The procedure of competitive listening

4.1. Competitive listening is held in two tours in the Concert Hall of the municipal autonomous cultural institution "Center for Culture, Art and Public Initiatives ‘Dialogue’" (Veliky Novgorod, B. Moskovskaya St., 37/9) for all age groups in both categories.

4.2. The listening is held publicly on the Steinway grand piano.

4.3. All works of the programmehave to be performedfrom memory.

4.4. The order of the participants’ performances is determined by the date of their birth, however, the jury, on an exceptional basis, may decide to change the order because of the illness of participant or other irresistible force.

4.5. Participants of competitive listening do not receive a fee for performance at the Competition, for the further use of records and broadcasts of these performances.

The rights to audio and video recording of the participants’ performances in the competitive audition belong to the Organizing Committee of the Competition.

4.6. Each participant of the competitive listening will be provided with one acoustic rehearsal for each tour on the stage of the Concert Hall of the municipal autonomous cultural institution "Center for Culture, Art and Public Initiatives ‘Dialogue’", where the Competition will be held. Minimal time of acoustic rehearsal for each tour: 15 minutes – the younger age group, 20 minutes – the older age group.

4.7. The final decision of all organizational issues emerging in the preparation and conducting of the Competition remains with the Chairman of the Organizing Committee.

Jury of the Competition

5.1. International jury consisting of reputable Russian and foreign musicians is invited to evaluate the performances of the participants of the Competition.

5.2. The jury listens to all participants of the Competition, evaluates their performances, decides on admission to the 2^ndround, on awarding titles, on awarding prizes, on forming a list of participants in the gala concert.

5.3. The chairman of the jury of the Competition has the right to a second vote in disputable situations.

5.4. The jury of the Competition has the right to award more than one laureate’s title of each degree, and also not to award any of the titles.

5.5. The jury of the Competition has the right to award or not to award special prizes, as well as to award a special prize to several participants.

5.6. Member of the jury, associatedin any way with a participant of the Competition, do not participate in the evaluation of his / her performance.

5.7. The decision of the Jury of the Competition is drawn up by the protocol, is final at all its stages and is not a subject to discussion or revision.