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1. Preliminaries in Taiwan will be held August 22nd through 23rd, 2008.
2. Competitions in USA will be held October 31st through November 2nd, 2008 according to the following schedule:
- Wednesday, October 29th: Contestant Registration & Orientation
- Thursday, October 30th: Rehearsal
- Friday, October 31st: Preliminaries
- Saturday, November 1st: Semi-finals
- Sunday, November 2nd: Finals (including Award Ceremony)
Procedures and Competition Repertoire
1. The Competition is divided into three rounds: Preliminaries, semi-finals, and finals.
1) Preliminary pieces: Contestants may choose to play the 1st movement of any of Mozart Piano Sonatas (K331, K545 excluded). No repeat is needed.
2) Semi-final pieces: Contestants may choose to play the 1st movement of any of Beethoven Piano Sonatas (Opus 49 No.2 excluded). No repeat is needed.
3) Final pieces: Contestants may choose one piece from each of the following two composers.
Awards
- One Gold Award (US$10,000)
- One Silver Award (US$3,000)
- One Bronze Award (US$1,000)
- A number of outstanding performance award winners.
Eligibilities
1. All students or teachers from professional performing arts academies and every pianist who has reached a professional level may sign up for the competition, provided they are 16 years of age or older.
2. Only Chinese or Chinese descendents are accepted in this competition.
3. Eligibility: The Panel of Judges will examine all application materials before mailing out the Invitations to the Chinese International Piano Competition to all eligible contestants, who will in turn obtain their visas and register with the Organization Committee.
