THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF ARTS STRINGS E-COMPETITIONS

 LIST OF UPCOMING STRINGS COMPETITIONS

  • January, 2021 - “Baroque Inventions”: music composed from approximately 1600 to 1750.

    (J.S. Bach, Jean-Baptiste Luly, Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli, and G.F.Handel,Georg Philipp Telemann, etc.)

Application deadline: January 15th; Prescreening: January 16th-21st; Final Round: January 23rd-25th; Results: January 26th

  • February, 2012 -“Solitude”: pieces composed for solo string instrument of any musical era.

    (Bach, Paganini, Ysaye, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Wieniawski, Vieuxtemps, Prokofiev, Britten, Crumb, etc.)

Entire sonatas, one or several movements may be performed.

Application deadline: February 15th; Prescreening: February 16th-21st; Final Round: February 23rd-25th; Results: February 26th

  • March, 2021 - “Classical Timeless Echoes”: music composed from approximately 1750 to 1830.

    (Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, Franz Joseph Haydn, Luigi Boccherini, Muzio Clementi, Joseph Bologne , W.A. Mozart, Franz Schubert, Ludvig van Beethoven,  Joseph von Blumenthal, etc.) 

    Entire sonatas, one or several movements may be performed.

Application deadline: March 15th; Prescreening: March 16th-21st; Final Round: March 23rd-25th; Results: March 26th

  • April, 2021 - “Era Amoroso”: Romantic era composers. Music composed from approximately around 1830 to 1900.

    (Edvard Grieg, Robert Schumann, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Antonin Dvořák, Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn,  Franz Schubert, Charles Auguste de Bériot, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, etc)

    Entire sonatas, concertos, one or several movements may be performed

Application deadline: April 15th; Prescreening: April 16th-21st; Final Round: April 23rd-25th; Results: April 26th

  • May, 2021 -  “Virtuosic Encores”: great known composers of short works/or short arrangements.

    (Kreisler, Sarasate, Lesser, Heifetz , Ernst, Lalo, Gershwin, Faure, Ravel, Paganini, Gounod etc.)

Application deadline: May 15th; Prescreening: May 16th-21st; Final Round: May 23rd-25th; Results: May 26th

  • June, 2021 - “Modern Memoirs”: any music written by modern composers. 

    (Dmitry Shostakovich, Grażyna Bacewicz, Phillip Glass, John Corigliano, George Crumb, Nico Muhly, Schnittke, Stravinsky, Alban Berg, Fritz Kreisler, Arvo Pärt, Samuel Barber, Rachmaninov, Martinu, Debussy, Ravel, etc.) 

Application deadline: June 15th; Prescreening: June 16th-21st; Final Round: June 23rd-25th; Results: June 26th

  • July, 2021 - “Concerti Classics”: entire concertos of any musical period, one or several movements may be performed.

    (Bruch, Saint-Saens, Mozart 3-5, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Wieniawsky, Brahms, Paganini, Sibelius, etc.)

    (NOTE: if you need an accompanist, The European Academy of Arts will gladly accommodate your request. Please see the requirements below.)

Application deadline: July 15th; Prescreening: July 16th-21st; Final Round: July 23rd-25th; Results: July 26th

  • August, 2021 - “French Impressions”: music written by French composers of any musical era. (Debussy, Ravel, Faure, Boulanger, Franck, Massenet, Saint-Saens, etc.) 

    Entire French sonatas, one or several movements may be performed

Application deadline: August 15th; Prescreening: August 16th-21st; Final Round: August 23rd-25th; Results: August 26th

  • September, 2021 - “Virtuosic Etude”: virtuosic etude of any composer can be performed

Application deadline: September 15th; Prescreening: September 16th-21st; Final Round: September 23rd-25th; Results: September 26th

  • October, 2021 - “Romanza”: any lyrical, sensitive, slow, and melodious work can be performed.

Application deadline: October 15th; Prescreening: October 16th-21st; Final Round: October 23rd-25th; Results: October 26th

  • November, 2021 - “Duo Sonore”: violin sonatas. Entire sonatas written by any composer, one or several movements may be performed.

    (NOTE: if you need an accompanist, The European Academy of Arts will gladly accommodate your request. Please see the requirements below.)

Application deadline: November 15th; Prescreening: November 16th-21st; Final Round: November 23rd-25th; Results: November 26th

  • December, 2021 - “The Symphonic Standards”: the excerpt theme from any orchestral work can be performed.  

    (NOTE: if you need an accompanist, The European Academy of Arts will gladly accommodate your request. Please see the requirements below.)

Application deadline: December 15th; Prescreening: December 16th-21st; Final Round: December 23rd-25th; Results: December 26th

Requirements for the accompanist from The European Academy of Arts

1.            The music score needs to be send to the office of The European Academy of Arts no later than 10 days prior to the recording date.

2.            The recording will take a place in the concert hall of The European Academy of Arts.

3.            The schedule for the recording needs to be completed no later that 10 days in advance.

4.            The payment for the recording needs to be submitted and received no later than 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the recording.

5.            The cost for a rehearsal with an accompanist is either $30/half-hour; or $60/one hour.

Please mail the accompanist fee to:

The European Academy of Arts, 4080 Lafayette Center Drive, Suite 170B, Chantilly, VA, 20151

ELIGIBILITY


The EAA ongoing monthly E-Competition is open to keyboard players of all ages and nationalities.

AGES 


Musicians of all ages are encouraged to apply, especially young children who may not have much experience but are enthusiastic about sharing their musical abilities.

PRE-SCREENING

  1. You must perform at least one piece, written by the composer, or composers, to whom the monthly e-competition is dedicated.

  2. Please fill out the E-Competition Application Form below. Please note: The EAA Office reserves the right to use the submitted media material.

FINAL ROUND

  • If you are approved by the judges to pass prescreening, you will receive an email invitation with instructions on how to apply to the final round.

  • Please do not be disheartened if you do not advance to the final round, as we receive applications from many talented musicians from all over the world and can only approve a limited number of candidates to advance to the final round. Keep trying and never give up!

  • If you advance to the final round and grant us permission, you are guaranteed to be featured on our YouTube channel: The European Academy of Arts official YouTube channel

  • Please click here to learn more details about completing your application.

JUDGING

  • A panel of distinguished judges shall evaluate your prescreening and final round applications. Please note that the decision of our judges is final and cannot be appealed.

PRIZES

  • Each category has multiple prizes.

  • Our judges may award additional special prizes and issue certificates of recognition.

  • Winners and their music teachers will receive diplomas, their portrait photo and music biography will be published on the results page of our website, and their performance will be shared on our YouTube channel: The European Academy of Arts official YouTube Channel.