FESTIVAL 2024 INFORMATION and APPLICATIONS
Golden Piano Talents Festival (13th -14th of September 2024) will be an unforgettable experience to listen to the winners of GOLDEN PIANO TALENTS FESTIVAL in live. Also, it is a wonderful opportunity for all pianists and their teachers to meet, share their experiences and enjoy the remarkable piano performances of the
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 Shtip, N.Macedonia. Pianists will play on the piano Yamaha GB1.
The first day of the Festival is planned for recitals of the winners. The second day is planned for the Winners Grand Concert and Award Ceremony.
Photo Gallery from previous Golden Piano Talents Festivals:
https://icmusiccompetitions.com/gallery
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 (14rd September 2024) and
- Have a RECITAL (max.30 minutes) on GOLDEN PIANO TALENTS FESTIVAL (13th and 14th of September 2024).
The applications are open to all Golden Grand Prize Winners (100 Points) and Grand Prize Winners (98-99,99 points). Winners of 97 Points from Senior Piano Classical Professional Categories (5th, 6th and 7th Category) can also apply for the Grand Ceremony Concert.
- Golden Grand Prize Winners are accepted immediately if they apply for a recital of max. 30 minutes,
- Winners of Grand Prizes 98 – 99,99 and Winners of 97 Points from Senior professional Piano Classical categories (5th, 6th and 7th)who apply for a recital of 30 minutes will receive a confirmation if they are accepted until 27th of July. It depends of the number of participants.
Applications are open until 25th of July 2024. We will send you a confirmation on your email when we receive your application until 26th of July. If you don’t receive it, please contact us.
The final confirmation that you will join the festival is when you send us the proofs of booked hotel or flights until 30th July.
Important: If you need invitation letter which is necessary to get VISA please write us the names as in the passport of the pianist and the accompanying adults who are coming with him/her. Also, write are they parents or teacher. We will send it on your email until 29th of July 2024. The deadline for sending us a travel proof or booked hotel will be extended for you until 5th of August, but you must inform us on our official e-mail [email protected] when you will receive a visa answer; not everyone can get a visa.
Friendly advice: Don`t book you flight or hotel before you get a visa.
There are a several hotels in Stip, North Macedonia that you can find on internet.
We recommend you the Hotel Park because it gives a special discount for our participants. Simply contact them and tell that you are festival participant; website: https://hotelparkshtip.mk/
GRAND CEREMONY CONCERT INFORMATION and APPLICATION:
14th September – Performance and Award Ceremony of the Winners at the GOLDEN PIANO TALENTS FESTIVAL 2024
We are welcoming ALL GOLDEN PRIZE WINNERS, GRAND PRIZE WINNERS and Winners of 97 Points from Senior professional Piano Classical categories (5th, 6th and 7th) to apply for the Grand Ceremony concert. They will be awarded a medal, a plaque, printed certificate, gifts.
Their teachers are invited, too and will be awarded a medal and certificate.
Deadline for application: 25 July 2024
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.
After 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. The festival retains the right to use video/audio/images for media release.
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:
- 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.
- Check do you need a Visa for the Republic of North Macedonia. For those pianists who need a Visa Invitation letter, we will send it until 29th of July. The deadline to send the proofs of flights/hotels for those pianists will be extended, but you need to inform us on our official email. Friendly advice: Don`t book you flight or hotel before you get a travel visa.
We will provide additional information about the location, airport connections, transport to Shtip, suggest fascinating historical and cultural heritage places of N. Macedonia, etc.
APPLICATION FOR THE GRAND CEREMONY CONCERT
RECITALS INFORMATION and APPLICATION
Recitals – 13th and 14th of September 2024
We are welcoming ALL GOLDEN PRIZE WINNERS, GRAND PRIZE WINNERS and Winners of 97 Points from Senior professional Piano Classical categories (5th, 6th and 7th) to apply for a Piano Recital at the Golden Piano Talents Festival (up to 30 minutes). The application is open until 25th of July.
- WINNERS OF GOLDEN GRAND PRIZES (100 POINTS) WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR A RECITAL
- WINNERS OF GRAND PRIZES: 98 – 99,99 POINTS AND WINNERS OF SENIOR PIANO CLASSICAL PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES (5TH, 6TH AND 7TH CATEGORIES WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION ON 27TH JULY IF THEY ARE ACCEPTED FOR A RECITAL. It depends of the number of participants.
If you are accepted, You have to send us proofs of booked hotel or travel transport until 30th of July. That is the final confirmation for your recital.
The recitals will take place on 13th or 14th of September (we will arrange a suitable timing for them – first or second day).
Recital is free of charge for our Golden Winners. 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. The festival retains the right to use video/audio/images for media release.
All Recital participants will receive a plaque, medal, printed certificate, gifts at the Grand Ceremony concert.
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. If you need visa invitation letter, please contact us
- If you would like to have a recital in N. Macedonia in September, we need your filled application form by the 25th of July 2024. Golden Grand Prize Winners are accepted immediately if they apply for a recital of max. 30 minutes.
- Winners of Grand Prizes 98 – 99,99 and Winners of 97 Points from Senior professional Piano Classical categories (5th, 6th and 7th)who apply for a recital of 30 minutes will receive a confirmation if they are accepted until 27th of July. It depends of the number of participants.
- After that you need to send proofs of booked flights/hotel until 30th of July. That is the final confirmation that you will join the festival.
- Check do you need a Visa for the Republic of North Macedonia. For those pianists who need a Visa Invitation letter, we will send it until 29th of July. The deadline to send the proofs of flights/hotels for those pianists will be extended, but you need to inform us on our official email. Friendly advice: Don`t book you flight or hotel before you get a travel visa.
Kind regards,
Team of International Association
for Cultural Development and Education
Art Fest & Golden Piano Talents Competition
E-mail: [email protected]