Sardoal International Piano Meeting
7th Sardoal Young Talent Award 2022
Categories

JUVENILE
REPERTOIRE
Juvenile Category: Up to 13 years old
- Free choice program (max. 10 minutes)
PRIZES
First prize:
- 150 euros
Second prize:
- Diploma
Third prize:
- Diploma
Special prize “Best Portuguese Contestant”:
- Diploma

JUNIOR
REPERTOIRE
Junior Category: Up to 17 years old
Single Round: max. 15 minutes
- Free choice program
PRIZES
First prize:
- 250 euros
Second prize:
- Diploma
Third prize:
- Diploma
Special prize “J. S. Bach”
- One participant will be invited to perform J.S.Bach: Concerto no.1 in D Minor BWV 1052 in the Closing Concert, on the 3rd July 2022. To be selected, the candidate must include a work by J. S. Bach in the competition program.
Special prize “Best Portuguese Contestant”:
- 100 euros

SENIOR
REPERTOIRE
Senior Category: Under 35 years old
- One Virtuoso Etude by Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin or Prokofiev
- One determinant free choice work
- Free choice program (max. 20 minutes)
PRIZES
First prize “Aquiles Delle Vigne”:
- 1000 Euros
Second prize:
- 400 euros
Third prize:
- 250 euros
Special prize “E. Grieg”:
- One participant will be invited to perform E. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 in the Closing Concert, on the 3rd July 2022. To be selected, the candidate must include a work from the romantic period in the competition program.
Special prize “Best Portuguese Contestant”:
- 350 euros

Piano Duo
REPERTOIRE
Piano Duo Category: No age limit
- Free choice program, 4 hands repertoire only
PRIZES
First prize:
- 350 Euros
Second prize:
- Diploma
Third prize:
- Diploma
Special prize “Best Portuguese Duo”:
- 150 euros
- Juvenile: July 2nd/3rd, 2022
- Junior: July 1st/2nd, 2022
- Senior: June 29th/30th, 2022 (selection round) | July 1st, 2022 (final)
- Piano Duo: June 30th/July 1st, 2022
Juri 2022
The competition jury will be composed of faculty members and the following external guests:
Senior Category – Manuel Araújo, Gustavo Delgado, Anne Kaasa, Shao Ling, Jorge Martins.
Piano Duo Category – Manuel Araújo, Gustavo Delgado, Anne Kaasa, Shao Ling, Jorge Martins.
Junior Category – Manuel Araújo, Éva György, Anne Kaasa, Shao Ling, Jorge Martins.
Juvenile Category – Carolina Alves, Manuel Araújo, Cristina Barbosa, Ana Paula Beleza, Sara Fernandes
Rules
The 7th Sardoal Young Talent Award (hereafter referred to as “SYTA”), will be open to pianists from all countries.
SYTA is divided into 4 different categories:
JUVENILE: 13 years old and younger
JUNIOR: from 14 to 17 years old
SENIOR: from 18 to 35 years old
PIANO DUO: No age limit, 4 hands repertoire only
Competitors must be within the age range of their categories in the application deadline day. Past First Prize Winners are not permitted to compete in the same category but are allowed to compete in a higher category even if under aged.
For specific regulations, repertoire, dates and prizes of each category, please consult the information above, in “categories”.
Jury members who are teaching, or have taught in the past, one of the competitors (in a school, privately or in a masterclass) must inform the organization in advance, the remaining jury members will be informed after voting. Juries must not vote on his own/past students, and only the average of the remaining juries will be considered for these students. Competitors cannot appeal against the decisions of the Jury.
SYTA will take place in Sardoal (Centro Cultural Gil Vicente).
- Competitors who are not ready to perform when called upon to do so may be disqualified
- The Jury retains the right to stop a performance if the competitor exceeds the allotted time
All compositions must be performed in whole. However, single movements from a sonata, or single pieces from a collection, are accepted. Memorization is only required for the soloist categories. Repeats will be left to the discretion of the competitor. The chosen pieces should be published musical works. If requested by the jury, the candidate should provide a copy of the score by email. Compositions and improvisations made by the participants are not allowed
Application Requirements
In order to take part in SYTA, candidates must fill out the online Application Form and pay the Application Fee before the deadline. Late applications after the deadline, when accepted, will suffer an increase of 10% on the fees. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Application deadline, Portuguese time zone: June 6th 2022
Application fees are differentiated for each category:
Junior: 45€*
Juvenile: 45€*
Senior: 95€*
Piano Duo: 95€*
*VAT 23% included
Application fee will not be returned under any condition. Costs of the transaction must be assumed by the applicant.
Application fee payment options:
2) Bank Transfer
IBAN: PT50 0033 0000 45464230189 05
Swift: BCOMPTPL
Account holder: A2DV ACAD INT M AQUILES DELLE VIGNE LDA
Bank: Millennium BCP
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