ENTRY RULES
NOTE: The next competition will take place May 27 - 29, 2011. Applications are NOT being accepted at this time. The application form will be published mid-September, 2010, at which time we invite you to submit your entry. The deadline for entries will be February 18, 2011. For comments and inquiries about the competition, please contact us at pianocompetition@tsvc.on.ca.

• Applicants must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants between the ages of 16 and 25 as of May 27, 2011. Proof of age and Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status required.
• Excellence in performance is required at or above the ARCT level.
• Applicants must be willing to be contacted by the competition publicist.
• Entry fees are non-refundable except in the case of illness or accident. Medical certificate required.
• Previous first-prize winners of the TSO National Piano Competition are not eligible to compete.
• Competitors must make arrangements for their accompanists and are responsible for their costs. Local accompanists will be available upon request.
• Competitors are responsible for their travel costs and must arrange their own accommodation. A list of local hotels and university residences will be provided.
• Competitors must provide a bio and brief outline, in digital format, of past piano accomplishments (studies, teachers, diplomas, and awards).
• Competitors must provide a recent head & shoulders photo, in digital format, for use in the program.
• The audition piece must be recorded on CD. Video cassettes and video DVDs are not acceptable.
• Incomplete entries are not acceptable.
• Decisions of the jury are final.

REPERTOIRE REGULATIONS

• The audition piece must be a complete sonata, suite, or substantial one-movement work (e.g. Chopin Ballade or Scherzo).
• A list of solo and concerto repertoire with composers and durations must be submitted.


• Successful applicants must prepare a 40-minute piano recital, which may include the work submitted as the audition requirement.
• The recital program must present a complete sonata, one or more contrasting works, and a Canadian work.
• All selections must be performed from memory.


• Finalists shall play a complete concerto with second piano accompaniment.
• Approved concertos: Barber; Bartok No.3; Gershwin F major or Rhapsody in Blue; Grieg A minor; Khachaturian; Liszt No. 1 or 2; Ravel G major; Schumann A minor; Tchaikovsky No. 1 or 2; any concerto by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Prokofiev (except No. 4), Rachmaninoff (including Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini), and Saint Saëns.