GENERAL INFORMATION

6th Manhattan International Music Competition

Open to ALL music disciplines and ALL ages

(PIANO – STRINGS – VOICE – WIND – CHAMBER MUSIC – 

ACCORDION and PERCUSSION)

Over $50,000 in prizes

ONLINE COMPETITION – VIDEO SELECTION 

(no travel required to apply)

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 FEBRUARY 2022

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FIRST CATEGORY

Winners’ recitals at:

CARNEGIE HALL

22 JULY 2022

(At least 12 musicians will be invited to perform at Carnegie Hall)

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SECOND CATEGORY

5 Recording projects, distributed worldwide

(Awarded to 5 musicians)

– CD recording:

All costs covered (recording, edition, fabrication, and distribution)

– 4 digital albums:

Released through the streaming platforms

(Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer, Amazon Music, etc.)

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AGE GROUPS:

JUNIOR: until 10 years old (included)

 on the 1st of January 2022

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YOUNG ARTIST: 11 to 16 years old

 on the 1st of January 2022

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ADVANCED: 17 to 22 years old

 on the 1st of January 2022

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VIRTUOSO: 23 to 29 years old

 on the 1st of January 2022

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PROFESSIONAL: 30 years old and older, with no age limit

on the 1st of January 2022

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CHAMBER MUSIC: ALL ages

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Application fee:  95€ or $105

ALL APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION AFTER THE WINNERS’ ANNOUNCEMENT

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Honorary President: Maestro Ivo Pogorelich

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Statement about coronavirus (COVID-19): 

If any winner is not able to travel to New York to perform at Carnegie Hall, he/she will receive the prize anyway. The winners’ concert is expected to have a place at Carnegie Hall on the 22nd of July 2022. In the unlikely event that Carnegie Hall is closed by this date due to a new Covid-19 outbreak, the concert will be rescheduled. It is GUARANTEED that the winners’ concert will happen at Carnegie Hall.