Music School ,,Vlado Milosevic” Banja Luka
The Seventh International Piano Competition
“Banjaluka Biennale 2018”
BANJALUKA, 14 – 17 MAY 2020
The Seventh International Piano Competition “Banjaluka Biennale 2018” will be held in the Concert Hall of Banski Dvor and in the Concert Hall of Music School “Vlado Milosevic” in Banjaluka from 14 to 17 May 2020. (Duration of the competition will depend on the number of participants) The competition will be held in two disciplines piano solo and piano duo (for 4 or 6 hands and 2 pianos), and piano for High School students and student of Music Academy (Music Theory Department)
Applications should be sent up to 24 April 2020
(Any program changes could be made until 4 May 2020)
COMPETITION RULES
Discipline: Piano solo
Pre- category
Candidates born in 2011 and younger
Program is of the free choice of the candidate up to 5 min
The first category
Candidates born in 2009 and younger
Program: One movement of sonatine or sonata (sonata form)
Compositions of free choice
From 5 to 8 min
The second category
Candidates born in 2007 and younger
Program: One movement sonatine or sonata (sonata form)
Compositions of free choice
From 8 to 12 min
The third category
Candidates born in 2005 and younger
Program: One movement of sonata (sonata form)
Compositions of free choice
From 12 to15 min
The fourth category
Candidates born in 2003 and younger
Program: One movement of sonata (sonata form)
Compositions of free choice
From 15 to 20 min
The fifth category
Candidates born in 2001 and younger
Program: One movement of sonata (sonata form)
Compositions of free choice
From 20-25 min
The sixth category
Students of the first and the second year of Music Academy
Program: One movement of sonata (sonata form)
Composition of free choice
From 25 to 30 min
The seventh category
Students of the third, the fourth and the fifth year of Music Academy
Program: One movement of sonata (sonata form)
Composition of free choice
From 30 to 35 min
The eight category- Artistic category (no age limit)
Program: Composition of free choice
From 35 to 40 min
Discipline: Piano duo (for 4 or 6 hands or 2 pianos)
Pre-category
Candidates born in 2011 and younger
Program: Composition of free choice up to 5 min
The first category
Candidates born in 2008 and younger
Program: Composition of free choice
From 5 to 8 min
The second category
Candidates born in 2005 or younger
Program: Composition of free choice
From 6 to 10 min
The third category
Candidates born in 2002 and younger
Program: Composition of free choice
From 10 to 15 min
The fourth category
Candidates born in 1999 and younger
Program: Composition of free choice
From 15 to 20 min
The fifth category
Candidates born in 1996 and younger
Program: Composition of free choice
From 20 to 25 min
The sixth category – Artistic category (no age limit)
Program: Composition of free choice
From 25 to 30 min
Discipline Piano Practicum
High school students and Music Academy students of Music Instrument/Music Theory Department as well as other Departments’ students who have piano as a compulsory instrument
The first category
The first and the second year High School students
Program: Composition of free choice
From 4 to 6 min
The second category
The third and the fourth year High School students
Program: Composition of free choice
From 6 to 10 min
The third category
The first and the second year students of Music Academy – Music Theory Department
Program: Composition of free choice
From 9 to 13 min
The fourth category
The third, the fourth or the fifth year students of Music Academy- Music Theory Department
Program: Composition of free choice
From 12 to 16 min