How to Apply
Click below to complete online application.
Rules and Regulations
Application
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When applying for more than one competition, category or instrument, each requires a separate application form and fee.
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It is your responsibility to check the deadlines for application forms and YouTube link submissions.
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Applications or submissions will not be accepted after late deadline.
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The age is determined by the day of the audition.
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All fees are non refundable.
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Application Deadline: DECEMBER 30, 2022 for both Live & YouTube auditions
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Participants may choose the YouTube audition if unavailable to attend a Live Audition.
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YouTube audition participants: You MUST apply with or without the video by the DECEMBER 30th deadline.
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YouTube link submission:
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WITH the application form by DECEMBER 30, 2022.
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May send the link separately by EMAILING to info@caicompetition.orgby January 18, 2023.
Audition
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Bring one original copy of your music.
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Time limitation is 10 minutes for both audition and performance. Due to time constraints, contestants may be asked to stop at any time.
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Contestants should arrive 15 minutes before the audition time. Please do not be earlier than 15 minutes due to lack of warm-up space.
Recital
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No recital fee for the 1st place winners but mandatory Live Performance Copyright Fee will be required ($150).
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Recital fee for 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention Winners is $300.
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Rehearsal schedules with CNJ orchestra for the concerto competition winners will be announced individually through e-mail.
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There is NO CHANGING of piece from the live audition/Video file/YouTube to the recital(s) under any circumstances.
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Any form of recording is prohibited at both venues, Merkin Hall and the DiMenna Center in New York City. Copyright © 2023 by Camerata New Jersey. All rights reserved. Photos and videos are protected by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting copying, distribution and decompilation.
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Performance time limit is 10 minutes. There is an extended performance time fee of $100 per minute.
Repertoire Requirements
Concerto
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One movement only (for audition & recital).
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All auditions must be performed from memory with no exception.
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Repertoire must gain approval from us. Please contact (info@caicompetition.org) before apply.
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There is NO CHANGING of the piece from the Live audition/Video file/YouTube to the recital(s) under any circumstances.
Solo
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No arranged music.
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Applicant may choose one piece from the standard repertoire (baroque, classical, romantic or contemporary) for the live audition or Video file/YouTube.
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One movement of a sonata could be accepted as one piece.
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All auditions must be performed from memory with the exception of contemporary pieces (post 1960 - present), chamber music and sonata pieces (except piano sonata)
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No repeats should be taken at either audition or recital.
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There is NO CHANGING of piece from the live audition/Video file/YouTube to the recital(s) under any circumstances.
Ensemble
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Ensemble category: Limit of 8 people per group.
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Concerto two or more category: Limit of 4 people per group.
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There is NO CHANGING of piece from the live audition/Video file/YouTube to the recital(s) under any circumstances.
Accompanist
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REQUIRED: Contestants must bring their own accompanist to both audition and recital.
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A hire list of local accompanists will be provided via e-mail once requested.
Travel Expenses
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Participants are responsible for their own travel expenses.
Awards
Prizes
OVER $15,000 IN PRIZES
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The following CASH PRIZES are awarded to three individuals/ensembles within the entire competition.
Grand Prize $2,000 sponsored by CNJ Foundation
Gold Prize $1,000 sponsored by Main Violin
Silver Prize $500 sponsored by NV Factory
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1st place Winners from all categories who perform at the Winners' Concert will receive certificate, medal and $100 NV Recording Studio Voucher.
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1st place Winners from the Concerto category will have the opportunity to perform with the CNJ orchestra at Winners' Concert at Merkin Hall in NYC.
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1st place Winners from the Solo and Ensemble categories will have the opportunity to perform at Winners' Concert at Merkin Hall in NYC.
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2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention Winners will receive certificate & medal and have the opportunity to perform at Winners' Recital at the DiMenna Center in New York City.
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2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention Winners from the Concerto category will perform with their own piano accompanist at Winners' Recital at the DiMenna Center in New York City.
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Certificates & Medals will be awarded to those who perform at the Winners' Recitals ONLY.
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Non-participants who cannot perform at the recital may request for a Competition Winner’s Package with a non-refundable $90 fee. (For non-US address: additional $40 shipping & handling will be charged) The Package includes Winner’s Certificate & Medal. For Ensemble applicants: Additional charge of $20 per each member will apply.
Winners Recitals
1st place Winners Recital - on FEBRUARY 26, 2023 at 7:30PM
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York City
129 W 67th St, New York, NY 10036
(212) 501-3330
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There is NO RECITAL FEE for all 1st place Winners but mandatory Live Performance Copyright Fee will be required ($150).
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Rehearsal schedules with CNJ orchestra for the concerto competition winners will be announced individually through e-mail.
2nd, 3rd & Honorable Mention Winners Recital – MARCH 4, 2023 at 5:30 & 7:30 PM
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Recital fee for 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention Winners is $300.
The DiMenna Center in New York City
450 West 37th Street, New York, NY 10018
(212) 594-6100
Grand Prize YouTube voting!
To determine the Grand, Gold and Silver Prize winners:
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Each performance of the 1st place winners at the Winners Recital will be video recorded and uploaded on MARCH 2, 2023 to our YouTube channel.
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The online YouTube voting will then last for one week (MARCH 2 - 8). All voting will take place on our competition website.
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The final winners will be determined with 70% of the judges' score from the audition and 30% of the YouTube "like" counts and on site audience votes.
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Final results will be announced through our website on MARCH 10, 2023
Advisory Board

BOAZ SHARON
Professor of Piano and Chair of Piano at Boston University and Director of the Young Artists Piano Program at the Boston Univerisy Tanglewood Institute.

SOO-KYUNG PARK
Founding member and artistic director of the Musicians of Lenox Hill. Faculty of New York University.

HAE JEON LEE
Professor at Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul.

PETER VINOGRADE
Faculty of the Manhattan School of Music and Lehman College (CUNY).

WEIGANG Li
Founding member and first violinist of the Shanghai Quartet. Faculty at the Bard College Conservatory of Music in New York and Montclair State University in New Jersey.