1. China International Music Competition will be held in Beijing from May 1 to 11, 2020. It
was launched jointly by the Global Music Education League (GMEL) and China Conservatory of Music
(CCM).
2. The discipline of the 2020 Competition is violin.
3. Violinists must be between sixteen and twenty-eight years of age on the date of the
opening
of the Competition.(May 1,2020)
4. The CIMC Organizing Committee will provide a round-trip, economy-class air or train
tickets between
his/her place of residence and Beijing for all competitors advanced into the preliminary round.
5. All competitors will be provided with hotel accommodations from April 30 through the end
of
the Competition. Competitors will, however, be responsible for their own accommodations on any days
outside of this time period.
6. Foreign competitors will be responsible for obtaining their passports and any necessary
visas.
7. The CIMC Organizing Committee reserves the right to make changes to the rules if
circumstances dictate, but not
later than two months before the opening of the Competition. In case of any difference between the
Chinese and English-language versions of texts and rules, the Chinese-language version will be
considered definitive.
Li-guang Wang, President of China Conservatory of Music, and Chairman of Global Music Education League
Bin Huang, Director of the Orchestral Instruments Department of China Conservatory of Music
Giovanni Angeler (Italy)
Martin Beaver (Canada)
Bin Huang (USA)
Sergej Krylov (Russia)
Oleh Krysa (Ukraine)
Lucie Robert (Canada)
Victor Tretiakov (Russia)
Almita Vamos (USA)
Li-guang Wang (China)
The Competition will be divided into five separate parts.
1. All timings are inclusive of applauses and all rounds except the Prescreening Round will be open
to public.
2. All works must be played from memory, except for sonatas with piano and Sicong Ma’s
Rondo.
3. The jury will advance no more than twenty-four violinists to the Preliminary Round,
twelve to the Semifinal Round, six to Phase 1 of the final Round, and three to Phase 2 of the Final
Round.
4. The order of appearance of competitors in the Preliminary Round will be determined by
drawing of lots. The competitors will follow this order in all rounds except, at the discretion of
the chairman of the jury, for reasons of accident, illness, or other unusual circumstances.
5. The competitors will be provided with practice rooms and the opportunity to rehearse
onstage. Official pianists will be provided by the competition at the candidates’ request.
6. All rounds of the competition except the Prescreening Round may be broadcast and webcast
live and may be recorded and videotaped for subsequent broadcast, video, and audio use. Parts or all
of the competition will be made available on internet. Competitors will be required to sign a
release form yielding all rights on such materials to the CIMC Organizing Committee and its
assignees or licensees. Neither the Organizing Committee nor its assignees or licensees may be held
liable for any payments to competitors relating to materials derived from competition performances.
7. Competitors may not contact or speak with any member of the jury as long as they continue
to participate in the competition. Any violation of this rule may disqualify the competitor.
8. Decisions of the jury are final and may not be appealed.
1. The final repertoire selected by competitors must be submitted by January 31, 2020.
2. Competitors may not make any change to the submitted repertoire.
First Prize: US $150,000, a Gold Medal, and three years of concert tours
Second Prize: US $ 75,000 and a Silver Medal
Third Prize: US $ 30,000 and a Jade Medal
Three Finalists (Non-Medalists): US $ 5,000 each and a Diploma
1. All prize amount is pre-tax. The China Conservatory of Music will pay taxes on behalf of the
prize winners according to the national and local tax laws of the People’s Republic of China. All
prizes will be paid in RMB, in accordance with the exchange rate of the Bank of China on the date of
payment.
2. The CIMC Organizing Committee will organize ricitals and orchestral engagements for the
winner of the competition to be performed within a three-year period following the competition.
3. Scheduling of engagements will take into account any prior commitments of the winner, but
the winner will be expected to fulfill all prize engagements. Failure to do so may result, at the
discretion of the CIMC Organizing Committee, in forfeiture of the winner’s claim to any future
engagements.
Violinists submit Application Form and a performance clip to the designated website of the competition https://cimc-violin-apply.ccmusic.edu.cn by January 31, 2020.
More details of the registration can be obtained by logging on the CIMC official website （www.cimcompetition.com） or by contacting the Organizing Committee via email apply@cimcompetition.com.
a. Must be recorded after January 1st, 2019;
b. Must not be edited, and the lens must be fixed, and the entire hand and face clearly visible;
c. The hand movement and sound must be consistent.
d. Camera’s automatic sound adjustment (such as AGC, ALC, etc.) should not be used. The sound in
the video should not be too loud or too soft, or contain any noise.
Note: Failure to fulfil any of the above requirements will result in automatic forfeit of the applicant’s qualification.
The Organizing Committee of the China International Music (violin) Competition will announce the competitors’ list of the Preliminary Round, and inform each competitor at the end of February, 2020.
The competitors’ list of the Preliminary Round is final and may not be appealed. The final right of interpretation of the list is reserved by the Organizing Committee of the Competition.