Niel du Preez – President of the Jury

Yuki Negishi

Mark Nixon

Aisa Ijiri

Roberto Russo

A: Open to all pianists between the ages of 10 – 12 years

GRAND PRIX – 200€

B: Open to all pianists between the ages of 13 – 15 years

GRAND PRIX – 250€

C: Open to all pianists between the ages of 16 – 32 years

GRAND PRIX – 1000€ + Solo piano recital

2nd Prize – 700€

Russo Prize – 200€

15 March 2022

• The deadline for all entries is 15 March 2022.
• Pianists should send recordings via Youtube or Vimeo link (see application form).
• A free choice, but well-balanced program showing different musical and technical abilities will be taken into account by the jury.
• Recordings should date from 16 March 2021 onwards (not older than 1 year).
• Individual pieces should be recorded in one take, but you are allowed to submit a program from different recording sessions/concerts, as long as it dates from after 15 March 2021. Recordings should be sent as one link.
• The recording of a movement/s of a sonata/suite is allowed. Concerto movements will not be accepted.
• A complete application consists of: 1) Application form 2) Recording link 3) Proof of ID 4) Profile photo 5) Application fee 6) Letter of consent by parent/guardian (for categories A & B only).
• Incomplete or late entries will not be accepted.
• Candidates will be notified of the receipt of their application and payment.
• The application fee is non-refundable. 

FURTHER RULES – CATEGORY A (online)

• Open to all pianists between the ages of 10 – 12 years.
• Eligible competitors should not be younger than 10 years, or older than 12 years by the application deadline (15 March 2022).
• Application fee: 35 Euro.
• A signed letter from parent/guardian MUST be included in your application, giving permission for 1) participation 2) ArtePiano to upload your video to the ArtePiano website and Youtube channel.
• Pianists should send a video recording of maximum 10 minutes.
• Recordings can include up to 3 different works from any classical music style period.
• The winner, runner-up and finalists will be announced online during the last week of May 2022.
• The winner will be awarded a cash prize of 200 Euro.
• For more details, PLEASE READ GENERAL RULES ABOVE.

FURTHER RULES – CATEGORY B (online)

• Open to all pianists between the ages of 13 – 15 years. 
• Eligible competitors should not be younger than 13 years, or older than 15 years by the application deadline (15 March 2022).
• Application fee: 35 Euro.
• A signed letter from parent/guardian MUST be included in your application, giving permission for 1) participation 2) ArtePiano to upload video to the ArtePiano website and Youtube channel.
• Pianists should send a video recording of maximum 12 minutes.
• Recordings can include up to 3 different works from any classical music style period.
• The winner, runner-up and finalists will be announced online during the last week of May 2022.
• The winner will be awarded a cash prize of 250 Euro.
• For more details, PLEASE READ GENERAL RULES ABOVE.

FURTHER RULES – CATEGORY C

• Open to all pianists between the ages of 16 – 32 years. 
• Eligible competitors should not be younger than 16 years, or older than 32 years by the application deadline (15 March 2022).
• Application fee: 60 Euro.
• This category will consist of 3 rounds.
• The first round will be held online from which the semi-finalists will be chosen.
• The names of the semi-finalists will be announced online during the first week of May 2022.
• The semi-finals (2nd round) and final round will take place from 21 – 22 July 2022 during the International ArtePiano Festival in Castelnuovo di Farfa (Ri) in Italy.
• Recordings for the first round can include works (at least two) from any classical music style period. The recording should not exceed 15 minutes.
• Semi-finalists should present a free choice, but well-balanced program of 15 – 20 minutes for the live semi-final round. One work can be included from the first round recording, but it is not obligatory.
• Finalists should present a free choice, but well-balanced program of  20 – 25 minutes for the live final round. One work can be included from either the first or second round, but it is not obligatory. 
• The prize ceremony will take place on the 22nd of July 2022 during the final round of the competition.
• The winner will be awarded a cash prize of 1000 Euro and a solo piano recital during the International ArtePiano Festival in July 2023.
• The runner-up will be awarded a cash prize of 700 Euro.
• A special prize of 200 Euro will also be awarded for the best interpretation of a solo piano work composed by pianist and composer Roberto Russo.
• The sheet music will be available here for downloading from the 15th of February 2022.
• The recording for the Russo prize should be sent as a separate link. It is therefore not included in the 15-minute time frame of your main recording.
• Participation in the Russo prize is optional.
• The closing date for entering the Russo prize is 30th of April 2022
• For more details, PLEASE READ GENERAL RULES ABOVE.