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Submitted by Swen Fischer on

Inspired by the Corona-related cancellation of almost all competitions in Europe in March 2020, the innovative project was developed under the direction of Swen Fischer, playy/Munich, in collaboration with Prof. Fedele Antonicelli, Hochschule für Musik Saar/Saarbrücken and MA Fernando Viani, Konservatorium/Bern:

An online piano competition with the idea of bringing together young pianists from all over Europe on one platform.

Article 12 Audience Prize

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  • in each category, an audience prize will be presented
  • in order to watch the contribution during the ongoing competition and to participate in the voting for the audience prizes, a registration with name and e-mail is required
  • each registration corresponds to one vote
  • our virtual concert hall has a limited capacity of at first 50 visitors at the same time

Article 10 Evaluations

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  • participants of both categories "piano" and "piano four hands" will be evaluated together within their age group
  • the results will be announced one week after the end of each competition round
  • each participant will be informed about his or her result per email and will receive a certificate
  • the contributions of those participants who have received a prize will be published on the website
  • the teachers of the participants will receive a certificate on request

Article 9 Jury

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  • at least five qualified jurors will evaluate the recordings of each group
  • the work of the jury is conducted according to the guidelines established for this purpose
  • the jury members are internationally renowned pianists and piano teachers
  • all jury decisions are final and irreversible and not not countervailable

Article 8 Recording rights

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  • the participant grants the following rights of exclusive, free and unlimited use of the submitted recordings to EUPLAYY /Swen Fischer 
  • the participant grants the rights of exclusive, free and unlimited use of the submitted recordings to EUPLAYY /Swen Fischer 
  • EUPLAYY /Swen Fischer reserves the right to make the videos accessible in full length or in parts, in particular on the website euplayy.com, meaning the right to make the videos available - online or offline - to the public in such a way that any

Article 7 Video

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  • only submitted video recordings with both picture and sound will be accepted
  • the video recordings must present  the participant in sound and image
  • multiple videos per participant and round are possible, provided that the total time limit is not exeeded
  • during the performance the recordings may only show the participant and, if necessary, a page-turner
  • the recordings may not be edited or cut, no picture or sound effects may be added
  • the videos must be generated in the file formats avi, mov or mpeg4 
  • the video size s

Article 6 Notification

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  • to ensure that the audition is performed by the actual participant, an introduction must be made at the beginning of the video
  • the introduction must be clearly spoken into the camera
  • the introduction can be spoken by
    • the actual participant (piano)
    • one of the actual participants (piano four hands)
    • by another person
  • in either case the face of the participant must be clearly visible
  • if the introduction is made by another person, this person may not be visible or audible during the rest of the piece