Since 1984, the Jacinto & Inocencio Guerrero Foundation has been holding a series of music competitions aimed at boosting and lending incentive to the careers of young performers. Indeed, the Acisclo Fernández Carriedo International Singing Competition was created in 1984, followed by the H.R.H. Princess Cristina International Guitar Competition a year later and the Jacinto Guerrero Foundation International Piano Competition in 1987. Over the course of the years, the Piano Competition has witnessed a notable rise in the value of the prize money on offer, and since 2003 has included a final round with orchestral accompaniment, held in collaboration with the Radiotelevisión Española Symphony Orchestra. There has been a similar increase in the number of concerts appearances and performances at different venues, with this currently including recordings for radio and television.

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 This Competition is member of the Alink-Argerich Foundation

• Closing date for entries: 28th April 2006.
• Presentation and draw to determine performing order: 16th June, 9:00 a.m., Madrid Royal Conservatory of Music (Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid)
• Elimination rounds: 16th - 18th June, at a time to be designated by the Organisation, Madrid Royal Conservatory of Music
• Final with orchestra and prize-giving ceremony: 23rd June, 8 p.m., Teatro Monumental

• This event is open to pianists of all nationalities, under the age of 30 as at 16th June 2006
• No former winner of a First Prize in any previous edition of the competition shall be eligible to take part in this Competition

• Payment of registration fee of €60.00
• Method of payment: bank transfer to Caja Madrid, made out to the Jacinto & Inocencio Guerrero Foundation, indicating “Concurso de piano” (Piano Competition) by way of reference and the name of the competitor.
  From within Spain: transfers to be made to Account No. 2038 1826 1260 0046 0511.
  From outside Spain: transfers to be made to Account No. ES25 2038 1826 1260 0046 0511
• Dispatch to the Foundation of the attached entry form duly completed current passport-sized photograph, photocopy of competitor's I.D. document or passport, bank deposit receipt for the registration fee, plus a copy of the music score of each work to be interpreted in the three elimination rounds
• On receipt of the documentation at the Foundation, a copy of the obligatory work and the selected concerto(s) for piano and orchestra by the Spanish composer chosen will be sent to competitors free of charge

• First round: a virtuoso study plus one or more works of the competitor’s choice
• Maximum duration: 20 minutes >Second round: the obligatory work, plus any work of the competitor's choice taken from the Romantic repertoire, and one or more Spanish works from any period
• Maximum duration: 30 minutes
• Third round: recital of works of the competitor's choice dating from any period, said works to include one or more Spanish works dating from the second half of the 20th century.
• Maximum duration: 40 minutes
• Final round with orchestral accompaniment: a concerto for piano and orchestra to be selected by the jury from any two chosen by the competitor from the attached list

• Save where the Jury should decide otherwise, there can be no change to the programme as submitted at the timeof registration
• No work played during any preceding round may be repeated

• The performing order decided in the draw shall remain in force for all rounds
• A maximum of 3 contestants shall be selected for the final round
• The final round with orchestral accompaniment shall take place on 20th, 21st and 22nd June, at the Teatro Monumental
• All finalists shall be entitled to a minimum of one rehearsal with the orchestra before the final

• Jesús Rueda: Interludes nos. 21, 22, 23 and 24 (to be played in this order)
  
  - Download interlude num. 21 music score (pdf).
  - Download interlude num. 22 music score (pdf).
  - Download interlude num. 23 music score (pdf).
  - Download interlude num. 24 music score (pdf).
  
  - Download interlude num. 21 sound file (mp3).
  - Download interlude num. 22 sound file (mp3).
  - Download interlude num. 23 sound file (mp3) .
  
  
  
• Published by: Editorial Tritò, January 2006

• Béla Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3
• Ludwig van Beethoven: "Emperor" Piano Concerto No. 5
• Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
• Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
• Frederic Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1
• Francisco Escudero: Concierto vasco (Basque Concerto)
• Manuel de Falla: Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain)
• Antón García Abril: Concierto para piano y orquesta
• Edgard Grieg: Concerto for piano and orchestra
• Ernesto Halffter: Rapsodia portuguesa (Portuguese Rhapsody)
• Tomás Marco: Settecento
• Xavier Montsalvatge: Concierto breve
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
• Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2
• Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
• Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto para piano y orquesta
• Robert Schumann: Concerto for piano and orchestra

• First prize: €15,000.00, plus a studio recording with the Radio Clásica service of Spain's national radio station (Radio Nacional de España - RNE) with presentation of a promotional CD, a recording for Spanish Television (Televisión Española - TVE), concert appearances under the sponsorship of a number of institutions and a diploma
• Second prize: €6,000.00, concert appearances under the sponsorship of a number of institutions and a diploma
• Third prize: €3,000.00, concert appearances under the sponsorship of a number of institutions and a diploma
• Premio del público (audience's choice): a concert appearance with and under the aegis of the Radiotelevisión Española Symphony Orchestra
• Prize for the best interpretation of Spanish music: €3,000 and a diploma

• Semi-finalists failing to win a prize shall receive a grant of €300
• Finalists failing to win a prize shall receive a grant of €600
• All finalists shall be reimbursed for their costs of accommodation from 19th to 24th June at a hotel designated by the Organisation

• Prizes may go unawarded for lack of sufficient merit
• Prizes may be awarded ex-aequo, in which case the prize money shall be shared among the prizewinners
• All prizes, awards and grants shall be subject to withholding tax at the statutory rate
• Adjudication of concert and recital appearances not expressly specified in the prizes, shall be for the Organisation to decide, endeavouring where possible to take into consideration the ranking order of the respective prizewinners
• Concert performances designated as forming part of any prize shall take place in the same year as, or in the year immediately following, that in which the Competition is held
• The performance with the Radiotelevisión Española Symphony Orchestra envisaged in the premio del público award, is subject to said orchestra's programme scheduling possibilities
• The envisaged recording for Televisión Española is subject to programme scheduling requirements
• Prizewinners undertake to give a concert performance on behalf of the Jacinto & Inocencio Guerrero Foundation
• The Foundation can accept no liability whatsoever for any cancellation or variation in the concert schedule

• The Jury shall be appointed by the Foundation
• Jurors' names shall not be made public until the holding of the draw to determine the performing order
• The Jury's decision shall be final and not open to appeal

• Competition rounds and subsequent performances given by competitors and prizewinners may be broadcast or recorded using any technical means available.
• All participants expressly waive any right attaching to or derived herefrom

• Competitors hereby accept the Competition Rules and the Jury's decisions, and waive all right to bring any challenge or complaint of any kind whatsoever
• The Spanish version hereof shall be deemed the official text for the purpose of settling or resolving any doubt whatsoever which may arise with respect hereto
• The Organisation reserves the right to amend the Competition Rules
• In no case shall any documentation submitted be returned
• Any false statement or misrepresentation made in the documentation submitted shall automatically serve to disqualify the contestant concerned
• The Organisation shall furnish information on accommodation and transport, but all bookings and travel arrangements are to be made by the competitor
• The Organisation shall furnish information on the Spanish works on its web page

• Friends of Silos Association (Burgos)
• AGIMUS Music Association (Catania)
• Association of Friends of the Romantic Museum (Museo Romántico) (Madrid)
• Puertollano Town Council (Ciudad Real)
• Madrid Regional Authority Cultural Centres (Casas de Cultura) in Colmenar Viejo, Villanueva de la Cañada, Boadilla del Monte, Pozuelo de Alarcón and San Lorenzo del Escorial, and Conde Duque Cultural Centre (Madrid)
• Canal Foundation (Madrid)
• Don Juan de Borbón Foundation (Segovia)
• Cervantes Institutes in Alexandria, Amman, Beirut, Brussels, Damascus, Cairo, Lisbon, Milan, Rabat, Rome, Naples and Warsaw
• Jeunesses Musicales (Juventudes Musicales) in Seville
• Vallés Symphony Orchestra (Barcelona)
• Radiotelevisión Española Symphony Orchestra (Madrid)
• State Authority for International Exhibitions (Madrid)

• Fundación Jacinto e Inocencio Guerrero (Jacinto & Inocencio Guerrero Foundation). Gran Vía, 78, 28013 Madrid. Tel.: (34) 915 476 618.
  E-mail: fguerrero@fundacionguerrero.com.
• Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid (Madrid Royal Conservatory of Music). Doctor Mata, 2, 28012 Madrid. Tel: (34) 915 392 901
• Teatro Monumental. Atocha, 65, 28012 Madrid. Tel: (34) 914 299 119
• Editorial Tritó. Avenida de la catedral, 3, 08002 Barcelona. Tel: (34) 933 426 175.
  E-mail: info@trito.es.
  Web: www.trito.es.