Competition Organisation
The compe on takes place under the auspices of ź the govenor of South Moravia, JUDr. Bohumil Šimek ź the mayor of the city of Brno, Markéta Vaňková ź the mayor of the Brno-centre district, Vojtěch Mencl ź the mayor of the district of Brno-Žabovresky, Lucie Pokorná ź the mayor of the district of Brno-Žebě n, Vít Beran ź the President of the Associa on of Regions of the Czech Republic MUDr. Jiří Běhounek Terezie Fialová Jury Absolute Winner of the competition in 1996 The jury consists of 5 members, all of whom are well- The most important thing AMADEUS started for me – within known and respected Czech and foreign pedagogues me – was to love music, to embrace it fully, with all my heart and all my life. Compe ons are not always about success. and ar sts. The secretary of the jury is a teacher from They are also about experience, hard work, encounters and one of the organising music schools and the conduct of about being open. the jury is overseen by the chairman. The jury gives points between 0 and 25. The points from all the jurors are added together and an average value is calculated. If a juror’s points differ from the average by 3 points or more, this juror’s mark is crossed out and not taken into considera on and a new average value is calculated. The jury marks all performances a er all the contestants have played The 27th Interna onal Mozart Compe on within each category and the order is established. for young pianists up to 11 years old Jurors’ marks are public during the compe on. Jurors are not permi ed to mark their own students or their Jan Čmejla family members. Absolute Winner of the competition in 2014 The AMADEUS Compe on deepened my love not only for The compe on is organized by the music of Mozart but for music as a whole. I hear ly November 26th - 28th, 2020 ź AMADEUS, founda on fund recommend this compe on to all pianists that love playing ź PARNAS, z.s. and love Mozart's music as much as I do. Brno, Czech Republic ź The Brno Philharmonic ź Music School Brno, Veveří, contributory organisa on ź Music School of Fran sek Jilek, contributory organisa on “AMADEUS“, the interna onal Mozart compe on for young pianists up to 11 years Contact old was founded to salute the genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart who performed School of Arts, Brno, Veveří in Brno at the Reduta theatre on MgA. Vladimír Halíček, director 30th December 1767 at the age of 11. tel.: 00 420 731 610 025 e-mail: [email protected] www.amadeusbrno.cz Changes to repertoire must be announced in wri ng Competition Rules before 20.9.2020 to [email protected] Application Later changes to programmes will not be accepted and Compe on Dates for the 27th AMADEUS Compe on will lead to disqualifica on of the compe tor! The closing date for applica ons is: 22nd June 2020 Applica ons must be made online at www.amadeusbrno.cz Compe on: 26th and 27th November 2020 The order of contestants for the compe on will be ź Applica ons can be made through a music school or Besední dům, Komenského nám. 8., Brno determined via a draw during fes val „Mozart´s Children” 2020 and published on the compe on website. a legal representa ve. Winners‘ Concert: 28th November 2020 ź Informa on on the applica on form must be correct Besední dům, Komenského nám. 8., Brno and true. Teachers or legal representa ves are Prizes responsible for the accuracy of informa on. Time limits and categories ź Applica ons received a er the closing date will not The compe on has one round. It is not compulsory to The jury grants these prizes in each category: 1st, 2nd and be accepted. be a student at a music school or ins tu on. ź Maximum number of par cipants: 100 Par cipants are categorised according to year of birth. 3rd place and Honourable Men on. All prizes can be shared upon the jury´s recommenda on Compe on schedule and rehearsal schedule or some might be skipped. All contestants who win one (on Steinway piano) will be made public and available to Category Age (year of birth) Time limit of the prizes receive a diploma, gi s and the tle view on www.amadeusbrno.cz on 10th October 2020. of a laureate on Winners‘ Concert. Program of the concert The organisers offer prac ce facili es only for dura on I. 2014 and younger 2-4 minutes will be determined by the jury. II. 2013 2-4 minutes of the compe on days and winners´concert. III. 2012 3-5 minutes Concert performances for chosen laureates: By sending in an applica on form to us, the legal ź IV. 2011 3-5 minutes An offer to perform a concert with the symphony representa ve of the contestant agrees to photos to V. 2010 5-8 minutes orchestra be taken and a recording to be made free of charge of ź VI. 2009 5-8 minutes Grand concert in Villa Tugendhat the contestant´s performance in the compe on and The jury may decide to award these special also at the concert of laureates and its free use by prizes amoun ng to 55 000 CZK: public media. Repertoire ź The prize of the governor of South Moravia, for the absolute winner of the compe on ź The Mayor of Brno´s prize for best interpreta on ź At least one composi on by W. A. Mozart Competition Fee of a work by W. A. Mozart Eventually other composi ons by different authors ź The prize of the mayor of Brno - Žabovřesky for who were contemporaries of Mozart e.g.: the best Czech compe tor The fee for the compe on is 60 Euro. It is non-returnable. A. Fr. Bečvařovský, L. van Beethoven, J. A. Benda, ź The prize of the mayor of Brno - Centre for the The fee must be paid by bank transfer by 22.6.2020: J. L. Dusík, Fr. X. Dušek, J. N. Hummel, J. Jelínek, best compe tor from Brno Bank: L. Koželuh, J. Kř. Kuchař, V. V. Mašek, L. Mozart, ź The prize of the mayor of Brno-Žebě n for the Komerční banka, a.s., pobočka Brno–město; Nám. Svobody 92/21, 60200 Brno J. Mysliveček, J. J. Ryba, J. A. Štěpán, V. J. Tomášek, best foreign compe tor Name of account: Parnas, z.s. J. Kř. Vaňhal, J. A. Vitásek, A. Vranický, V. Jírovec, etc. ź opportunity to record a profile CD Account number: 27-6667420297 ź The prize for the youngest compe tor IBAN: CZ2901000000276667420297 Time limits must be strictly observed. Sort code/bank code: KOMBCZPP If a compe tor play one longer composi on (for The jury may decide to award a special prize to Variable symbol: date of birth of the contestant example, Mozart Varia ons), me limit may be teachers for their efforts and prepara on of the extended by 30 seconds in categories I - III and 1 contestants. Special prizes need not be awarded and (day, month, year) Details of charges: minute in categories IV - VI. Works for solo piano are can be divided. The decision of the jury is final. OUR (it´s not possible to enter any other code) permi ed. It is compulsory to play from memory. The It is not possible to assign the payment without the variable symbol. number of works played is unlimited.
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