The Cultural Association liberaAMIGDALA
arranges
XIV AMIGDALA International Music Competition
for piano, piano and orchestra, piano four hands, piano duo, strings, winds, guitar and plucked string instruments, harp, chamber music, composition, and lyric singing
ONLINE Edition 2025
Deadline 10 March 2025
Video publications 20 March, 2025
Results and Awards 5 April 2025
RULES
This international competition for musicians aims to promote music among young people and to identify and encourage the artistic affirmation of emerging talents.
One of its aims is to help spread and develop an ever greater interest in cultured music which plays an important educational role in civil society
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The Competition is open to all musicians from all nationalities
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The Competition is divided into the following sections:
Sect. 1: Piano (Solo - Piano and orchestra)
Sect. 2: Strings (solo)
Sect. 3: Winds (solo and ensemble)
Sect. 4: guitar, mandolin , tamburitza and all plucked string instruments (solo and ensemble)
Sect. 5: Piano duet
Sect. 6: Chamber music (max 10 members)
Sect. 7: Harp (solo and ensemble)
Sect. 8: Singers (Solo and groups)
Sect. 9: Composition
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CATEGORIES and ENTRY FEES
Please adhere to the performance time limits for each category.
SOLOIST VIDEOS WITH A RECORDED ACCOMPANIMENT TRACK ARE ACCEPTED
The section 1 is divided into the following categories:
Cat. Babies Musicians: born from 01/01/2018 free program max 4 min. - Fee € 40.00
Cat. A: born from 01/01/2014; free program max 5 min. Fee € 40.00
Cat. B: born from 01/01/2011; free program max 7 min. Fee € 45.00
Cat. C: born from 01/01/2008; free program max 10 min. Fee € 50.00
Cat. D: born from 01/01/2005; free program max 12 min Fee € 55.00
Cat. E: born from 01/01/2002; free program max 18min. Fee € 60.00
Cat. F: no age limit ; free program max 30 min. Fee € 65.00
Cat.G: for piano and orchestra no age limit max. 30 min. - fee € 75,00 (reduction for 2 pianos is also accepted)
The section 2 is divided into the following categories:
Cat. Babies Musicians: born from 01/01/2018 free program max 4 min. - Fee € 40.00
Cat. A: born from 01/01/2014; free program max 5 min. Fee € 40.00
Cat. B: born from 01/01/2011; free program max 7 min. Fee € 45.00
Cat. C: born from 01/01/2008; free program max 10 min. Fee € 50.00
Cat. D: born from 01/01/2005; free program max 12 min Fee € 55.00
Cat. E: born from 01/01/2002; free program max 18min. Fee € 60.00
Cat. F: no age limit ; free program max 30 min. Fee € 65.00
Section 3, 4, 7 are divided into the following categories:
Cat. Babies Musicians: born from 01/01/2018 free program max 4 min. - Fee € 40.00
Cat. A: born from 01/01/2014; free program max 5 min. Fee € 40.00
Cat. B: born from 01/01/2011; free program max 7 min. Fee € 45.00
Cat. C: born from 01/01/2008; free program max 10 min. Fee € 50.00
Cat. D: born from 01/01/2005; free program max 12 min Fee € 55.00
Cat. E: born from 01/01/2002; free program max 18min. Fee € 60.00
Cat. F: no age limit ; free program max 30 min. Fee € 65.00
Cat. G1: Ensemble born from 01/01/2004 ; free program max 10 min. Fee € 30.00 each one Groups of more than 5 members will pay a fee of € 25 for each one ( to be paid in a single solution)
Cat. G2 : Ensemble no age limit ; free program max 15 min. Fee € 35.00 each one .Groups of more than 5 members will pay a fee of € 30,00 for each one( to be paid in a single solution)
Section 5 is divided into the following categories (we refer to the average age of the duet):
Cat. A: born from 01/01/2010 free program max 8 min. Fee € 30.00 each one
Cat. B: born from 01/01/2001; free program max 12 min. Fee € 35.00 each one
Cat. C: no age limit; free program max 20 min. Fee € 40.00 each one
Cat. D Professor/Students born from 01/01/2012 Free program max 10 min. Fee € 35,00 (only student)
Section 6 dedicated to all groups, with or without piano, is divided into the following categories (we refer to the average age of the group):
Cat. A: born from 01/01/2009; free program max 8 min Fee €30.00 each one
Cat. B: born from 01/01/1997; free program max 12 min. Fee € 35.00 each one
Cat. C: no age limit; free program max 20 min. Fee € 40.00 each one
Groups with more than 5 musicians will pay € 25,00 each one ( to be paid in a single solution)
Section 8 is divided into the following categories:
Cat. A: Children voices free program max 10 min. Fee € 40.00
Cat. B: born from 01/01/1997 ; free program max 15min. - Fee € 60.00
Cat. C: no age limit : free program max 20 min. - Fee € 70.00
Cat. D: lyrical singer groups - no age limit- free program max 10 min - Fee € 35,00 each one
Cat. E: band groups with solo voice - no age limit- free program max 15 min - Fee € 10,00 each one ( to be paid in a single solution)
Section 9 Composition Enter
Participants in this section will be evaluated as part of the XIV AMIGDALA International Music Competition LIVE Edition, which will take place from May 6th to 11th, 2025.
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REGISTRATION
This edition will take place online, therefore, to register and send the videos , please follow the following instructions:
• Recordings must be clear and free of background noises, can take place at home or anywhere the competitor has access to a decent piano
• Videos need to be clear in image and perfect in sound.
•The video must be recorded by a fixed camera (camcorders, cell phones, tablets, as well as professional recording systems) and must show at all times the musician's face, hands, and the entire instrument. Any video cuts within the same piece are prohibited, while cuts between one piece and another in the video are allowed as long as they are made within the same context.
• Singers Videos must be taken from the waist up. Full body is recommended
• Only audio- recordings will not be accepted.
• Grand and upright pianos are recommended. Digital pianos with 88 weighted keys are also accepted.
• Video recordings that slightly exceed the allotted time are tolerated.
• Insert, in the appropriate field of the registration form, the link of the video of the preliminary round, published on YouTube and set as 'Unlisted'.
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All competitors can participate in several sections and categories by paying the relative participation fee.
Furthermore, always paying the relative registration fee, they can participate in the LIVE competition which will be held from 6 to 11 May 2025 at the "L. Sciascia" Theater in Aci Bonaccorsi.
The pieces to be performed must be original (easier arrangements are not allowed).
On 20 March 2025, on the website: www.amigdalainternationalcompetition.it, competitors videos links will be published.
On 5 April 2025, on the website: www.amigdalainternationalcompetition.it the results of each category and the relative scores will be published.
All participants will receive the Diploma in PDF format at the email address provided at the time of registration.
The winners of the First Absolute Prize with 100/100 will be included in the Competition's Winners Gallery.
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The commission, with an international profile, consists of professors from Conservatories and Musical Institutes, as well as renowned musicians belonging to various areas of the music world. Additionally, it includes the President of the Cultural Association Amigdala and the Artistic Director of the AmigdalaMusicTalent section. Commission members must abstain from voting in case of kinship and/or ongoing teaching relationships, within the two years preceding the competition.
The decisions of the judging commission are final and cannot be appealed.
The Jury's activities are conducted via video conferencing.
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The organization reserves the right to make changes or additions to these rulement or to cancel the event.
In this case the organization will entirely refund the application fees
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We consider First Absolute Prize who will obtain 100/100
We consider First Prize who will obtain from 95 to 99
We consider Second Prize who will obtain from 90 to 94
We consider Third Prize those who will obtain from 85 to 89
We consider Fourth Prize those who will obtain from 80 to 84
Candidates awarded from 80/100 to 100/100 will receive a Diploma of Merit
Candidates with a score lower than 80/100 will receive a Diploma of Participation
the diploma in pdf format will be sent to all participants to the e-mail address indicated on the registration form
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This cultural event is not comparable to the sweepstakes, as intended by D.P.R.430/2001, art.6 com.1. Therefore, the Resolution n.8/1251 of the 28th October 1976 decides that the prizes will not be income taxed at the source. However,we specify that the final prizes will be added to their personal income and the winners will have to pay own compulsory contributions on the basis of their income tax return.
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
The Directive of Ass. Cult. liberaAMIGDALA:
Prof.ssa Maria Grazia Palermo Chairwoman
Ing. Giovanni Faro Vice-Chairman
Dott. Tommaso Stasi Secretary
Prof.ssa Antonella Scuderi Artistic Director
scuderiantonella59@hotmail.com tel. 338 1140344
Yoshiaki Shibata Honorary Member of LiberAmigdala cultural Association andArtistic Coordinator of the "Strings" and "Chamber Music" sections for AMIGDALA International Music Competition
Jena Chun-Wah Pang Honorary Member of LiberAmigdala Cultural Association
secretariat: Via Sottotenente Scuderi, 69
95029 - Viagrande CT
phone +39 338 1140344 - +39 348 0063108