REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
The competition is open to solo guitarists of all nationalities, born after January 1st 1980, who are at the outset of their career. Please review the Rules and Regulations (Art. 5) before submitting your video (preliminary round).
> Preliminary round
An unedited video recording of the following repertoire:
- Heitor Villa-Lobos: a choice between Etude III, VII, or IX (Ed. Max Eschig, edited by Frédéric Zigante)
- Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: one of the 24 Caprichos de Goya para la guitarra, opus 195 (Ed. Berben)
- Manuel Maria Ponce: Sonata romantica, 1st movement (Ed. Schott, edited by Segovia)
- Free choice piece(s) not to exceed 5 minutes
> Semi-final round
An individual program of up to 25 minutes which includes the following pieces:
- Johann Sebastian Bach: two dance movements or one prelude and one dance movement from the four lute suites (Suite BWV 995, 996 ,997, 1006, any edition). The prelude may also be taken from BWV 998 (any edition)
- Sergio Assad: commissioned composition (available around June 2015)
The individual program should include at least one composition from a different stylistic period than those of the mandatory program. Pieces played in the preliminary round may not be repeated.
> Final round
An individual program of 30 minutes which includes the following composition for guitar and orchestra:
- Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez (Ed. Schott or Ed. Joaquin Rodrigo)
In addition, the program must include the commissioned composition by Sergio Assad (available around June 2015). Pieces played in the preceding rounds may not be repeated.
> Registration
Applications must be sent before August 31, 2015.
Further information: www.guitarcompetitionbiasini.org
