General terms and rules of the competition

GENERAL TERMS AND RULES OF THE COMPETITION OF THE 6^TH INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION CELEIA 2025

DISCIPLINE: PIANO

1. The competition is open for young musicians of all nationalities and is divided into age categories for the discipline piano. The age category is determined by calendar year (from January 1^st until December 31^st).

Example: Duration of the competition is from 15^th until 18^th of April 2025, competitor is born on June 5^th 2017 – competitor is 8 years old.

Age categories for discipline piano:

• Pre-category – 9 years and younger
• I. category – 11 years and younger
• II. category – 13 years and younger
• III. category – 15 years and younger
• IV. category – 17 years and younger
• V. category – 19 years and younger
• VI. category – 22 years and younger
• VII. category – 25 years and younger

2. Application deadline: 15^th of March 2025.

The application must contain:

• a completed application form and printed (electronic application will be available on glasbena-sola-celje.si),
• a completed Consent of the parents or legal representatives for the processing / publication of personal data of the competitor (avaliable at the end of electronic application),
• a receipt of the payment of the application fee,
• a copy of a valid identity document (in the case of an identity card, both sides of the document), from which it must appear that it is a copy (on the copy, write “COPY”), on the copy, also write the purpose of photocopying (“for the purpose of the 6th Celeia International Competition 2025”) and adds the signature (of the competitor or the legal representative of the minor competitor) above the photo of the personal document. The copy of the personal document is obtained exclusively for the purpose of preparing and conducting the 6th international competition Celeia 2025. After the competition is finished and the Newsletter is published, the copy of the personal document is destroyed.

3. Application fee:

• • Pre-category, I., II. and III. category – 60 €
  • IV. and V. category – 70 €
  • VI. and VII. category – 80 €

The application fee is to be paid to:

GLASBENA ŠOLA CELJE

Slomškov trg 10

3000 CELJE

Account No. at Banka Slovenije (Bank of Slovenia) SI56 012116030709537

BIC (SWIFT): BSLJSI2X

Reference No.: SI00 760599-25

Upon payment DON’T FORGET to indicate (as the PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION) the NAME OF THE COMPETITOR!

The application fee is non-refundable in case of a candidate’s withdrawal after 15^th March 2025.

4. The organizer can limit the maximum number of competitors in which case the order of the applications received will be considered.

5. The programme is performed entirely by heart unless otherwise provided in the propositions.

6. Award and special prizes criteria:

All competitors receive:

• gold plaque for achieving 95 – 100 points
• silver plaque for achieving 90 – 94,99 points
• bronze plaque for achieving 85 – 89,99 points
• participation award for achieving 84,99 or less points

In VII. category a special money prize will be awarded for the 1st place for the competitor if the competitor receives a gold plaque.

In III. category a special prize “Solo performance with the Music school Celje orchestra” in the school year 2025/26 will be awarded by the organizer. The winner is chosen by the organizer.

7. Awards and special prizes will be presented at the conclusion of the competition Celeia 2025.

8. Jury members may not evaluate a competitor whom they teach or are related to.

9. The jury has the right to stop the performance if the candidate exceeds the prescribed time limit.

10. The order of the performance of the competitors will be in the alphabetical order.

11. When registering, competitors must present a valid identity document.

12. The results of the competition will be published no later than three hours after the end of the competition in each category.

13. The competition is open to the public. Any recording and photography of the competition is prohibited, the organizer reserves the exclusive right to audio-visual recording and transmission of the competition.

14. The decisions of the jury are final.

15. By registering, the competitor confirms that he/she accepts the conditions of the 6^th international competition Celeia 2025.