Initial Selections
The judging for the Initial Selections will be carried out using DVDs (in DVD-video format) and materials submitted by the applicants. This round will determine the applicants who go through to compete in the Preliminary Rounds.
‘DVD-video format’ is a standard established by DVD Forum. It denotes a recording medium that can be played on a standard DVD player.
1. How to Apply
Please fill in the necessary parts of the official application form (which can also be downloaded from the competition website [ Excel / PDF ] ) and send the following items (a-c) by registered mail to the competition office. Applications sent by courier or delivered by hand will not be accepted.
All costs incurred in applying for the Initial Selections are to be paid in full by the applicants.
- Two colour passport photographs of the applicant taken within 6 months of the date of application (4cm x 5cm, upper body only)
- One to be affixed to the application form
- One to be used for publicity materials, such as the programme - A copy of the applicant’s passport or another official proof of the applicant’s age
- A DVD (in DVD-video format) of the applicant performing two set pieces for the Initial Selection.
- The camera must be still and the applicants face and hands must be visible at the same time.
- DVD-video is made only for the Competition. DVD-video cannot be edited.
- Applicants should record both performances on one DVD.
- Applicants should write their name, the names of the pieces, and where and when the pieces were recorded on the DVD.
- The performances should have been recorded after the 1st October 2012.
DVDs and documents submitted by applicants cannot be returned. The Competition Organization Committee and affiliated bodies cannot be held in any way responsible for the loss of or damage to application materials in transit.
2. Application Period and Deadline
Monday 1st April – Friday 20th September 2013
(Postmark Friday 20th September is acceptable)
Candidates applying from overseas should make a note of all their postal information and send a fax to the TIPC office (+81-87-812-5584) in advance, giving the applicant’s name, address, and the date that the items were sent.
3. Notification of Initial Selection Results
The results of the Initial Selections will be sent to all applicants individually by Monday 16th December 2013.
Applicants who are successful in the Initial Selections will be sent information about the competition and a Consent Form for Competition Entry.
4. Repertoire for the Initial Selections
Applicants should select two pieces, one from group (A) and one from group (B) listed below, record them onto a DVD, and send them to the Competition Office.
(A) Chopin: one piece from either Etude Op. 10 or Op. 25
(B) Liszt, Skriabin, Rakhmaninov, Debussy, Stravinsky or Prokofiev: one piece
from Etudes
