General Rules
Bienvenue!
Celebrating the beautiful piano/keyboard music by French composers: Rameau, Couperin, Debussy, Faure, Saint-Saens, Chaminade, Poulenc, Franck, Durand, Ravel, Bizet and more. This piano competition is open to all pianists, any nationality, any country and is 100% online with YouTube links. Internationally renowned adjudicators will evaluate your piano performances and award accordingly. Press packages, certificates, Virtual Medals given to exceptional performances.
Competition Chairs:
Dr. Yelena Balabanova
Allan Park
APPLICATION PERIOD: November 1, 2024 to December 31st, 2024. Results will be posted by January 21, 2025. Winners will be posted here, on our website.
YOUTUBE LINK MUST BE SUBMITTED BY: January 12, 2024.
MAXIMUM APPLICATIONS: 75 Contestants
APPLICATION FEE:
$60 (5 minutes and less, 1 or 2 solo piano French pieces)
$75 (6 to 10 minutes, 1 or 2 solo piano French pieces)
$90 (11 to 15 minutes, 1 or 2 solo piano French pieces)
PERFORMER ELIGIBILITY: Any age, any nationality, any country.
JUDGING SYSTEM: Each video link is individually evaluated with a point system. There is no peer-to-peer comparison and all participants are individually judged by world class adjudicators.
Gold 96 – 100
Silver 91 – 95
Bronze 85 – 90
Participation Certificate 0 – 84
JUDGING CRITERIA:
Stylistic awareness
Technical facility
Musicality
Sound maturity
General presentation
REPERTOIRE: French composers (Please scroll down for eligible French composers). Maximum 2 pieces are allowed for each category. If 2 pieces are used, please note that lower quality piece will affect the total score.
All solo piano works must be performed from memory except for chamber works. Concertos must be performed by memory and must have accompaniment. Accompanist's face must NOT BE VISIBLE on the YouTube link.
The video must be unedited and must clearly show the contestant’s hand and face. The judges' decision are final and cannot be appealed. TITLE in YouTube link must say 2024 International French Music Piano Competition, NAME and AGE. DESCRIPTION AREA must have composer(s) and piece(s) performed.
INSTRUMENTS: Piano, piano ensembles with other instruments, piano concertos
PRIZES: Downloadable Medal diplomas will be provided to all Gold, Silver, Bronze winners, each with winner's name and teacher's name. Gold will be featured on website and social media.
Six Gold Medalists, chosen exclusively by our adjudicator, will be invited to perform LIVE at Meydenbauer Center on March 2, 2025.
If you do not see a confirmation email within 48 hours, PLEASE CHECK your spam inbox. If you do STILL do not have a confirmation email. PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY: allan@bellevuesymphony.org.
