APPLICATION PROCEDURE

1. The competition is open for formed ensembles of singers up to 32 years of age and pianists up to 27 years of age graduates or students of high level musical institutions.

2. The competition consists of two eliminatory rounds and one final round. All rounds are open to public; the order of performance will be determined by drawing lot and will be kept until the end of the competition.

3. Applications must be posted no later than June 01, 2010 to the following address

Russia, 190000, Saint-Petersburg, Teatralnaya square 3
Saint-Petersburg State Conservatory
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
OF “THREE CENTURIES OF CLASSIC ROMANCE” COMPETITION

Or send scanned application documents by e-mail to artpetersburg@mail.ru

List of required documentation to be presented by singer and pianist

• Competition application form (download)
  (Information about the competition and application form is available on the website www.classical-romance.com)
• Copies of front pages of applicants’ passports
• Copy of Diploma for graduates or official confirmation of studying for students
• Curriculum Vitae must contain
  • Name and surname, titles and posts of teachers of main studies and chamber music
  • Laureates and diplomas of honor of competitions if any
  • Current occupation
  • A studio color portrait photograph close shot of each member of duet separately

4. Incomplete incorrectly filled or sent after the closing date application forms will not be considered. The date of sending is determined by post stamp

5. Those accepted as participants of the competition will be sent an invitation with the starting date of the competition no later than June 1, 2010 to their e-mail address or fax. The invitation will be sent by ordinary mail only for citizens of countries requiring Russian entry visa

6. Entry fee of 1000 rubles for each member of the duet (e.g. 2000 rubles in total) to be paid upon arrival to the competition prior to drawing

THE COMPETITION PROCEDURE

1. The order of performance will be determined by drawing lot and will be kept until the end of competition.

2. No more than one half of the total number of the participants of the first round will be allowed to the second round

3. No more than 16 participants will be let on to the Third and Final round. The Jury will decide upon the final distribution of prizes on their conclusive session

4. The Jury has the right to reduce or interrupt a performance which exceeds the agreed time limit or in case of an obvious result of the performance upon unanimous decision of the Jury

5. The decision of the Jury is final and will not be modified.

6. The winners and the holders of diplomas of Honor of the competition must take part in two to three concerts at the closing of the competition

7. The organizing committee of the competition reserves the right to broadcast the final concerts on radio and television and to record them on audio and video tapes and CDs and to distribute them without obligations of reimbursing the costs to the participants of the competition. The direction reserves the right to sign additional contracts with other companies in order to distribute the above mentioned material of the competition.

REHEARSALS

The organizing committee offers rehearsing rooms and 15 minutes rehearsals at the Hall for every participant.

FINANCIAL AMENDMENTS

1. The organizing committee offers housing and takes charges of the expenses of the participants from the beginning of the second round to the end of the competition.

• The expenses on housing of the participants of the second round not accepted to the third round will be reimbursed until 12am of the day following the day of the announcement of the results of the second round.
• The housing of the participants of the third round will be reimbursed by the organizing committee up to 12am of the day following the day of the official closing of the competition

2. The organizing committee will reimburse the travel expenses for the participants of the competition accepted to the second round
3. Participants from abroad must pay themselves for their passports and visas. The official letter of invitation to the competition needed for visa application will be sent by the organizing committee not later than June 1, 2010.
 

PROGRAM OF THE COMPETITION

Download Program of The Competition (pdf)

The participants of the competition must choose one work from every position of the list below. The singers must perform all works from memory.

I ROUND

1. A romance by Glinka*, Dargomyzhsky* or an early Russian composer (for ex. Alyabyev, Guriliov, Varlamov)
2. A German Lied (by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, H.Wolf)
3. A romance by a French 19th century composer (Gounod, Bizet, Saint-Saens, Faure, Chausson etc.)
4. A romance by an Italian 19th century composer (Verdi, Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini etc.)

II ROUND

1. A song by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven
2. A romance by a Russian composer (Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev, Musorgsky, Сui*, Borodin)
3. A romance by a French Impressionist (Debussy, Ravel)
4. A romance by Mahler, R. Strauss

III ROUND

1. A romance by Tchaikovsky*
2. A romance by Taneev, Rakhmaninov, Metner*
3. A romance of a national composer (Spanish, Italian, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Scandinavian etc.)
4. A work from the participants' country of origin, composed after 1950s

* The works of these composers written in French, German or Italian languages, and having Russian traditional variant of the text can be performed as in Russian, and on a original language.

NOTE

a)    All works are to be performed in the original language.
b)    Works performed must be performed once and cannot be repeated in other rounds
c)    Changes in program are allowed in exceptional cases only upon agreement with the Chairman of the Jury of the competition.