rules

                                                             Rules

Ist Chopin International Piano Competition is open to pianists of any nationality.
Competiton will take place in Hartford, CT  from 20 to 21st February 2010.
The competition will be held in three age categories: A- up to 10 years old, B- up to 14 years old
and C- up to 19 years old. Participants of category A will be judged on the overall score result,
whereas competitors of higher categories, on the simple majority of votes. Any participant can take
part in various age categories under following conditions: paying all application fees respectively and
presenting completely different repertoire for each category. All competition performances are
open for public. The order in which participants appear will be determined by drawing lots.The
order of works to be performed may be determined by performer.
The jury reserves  the right to not award all prizes. The decision of the jury is final and is not subject
to challenge or any review. The commitee reserves the right to make changes to the jury panel. All
winners must perform at the winner's recital scheduled for Sunday, 21st February 2010. Prizes may
be subject to tax, according to U.S. tax laws in effect at the time of the competition.
Foreign competitors are responsible for obtaining their own passports and visas.
Competitors should contact the nearest American Embassy or consulate for advice.Competitors
must pay their own accommodation and travel expenses. In  course of their careers, prize-winners
may not undertake to claim to have won any prizes other than  those the have actually been
awarded. The competition has the right, without being obliged to pay any form of renumeration to
either competitors or their managers, to: Commission radio, television, video and film recordings
and/or images of all the performances, either in part or in their entirety, or to commission third
parties with the production and sale therof. Any contact with any member of international jury is
strictly forbidden during the entire competition. Special requests for jury comments in a written form
have to be communicated in the time of application process.  Transcripts with translated into English
comments, can be ordered in the price of  25 USD. Comments will appear without names of
particular judges. Changes in the repertoire cannot be  altered after 10th  February 2010.