GOLDEN PIANO TALENTS FESTIVAL 2023 INFORMATION

Golden Piano Talents Music Festival (22th -23th of September 2023) will be an unforgettable experience for all pianists and their piano teachers to meet, share their experiences and enjoy the remarkable piano performances. Also, it is a wonderful opportunity to hear the winners of GOLDEN PIANO TALENTS FESTIVAL in live.

Classical music will bring young pianists together across all borders, ages, and nations. This unifying power of music will be expressed in a particularly inspiring way at our festival.

The festival will be held in the beautiful acoustical hall from the 16th Century – BEZISTEN in Stip, N.Macedonia. Pianists will play on the piano Yamaha GB1.

The first day of the Festival is planned for recitals of the winners and other chosen pianists. The second day is planned for the Grand Winners concert and Award Ceremony.


Photo Gallery from previous Golden Piano Talents Festival can be found here:


We are delighted to announce that Golden Piano Talents winners are welcome to apply to:

• GRAND CEREMONY CONCERT of WINNERS of GOLDEN PIANO TALENTS COMPETITION (23rd September 2023) and
• Have your RECITAL on GOLDEN PIANO TALENTS FESTIVAL (22nd and 23th of September 2023). This application is open for all pianists, even those who did NOT participate in Golden Piano Talents Competition)


GRAND CEREMONY CONCERT INFORMATION and APPLICATION:

23th September – Performance and Award Ceremony of the Winners at the GOLDEN PIANO TALENTS 2023


We are welcoming ALL GOLDEN PRIZE WINNERS and WINNERS of categories to apply for the Grand Ceremony concert. They will be awarded a medal and Attendance certificate. Their teachers are invited, too.

Grand Prize winners can apply, but only few will be selected. The accepted pianists will be informed no later than 10th July. They will be awarded with medals and attendance certificates. Their teachers will also be invited.

Deadline for application: 30th June 2023

You will be required to play one or two pieces. The time length schedule of the piano pieces will depend on the total number of participants and the final time schedule will be available and shared with you once available.

You can also apply independently to have your own concert recital during the festival (up to 35 min), which will be organized on the 22th and 23th of September.

Following the Grand Concert event, we will all meet informally over a cocktail party in order to share experiences and have great time together.
The Grand concert will be recorded by the local TV stations, photographed by professionals, and the gathered material will be promoted on the media. All participants are supported in using the produced photo and video material for self-promotion and similar.

As announced before, the Participation fee for the Golden Grand Concert is free of charge. Travel, accommodation, and other applicable expenses are responsibility of the participants.

Entrance for the festival is free for all music lovers.

Detailed Grand Concert Guidelines (time schedules for transport logistics, warm-ups, etc.) will be emailed to the participants once available.

Important Information:
1) Participation for Golden Grand Ceremony Concert is free of charge. Travel, accommodation, and other applicable expenses (travel documentation, visa, personal travel / medical / property and other insurance as they seem necessary) are responsibility of the participants who apply. If you need visa invitation letter, please contact us.

2) If you would like to perform at the Grand Ceremony Concert in N. Macedonia in September, we need your Confirmation by the 30th of June 2023. Please, do it by filling the application forms. We will provide additional information about the location, hotel discounts, airport connections, suggest fascinating historical and cultural heritage places of N. Macedonia, etc.



RECITALS INFORMATION and APPLICATION

Recitals – 22nd and 23th of September 2023

Golden Grand Prize winners and the winners of categories have the opportunity to apply for their piano recital at the Golden Piano Talents Festival (up to 35 minutes).

Grand Prize winners can apply, but only few will be selected. The accepted pianists will be informed no later than 10th July. They will be awarded with medals and attendance certificates. Their teachers will also be invited.

This application is open for all pianists, even those who did NOT participate in Golden Piano Talents Competition).

The recitals will take place on 22nd and 23rd of September (we will arrange a suitable timing for them – first or second day).

All interested Recital participants can apply by filling the recital application form, no later than the 30th of June. The committee will evaluate your request and inform you by the 10 of July if it has been approved.

Recital is free of charge for the Golden Grand Prize winners and the winners of categories and for the selected Grand Prize winners.

The Recital participation fee for all other interested pianists will be approved by a professional Jury Team and will cost 100 EUR (You pay only if you are selected to have a recital). All participants will receive a medal, printed certificate and opportunity to perform on the Grand Ceremony concert.

We will be delighted to have you and your teacher attendance at the Golden Piano Talents Music Festival 2023 and look forward to enjoying the great performances together.

Important Information: Travel, accommodation, and other applicable expenses (travel documentation, visa, personal travel / medical / property and other insurance as they seem necessary) are responsibility of the participants who apply. If you need visa invitation letter, please contact us.



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