About

2012 is the first year the International Edvard Grieg Competition is held at Edvard Grieg’s home in Bergen.

With this move, the prizes have increased, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra has entered as the Orchestra for the Final Round and the Final will be arranged in the Grieg Hall in Bergen.

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The 13th International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition, organized by the Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen, will be held in Bergen, Norway from 1-8 September 2012.

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The Competition is open to all pianists of all nationalities born in the years 1979-1995.

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Selection and participation in the Competition is conditional on a candidate submitting the required documents and recordings by 1 May 2012.

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All application documents (or translations thereof) must be submitted in Norwegian, English or German by 1 May 2012. Look under Application for more information regarding the application process.

Applications that are either late or incomplete will not be accepted. Submitted application materials will not be returned. Candidates will be notified of the receipt of their applications.

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Each application will be assessed by the Admissions Committee, which is comprised of renowned Norwegian musicians. Those candidates who have been selected to participate in the Competition will be notified by 1 June 2012. 

Competitors are required to register with the Competition Secretariat, no later than 1 September 2012.  

The Competition will consist of four rounds, as follows:
•    In principle, thirty (30) candidates will be selected to compete in Round 1 of the Competition;
•    In principle, twelve (12) competitors will be selected to compete in Round 2;
•    In principle, six (6) will be selected to compete in the Semi-Final Round; and
•    No more than four (4) will be selected to compete in the Final Round. 

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The Competition will be open to the public.

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The Competition Repertoire must be played from memory, except from the Lasse Thoresen piece (not obligatory) in Round 2.

A competitor may only alter his/her program for any round of the Competition by informing the Competition Secretariat of the change by 1 August 2012.

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The Jury assesses the interpretations of each competitor on the basis of the Jury Rules, which will be made public prior to the Competition.  The Jury awards regulation prizes, special prizes and distinctions.  In addition, an audience prize will be awarded in the Final Round of the Competition.

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The finalists will be awarded the following prizes:
First Prize:          30.000 euro
Second Prize:      20.000 euro
Third Prize:         10.000 euro

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The Jury’s decisions are final and not subject to appeal.

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Candidates selected to participate in the Competition are required to pay for their own travel expenses to and from Bergen.

All competitors will be provided with free private accommodation during the week of the Competition.

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Practice instruments will be made available to all competitors, but for limited hours every day of the competition. Semi-Finalists are assured of one rehearsal with a violinist or cellist.  Finalists are assured of at least one rehearsal with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.

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The playing order of the competitors for Round 1 of the Competition will be drawn in public, at the opening reception on 1 September 2012 at 5 p.m.  All competitors must be present. 

The Competition Office has the right to make changes to the order of the competitors on any particular day, for organizational or programming purposes.

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Competitors cede to the Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen, without remuneration, the rights to the following:
•    The performance of works during the Competition; and
•    The photographic and recorded images taken during participation in the Competition.

These rights are unlimited in time and space for the following purposes:
•    Recording;
•    Reproduction (all forms);
•    Trading;
•    Placing on computer memory, internet or other networks;
•    Public play-back and performance;
•    Exhibiting;
•    Screening;
•    Renting;
•    Leasing;
•    Broadcasting by wired or wireless sound or vision by terrestrial or satellite stations; and
•    Simultaneous and integral radio and television transmission and retransmission.

In all matters connected with the actual Competition beyond the competence of the Jury, the Competition Director’s decisions are final.

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All matters not covered by the Competition Rules are subject to Norwegian law. 
 

All questions: info@griegcompetition.com