AADGT International Young Musicians Competition

“Album of the Young Gifted Performers 2024”

 

 WE INVITE TO  PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION
instrumentalists (piano, strings, winds), vocalists and chamber ensembles all nationalities age 5 to 26

AWARDS
PROFESSIONAL VIDEO RECORDINGS
GOLD and SILVER MEDALS WINNERS will be invited for professional video recordings in the New York area with receiving the medals and certificates.  The video records will be available for performers to download. The recording date and a professional recording studio will be announced separately.

ALBUM of the YOUNG GIFTED PERFORMERS 2024
The professional video recordings will be included in the “Album of the Young Gifted Performers 2024“, which will be published on the YouTube platform as well as on the AADGT website.

MEDALS and CERTIFICATES
GOLD and SILVER medals winners will be awarded medals  and certificates during professional recordings at the studio
3rd PRIZE winners will be awarded digital certificates

HOW TO APPLY
The application must contain the following:
1) Competition’s Registration Form –>
Ensembles’ members need to submit a registration form individually.
2) YouTube recordings
3) Registration Fee –>

APPLICATIONS DEADLINE
Application Deadline: February 15, 2024
Applicants will be notified via email of their results no later than March 7, 2024.

 

COMPETITION RULES

ELIGIBILITY

Online auditions are open to instrumentalists (piano, strings, winds), vocalists, and chamber ensembles of all nationalities and are divided into the age categories: Group A (Age 5 – 6),  Group B (Age 7 – 8),  Group C (Age 9 – 10),  Group D (Age 11 – 12), Group E (Age 13-14), Group F (Age 14 – 15),  Group G (Age 16 – 18), Group H (Age 18-26). Recorded performances need be sent as a link to YouTube.

REPERTOIRE

* Competition participants need to perform one piece (an additional selection of 2nd piece is optional) from a standard repertory from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, or Modern Era and performed from memory. Sonata/Sonatina movement or a part of another cyclic form (Suite, Prelude & Fugue, etc.) is also acceptable.
*Soloists must perform selections from memory. Ensembles and duet groups may use the score.

REPERTOIRE’s TIME LIMIT: 6 min

 

VIDEO RECORDS

* The recording must be clearly labeled with your name.
* All applicants must perform from memory (except Ensemble) and no-repeat
* YouTube recording should be a fair representation of the Applicant’s abilities.
* The recordings are not required to be of professional quality.
* The recording must be free of background noise and distortion

* Performers MUST be wearing appropriate attire with a professional setting background. Performers wearing inappropriate attire (in either round/live or recorded categories) will be disqualified.  This includes but is not limited to jeans, sportswear, t-shirts, sneakers, ripped or torn items, etc

FEES

Application fees and Recordings fees are non-refundable under any circumstances.  In the event of an unforeseen catastrophic event, all live concert events will be rescheduled, and all recorded events will be re-released.

 

Registration Fee

Deadline:  February 15, 2024.​

Solo Performance Fee: $160
Additional fee for 2nd (optional) program: $50

Duo (Duet) Performance Fee (for the ensemble): $180
Additional fee for 2nd (optional) program: $50

Trio Performance Fee (for the ensemble): $255
Additional fee for 2nd (optional) program: $50

 

Quartet Performance Fee (for the ensemble): $340
Additional fee for 2nd (optional) program: $50

AADGT International Young Musicians Competition

“Album of the Young Gifted Performers 2024”