Preliminary Round Instructions for Keyboard

Overview

Date of Preliminary Round: 9 November 2024
Time: approximately 2-6 pm
Venue: Campbell Recital Hall, with Braun Rehearsal Hall available for warming up

Application & Preliminary Round Guidelines

All candidates must apply via this application.
Candidates will perform no more than 8 minutes of music. If performing a multi-movement work, excerpts from at least two movements are required.
Memorization is strongly encouraged but not required.
Scores for adjudicators: Candidates must supply two copies of the score for the judges.
At the discretion of the two adjudicators, a maximum of 4 string candidates will continue on to the semi-final round, which will take place on February 1, 2025. A maximum of two winners will be chosen in the final round of the competition.
The adjudicators will provide verbal feedback to candidates after deliberation, if such feedback is desired.
Semi-finalists announcement: Names will be posted by 4:00pm on 18 November 2024 on the Stanford Orchestras website.
Consistency in repertoire: The repertoire for the semi-final and final rounds must be the same as the preliminary round.
The 2024-25 Keyboard Preliminary will have 2 judges, Elizabeth Roe and Dr. Frederick Weldy.
To maintain impartiality, the preliminary keyboard judges will not be provided with any contestant-specific or teacher-related background information.
Neither the preliminary or final rounds are open to the public. Violation of this rule will result in elimination from the competition.
Link to the 2025 Concerto Competition Guidelines

Additional Notes

It is the responsibility of the competitor to engage a collaborative pianist for the competition. Only students currently enrolled for lessons with a Department of Music faculty member during both quarters of the competition (Fall and Winter) are eligible to request the help of our professional collaborative pianist team. Please be advised that current lesson enrollment does not guarantee the competitor the services of our collaborative pianist team (they will likely be oversubscribed, and competitors may need to engage an outside pianist at their own expense). Finally, competitors must have already engaged a collaborative pianist in order to submit an application. Please click here to see the list of our Stanford collaborative pianists. Please click here to see a list of recommended Bay Area professional pianists.
Please contact Laura Dahl at laura.dahl@stanford.edu with any questions or concerns. Ensuring an equitable experience for all participants is paramount, and your feedback is greatly appreciated in helping us achieve this goal.