| 3rd Hong Kong International Music Competition for Young Pianists | ||
| Honorable Support | ||
| Steinway & Sons, Asia Pacific | ||
| Our Mission | ||
| Founded by Ricky Tsang, the Hong Kong International Music Competition for Young Pianists had been held in 2014 and 2019, with great success in bringing together and it has been our privilege to share their views on piano playing.Again, our missions are to find new talents in the field of piano music, to provide international exchange of performing arts and the artistic connections, to promote classical piano music as an important part of cultural education of the younger generation and to support young talented pianists at the outset of their career. |
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| Artistic Director | ||
| Ricky Tsang | ||
| Executive Director | ||
| Timothy Cheung | ||
| Chairman of Jury | ||
| Dr. Joseph Rackers, USA | ||
| Professor of Piano, Eastman School of Music | ||
| Juries | ||
| Armen Babakhanianage | ||
| Gwhyneth Chen, USA | ||
| Lily Chiam, Brunei | ||
| Angela Cholakian, USA | ||
| Fan Sow Mun, Malaysia | ||
| Milan Franek, Czech Republic | ||
| Alexey Lebedev, Russia | ||
| Benjamin Loh, Singapore | ||
| Florence Ko, USA | ||
| Gabriel Kwok, Hong Kong China | ||
| Irina Novikova, Russia | ||
| Pham Quynh Trang, Vietnam | ||
| Iswargia Renardi Sudarno, Indonesia | ||
| Sijing Bella Ye, Canada | ||
| Alvin Zhu, USA | ||
| Zhao Yun, China | ||
| Competition Important Dates | ||
| 1 January to 31 March 2021 | Application Opens and Video Submitting | |
| 15 April 2021 | Result Announcement | |
| *The arrangements are subjected to change without notice. | ||
| Competition Categories and Requirements | ||
| Open | No Age Limit | Free Programme, Up to 30 minutes |
| Young Artist | Age 15-17 | Free Programme, Up to 12 minutes |
| Senior | Age 11-14 | Free Programme, Up to 10 minutes |
| Junior Class | Age 8-10 | Free Programme, Up to 7 minutes |
| Children | Age 6-7 | Free Programme, Up to 5 minutes |
| Pre-Junior | Age 5 or below | Free Programme, Up to 3 minutes |
| Application Fee | ||
| Open | USD 250 | |
| Young Artist, Senior | USD 150 | |
| Junior, Children, Pre-Junior | USD 100 | |
| Prizes | ||
| Open | ||
| 1st Prize | Trophy, Certificate, Cash Prize HKD 15000 | |
| 2nd Prize | Trophy, Certificate, Cash Prize HKD 5000 | |
| 3rd Prize | Trophy, Certificate | |
| 4th Prize | Certificate | |
| 5th Prize | Certificate | |
| Young Artist, Senior, Junior, Children, Pre-Junior | ||
| Platinum | 95 points or above | Trophy, Certificate |
| Gold | 90 to 94 points | Medal, Certificate |
| Silver | 80 to 89 points | Medal, Certificate |
| Distinction | 75 to 79 points | Certificate |
| Judging Criteria | ||
| A panel of our guest artist jury members will observe the performance and assign points out of 100 based on specific criteria as below: | ||
| 1. Interpretation and Performance | ||
| 2. Quality of Sound | ||
| 3. Technical Accuracy | ||
| 4. Artistry | ||
| Scores will be summed and contestants ranked in order by Organization Committee, and the final scores will be presented to the Jury and hold an After-Competition Online Meeting by Artistic Director and the jury shall discuss the final scores and may declare the winner to be the candidates with the highest score, or, by agreement, change the result. This is to ensure that over-reliance on numerical scoring does not yield an incorrect winner. The final decision will be published in the competition official website. | ||
| How to Apply – Applicants and Application Fee | ||
| Applicants will need to submit the application by ONLINE only | ||
| 1. Complete the online application form | ||
| 2. A recent, high definition photograph (either in black or colour) which could be used in all publicity material | ||
| 3. A non-refundable application fee must be paid and payment should be made by ONLINE. | ||
| 4. Acknowledgment of Parental Authorization for participants who are under the age of 18 years old. | ||
| A complete application should be submitted ahead of the due date. If there is issue(s) with the application, such as a photo is not attached, sections of the form are not completed, an incomplete online payment, then the application will be considered as a failure. |
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| Deadline of Enrollment: 31 March 2021 (Base on Hong Kong Time GMT+8 as reference) | ||
