Article. 1 (Contestants)

• a) The contest is reserved for interpreters from all countries born after 1st January 1990.
  
• b) The winners of the first Prize in the previous editions of the Valentino Bucchi Prize can not enter the
  competition
  Article. 2 (Instruments)
  The contest is reserved for performers of the following acoustic instruments:
  Flute (also Piccolo, Alto Flute and Bass Flute), Oboe (also Oboe d’amore and English
  Horn), Clarinet (also “Piccolo” Clarinet and Bass Clarinet), Bassoon, French horn,
  Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone (Soprano Sax, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax and Baritone Sax),
  Piano, Accordion/Bayan, Harp, Guitar, Violin, Viola (also Viola d’amore), Cello, Double
  Bass.
  
• a) The contestants can freely choose to provide works with or without electronic media;
  
• b) The contestants cannot have a second performer for live electronics
  
• c) Candidates con freely choose to use the instruments above mentioned and the instruments
  indicated in brackets where expressly written.
  Article. 3 (How to Apply)
  To participate in the competition, candidates must send the registration form filled by 10 January ,
  2025 to the following e-mail address:
  bucchi@premiobucchi.it
  The application for participation in the competition must be done following all the instruction
  described in the attached registration form complemented by the privacy policy. In particular, is
  required:
  
• a) A copy in PDF format of the chosen scores by the contestants for the three phases of the
  Competition.
  
• b) Unpublished works will not be accepted.
  

Article 4. (Selection Process and required repertoire)


The competition is divided into three phases

• a) First selection
  The candidate must provide:
  
  1. 1. The curriculum vitae, with particular attention to their artistic and musical education and any
     existing professional artistic activities;
     
  2. 2. one or more video recordings featuring the contestant as a performer, with a maximum total
     duration of 40 minutes. The video recordings can include a selection from a live concert or be
     recorded specifically in a studio or suitable environment;
     
  3. 3. the aforementioned video recordings must showcase the candidate's interpretative skills and
     professional skills related to repertoire for solo instrument with or without electronic support;
     
  4. 4. the works performed by the contestant must necessarily include at least one piece from the
     historical 20th century and a composition from the period spanning from the second half of the
     20th century to the contemporary period (see Registration Form).
     
• b) Semi- final
  The candidates admitted to the Semifinal round must provide a single work or two short works, from
  their solo repertoire with or without the electronic media, published in the period between 1 January
  1950 and 2024 (see Registration Form):
  
  1. 1. The Semifinal round will be conducted in person at the headquarters of the Accademia
     Filarmonica Romana, on March 21, 2025;
     
  2. 2. the calendar and the time for the performance for each candidate will be communicated to the
     persons concerned at least thirty days before the start date;
     
  3. 3. during the first selection and the semi-final the jury has the right to ask to perform the work
     entirely or just a part of it, otherwise, if the candidate provides two short works, the jury can ask
     to perform just one of the two;
     
  4. 4. the candidate must provide the Jury with three hard copies or photocopies of the proposed
     repertoire;
     
  5. 5. the candidate must provide the electronic support in case of choosing compositions for instrument
     and electronics;
     
  6. 6. it is specified that the repertoire presented in the Semifinal round cannot be repeated in the
     subsequent Final round.
     
• c) Final
  The candidates admitted to the final round, up to a maximum of seven performers, must present a
  significant work from the repertoire spanning from the historical 20th century to the contemporary period
  (see Registration Form).
  
1. 1) The final round of the competition will be a public concert, which will be livestreamed online on
   the YouTube channel of the Accademia Filarmonica Romana and subsequently replicated by the
   Valentino Bucchi Foundation;
   
2. 2) the final concert is planned for March 29, 2025 in the Artistic Season 2024/25 of the Accademia
   Filarmonica Romana, at the Sala Casella in via Flaminia 118, Rome;
   
3. 3) the candidate will have the option to perform a work that was presented during the First selection
   phase, but they cannot repeat the repertoire performed in the Semifinal round (refer to the
   previous point B6);
   
4. 4) the candidate must present three hard copies or photocopies of the proposed work to the Jury;
   
5. 5) the candidate must provide electronic support in the case of choosing compositions for instrument
   and electronics;
   
6. 6) the announcement of the winner of the Valentino Bucchi Prize will be communicated within one
   week after the Final Concert and publicized on the website of the Accademia Filarmonica
   Romana, the Valentino Bucchi Foundation, as well as on other channels.
   YouTube channel of the Accademia Filarmonica Romana:
   https://www.youtube.com/user/FilarmonicaRomana
   

Art. 5 (Jury of the Competition)


The performances will be submitted to the evaluation of an international jury. The Jury will be
announced by January 2025.

• a) The international jury will appoint its own President, who will perform all the functions necessary
  to guide the evaluation;
  
• b) the decisions taken in the context of selection procedures will be final;
  
• c) the international jury will retain the right not to award prizes set forth by Article. 6 of these rules.
  

Article 6. (Valentino Bucchi Prize)


The Competition awards a single and indivisible Valentino Bucchi Prize.

• a) The winner of the Valentino Bucchi Prize will receive a monetary prize of Euro 2,000 and an
  invitation to perform in a future concert as part of the artistic activities of the Accademia
  Filarmonica Romana;
  
• b) The Jury may assign special mentions to any deserving finalist contestants who did not win.
  

Article 7. (Amendments to the Rules of Procedure)


The Valentino Bucchi Prize administration reserves the right to make any changes to the present rules
necessary for reasons of force majeure.


Article 8. (Fee)


All participants must pay a registration fee of 80 Euros by bank transfer to:
IT 70 Y 02008 05028 000101604283 Valentino Bucchi Foundation
BIC SWIFT: UNCRITM1B96
Article. 9 (Acceptance of the rules of the Regulation)
The application for participation in the Contest implies acceptance of all the rules hereby listed.
Article. 10 (Jurisdiction)
In case of dispute, the only legally valid text will be held to be the contest rules written in the Italian
language. Any dispute shall be referred to the Court of Rome.