Dates

Jan.-April 2006: Auditions

- New York (15-16 January 2006)
- St. Petersburg & Moscow (March)
- Helsinki (1-2 April)
- Jerusalem (5-6 April)
- London (8-9 April)
- Vienna (11-12 April)
- Paris (19-20 April) 

Semi-finals: 3-5 July 2006 (London)
Finals: 20-24 July 2006 (Lisbon)

  18 - 28  (1-4-1978 * 1-4-1988)
  in exceptional circumstances, a
  younger pianist may be accepted

  Candidates must be nominated

  Audition
  Semi-finals
  Finals: 2 rounds

  Portugal (finals)

Location

  Lisbon (finals)

History

1st competition in 2000
3rd competition in 2006

Freq.

every three years

since 2003

Preselection
(Audition)

  solo + concerto movement

semi-finals

  solo: 45 min.

Finals
phase 1

Finals
phase 2

Appl. fee

1st

  US$ 25'000 (to be used for career
  development)

2nd

  US$ 15'000 (to be used for career
  development)

plus

  US$   5'000 (2x) 

- The winners of the regional 
  competitions receive US$ 750
- The winners of the semi-finals
   receive US$ 1'000

Jeffrey Tate (Chm.)
Philippe Entremont (f)
Luis Pereira Leal (prt)
Christa Ludwig (frg)
Konstantin Orbelyan (rus)
Viktoria Postnikova (rus)
Ilana Vered (brs)

90 min. solo repertoire to be submitted + list of 6-8 concertos
    (6 concertos, if aged up to 24)
chosen from a list of 14 classical and 20 romantic concertos

Preselection
(Audition)

Jury will choose pieces +
one movement of three concertos (communicated one month prior to audition) 

semi-finals

 solo: 45 min.

NB.: The jury will choose 45 min. (communicated the evening before the performance) from a 90 min. programme submitted by the contestant
 (may be different but may also be the same as for the audition)

 - must include a Beethoven Sonata

Finals
phase 1

(chosen by the jury from the previously submitted 90 min. repertoire)

Finals
phase 2

(choice in consultation with the jury chairman)

for further specifications
 consult the brochure, or contact AAF

Alexis Gregory

International Piano Competition - The Vendome Prize
The Alexis Gregory Foundation - Vendome Press
1334 York Avenue
New York  NY 10021
U.S.A.

(+1) 212 - 7375297

(+1) 212 - 7375340

vendomepress@earthlink.net

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