On Tuesday 30th April Orbetello Piano Festival will hold a concert at night in the same auditorium. Anna Geniushene, our winner from 2018 edition will perform.

The center of Orbetello is very lively and has plenty of nice spots to have a lunch\dinner\aperitivo\drink\shopping.

From Orbetello you can walk to the beach of Feniglia (20 minutes walk on the cycling path) or take a bus to Porto Ercole to go to the same beach. Also the villages of Porto Ercole or Porto Santo Stefano are reachable by bus with a 15 minutes ride. Bus tickets can be bought in every press shop and also at the local information office.

From Porto Santo Stefano it’s possible also to take a ferry to the beautiful .

In Orbetello is possible also to rent a bicycle to enjoy the beautiful area. Your hotel will help you.

Practical info and phone numbers:

Park Hotel +39 0564863618 [email protected]

Health Emergency 118

Carabinieri\Police 112\113 (Orbetello is a very safe place  )

Artistic Director M° Giuliano Adorno +39 3470485648 (whatsapp and text mostly)

Tourist information +39 0564860447 Piazza Della Repubblica

We wait for you in Orbetello!

Important: if for some reason it will be impossible to join us, we would be grateful if you would let us know in advance