AEVEA PIANO PRIZE (APP) - 2019

1. The APP AEVEA Piano Prize is organized by Associazione Musicale 'Scipione Maffei', Verona (Italy).
2. The competition will take place at the prestigious Sala Maffeiana – a performance space of historical importance, as Mozart played there in 1770.

All selected contestants will perform on a 2007 Steinway & Sons D-274 - Hamburg Piano.

(Preselection)
3. To enrolll in the APP, please, submit the Application form by 15 June, 2019 (postponed to 20 June, 2019).
4. Each contestant should send a YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook link featuring recent performances recorded after 1 March, 2018. Videos must be at least 10 minutes in length.
   Edited videos are not allowed. However, cuts between pieces are allowed, provided that the video be recorded in one single session.
   The video must feature the same program (or part of it) that the contestant chose for the APP.
5. A pre-screening jury will screen the submitted material, and will select eight candidates; of these, six will be admitted to the final round, while the other two will be kept in stand-by in case any of the first six finalists forfeit their participation in the APP.
6. The six candidates will be notified on June 21, and must confirm their participation no later than June 22.
   In case of non-confirmation, the jury will contact the 7th and/or 8th candidate(s), who shall confirm their participation the same day.
7. The six finalists will be publicly announced on the site aeve.app (also onclassical.com/app/).
   All those who do not advance will remain anonymous.
   The admitted candidates will receive all necessary info via email.
   
   (Competition)
8. On July 7, each candidate shall arrive, according to the schedule, at Sala Maffeiana, and should bring a copy of the scores for the discographic production, and one original copy of the scores for the Jury.
   The performance will take place in front of the jury, and will be recorded live by OnClassical / AEVEA Label engineers.
9. On July 9-10, the candidate may record (part of) the program again as a potential editing session.
   
   (Agreement)
10. By sending the application form and the required fee, the candidate hereby accepts the following rules:
    - The verdict of the Jury is definitive.
    - The candidate renounces any and all rights on the recording, including any payments and rights.
    - The candidate agrees to be part of Associazione Musicale Scipione Maffei, * mentioned above (1.), which provides any help, including legal support.
11. Selected candidates agrees to cover all the necessary expenses (travel, accommodation, meals, etc.).
12. The competition, for reasons not depending on the will of the Association, may be canceled or postponed to a new date.
    
    
    * The Associazione Musicale Scipione Maffei is a non-profit. Its goal is cultural/musical in nature, and does not require any type of future payment and/or obligations.
    Statute may be available on request.

First Prize:

- Production and (CD/physical+digital) distribution of the recording  made during the APP, Label OnClassical / AEVEA. *
- 1-Concert organised by Accademia Filarmonica, Verona.
- 1-Concert organised by Società Filarmonica, Trento.

Prizes for all six candidates:
- Production and (digital) distribution of the recording made during the APP, Label OnClassical / AEVEA.

Other prizes may be assigned.

The distribution is made under exclusive by Naxos of America.

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* 100 copies of the CD will go to the Artist free-of-charge.

Application form must be sent not later than June 15, 2019 (postponed to June 20, 2019), along with the payment of a fee of euros 60,00 to be made via PayPal (link) to: Associazione Musicale 'Scipione Maffei' - Subject: APP 2019.

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2019

Thursday, June 20
- Deadline to enroll the APP.

Friday, June 21

- The selected candidates will be notified.

Saturday, June 22

- Finalists must confirm the presence at the APP.
- In contrary case it will be called the next candidate.

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Saturday, July 6 – (from) h 15 @ Sala Maffeiana

- Rehearsals (not compulsory, and only by appointment)

Sunday, July 7 @ Sala Maffeiana

- Competition
- Artists may test the piano/hall acoustic 10 minutes before the beginning of the auditions.

Finalists of the Aevea Piano Prize (in alphabetical order):
- MinJung Baek
- Lovre Marusic
- Federico Pulina
- Evgeny Starodubtsev
- Alexey Sychev
- Marc Pierre Toth

Special mention to (7th finalist):
- Mariia Narodytska

Exact schedule soon available.

Monday, July 8, 2019 @ Sala Maffeiana
- h 20
Announcement of the winner of the 1st APP Competition.
- h 21

Concert.
Frédérich Chopin:
The Two Piano Concertos: No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11; No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
      Version for string quartet and piano
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Quartetto Accademia, string quartet
      Paolo Ghidoni, violin
      Agnese Tasso, violin
      Eva Impellizzeri, viola
      Michele Ballarini, cello
Natalia Sokolovskaya, piano
 

Tuesday & Wednesday, July 9-10, 2019 - h 10-15 @ Sala Maffeiana

- Editing sessions (3+3 pianists)