BANDO “PREMIO PAGANINI”

56° CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE DI VIOLINO

“PREMIO PAGANINI”
15 – 24 October 2021

1) RULES FOR ADMISSION

a) Deadline and recording

The deadline for this call is May 31st, 2021

Entries received from the date of publication of this announcement will be accepted until 12.00 on
May 31st 2021 (Italian time).

- recording takes place only and compulsorily online;

To register, the competitor must access the Prize website: www.premiopaganini.it

b) Age

Violinists of any nationality can participate in the competition who:

- on the expiry date of the call, May 31st, 2021, have reached the age of 15;

- on the final date of the final round of the Award, 24 October 2021, are less than 31 years of age

In any case, those who have exceeded the age limits to participate in the competition are
excluded.
c) Documents to be attached

- Completion of the registration form (FORM / MOD A)

- Short curriculum vitae compiled online using the appropriate form (FORM / MOD B);

- Copy of passport or valid identity document;

- Two recent color photographs;.

- Recording of a video with the execution of the programme chosen for the pre-selection (see
point 2 a);

- Signed and dated declaration of authenticity of the video recording sent for pre-selection;

RECORDING FEE: SEE NOTE

d) Due to the COVID 19 health emergency, in order to facilitate the participation of

competitors, the entry fee will be charged only to those who will be admitted to the preliminary
rounds.

Competitors admitted to the preliminary rounds will have to make the transfer and pay the
registration fee directly in Genoa at the Unicredit Bank; the competition secretariat will be
available to facilitate these operations.

Competitors who, after registration, no longer wish to participate in the competition must notify the
secretariat of the competition in writing.

Competitors must not take on any professional commitments during the final stages of the
competition.

Documents written in languages other than Italian or English must be accompanied by a

translation into one of the above languages.
e) Right of admission without pre-selection

The following are directly admitted to the preliminary rounds of the Competition in Genoa,
upesentation of the registration form:

- the first, second and third prize winners of the last edition of violin competitions belonging to the
World Federation of International Music Competitions in Geneva. Competitors must, in this case,
attach written documentation certifying that.

- The finalists of the last two editions of the "Paganini Award" Competition

f) General rules

- The documentation attached to the application will not be returned

- Incomplete applications will not be accepted, unless, by May 31st, the competitor
completes the application.

- The examination of the documentation submitted by individual competitors for the

purposes of admission to the competition is delegated to a specially designated examining
commission chaired by the Secretary General.

- recording for the competition implies implicit acceptance:

of all the rules of the "Competition Regulations approved by C.C. 35/2012 ";

the decisions of the Examining Commission;

of the Jury, the Committee and the Artistic Director of the competition.

These decisions are final, under penalty of exclusion from the competition itself.
Note:
- The recording fee will not be returned or reimbursed under any circumstances, including
cases of exclusion of the competitor for any reason, withdrawal from the competition by the
competitor, or incorrect payment in favor of the Municipality of Genoa;

- In the event of failure or underpayment, the competitor must proceed with the payment of
the outstanding sum to reach the recording fee of 100 euros, failure to do so will result in
exclusion from the competition;

- Those who, after recording, no longer intend to participate in the competition are required to
notify the secretariat of the competition in writing.

- Competitors will not be able to undertake professional commitments during the final rounds
of the competition.

- Documents written in languages other than Italian, English or French must be accompanied
by a translation into one of the languages indicated above.

In the event of complaints and disputes, only the Italian text of the competition notice is to be
considered valid.

2) PRESELECTION OF CANDIDATES
a) Video for pre selection

At the time of recording, each candidate must provide a recording of a video of good audio
quality, containing all the pieces presented for pre-selection

b) Pre-selection programme

Each candidate must record two Capricci by Niccolò Paganini and the first movement of a
concert by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, according to the following specifications:

- Niccolò Paganini: two Capricci chosen by the competitor, taken from the 24 Capricci op. 1
for solo violin.

- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: the first movement with the cadenza of a Concerto for violin
and orchestra of the candidate's choice (execution with piano accompaniment) from among
the following:
 Concerto in G major K V 216

Concerto in D major K V 218

Concerto in A major K V 219

competitors who should have difficulty in recording Mozart's concerto with piano
accompaniment, may record as an alternative

- Johann Sebastian Bach: two movements of the competitor's choice from the Sonatas and
Partitas BWV 1001 - 1006 for solo violin other than those chosen for the next elimination
phase

c) Video recording requirements for pre-selection

- Applicants must submit high quality unedited video recordings, which must be submitted online
to a shareable online drive such as: Google Drive, DropBox, OneDrive or other similar platform.

- The files must be saved in a folder and the access link to the folder must be indicated in the
registration form FORM / MOD A

Video Specifications:

FULL HD video

Codec: H264

Container: mp4

Size: 1920 x 1080 px (1.0 pixel format)

25 fps progressive

AAC audio, 48 KHz 16 bit

Note:
- recordings must have been produced after 1/1/2020

- The candidate must be fully visible for the duration of each recording
- Videos must be recorded from an angle without any changes being made, and without video
stops.

- The pieces must not have undergone any editing.

- The authenticity of the recording must be confirmed by the competitor signing in the appropriate
section of the FORM / MOD A;

- The videos cannot be made public by the competitor under penalty of exclusion from the
competition

d) Admission to the subsequent rounds

- The recordings received will be selected by a jury identified by the Artistic Director of the Prize.
No more than 32 candidates will be admitted to the next round of the competition which will take
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place in Genoa starting from 15 October 2021.

- At the end of the pre-selection rounds, an alphabetical letter will be drawn which will determine
the order of execution of the competitors during the preliminary, semifinal and final rounds of the
competition.

- The list of admitted candidates and the associated alphabetical letter will be published on the
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website www.premiopaganini.it by June 20 2021.

- Admitted candidates will receive, at the e-mail address indicated in their registration form,
notification of having passed the pre-selection test and communication of the alphabetical letter
drawn. Attached to this communication they will also receive details of the contemporary work for
the semifinal round.

e) Hospitality
- Starting from the day before the first round and for as long as they remain in the competition, all
competitors will enjoy free hospitality at the accommodation facilities selected by the Competition
Secretariat and a daily meal voucher. All admitted competitors will be sent a form for booking
accommodation.

- Hospitality expenses for any accompanying persons, including pianists, will be charged in full to
the competitor.
- The admitted competitor and any accompanying pianist who needs to obtain a visa to enter Italy
must indicate this on the registration form (FORM / MOD A). The Competition Secretariat will
send an invitation letter. The procedures and related expenses for obtaining the visa will be borne
by the competitor and any accompanying pianist. In any case, the Competition Secretariat is not
responsible for failure to obtain a visa. Travel expenses are the sole responsibility of the
competitor.

3. CONDUCT OF COMPETITION
a) Appeal

- Competitors admitted to the preliminary rounds must present themselves at the appeal on
15/10/2021 at Palazzo Tursi (seat of the Municipality of Genoa Via Garibaldi 9) in the “Salone di
Rappresentanza” hall, with a valid identification document (passport or card identity).

- The order of performance of the competitors, selected according to the alphabetical letter drawn
at the end of the preselection, will determine the order of execution of the competitors during the
preliminary, semifinal and final rounds of the competition.

The absence at the time of the appeal, not motivated by force majeure, will result in exclusion
from the Competition by the Examining Commission.

b) Rounds

- The competition will take place from 16/10/2021 to 24/10/2021 and will be public.
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The preliminary round will take place on 16 and 17 October 2021 in the “Salone di
Rappresentanza” of Palazzo Tursi.

The semifinal performances, to which not more than 16 competitors will be admitted, will take
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place on 19 and 20 October 2021 at the Carlo Felice Theater in Genoa.
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The final round, to which no more than 6 competitors will be admitted, will take place on 23 and
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24 October 2021 at the Carlo Felice Theater in Genoa.

- The official pianists for the competition will be available free of charge.

- Competitors may, at their own expense, use their own accompanying pianist.
- All rights relating to recordings and images (including transmission and reproduction rights, as
well as any reproduction rights, including photographic, audio, video or web rights relating to the
competition) belong to the Municipality of Genoa, which may use them without the obligation to
recognize others any compensation.

- By participating in the competition, the competitors authorize audio and video recordings, radio,
television and internet broadcasting, live streaming of the competition and the awarding of the
winners, as well as any events connected with the Prize itself.

c) Programme

PRESELECTION (WEB)

The candidate must record:

1) Niccolò Paganini: two Capricci chosen by the competitor, taken from the 24 Capricci op. 1,
M.S. 25 for solo violin.

2) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: the first movement with cadenza of a Concerto for violin and
orchestra of the candidate's choice (execution with piano accompaniment) from among the
following:

Concerto in G major K V 216

Concerto in D major K V 218

Concerto in A major K V 219

competitors who should have difficulty in recording Mozart's concerto with piano accompaniment,
may record as an alternative

- Johann Sebastian Bach: two movements of the competitor's choice from the Sonatas and
Partitas BWV 1001 - 1006 for solo violin other than those chosen for the next elimination phase
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The elimination round that will take place in Genoa at Palazzo Tursi on 16 and 17 October
2021, the competitors will perform (approximately 20" duration):

1) Johann Sebastian Bach: Two movements of a contrasting character from one of the Six
Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001- BWV 1006, other than those chosen and
recorded for pre-selection stage

Competitors must perform the two movements of the Sonata or Partita according to the Urtext G.
Henle Verlag edition

2) Niccolò Paganini: Three Capricci chosen by the competitor, from the 24 Capricci op. 1, M.S. 25
for solo violin, different from those performed in the video for the preliminary rehearsals

SEMI-FINAL ROUND
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The semifinal round will take place in Genoa at the Carlo Felice Theater on 19 and 20
October2021 the competitors will perform (duration about 55" approximately):

1) A sonata for violin and piano by Johannes Brahms chosen from Op. 78, 100, 108.

2) A virtuoso composition for violin and piano chosen from the following:

E. Chausson: Poème op. 25

P. de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen op. 20 opp. Carmen Fantasy op. 25

M. Ravel: Tzigane

C. Saint Saëns: Introduction and Rondò Capriccioso op. 28; Havanaise op. 83

H. Vieuxtemps: Caprice Hommage à Paganini op. 9 opp. Ballade et Polonaise op. 38

 H. Wieniawsky: Polonaise in D major op. 4 opp Thème Original Varié op. 15

A. Bazzini: Ronde des Lutins

N. Milstein: Paganiniana

3) Niccolò Paganini Three Capricci from the 24 Capricci op. 1 (different from those chosen for the
preliminary and elimination rounds)

4) The piece for solo violin commissioned by the Competition to a living composer

FINAL ROUND

WITH THE ORCHESTRA OF THE CARLO FELICE THEATER GENOA

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The final round will take place in Genoa at the Carlo Felice Theater on 23 and 24 October
2021, the competitor must perform:

1) A Concerto for violin and orchestra chosen by the competitor from among the following:

- L. van Beethoven: Concerto in D major op. 61

- J. Brahms: Conceto in D major op. 77

- J. Sibelius: Concerto in D minor op. 47

- P. Tchaikowsky: Concerto in D major op. 35

2) The Concerto n. 1 in D major op. 6 M.S. 21 by Niccolò Paganini

N. B.: The entire programme of the Competition must be performed by the competitor from
memory, with the exception of the Johannes Brahms Sonata and the contemporary piece.

d) Jury

- The Jury will be composed of internationally renowned individuals chosen from among violinists,
composers, conductors, representatives of musical institutions, music critics of different
nationalities, professionals recognized for their experience, competence, integrity, impartiality and
honesty of judgment. The names of the members of the Jury, the majority of whom will not be of
Italian nationality, will be announced after the deadline for submitting applications.

- Individuals who have kinship (up to the 4th degree) ora relationship with one or more
competitors cannot be part of the International Jury of the Competition.

- The members of the jury who have or have had in the two years preceding the start of the
competition public or private educational relationships with one or more competitors, must refrain
from participating in the discussion and from expressing a vote on the examination of those
competitors .

This abstention will be explicitly mentioned in the minutes of the commission. In compliance with
this in the act of inauguration of the Jury, each member will issue a declaration on their personal
situation regarding the competitors.

- Not more tham sixteen competitors will be admitted to the semifinals, the choice of a maximum
of six competitors who will be admitted to the final round and the final ranking will be established
by the Jury with their conclusive judgment, pronounced by an absolute majority with an open
vote.

- The Jury, at its discretion, may decide to have only part of the compositions provided for in the
programme performed and has the right to interrupt the performance of the candidate at any time
it deems appropriate. In order to ensure the smooth running of the round, the Jury also has the
right to interrupt the performance of the candidate at any time, where, for technical reasons or for
other reasons not attributable to the competitor, the round cannot continue as planned.

- In any case, it is up to the President of the Jury, in agreement with the Organizing Committee of
the Paganini Award, to decide to any problem that occurs during the course of the competition
and is not explicitly contemplated in these regulations. The President's decision is final.

Competitors, while they are participating in the competition, are absolutely forbidden to contact
members of the Jury.

- At the end of the preliminary rounds and the semifinals, the Jury meets to express an opinion on
each competitor. A ranking is drawn up based on the number of favorable votes cast by the jurors
for each candidate (ADMITTED - NOT ADMITTED). The jurors, in the evaluation of the respective
performances will also take into account the performances of the candidate in the previous
rounds, in order to be able to give a complete judgment of the competitor's performance.

- Respectively after the preliminary and semifinal rounds it is customary for the jurors to meet the
excluded candidates to comment on their performance.
- The First and Second Prizes are indivisible and, at the discretion of the Jury, may not be
assigned. The 3rd prize can be awarded "ex aequo".

The Jury will also express its judgment for the awarding of special prizes.

4. AWARDS
a) Prizes for the finalists

1st Prize "Paganini Prize" € 30,000.00

2nd Prize € 20,000.00

3rd Prize € 10,000.00

The remaining finalist competitors will each be awarded a sum of € 1,500.00.

Participants who, after the completion of the "Paganini" competition, have obtained results that do
not correspond to the official ranking of the competition itself, will be excluded from subsequent
editions and their name will be communicated, for eventual further sanction, to the World
Federation of International Competitions of Geneva music.

b) Concerts – offered to the winner of the Paganini Prize

- The winner of the first prize, the "Paganini Prize", will be invited to play the Guarneri del Gesù
1743 violin, “Cannone”, which belonged to Paganini;

- Secretariat of Paganini Competition will publish on the Prize website www.premiopaganini.it by

March 15th 2021, the list of musical institutions that will offer concerts to the winner.

c) Other prizes

- The winner of the Paganini Prize will additionally be offered a contract from the Shanghai Utopia
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Media Agency for representation in China from 1 November 2021 to 30 October 2023

Each finalist will receive a thematic catalog of Paganini's works, offered by Musica con le Ali and
the Municipality of Genoa.
Each finalist will receive the “Paganini Complete Edition” package (40 cd box) offered by
Dynamic.

d) Special prizes

The following Special Prizes will also be awarded, disbursed by subjects other than the
Municipality of Genoa, which therefore remains extraneous to the methods and procedures for
payment of the prizes themselves.

- € 5,000 Prize in memory of Mr. Stefano Fiorilla offered by his wife Giovanna Barone Fiorilla to
the finalist competitor for the best performance of the Paganini Concerto

- € 2,000 Prize in memory of Dr. Enrico Costa offered by the Costa family to the youngest
competitor admitted to the final

- € 2,000 Award of the “Amici di Paganini” Association to the competitor who obtained the
greatest recognition from the public in the final

- € 1,600 Award in memory of Maestro Ruminelli offered by the Ruminelli family to the semifinalist
competitor for the best performance of the contemporary piece performed in the semifinal rounds

- € 1,000 Award in memory of Renato and Mariangiola De Barbieri offered by the cultural and
charitable association Renato and Mariangiola De Barbieri to the Italian finalist competitor for the
best interpretation of Paganini's Capricci