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

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27th international competition named after Mozartamod pianists under 11 years old

Competition Rules

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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