THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL FRYDERYK CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION IN MONGOLIA

CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS

Mongolian State Conservatory, The Embassy of the Republic of Poland to Mongolia jointly organizing The Third International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition from October 21^st to November 24^th 2021. The competition aims to discover the talents of young pianists through music of Fryderyk Chopin.

The competition will be judged by renowned Mongolian and Polish, and international pianists.

General organizer: Mongolian State Conservatory

Co-organizer: The Embassy of the Republic of Poland to Mongolia

The Competition has two age categories and each category has two stages.

Category “A” (ages 18-32) and Category “B” (ages up to 17 years old)

The First Round of the competition will be organized between 20^th of October 2021 to 25^th of October, 2021 online.

The second round of the competition will take place between 20^th of November to 23^rd of November 2021, in the Concert Hall of the Mongolian State Conservatory, Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia.

In case of COVID-19 outbreak, and if the border closed, the Second round of the competition will be organized online.

The Award Ceremony and The Gala Concert of the competition winners will take place on the 24^th of November at 6 pm, at the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre of Mongolia.

Repertoire of the competition

Category “B” for pianists up to 17 years old

First stage:

• S.Bach. One Prelude and Fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier, book I or book II
• Chopin. One Etude (except op 10 no 3, op 10 no 6, op.25 no 7)
• Chopin. One Nocturne by the competitors own choice

Second stage:

• One work of F. Chopin by the competitors own choice. (Ballade, Scherzo, Polonaise, Waltz, Barcarolle, Fantasia, Tarantella, Rondo, Variations)
• Chopin. One Mazurka by the competitors own choice
• One of the piano pieces composed by Mongolian composers by the competitors own choice
• Khangal. Variations for Piano
• Gonchig-Sulmaa. Prelude no 1
• Munkh-Ertunts. Fugue

Category “A” for pianists 18-32 years old

First stage:

• S.Bach. One Prelude and Fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier, book I or book II
• Chopin. Two Etudes (except op 10 no 3, op 10 no 6, op 25 no 7)
• Chopin. One Mazurka (op 59 no 2 or op 59 no 3)

Second stage:

• Chopin. One Nocturne by the competitors own choice
• Chopin. One piece from the given works. (Ballade, Scherzo, Polonaise op 22, op 44, op 53 op 61, Barcarolle, Fantasia in f minor, Sonatas 1^st movement alone, or 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th movements together)
• One of the piano pieces composed by Mongolian composers by the competitors own choice
• Sansargereltekh. Staying with the Devil
• Ulziibayar. Rhapsody
• Munkh-Ertunts. Variations

Registration

The candidates will have to submit the APPLICATION FORM in the www.conservatory.edu.mn website. The registration will be open from 1^st of October to 20th of October 2021.Please be aware that the registration will be closed on the 21st of October 2021.

The following documents needed in order to complete the application from.

• Short artistic biography (no more than 100 words)
• Copy of birth certificate or ID card
• Artistic photo to be used in competition brochure
• List of repertoire for the 1^st and 2^nd stage of the competition
• Proof of payment of the application fee of 50 USD into the competition account /TBA/
• YouTube link of the 1^st round repertoire performance

Video requirements

• The video should be recorded only for the Third International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The videos that were sent to other competitions and events are not acceptable.
• The format of the video should be 1920x1080p, MP4 H.264
• The video should show the entire body of the performer
• The video may not be edited and the all three pieces of the 1^st round should be played and recorded in one video without break.
• Please do not write any additional information on the video. The name, nationality, repertoire should be written only in the application form.
• The scores of the Mongolian composition can be downloaded from the competition website conservatory.edu.mn

Competition prizes

Category “A”

1^st prize: Diploma and 3000 USD

2^nd prize: Diploma and 2000 USD

3^rd prize: Diploma and 1000 USD

Special prize for one participant: Diploma and 500 USD

Category “B”

1^st prize: Diploma and 1000 USD

2^nd prize: Diploma and 750 USD

3^rd prize: Diploma and 500 USD

Special prize for one participant: Diploma and 200 USD

The competition awards are financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.

One pianist will be selected from the competition and awarded Grand-Prix. (could be selected from age category “A” or “B”). The Grand-Prix winner will be invited to Poland and perform at the F.Chopin`s birth place, take Master Classes from the renowned Polish piano teachers. All costs related to the travel to Poland will be covered by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw.

The judges have a right to divide the prizes or not to give any of the prizes. The decision of the jury will be the last decision, and will not be discussed.

Supporting organizations:

State Opera and Ballet Theatre of Mongolia

Urbanek Co.Ltd

Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland to Mongolia