ELEGIBILITY
Senior Division: Applicants must be at least 19 years of age and not older than 27 by January 22, 2011.Junior Division: Applicants must be at least 15 years of age and not older than 18 by January 22, 2011.
Past Schmidbauer first-prize winners, musicians under current professional management, or current students of 2011 judges of the Schmidbauer International Competition are ineligible.
REPERTOIRE (All music must be performed from memory)
Senior Division:Total repertoire will be comprised of a complete concerto, virtuosic work of competitor's choice (either a single movement work or movement taken from a larger multi-movement work) and movement of J. S. Bach. Concerto repertoire must be chosen from the list of approved concertos found HERE. The selection of the second work will be left at the competitor's discretion. Repertoire from the Preliminary recording will be used for Semi-final and Final Round. No change in repertoire from Preliminary recording is allowed.
- Preliminary Round (DVD or VHS)—Complete concerto, Bach and virtuosic work.
- Semifinal Round—Live performance to include competitor's choice of concerto movement and virtuosic work.
- Final Round—Live performance of complete concerto.
Total repertoire will be comprised of one movement from a concerto, virtuosic work of competitor's choice (either a single movement work or movement taken from a larger multi-movement work) and movement of J. S. Bach. Concerto repertoire must be chosen from the list of approved concertos found HERE. The selection of the second work will be left at the competitor's discretion. Repertoire from the Preliminary recording will be used for Semi-final and Final Round. No change in repertoire from Preliminary recording is allowed.
- Preliminary Round (DVD or VHS)—Concerto movement, Bach and virtuosic work.
- Semifinal Round—Live performance to include concerto movement and Bach.
- Final Round—Live performance of concerto movement and virtuosic work.
LIVE PERFORMANCE
Judges may select movements from complete works at their discretion and may mediate the performances as they feel best fits the time allotment during performances. Judges may declare no winner or finalists if performances do not meet minimum artistic standards. Decisions of the judges are final.ACCOMPANISTS
Competitors may bring their own accompanist. Staff accompanists may be requested for a non-refundable fee of $110; payment for accompanist fee must be received no later than January 3, 2011. Competitors will forfeit the privilege to use a staff accompanist if payment is not received. Competitors must request a staff accompanist upon acceptance to semifinal round. If, in an emergency, a personal accompanist becomes unavailable, the competition director should be contacted at once. A staff accompanist will only be assigned if schedules allow. Rehearsal schedule with accompanist will be included with notification of acceptance to semifinal round.