General terms and rules of the competition

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND RULES OF THE 8th INTERNATIONAL CELEIA COMPETITION 2027

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 1st until December 31st). Example: Duration of the competition is from 13th until 16th of April 2027, competitor is born on June 5th 2019 – 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. ategory – 22 years and younger
• VII. category – 28 years and younger

A younger competitor may compete in a higher age category.

2. The deadline for submitting an electronic application is 15. 3. 2027.

The electronic application must contain:

• Correctly completed data.
• Confirmation of payment of the application fee (pdf attachement).
• A copy of a valid personal document (pdf attachement).
• A copy of the sheet music of the performed free-choice programme in pdf format must also be attached to the e-application (each piece separately named in its own file and no larger than 2MB per file). For pre-determined pieces, copies of the sheet music are not required.

 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 UJP Žalec: SI56 012116030709537

BIC (SWIFT): BSLJSI2X

Reference No.: SI00 760599-27

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 15th March 2027.

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.

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

7. Awards and special prizes will be presented at the end of the competition.

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 performance of the candidates will be in alphabetical order.

11. Competitors must present a valid identity document upon registration at the venue.

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

13. The competition is open to the public. The Organizing Committee of the competition decides on audio, video and photography of the competition.

14. The decisions of the jury are final.

15. By registering, the competitor confirms that he/she accepts the general terms and conditions of the 8th International Competition Celeia 2027.

 

President of the Organizing Committee  Celeia 2027, Simon Mlakar, mag. manag. izobr.