2020 The Chopin Avenue String Competition

is an open competition with aim to promote the music and provide opportunity for young artists to gain experience and perform on stage.

ELIGIBILITY

Any person  5 – 29 years old on the day of competition who is able to travel to Hong Kong for the finals is eligible to enroll into the competition. Persons below 18 years old must be accompanied to the finals by their parent, guardian or teacher.

HOW TO ENROLL

The registration is an online process concluded with video upload and the payment.

Step by step guide:
1. Record your video and upload to youtube as unlisted video.
2. Fill in the registration form (it will ask you to fill in your details, paste the youtube link and upload your photo)
After filling in the registration form, you will be asked to provide payment method: Paypal, Credit Card
You may use Visa, Master or other Card or Paypal as payment method.
all our payments go through Paypal Payment GatewayYou do not need to have PayPal account.

You may click the button at the bottom of this page to proceed with registration.

AGE GROUPS:

1) Group A: age 5-6 years
2) Group B: age 7-8years
3) Group C: age 9-10years
4) Group D: age 11-12 years
5) Group E: age 13-14 years
6) Group F: age 15 years
7) Group G: age 16-17years
8) Group H: age 18 years
9) Group  I : age 19-25 years

SCHEDULE

30 July – 26 September 2020: Preliminary Round *video submission)

3 October – Round 1 Results Announcement

3 – 10 October 2020: Final Round (new video submission)

16 October 2020 – Final Round Results Announcement

FEES
Registration Fee 

Group A to C – USD 45
Group D to F – USD 55
Group G to H – USD 70
Group  I to  J  – USD 80

PRIZES

Group A-J
– One Special Winners will receive Certificates

Group A to D
– First Runners Up, Second Runners Up, and Third Runners up will receive Certificates

Group E to H,
– First Runners up will receive Certificates
– Second Runners Up  will receive Certificates
– Third Runners Up will receive Certificates 

Group I to J,
– First Runners Up will receive Certificates
– Second Runners Up  will receive Certificates
– Third Runners Up will receive Certificates                                                                                                    

JUDGES

Preliminary Round:

Young Sook Kim
Hyun Kyung Lee
Yoon Jung Park

Final Round:

Bronisława Kawalla
Hyunkyung Lee
Agnieszka Hejduk-Domańska

* the organizers reserve the right to change the Judges if necessary

JUDGING CRITERIA

Music interpretation. Tempo, technique, musicality, manner of performance, preparation

REQUIREMENTS / REPERTOIRE 

 <Preliminary for Korea Piano Competition>

(1)Group A:5-6 years- One free choice music

(2)Group B:7-8 –  One free choice music

(3)Group C:9-10 – One free choice music

(4)Group D:11-12-One free choice music

(5)Group E:13-14-Choose one Chopin Etude and one free choice music

(6)Group F:15 -Choose one Chopin Etude and one free choice music

(7)Group G:16-17 -Choose one Chopin Etude and One movement of Piano sonata

(8)Group H:18 -Choose one Chopin music and One free choice music

(9)Group I:19-25- One Chopin Ballade or Scherzo, and one free music (around 5-8min)

(10)Group J:26-29- Choose one Chopin Piano Sonata, one Chopin piano prelude, and one 20th century music (after 1920, around 3-10min)

<Final for Hong Kong Piano Competition>

*Piece must be different from the preliminary audition

(1)Group A:5-6 years-One free choice music

(2)Group B: 7-8 years-One free choice music

(3)Group C:9-10 years-Choose one Chopin music and one one free choice music

(4)Group D:11-12 years-Choose one Chopin music and one one free choice music

(5)Group E:13-14 years-Choose one Chopin music and One free music 

(6)Group F:15 years-Choose one Chopin Ballade, and one free music 

(7)Group G:16-17 years-Choose one Chopin Polonaise, Scherzo, or Variations, and One free choice music (over 7min)

(8)Group H:18 years-Choose one movement of Chopin piano sonata, one 20th century music(after1920s), and one free choice music.

(9)Group  I:19-25 years-Choose one Chopin etude, one movement of Chopin Sonata or Fantasy, and free music (over 7min)