Registration Requirements 2024

The competition is open to solo guitarists of all nationalities, born after 1 January 1989, who are at the outset of their career. Please review the Rules and Regulations (Art. 5) before submitting your video (preliminary round).

 

> Preliminary round

Applicants must submit a link to an unedited web-hosted video recording (for example, Vimeo or YouTube) of an individual program of min. 15 and max. 20 min which must include the following set piece:

Darius Milhaud          Segoviana for Guitar Op. 366 (1957), Alphonse Leduc Éditions

 

> Semi-final round

An individual program of up to max. 30 minutes which must include: 

  • the commissioned composition by Helena Winkelman (7- 8’), available to the participants after submitting their application.
  • 1 movement of the chosen final round concerto (participants should prepare the complete concerto, as the Jury can ask any movement to be played in this round). An accompanist and rehearsal time will be provided.
  • at least 1 piece composed before 1900.

Pieces played in the preliminary round may not be repeated. 

 

> Final round

The final round program includes two pieces:

  • the commissioned composition by Helena Winkelman (7- 8’)
  • one of the following concertos with orchestra:

Joaquín Rodrigo - Fantasía para un gentilhombre (1954)

Heitor Villa-Lobos - Concerto for Guitar and Small Orchestra (1951)

We recommend also preparing a free choice piece for a possible encore.

Pieces played in the preceding rounds may not be repeated. Each finalist will have at least 60 minutes rehearsal time with orchestra on the day of the final or on the preceding day.

All solo pieces must be played entirely from memory, except for the cciMB 2024 commissioned composition by Helena Winkelman. For the compulsory pieces, the competitors must refer to the recommended editions.

 

Registration / Contacts

Applications including the video of the preliminary round must be sent before 31 January 2024.

Further information and the complete rules and regulations can be found on our website:

www.guitarcompetitionbiasini.com

 

The competition will take place at the Musik-Akademie Basel, Switzerland