The competition consists of three rounds.

First Round - January 23

Paul Bonneau: Caprice en Forme de Valse

Semi-Final - January 24

A movement of your choice from Bach’s works for solo instruments (to be performed from memory)
A composition of your own choice (or more than one)

Final - January 25

a) One of the following sonatas

Šimun Matišić: Experiment on a theme by Eric Dolphy (Red Planet)

Gordan Tudor: Quartertone Waltz

Dubravko Detoni: Petite Suite Detruite

Gordan Tudor: Pepper

Viktorija Čop: Dual za solo saksofon

Krešimir Seletković: Portreti

b) Required piece (from memory)

A composition of your own choice (or more than one)

Age limit: Up to 32 years old.

1. Members of the jury may not vote for a candidate with whom they have a close mconnection. Having “a close connection” in this context means that a member of the jury and a candidate are related.
2. Members of the jury may not vote for a candidate who is, or has been, one of their students.
3. Throughout the entire competition, the members of the jury shall refrain from having any contact, direct or indirect, with the candidates.
4. Jury members shall also refrain from making any statements about the candidates, the activities of the jury, or the organization of the competition.
5. If participant’s performance does not meet the requirements of the competition, the jury has the right to stop the performance and not allow participating in further competition.
6. First Round (video recordings): For each candidate, the members of the jury will indicate whether they wish to admit that candidate to the second round with a ‘YES’ or ‘NO’.
7. Semi-final and Final Round: The Jury evaluates the performance of competitors based on following criteria: artistic performance, technic, style, total impression.
8. The decision of the Jury is indisputable.

The competition fee does not include the services of a piano accompanist. Participants who do not bring their own accompanist and wish to use the official accompanist provided by the organizer are required to pay an additional fee of €15. Participants are welcome to bring their own accompanist.

Prizes:

• 1st place: 3000 EUR + Masterclass with the jury members* + Performance at the winners’ concert + AV recording
• 2nd place: 1500 EUR + Masterclass with the jury members* + Performance at the winners’ concert + AV recording
• 3rd place: 500 EUR + Masterclass with the jury members* + Performance at the winners’ concert + AV recording
• Special Prize: 200 EUR (for the best performance of a Croatian composition ) + Performance at the winners’ concert + AV recording
• Audience Award: 200 EUR

*Masterclass with a jury members will be held right after the competition in Split, Croatia.

Applications must be submitted exclusively online by completing the Google Form available at the following link:

• When completing the form, applicants are kindly requested to provide accurate and complete information in order for the application to be considered valid.
• The application fee must be paid at the time of submission. Proof of payment must be uploaded within the application form, in accordance with the instructions provided in the form itself.

• The application fee is non-refundable in the event of a participant’s withdrawal, failure to attend, or submission of a late, incomplete, or unjustified application.

• In the event that the competition is cancelled by the organizer, or if the competition cannot be held, the organizer shall refund the application fee or offer an alternative date. Any refund may be reduced only by actual administrative costs, provided that such costs have been clearly stated in advance and are legally applicable.