9. VISAs, Travel and Accommodation
- Competitors should plan to arrive in Sydney no later than Sunday 5 July 2020
- Competitors will be provided with a return economy airfare from their nearest international airport with an airline chosen by the Competition
- Competitors must complete all VISA paperwork and provide all supporting documents as directed by the Competition and the Department of Immigration no later than 4 May 2020
- Competitors must have a valid health and travel insurance policy of which documentation must be supplied no later than 4 May 2020
- Hotel or Home-stay accommodation will be provided and a daily living allowance for each overnight stay from Sunday 5 to Saturday 25 July inclusive
- Ground transport from accommodation to venue will be provided if not within walking distance
- If eliminated after any stage of the competition, accommodation and daily living allowances will become the sole responsibility of the eliminated competitor from that point
- All other travel, accommodation and living expenses are the sole responsibility of the Competitor
10. Pianos, Practice and Rehearsals
- Four piano makes will be used during the competition
- Competitors will perform on at least two and up to four different piano makes during the Preliminaries and Semi Finals of the Competition, the order of which will be determined through a public draw in May 2020. Further details of use of pianos can be found here.
- Daily practice facilities will be provided for competitors with some possible limitations on duration
- Piano trials and rehearsals for every Round will be provided to competitors including rehearsal time with the chamber musicians and orchestras
- Competitors are not to engage with any activities, solicited or otherwise, that will influence their piano choice/s for the Final rounds of the Competition in return for beneficial gains and/or rewards other than those supplied as part of the Competition. Competitors may be disqualified for such activities.
11. Voting
Voting procedures are detailed here.
12. Broadcast Rights
- The Competitor grants to the Competition broadcast rights to film, photograph, record, broadcast, live stream, reproduce, transmit, play, show and/or televise as part of a film, online series/platform or television documentary for the purpose of promoting the current and future Competition(s), and/or the Arts in Sydney, Australia and Internationally
- The Competitor grants to the Competition and its commercial broadcast partners the rights to include any recital performance/s as selected or approved by the Artistic Director on any commercial CD recordings made or authorised by Sydney International Piano Competition
13. Contracts and Taxation
- Successful applicants will be required to agree to a separate Competitor’s Agreement no later than 4 weeks after notification of entry to the Competition
- The First Prize Winner will be bound under an exclusive Australian performance contract until 1 October 2022
- All prize monies are taxable under the Australian Taxation Office
- Competitors will be required to apply for an Australian Tax File Number and Australian Business Number with which the Competition will assist
14. Interpretation
- Any interpretation or disputes arising in any part will be read as the rules and conditions contained in English on the official website
- The Jury’s decision is final and binding
- There will be no appeal process and no correspondence will be entered into
- The law applicable to the Sydney International Piano Competition and contractual and other rights shall be the law of the State of New South Wales, Australia