COMPETITION RULES - APPLICATION PROCESS
1. The competition is open to all violinists of all nationalities, ages 18 to 29 (by Jan 14, 2018). There is no application fee. The winner will receive 2,000 US Dollars.
2. The competition will take place in two rounds.
3. The first round will consist of a video recording of a freely chosen 3-5 minute work (or segment from that work) from the standard violin repertoire, for either solo violin, violin and piano, or violin and orchestra. The video should be uploaded to youtube, vimeo, or equivalent, and the link should then be emailed to the competition by Nov 1, 2017.
4. Four finalists will be chosen by Nov 15, 2017 to proceed to the final round.
5. The final round will take place at Carnegie Recital Hall on Jan 14, 2018 at 7:30PM.
6. All four finalists will get to play at Carnegie Hall in front of presenters from the APAP National Conference.
7. The piece to be performed in the final round will be the 4-movement Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano by Julian Gargiulo (split up amongst the 4 finalists, one movement each). The movements will be assigned randomly when the four finalists are chosen. (the score of the sonata will be available for download at http://www.gettingtocarnegie.com)
8. The winner of the final round will be chosen by the audience immediately after all four finalists have performed on Jan 14, 2018.
9. The winner will receive a cash prize of 2,000 US Dollars and will be the featured violinist during the 13th Water Island Music Festival (http://water-island-music.com), taking place from Jan 19-21, 2018 on Water Island, USVI. Airfare, lodging, and meals will be provided. *Note: Performing in the Water Island Music Festival is compulsory, and not being able to perform will mean forfeiting the prize.
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To apply you will need to email gettingtocarnegie@gmail.com the following information by Nov 1, 2017:
1. Biography (including date of birth)
2. Demo video link of 3-5 minute performance
3. E-mail address
1. The competition is open to all violinists of all nationalities, ages 18 to 29 (by Jan 14, 2018). There is no application fee. The winner will receive 2,000 US Dollars.
2. The competition will take place in two rounds.
3. The first round will consist of a video recording of a freely chosen 3-5 minute work (or segment from that work) from the standard violin repertoire, for either solo violin, violin and piano, or violin and orchestra. The video should be uploaded to youtube, vimeo, or equivalent, and the link should then be emailed to the competition by Nov 1, 2017.
4. Four finalists will be chosen by Nov 15, 2017 to proceed to the final round.
5. The final round will take place at Carnegie Recital Hall on Jan 14, 2018 at 7:30PM.
6. All four finalists will get to play at Carnegie Hall in front of presenters from the APAP National Conference.
7. The piece to be performed in the final round will be the 4-movement Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano by Julian Gargiulo (split up amongst the 4 finalists, one movement each). The movements will be assigned randomly when the four finalists are chosen. (the score of the sonata will be available for download at http://www.gettingtocarnegie.com)
8. The winner of the final round will be chosen by the audience immediately after all four finalists have performed on Jan 14, 2018.
9. The winner will receive a cash prize of 2,000 US Dollars and will be the featured violinist during the 13th Water Island Music Festival (http://water-island-music.com), taking place from Jan 19-21, 2018 on Water Island, USVI. Airfare, lodging, and meals will be provided. *Note: Performing in the Water Island Music Festival is compulsory, and not being able to perform will mean forfeiting the prize.
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To apply you will need to email gettingtocarnegie@gmail.com the following information by Nov 1, 2017:
1. Biography (including date of birth)
2. Demo video link of 3-5 minute performance
3. E-mail address