PATRON SOUTĚŽE - LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK
Patronem letošního ročníku soutěže AMADEUS je světově uznávaný klavírista Lukáš Vondráček
"Amadeus 1995 byl první soutěží, které jsem se zúčastnil a ve které jsem uspěl. Získal jsem tak motivaci a povzbuzení do další práce a odnesl si spoustu krásných zážitků. Velice rád na Brno a Amadea vzpomínám. Soutěžícím přeji hlavně radost z hudby a trpělivost na dlouhé muzikantské cestě. Věřím, že soutěž Amadeus je pro mladé talentované klavíristy ideálním odrazovým můstkem."
Terms of Competition 2020
* .pdf Competition Organization
27th international competition named after Mozartamod pianists under 11 years old
Competition Rules
Category | Age (year of birth) | Time limit |
---|---|---|
I. | 2014 and younger | 2-4 minutes |
II. | 2013 | 2-4 minutes |
III. | 2012 | 3-5 minutes |
IV. | 2011 | 3-5 minutes |
V. | 2010 | 5-8 minutes |
VI. | 2009 | 5-8 minutes |
Repertoire
- At least one composition by W. A. Mozart
Prizes
- An offer to perform a concert with the symphony orchestra.
- Grand concert in Villa Tugendhat.
- The prize of the governor of South Moravia, for the absolute winner of the competition
- The Mayor of Brno´s prize for best interpretation of a work by W. A. Mozart
- The prize of the mayor of Brno - Žabovřesky for the best Czech competitor
- The prize of the mayor of Brno - Centre for the best competitor from Brno
- The prize of the mayor of Brno-Žebětín for the best foreign competitor
- opportunity to record a profile CD
- The prize for the youngest competitor
Application
- Applications can be made through a music school or a legal representative.
- Information on the application form must be correct and true. Teachers or legal representatives are responsible for the accuracy of information.
- Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
- Maximum number of participants: 100
Competition Fee
Competition Organisation
- the govenor of South Moravia, JUDr. Bohumil Šimek
- the mayor of the city of Brno, Markéta Vaňková
- the mayor of the Brno-centre district, Vojtěch Mencl
- the mayor of the district of Brno-Žabovřesky, Lucie Pokorná
- the mayor of the district of Brno-Žebětín, Vít Beran
- the President of the Association of Regions of the Czech Republic MUDr. Jiří Běhounek
- AMADEUS, foundation fund
- PARNAS, z.s.
- The Brno Philharmonic
- Music School Brno, Veveří, contributory organisation
- Music School of Frantisek Jilek, contributory organisation
Contact
Terms of Competition 2021
28th International Mozart Competition for young pianists up to 15 years
Brno, November 11 - 13, 2021
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE TERMS IN PDF:
Competition Rules
Dates for the 28th AMADEUS Competition
Competition: 11th and 12th November 2021
Winners‘ Concert: 13th November 2021
Besední dům, Komenského nám. 8., Brno
Time limits and categories
The competition has one round. It is not compulsory to be a student at a music school or institution. Participants are categorised according to year of birth.
Category Age (year of birth) Time limit
I. 2014 and younger 2-4 minutes
II. 2013, 2012 3-5 minutes
III. 2011, 2010 5-8 minutes
IV. 2009, 2008 6-9 minutes
V. 2007, 2006 7-10 minutes
Organizers in the event of an unfavorable epidemiological situation reserve the right to hold a contest online.
Repertoire
At least one composition by W. A. Mozart
Eventually other compositions by different authors who were contemporaries of Mozart e.g.:
A. Fr. Bečvařovský, L. van Beethoven, J. A. Benda, J. L. Dusík, Fr. X. Dušek, J. N. Hummel, J. Jelínek, L. Koželuh, J. Kř. Kuchař, V. V. Mašek, L. Mozart, J. Mysliveček, J. J. Ryba, J. A. Štěpán, V. J. Tomášek, J. Kř. Vaňhal, J. A. Vitásek, A. Vranický, V. Jírovec, etc.
Time limits must be strictly observed.
If a competitor play one longer composition (for example, Mozart Variations), time limit may be extended by 30 seconds in categories I - II and 1 minute in categories III - V.
it is only possible to play works for solo piano. It is compulsory to play from memory. The number of works played is unlimited.
Changes to repertoire must be announced in writing before 17.9.2021 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Later changes to programmes will not be accepted and will lead to disqualification of the competitor!
The order of the contestants will be determined by drawing lots, which will be published on the competition website
Prizes
The jury grants these prizes in each category: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and Honourable Mention.
All prizes can be shared upon the jury´s recommendation or some might be skipped. All contestants who win one of the prizes receive a diploma, gifts and the title of a laureate on Winners‘ Concert. Program of the concert will be determined by the jury.
Concert performances for chosen laureates:
An offer to perform a concert with the symphony orchestra.
Grand concert in Villa Tugendhat.
The jury may decide to award these special prizes amount to 55 000 CZK:
The prize of the governor of South Moravia, for the absolute winner of the competition
The Mayor of Brno´s prize for best interpretation of a work by W. A. Mozart
The prize of the mayor of Brno - Žabovřesky for the best Czech competitor
The prize of the mayor of Brno - Centre for the best competitor from Brno
The prize of the mayor of Brno-Žebětín for the best foreign competitor
opportunity to record a profile CD
The prize for the youngest competitor
The jury may decide to award a special prize to teachers for their efforts and preparation of the contestants. Special prizes need not be awarded and can be divided. The decision of the jury is final.
Application
The closing date for applications is: 17th September 2021 Applications must be made online at www.amadeusbrno.cz
Applications can be made through a music school or a legal representative.
Information on the application form must be correct and true. Teachers or legal representatives are responsible for the accuracy of information.
Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Maximum number of participants: 100
Competition schedule and rehearsal schedule (on Steinway piano) will be made public and available to view on www.amadeusbrno.cz on 8th October 2021.
The organisers offer practice facilities only for duration of the competition days and winners´concert.
By sending in an application form to us, the legal representative of the contestant agrees to photos to be taken and a recording to be made free of charge of the contestant´s performance in the competition and also at the concert of laureates and its free use by public media.
Competition Fee
Payment of the fee by June 18 2021 is 50 Euro.
Payment of the fee by September 17 2021 is 60 Euro.
It is non-returnable. The fee must be paid by bank transfer.
Bank: Komerční banka, a.s., pobočka Brno-město; Nám. Svobody 92/21, 60200 Brno
Name of account: Parnas, z.s.
Account number: 27-6667420297
IBAN: CZ2901000000276667420297
Sort code/bank code: KOMBCZPP
Variable symbol: date of birth of the contestant (DDMMYYYY)
Account number: 27-6667420297
Details of charges: OUR (it´s not possible to eneter any other code)
It is not possible to assign the payment without the variable symbol.
Contact
School of Arts, Brno, Veveří
MgA. Vladimír Halíček, director
tel.: 00 420 731 610 025
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Competition Organisation
The competition takes place under the auspices of:
the govenor of South Moravia, Mgr. Jan Grolich
the mayor of the city of Brno, Markéta Vaňková
the mayor of the Brno-centre district, Vojtěch Mencl
the mayor of the district of Brno-Žabovřesky, Lucie Pokorná
the mayor of the district of Brno-Žebětín, Vít Beran
the President of the Association of Regions of the Czech Republic MUDr. Martin kuba
Jury
The jury consists of 5 members, all of whom are well-known and respected Czech and foreign pedagogues and artists. The secretary of the jury is a teacher from the organising music school and the conduct of the jury is overseen by the chairman. The jury gives points between 0 and 25.
The points from all the jurors are added together and an average value is calculated. If a juror’s points differ from the average by 3 points or more, this juror’s mark is crossed out and not taken into consideration and a new average value is calculated. The jury marks all performances after all the contestants have played within each category and the order is established. Jurors’ marks are public during the competition. Jurors are not permi ed to mark their own students or their family members.
Terms of Competition 2023
30th International Mozart Competition for young pianists up to 15 years
Brno, November 30. - December 2. 2023
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE TERMS IN PDF:
Competition Rules
Competion Dates for the 30th AMADEUS Competition
Competition: 30th November and 1st December 2023 Besední dům, Komenského nám. 8., Brno
Winners‘ Concert: 2nd December 2023
Besední dům, Komenského nám. 8., Brno
Time limits and categories
The competition has one round. It is not compulsory to be a student at a music school or institution. Participants are categorised according to year of birth.
Category Age (year of birth) Time limit
I. 2016 and younger 2-4 minutes
II. 2015, 2014 3-5 minutes
III. 2013, 2012 5-8 minutes
IV. 2011, 2010 6-9 minutes
V. 2009, 2008 7-10 minutes
In the event of an unfavorable epidemiological situation, the organizers reserve the right to hold a contest online.
Repertoire
At least one composition by W. A. Mozart
Eventually other compositions by different authors who were contemporaries of Mozart e.g.:
A. Fr. Bečvařovský, L. van Beethoven, J. A. Benda, J. L. Dusík, Fr. X. Dušek, J. N. Hummel, J. Jelínek, L. Koželuh, J. Kř. Kuchař, V. V. Mašek, L. Mozart, J. Mysliveček, J. J. Ryba, J. A. Štěpán, V. J. Tomášek, J. Kř. Vaňhal, J. A. Vitásek, A. Vranický, V. Jírovec, etc.
Time limits must be strictly observed.
If a competitor play one longer composition (for example, Mozart Variations), time limit may be extended by 30 seconds in categories I - II and 1 minute in categories III - V.
it is only possible to play works for solo piano. It is compulsory to play from memory. The number of works played is unlimited.
Time limit means net playing time. If the lower limit is not met, the competitor may be disqualified.
Changes to repertoire must be announced in writing before 15. 10. 2023 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Later changes to programmes will not be accepted and will lead to disqualification of the competitor!
The order of the contestants will be determined by drawing lots, which will be published on the competition website
Prizes
The jury grants these prizes in each category: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and Honourable Mention.
All prizes can be shared upon the jury´s recommendation or some might be skipped. All contestants who win one of the prizes receive a diploma, gifts and the title of a laureate on Winners‘ Concert. Program of the concert will be determined by the jury.
Concert performances for chosen laureates:
An offer to perform a concert with the symphony orchestra.
Grand concert in Villa Tugendhat.
The jury may decide to award these special prizes amount to 65 000 CZK:
The prize of the governor of South Moravia, for the absolute winner of the competition
The Mayor of Brno´s prize for best interpretation of a work by W. A. Mozart
The prize of the mayor of Brno - Žabovřesky for the best Czech competitor
The prize of the mayor of Brno - Centre for the best competitor from Brno
The prize of the mayor of Brno-Žebětín for the best foreign competitor
The prize for the youngest competitor
The jury may decide to award a special prize to teachers for their efforts and preparation of the contestants. Special prizes need not be awarded and can be divided. The decision of the jury is final.
Application
The closing date for applications is: 15th October 2023 Applications must be made online at www.amadeusbrno.cz
Applications can be made through a music school or a legal representative.
Information on the application form must be correct and true. Teachers or legal representatives are responsible for the accuracy of information.
Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Maximum number of participants: 90
Competition schedule and rehearsal schedule (on Steinway piano) will be made public and available to view on www.amadeusbrno.cz on 25st October 2023.
The organisers offer practice facilities only for duration of the competition days and winners´concert.
By sending in an application form to us, the legal representative of the contestant agrees to photos to be taken and a recording to be made free of charge of the contestant´s performance in the competition and also at the concert of laureates and its free use by public media.
Competition Fee
Payment of the fee by June 21st 2023 is 55 Euro.
Payment of the fee by October 15th 2023 is 70 Euro.
It is non-returnable. The fee must be paid by bank transfer.
Bank: Česká spořitelna, a.s., pobočka Brno; Minská 22, 61600 Brno
Name of account: Parnas, z.s.
Account number: 1356430399
IBAN: CZ85 0800 0000 0013 5643 0399
Sort code/bank code: GIBACZPX
Variable symbol: date of birth of the contestant (DDMMYYYY)
Details of charges: OUR (it´s not possible to eneter any other code)
It is not possible to assign the payment without the variable symbol.
Contact
School of Arts, Brno, Veveří
MgA. Vladimír Halíček, director
tel.: 00 420 731 610 025
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Competition Organisation
The competition takes place under the auspices of:
the govenor of South Moravia, Mgr. Jan Grolich
the mayor of the city of Brno, Markéta Vaňková
the mayor of the Brno-centre district, Vojtěch Mencl
the mayor of the district of Brno-Žabovřesky, Filip Leder
the mayor of the district of Brno-Žebětín, Vít Beran
the President of the Association of Regions of the Czech Republic MUDr. Martin Kuba
Jury
The jury consists of 5 members, all of whom are well-known and respected Czech and foreign pedagogues and artists. The secretary of the jury is a teacher from the organising music school and the conduct of the jury is overseen by the chairman. The jury gives points between 0 and 25.
The points from all the jurors are added together and an average value is calculated. If a juror’s points differ from the average by 3 points or more, this juror’s mark is crossed out and not taken into consideration and a new average value is calculated. The jury marks all performances after all the contestants have played within each category and the order is established. Jurors’ marks are public during the competition. Jurors are not permi ed to mark their own students or their family members.
Terms of Competition 2022
29th International Mozart Competition for young pianists up to 15 years
Brno, November 24 - 26. 2022
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE TERMS IN PDF:
Competition Rules
Competion Dates for the 29th AMADEUS Competition
Competition: 24th and 25th November 2022 Besední dům, Komenského nám. 8., Brno
Winners‘ Concert: 26th November 2022
Besední dům, Komenského nám. 8., Brno
Time limits and categories
The competition has one round. It is not compulsory to be a student at a music school or institution. Participants are categorised according to year of birth.
Category Age (year of birth) Time limit
I. 2015 and younger 2-4 minutes
II. 2014, 2013 3-5 minutes
III. 2012, 2011 5-8 minutes
IV. 2010, 2009 6-9 minutes
V. 2008, 2007 7-10 minutes
In the event of an unfavorable epidemiological situation, the organizers reserve the right to hold a contest online.
Repertoire
At least one composition by W. A. Mozart
Eventually other compositions by different authors who were contemporaries of Mozart e.g.:
A. Fr. Bečvařovský, L. van Beethoven, J. A. Benda, J. L. Dusík, Fr. X. Dušek, J. N. Hummel, J. Jelínek, L. Koželuh, J. Kř. Kuchař, V. V. Mašek, L. Mozart, J. Mysliveček, J. J. Ryba, J. A. Štěpán, V. J. Tomášek, J. Kř. Vaňhal, J. A. Vitásek, A. Vranický, V. Jírovec, etc.
Time limits must be strictly observed.
If a competitor play one longer composition (for example, Mozart Variations), time limit may be extended by 30 seconds in categories I - II and 1 minute in categories III - V.
it is only possible to play works for solo piano. It is compulsory to play from memory. The number of works played is unlimited.
Changes to repertoire must be announced in writing before 2. 10. 2022 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Later changes to programmes will not be accepted and will lead to disqualification of the competitor!
The order of the contestants will be determined by drawing lots, which will be published on the competition website
Prizes
The jury grants these prizes in each category: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and Honourable Mention.
All prizes can be shared upon the jury´s recommendation or some might be skipped. All contestants who win one of the prizes receive a diploma, gifts and the title of a laureate on Winners‘ Concert. Program of the concert will be determined by the jury.
Concert performances for chosen laureates:
An offer to perform a concert with the symphony orchestra.
Grand concert in Villa Tugendhat.
The jury may decide to award these special prizes amount to 60 000 CZK:
The prize of the governor of South Moravia, for the absolute winner of the competition
The Mayor of Brno´s prize for best interpretation of a work by W. A. Mozart
The prize of the mayor of Brno - Žabovřesky for the best Czech competitor
The prize of the mayor of Brno - Centre for the best competitor from Brno
The prize of the mayor of Brno-Žebětín for the best foreign competitor
opportunity to record a profile CD
The prize for the youngest competitor
The jury may decide to award a special prize to teachers for their efforts and preparation of the contestants. Special prizes need not be awarded and can be divided. The decision of the jury is final.
Application
The closing date for applications is: 2nd October 2022 Applications must be made online at www.amadeusbrno.cz
Applications can be made through a music school or a legal representative.
Information on the application form must be correct and true. Teachers or legal representatives are responsible for the accuracy of information.
Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Maximum number of participants: 90
Competition schedule and rehearsal schedule (on Steinway piano) will be made public and available to view on www.amadeusbrno.cz on 21st October 2022.
The organisers offer practice facilities only for duration of the competition days and winners´concert.
By sending in an application form to us, the legal representative of the contestant agrees to photos to be taken and a recording to be made free of charge of the contestant´s performance in the competition and also at the concert of laureates and its free use by public media.
Competition Fee
Payment of the fee by June 22th 2022 is 50 Euro.
Payment of the fee by October 2nd 2022 is 60 Euro.
It is non-returnable. The fee must be paid by bank transfer.
Bank: Česká spořitelna, a.s., pobočka Brno; Minská 22, 61600 Brno
Name of account: Parnas, z.s.
Account number: 1356430399
IBAN: CZ85 0800 0000 0013 5643 0399
Sort code/bank code: GIBACZPX
Variable symbol: date of birth of the contestant (DDMMYYYY)
Details of charges: OUR (it´s not possible to eneter any other code)
It is not possible to assign the payment without the variable symbol.
Contact
School of Arts, Brno, Veveří
MgA. Vladimír Halíček, director
tel.: 00 420 731 610 025
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Competition Organisation
The competition takes place under the auspices of:
the govenor of South Moravia, Mgr. Jan Grolich
the mayor of the city of Brno, Markéta Vaňková
the mayor of the Brno-centre district, Vojtěch Mencl
the mayor of the district of Brno-Žabovřesky, Lucie Pokorná
the mayor of the district of Brno-Žebětín, Vít Beran
the President of the Association of Regions of the Czech Republic MUDr. Martin Kuba
Jury
The jury consists of 5 members, all of whom are well-known and respected Czech and foreign pedagogues and artists. The secretary of the jury is a teacher from the organising music school and the conduct of the jury is overseen by the chairman. The jury gives points between 0 and 25.
The points from all the jurors are added together and an average value is calculated. If a juror’s points differ from the average by 3 points or more, this juror’s mark is crossed out and not taken into consideration and a new average value is calculated. The jury marks all performances after all the contestants have played within each category and the order is established. Jurors’ marks are public during the competition. Jurors are not permi ed to mark their own students or their family members.
Amadeus 2015
XXII year of the International Mozartian Contest For young pianists aged up to 11 AMADEUS will be on October 22nd - 24th, 2015.
Because of receaving many guestions regarding contestants's age allocations here is the more accurate explanation:
- year of birth 2008 I. category
- year of birth 2007 II, category
- year of birth 2006 III. category
- year of birth 2005 IV. category
- year of birth 2004 V. category
- year of birth 2003 VI. category
Amadeus do další dvacítky
Závěrečným koncertem laureátů skončil 9. února v brněnském Besedním domě jubilejní dvacátý ročník dětské klavírní soutěže Amadeus, která je pořádána na paměť vystoupení tehdy jedenáctiletého Mozarta v Brně. Tento fakt dal soutěži do vínku kuriozní horní věkovou hranici – právě jedenáct let. Starší již nemají šanci se soutěže zúčastnit.
Takový byl Amadeus 2012
Letos již po devatenácté se v moravské metropoli Brně setkaly nadané děti z řady zemí, aby předvedly svůj talent a dovednost v mezinárodní mozartovské soutěži pro mladé klavíristy do 11 let - AMADEUS 2012. Ve třech dnech 23. – 25. února, historický Besední dům doslova praskal ve švech. Hemžily se tu desítky soutěžících, jejich starostlivých rodičů a mírně nervózních pedagogů. Atmosféra byla neopakovatelná. Ti starší si plně uvědomovali závažnost chvíle–okamžik pravdy, který rázem zúročí všechny předcházející dlouhé hodiny přípravy, cvičení a výuky. Udělali jsme pro úspěch dost? Mohli jsme udělat více? Dospělým jsou tyto pochybnosti vlastní, avšak samotní mladí soutěžící si je zpravidla vůbec nepřipouštějí.
Koncert ve Vídni
Ve středu 23. února se v krásném prostředí vídeňského Mozarthausu konal slavnostní koncert žáků základních uměleckých škol v Brně, kteří získali ocenění na soutěži Amadeus. Koncert v samém srdci Vídně přilákal pozornost široké veřejnosti.
5 smajlíků pro Amadea
/zamyšlení nad trochu jinou soutěží/
Když jsem přijal pozvání do poroty letošního Amadea v Brně, nebylo to proto, že bych cítil nedostatek svého porotování v dětských soutěžích, ale zajímalo mě, jak si tato soutěž sui generis,s neobvyklou věkovou hranicí 11 let a s velmi úzkým repertoirem „Mozart a jeho současníci“ vede v konkurenci s relativně velkou nabídkou soutěží pro mladé klavíristy. Amadeus má již 20-letou tradici a mnoho dnešních hvězd i hvězdiček na vysokých školách se může pyšnit laureátstvím této soutěže, jejíž neobvyklá horní věková hranice je odvozena od skutečnosti, že tehdy 11-letý Wolfi Mozart koncertoval se svou sestřičkou v brněnské Redutě. Musím říci, že jsme spolu s kolegy v mezinárodní porotě strávili v Brně velmi příjemné tři dny a tak jako děti v prvních třídách ve škole dostávají za něco mimořádně povedeného od paní učitelky do notýsku smajlíky, chtěl bych letošnímu Amadeovi udělit takových smajlíků hned pět za pět skutečností, které mě opravdu potěšily.