The VIII International Paderewski Piano Competition, Bydgoszcz, Poland

November 7^th - 21^st , 2010

IMPORTANT DATES:

March 31^st, 2010 - the final deadline of sending the written applications

April 30^th, 2010 - the candidates are informed about the acceptance of their application or about the invitation to the preliminary audition

May – July, 2010 - the preliminary auditions

May 31^st, 2010 - the deadline of sending the recordings of the repertoire on the VHS or DVD (accepted only in particularly important cases)

July 31^st, 2010 - the announcement of the final list of the candidates, invited to take part in the Competition

August 31^st, 2010 - the deadline for the invited pianists of send the entrance fee to the Music Association Account Number

September 15^th, 2010 - after this day, any changes of the repertoire will not be accepted

COMPETITION  - SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

November 6^th, 2010                the Competition participants arrival to Bydgoszcz

November 7^th, 2010                the Orientation Meeting and the performances order drawing

November 7^th, 2010                the Inaugural Concert

November 8^th, 2010                the beginning of the I stage audition 

November 11^th, 2010              the announcement of the I stage results 

November 12^th, 2010              the beginning of the II stage audition 

November 14^th, 2010              the announcement of the II stage results

November 15^th, 2010              day off

November 16^th, 2010              the beginning of the Semi-final audition  

November 17^th, 2010              the announcement of the Semi-final results

November 18^th, 201                day off/practice day for the Filnalist with the Orchestra

November 19^th-20^th, 2010       the Final of the Competition

November 20^th, 2010               the Closing Ceremony

November 20^th, 2010               the announcement of the Prize winners

November 20^th, 2010               the presentation of the Awards

November 21^st, 2010              the Prize Winners Concert

November 21^st, 2010               Presentation of the Additional Prizes

November 24^th, 2010               the I, II and III Prize Winners in the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw.