Competition > NomadPlay Contest

From 5 January to 13 March 2022 

For the second consecutive year, CIMCL and NomadPlay are joining forces to hold a free digital chamber music competition for young pianists and cellists aged between 7 and 14 years.

 Note : The documents on this page are available both in english and in german.

Participation procedure:

Participants may register by completing the following form (without commitment). Downloading the form
They must then create an account free of charge at www.nomadplay.app
After having registered with NomadPlay, the participants, divided into 4 categories, must film themselves performing one of the four mandatory works using the NomadPlay platform, and then sending their video via e-mail to contact@nomadplay.app, stating in the subject field “COMPETITION Place aux plus jeunes talents – Category [CATEGORY NAME] ” before Sunday 13 March 2022 at 23:59pm, specifying in all cases: name, age, category and address. 
A legal guardian must also provide a letter of parental authorisation for the underage applicant’s participation in the competition. Downloading the parental authorisation / Elterliche Genehmigung

Note: In order to be accepted, the video must make the accompaniment available on NomadPlay clearly audible. If at all possible, we recommend that you connect speakers to your device for optimum sound quality.

A jury designated by CIMCL and NomadPlay will then meet in order to select the winners from each category.

Participation in the competition is free of charge.

Participation constitutes unreserved acceptance of the rules. View the rules

Registration procedure:

• Complete the registration form
  
• Create an account free of charge at nomadplay.app.
• Film yourself performing, with NomadPlay, the work corresponding to the selected category.
• Send the video via e-mail to contact@nomadplay.app stating in the subject field “COMPETITION Place aux plus jeunes talents - Category [CATEGORY NAME]”, and stating: category, surname, first name(s), age and address of the participant

Categories and mandatory works:

Participants must perform the required work of their category with the NomadPlay platform, as specified by the following Programme:

CELLO

• 7-10 years old: Romance n°1, op.25 by Cornélis Liégeois (part for cello)
  Recorded with Juliette Salmona and Marianne Salmona.

• 11-14 years old: Le Cygne, extract of Carnaval des Animaux by Camille Saint-Saëns (part for cello)
  Recorded with Juliette Salmona and Célimène Daudet.

PIANO

• 7-10 years old: Promenade romantique by Bruno Rossignol (part for piano)
  Recorded with Stefan Hadjiev & Louise Akili

• 11-14 years old: Le Cygne, extract of Carnaval des Animaux by Camille Saint-Saëns (part for piano)
  Recorded with Juliette Salmona and Célimène Daudet.

The sheet music and recordings associated with the aforementioned mandatory parts are available free of charge on NomadPlay, subject to having registered with the platform, also free of charge.

The jury will be composed of:

• Xavier Gagnepain, cellist, professor at the CRR of Boulogne-Billancourt.
• Célia Oneto Bensaid, concert pianist.
• Vincent Magnan, cellist, professor at Ecole de Musique de Vénissieux.
• Corinne Marinho, pianist and professor at Maitrise de l’Opéra de Lyon.

Prizes

There are multiple prizes available, donated by our partners: Yamaha, Bam Cases, Savarez, Corelli, Aubert Lutherie, Auditorium-Orchestre national de Lyon,…
Download the full list of prizes by category / Preislist

Announcement of the winners 

The winners will be announced to the public on Sunday 24 April 2022. 

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