TheAsia Piano Competition 2012

亞○Rules and Regulations:A. General
1. The Competition is open to professional and amateur pianists of all nationalities aged 25and below.
2. The application to the The Asia Piano Competition 2012 can be completed online or
submitted by post. All applications must be received, or postmarked, no later than 31stAugust 2012 23:59 GMT(Greenwich Mean Time).
3. The playing order of competitors will be determined randomly by computer.
4. All finalists should arrive at Kuala Lumpur before 2nd October 2012. Latecomers may beexcluded from the competition.
5. All competitors who are under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardianat all times.
6. Competitors must remain in Kuala Lumpur for the duration of the period in which theyare competing.
7. Competitors who are not ready to perform when called upon to do so may be disqualified.
8. Competitors who make any attempt (or on whose behalf an attempt is made) tocommunicate with any member of the jury will be disqualified.
9. Competitors acknowledge and agree that The Asia Piano Competition 2012 shall beentitled to edit, copy, add to, adapt or translate any recording of their performances in thecompetition at its discretion and, in respect of such performances, competitors here byirrevocably waive in favour of The Asia Piano Competition 2012, it's assignees andlicensees the benefit of all moral rights and performers’ rights arising under theCopyright law or similar rights arising under the laws of any jurisdiction.
10. No contact with the media must be made by any competitor for the duration of theCompetition.
11. In case of any disputes, the Organiser’s decision, or that of the adjudicating panel actingon the Organiser’s behalf, shall be final and no discussion or correspondence will beentertained.
12. Applicant who has a professional music learning background+ could only participate inProfessional Group. However, any amateur who intend to take part in Professional Groupis allowed. Any participant who knowingly gives inaccurate or misleading information
will be disqualified.
13. The Competition reserves the right to amend any of the rules stated.
14. The English text of the rules is definitive.
+ Refers to applicant from any music conservatory or school of any of the similar sort.

1B. ELIGIBILITY
1. The competition is open to pianists aged 25 years and below.
2. All categories are open to all nationalities.

C. CATEGORIESParticipants will compete in the following age categories:
Professional*AgegroupsCompulsory Pieces

Self-selected
PiecesPerforming
time

Asian
works#
IndividualGroupChildren
One Invention by
One piece from
(Age 11J.S.Bach
different musicaland below) OR
periods other than
One movement fromBaroque.
Suite by J.S.Bach ^Junior
One Sinfonia by
Two pieces from
(Age 12 to J.S.Bach.
different musical14)
periods.
TeenagerOne piece from The
Two pieces from
(Age 15 to Well-Tempered Clavier
different musical17)
by J.S.Bach. (Bothperiods.
Prelude and Fugue)Young
One set of French Suite
Three pieces fromAdult
OR
different musical(Age 18 to English Suite
periods.
25)
ORThe Well-Tempered
Clavier of J.S Bach.
(Whole set playing)Amateur **5 mins

One piece by
Asiancomposer

8 mins

One piece by
Asiancomposer
One piece by
AsiancomposerAgegroupsCompulsory Pieces

Self-selectedPieces

Performing
timeYoungChildren(Age 5 andbelow)
Children(Age 6 to11)
Junior(Age 12 to14)

None

One piece fromany period.

Notspecified.

One piece by
AsiancomposerNone

One piece fromany period.

Not morethan 7 minsNone

One piece fromany period.

Not morethan 10 mins

One piece by
Asiancomposer
One piece by
Asiancomposer

12 mins

30 mins

One piece by
Asiancomposer

Asian
Works#
IndividualGroup2

Teenager(Age 15 to17)
YoungAdult(Age 18 to25)

None

One piece fromany period.

Not morethan 15 minsNone

One piece fromany period.

Not morethan 20 mins

One piece by
Asiancomposer
One piece by
Asiancomposer* Refers to participant with professional music learning background, e.g learning from any music conservatory
or from any university’s music faculty.
** Refers to students who are not learning from any music conservatory or any university’s music faculty.
^ For example, participants may perform only the Sarabande from a partita by J.S.Bach.
#Asian works is an individual category. Applicant may choose to participate in this category only.

D. DATES & VENUES
Date
8th September 2012
2nd and 3rd Oct 2012

4th Oct 2012

EventPianoPreliminary

Venue
Competition Kuala Lumpur and Selangor
Chinese Assembly Hall(KLSCAH)
Piano Competition Final
Kuala Lumpur and Selangor
Chinese Assembly Hall(KLSCAH)ANDSRJK (C) Kuen Cheng 1
Auditorium
Master Classes
Malaysian Institute of Art(MIA)
Music Department

E. REPERTOIRE REQUIREMENTS
1. The programme must not include works that require a prepared piano.
2. Participants must perform from memory.
3. Participants may choose to compete using the same repertoire throughout the entire
competition.
4. Performance of repeats indicated in the music scores is optional except in the cases of dacapo, dal segno and the minuet and trio movement.
5. NO REPERTOIRE CHANGES ARE ALLOWED Please choose your repertoire
carefully BEFORE you submit your application.
6. The Organiser reserves the right to request participants to amend and re-submit theirprogrammes if they do not meet the standards of the competition.

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F. Applications
1. Applicants should retain copies of all material sent, as no materials will be returned
and the Competition will not accept responsibility for any documents lost.
2. The Competition takes no responsibility if applications are lost; applicants areencouraged to use recorded delivery or registered post.
3. An acknowledgement will be sent to each applicant by email upon receipt of thecompleted application. KEEP COPIES OF ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS.
4. The selection panel reserves the right to request additional information from anapplicant.
5. Biographical details will be checked by the selection panel. Inaccurate or misleading
biographical information may lead to a Competitor’s disqualification.
6. Only fully completed applications will be submitted to the selection panel. Thefollowing documents must be submitted together with the application form:
Photocopy of birth certificate or document showing proof of age andnationality.
ONE recent passport photoRegistration fees.
Biography detailing previous relevant musical experience and performances.
Include music schools attended, teachers, and competition awards, if any. 100
words in the maximum.

7. All parts of the application, including any references must be completed in English
AND/OR Chinese.

Application Stage – DVD Recording
In the case that applicant is unable to take part in the Preliminary, an unedited, referenced andcertified recording of the applicant can be submitted on DVD only, which serve as asubstitution of the Preliminary, by post to the Piano Competition Office (17-1, Sec 2,Keelong Rd, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.) as follows:
1. The recording must be of excellent technical quality and preferably recorded
professionally.
2. The applicants face and hands must be clearly visible throughout the recording.
3. Each piece must have its own track.
4. Applicant is required to play ALL the pieces (both compulsory and self-selected one)
according to the category he/she intend to participate in.
5. Only solo piano works will be accepted.
6. The DVD must be unedited. Post-production handling that affects the acoustic qualityof the recording (such as bias, equalisation and noise reduction) is permitted but must
be stated.
7. The recording must be clearly and visibly labelled showing the applicants full nameand the details of where and when it was made.

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G. COMPETITION PROCEDURE
The competition consists of two rounds:
Preliminary:
1. The Asia Piano Competition 2012 committee would partner with local music
conservatory/school to set up a local competition committee in order to hold thecompetition’s Preliminary. Competition’s date and venue are decided by the local
competition committee.
2. The Asia Piano Competition 2012 committee would assign one adjudicator together
with two local adjudicators to form the Preliminary adjudicator panel.
3. Participants will need to follow the criteria of each category stated above. Only thewinners of First Prize, Second Prize as well as Third Prize are eligible to compete in
the final to be held in Kuala Lumpur.

Final:
1. If any of the winners from the Preliminary is unable to coming to Kuala Lumpur forthe Final, the local competition committee has the authority to decide if the place
could be replace by the subsequent winner whose marks are not more than 3 marksapart.
2. All finalists are responsible for their own travel documents: visas, passports, etc.
Please check with your embassy or travel agency for required documents to enter
Malaysia. It may take several weeks to obtain the proper documents.
3. Contestants are financially responsible for their travel to and from Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.

H. MASTER CLASSES

1. The master classes will be held on 4th Oct 2012 at the Music Department of theMalaysian Institute of Art (MIA). Conducted by the adjudicators, selected participantsof the competition will be invited to perform for the master classes.
2. The master classes are open to observers for a fee of RM10.

I. ADJUDICATION
1. A panel of five adjudicators will judge category for all stages of the competition.
2. The adjudicating panel reserves the right to stop a participant’s performance at any
stage of the competition.
3. The adjudicating panel will use a ranking system. Participants with the top threerankings will be considered as winners.
4. The adjudicating panel reserves the right to award, or not award any prizes as they
deem fit.
5. The adjudicating panel’s decision is final and no discussion or correspondence willbe entertained.

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J. AWARDS
The awards of The Asia Piano Competition 2012 are divided as follow:
First prize:1 winner with Certificate & Trophy
Second Prize : 2 winners with Certificate & Trophy
Third Prize: 4 winners with Certificate & Trophy
Winner who gives an impressive performance and is recognized by the adjudicators will beawarded a special grant.

K. FeesA non-refundable and non-transferable fee applies to each category.

Preliminary & Final^
Professional*
Children (Age 11 and below)
Junior (Age 12 to 14)
Teenager (Age 15 to 17)
Young Adult (Age 18 to 25)
Amateur**
Young Children (Age 5 and below)
Children (Age 6 to 11)
Junior (Age 12 to 14)
Teenager (Age 15 to 17)
Young Adult (Age 18 to 25)

USD 60
USD 70
USD 80
USD 90Asian Works#
USD 50
USD 50
USD 50
USD 50

USD 50
USD 60
USD 70
USD 80
USD 90Asian Works#
USD 50
USD 50
USD 50
USD 50
USD 50*Refers to applicant with professional music learning background, e.g. learning from any music conservatory orfrom any university’s music department.
** Refers to applicant who is not learning from any music conservatory or any university’s music faculty.
#Asian works is an individual category. Applicant may choose to participate in this category only.
^ To enter the Final, winners of Preliminary will have to re-register with the competition committee and pay theregistration fee again.

For registration and payment, please walk-in to Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese
Assembly Hall (KLSCAH).

L. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
By submission of the registration form, the participant agrees to all of the above mentioned
Regulations as well as the following terms and conditions:
1. The registration fee is neither refundable nor transferable.
2. The Organiser reserves the right to cancel or combine any competition round andcategory if there are insufficient participants. In the event of any cancellation, theregistration fee will be fully refunded.

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3. Where participants perform an unpublished work or works in manuscript form, it isincumbent upon the participants to obtain necessary approval under the Copyright Act
to perform such works during the competition. If the participant fails to do so, theOrganiser will not be responsible for any copyright or composer’s fee incurred.
Participants also agree to indemnify the Organiser against any action and/or claims fordamages from any third party who owns the copyright.
4. Prize winners in all categories may be invited to perform in public, on television, on
radio and/or attend interviews related to the competition without payment.
5. The Organiser reserves the right to record all or part of the proceedings of thecompetition and related activities for broadcast and promotional purpose without any
payment to the participants. The Organiser retains all rights to the recorded materials.
6. Participants who are unable to be present at the scheduled performance time may bedisqualified.
7. Participants and supporters of participants must not communicate with or attempt toinfluence the adjudicating panel. Failure to adhere to this rule may result in
disqualification of the participant.
8. Photography, audio and video recording by the participants and their supporters are
not allowed during the competition or for any other competition-related events.
9. Any participant who knowingly gives inaccurate or misleading information will bedisqualified.
10. In case of any disputes, the Organiser’s decision, or that of the adjudicating panel
acting on the Organiser’s behalf, shall be final and no discussion or correspondence
will be entertained.
11. The Organiser reserves the right to amend the rules and conditions of the competition.

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