Dear friends,
After the first and second competitions with more than 300 competitors from around 30 countries from all over the world who presented their skills in our virtual concert hall, we continue to overcome borders together, make friends and exchange experiences.
We have the honor to invite you to the third piano competition called "Piccolo Piano Talents 2023" organized by the Association for Creative Development of shildren Piccolo from Sremska Mitrovica. The association was founded in 2004 and for more than 15 years it has been gathering children involved in music through various activities. A large number of children took their first piano steps through the specially designed Piccolo Piano program and showed remarkable results at domestic and foreign competitions.
The Piccolo Piano Talents competition is intended for children up to the age of 15 and is designed to support children who, in this age of fast information, have decided to dedicate their time to playing the piano.
Despite the fact that the corona virus pandemic is, we hope, behind us, we still decided to keep the online format of the competition because it brought the possibility for children from all over the world to perform in our virtual concert hall and for our mutual distance to be reduced to "one click".
The third competition in a row will be held from March 23 to 26, 2023, and the deadline for applying and sending student videos is from February 1 to March 15, 2023. The jury will include eminent pedagogues from the country and abroad. Please find all the details of the competition on the competition website, and you can contact us by email at piccolopianotalents@gmail.com or by phone +381 63 639 132
We wish you good health and success in the upcoming competition!
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Dragomir Bratić
He is the director of the State Competition of Students of Music and Ballet Schools of Serbia. Davorin Jenko works in the Organizing Committee of the International Piano Competition for Young Pianists.
Irina Woronow
Irina Woronow is a graduated pianist and music teacher. Among her students are numerous prize winners of various domestic and international piano competitions. She graduated in piano, piano pedagogy, accompaniment and chamber music.
Dr Milica Lawrence
Dr. Milica Lawrence graduated from the Faculty of Music Arts in Belgrade. He is the holder of numerous awards from performances at domestic and international competitions. He is currently working on the first digital and printed magazine "Pianist.mt".
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The Association for Creative Development of Children Piccolo from Sremska Mitrovica is organizing the 3th competition of young pianists Piccolo Piano Talents 2023 in the period from March 23 to 26, 2023.
The competition will be realized ONLINE.
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The competition takes place in the disciplines PIANO SOLO and PIANO DUO (four-handed or two pianos).
Article 3
All regular and part-time students of primary music schools, as well as students who do not attend primary school and are younger than 15, have the right to participate.
Article 4
The members of the jury are chosen from the ranks of eminent pedagogues and pianists from Serbia and abroad.
The decisions of the jury are final and irrevocable.
Article 5
An unlimited number of prizes is awarded in each category, according to the number of points won:
I prize: from 90 to 100 points
II prize: from 80 to 89.99 points
III prize: from 70 to 79.99 points
Praise: 60 to 69.99 points
Only a candidate with at least 98 points can win the title of category winner.
In case two candidates have the same number of points, the younger candidate is ranked higher.
If a member of the jury is related to a competitor he/she must refrain from judging.
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The winner of each category (minimum 98 points) in the disciplines PIANO SOLO and PIANO DUO receives a cash prize.
Baby category: 50 euros
A category: 100 euros
B category: 150 euros
C category: 200 euros
D category: 300 euros
In the PIANO DUO discipline, the cash prize is in full, for both competitors.
The winner of the entire competition received a bonus of 200 euros.
Prize for the winners according to the votes of the audience (Piano Solo and Piano Duo) is participation without application fee at the Piccolo Piano Talents 2024.
The most successful professor (most first prizes) received a cash prize of 200 euros. Note: If two or more professors have the same number of first prizes, the prize will be divided.
All candidates as well as their professors receive a diploma in electronic form, and the winners of the category receive a special diploma in electronic form.
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Competitors submit an electronic application that can be downloaded from the competition website.
Along with the application, all candidates submit a scanned (photographed) birth certificate or passport, a photo of the candidate and proof of payment of the donation:
for soloists 3, 600.00 dinars or 30 euros
for piano duo 5, 400.00 dinars or 45 euros
Payments from Serbia should be made to account 160-929326-72 in the name of the competitor and with the purpose of payment: Donation for Piccolo Piano Talents. Recipient name: Udruženje za kreativni razvoj dece "Piccolo". Recipient Adress: Stari šor 105b, 22000 Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia.
Participants from abroad can make a payment via Western Union or Pay Pal useing email piccolopianotalents@gmail.com as well as payment to the foreign currency account of the Association for Creative Development of Children "Piccolo".
Recipient: Udruženje za kreativni razvoj dece “Piccolo”
Recipient adress: Stari šor 105b, 22000 Sremska Mitrovica, republic of Serbia
Purpose of payment: Donation for Piccolo Piano Talents.
IBAN: RS35160600000098050365
SWIFT: DBDBRSBG
More information piccolopianotalents@gmail.com.
Candidate applications are open from February 1 till March 15 , 2022.
In case of cancellation of the candidate's performance, the donation is not returned.
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The video of the contestant is posted on the You Tube channel with the “Public” or "Unlisted" option marked and comments off. In the description of the video, it is necessary to state the name and surname of the candidate and the program that is being performed.
Sent recordings must not be older than one year. One video is posted on YouTube, although each composition can be recorded separately. Any editing and interruption of the video during one composition is not allowed.
The link of the video must be copied to the electronic application for the competition.
The organizer reserves the right to further use the received material in order to promote the competition.
Article 9
All information about the competition can be found on the website www.piccolopianotalents.com.
Piano Solo
Competitors in the discipline of piano solo perform the program by heart, by free choice which contains at least two compositions. The duration of the competition program depends on the category:
BABY category / competitors born in 2016 and younger - up to 4 minutes
A the category / competitors born in 2014 and 2015 - up to 5 minutes
B category / competitors born in 2012 and 2013 - up to 7 minutes
C category / competitors born in 2010 and 2011 - up to 10 minutes
D category / competitors born in 2008 and 2009 - up to 12 minutes
Piano Duo
(one piano four hands or two pianos)
Competitors in the piano duo discipline perform a program of notes of their choice that contains at least two compositions. The duration of the program depends on the category:
BABY category / competitors born in 2014 and younger - up to 4 minutes
A category / competitors born from 2011 to 2013 - up to 8 minutes
B category / competitors born from 2008 to 2010 - up to 12 minutes