. REGULATIONS - XIX - 2012

01) The "Antiqua Marca Firmana" Cultural Centre, with the support of the Municipality of Fermo, "Cassa
     di Risparmio di Fermo" Foundation, Carifermo SpA of Fermo, Marche Region and Fermo Province,
     organizes the XIX International Violin Competition "Andrea Postacchini".
02) The Competition will take place in Fermo (Marche - Italy) from May 19th to 26th, 2012.
03) Violinists of all nationalities can take part in the Competition.
04) The Competition is divided into the following categories:
     Category - A for those born between 2001 - 2004.
     Category - B for those born between 1996 - 2000.
     Category - C for those born between 1991 - 1995.
     Category - D for those born between 1977 - 1990.
05) The candidates can apply for a higher category but not for a lower one; the registration to the competition
     allows the treatment of candidate's personal information, as set out in Article 13 of Law Decree No. 196 /
     2003, for the purposes of effective management of artistic / cultural relationships.
06) Each examination will be public; access and entry of public during auditions is forbidden.
07) The programme sending cannot be modified (see PROGRAMME - XIX - 2012).
08) The Jury may decide to listen to only a part of the programme presented.
09) The candidates must attend the roll-call of their category at the Venue of the Competition (Aquila
     Theatre - via Mazzini, 6 - Fermo) provided of a document of identity.
10) The candidates who are absent at the moment of the roll-call will be excluded from the Competition.
11) The Commission's judgement is definitive, incontrovertible and cannot be appealed. The admission of
     competitors from the eliminatory tests to the following ones will be decided by the Jury by a majority vote
     in terms of pass or fail. For the finals, instead, the candidates will be evaluated by Jury members through
     marks from 1 to 10 (divisible into quarters of point), to be reported in a voting card. The final classification
     list will result from the average of the individual scores after discarding the highest and lowest marks.
     The Jury may decide not to award prizes in case it reckons that no candidate deserve it.
12) The timetable of the roll-calls and of the tests for all the categories will be published on our websites:
     www.concorsopostacchini.it and www.stringscompetition.com.
13) The drawing of a single letter will determine the alphabetical order of execution of all competition trials
     based on the surname initials of the candidates.
14) The Jury will be composed of seven members, chosen from well-known musicians, plus one or two
     secretaries with no right of vote.
15) Should the competitor be a relative or student of a member of the commission, he or she cannot partici-
     pate to the Competition. In compliance with the rules each member of the Jury must declare his or her
     personal non-involvement with any of the competitors.
16) Official pianists of the Competition will be available to the candidates if they are without their own ac-
     companist. They are: Mr. Fabio Centanni, Mrs. Cesarina Compagnoni, Mr. Aurelio Scotto.
17) Prizes, scholarships and Concert Prizes (see PRIZES - XIX - 2012):
     a) all the prizes and scholarships are indivisible;
     b) other prizes and concerts may be awarded by the winners;
     c) the concert prizes do include full reimbursement of travel and of room and board; in case of refusal to
         perform the awarded concert on the proposed date the right to the prize is lost.
18) The "Award and Concert of the Winners Evening" will take place on May 26th, 2012 at the Aquila
     Theatre of Fermo, the FORM - Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana (.filarmonicamarchigiana.com)
     will accompany only the winner of Category - D or other unquestionably signalled by the Jury.
19) All the Winners will have however the obligation to be present to the Award Evening, where the cho-
     sen persons will play in the Concert of the Winners at the Aquila Theatre, otherwise the prize is forfeited.
20) No fee or rights may be claimed by performers for any photographs, television shooting or recordings for
     the radio or other.
21) The registration to the Competition can be done sending to Centro Culturale Antiqua Marca Firmana:
     - or by consignments to viale Trento Nunzi, 50 / 63900 Fermo / Marche - Italia;
     - or by fax to + 39 0734 22 41 37;
     - or by e-mail: info@concorsopostacchini.it or info@stringscompetition.com;
     within March 31st, 2012 (forwarding date will be considered) in the following order:
     a) application form taken by our brochure or copy of it (completed in typed or capital letters) or online
         application form taken from our sites: www.concorsopostacchini.it or www.stringscompetition.com;
     b) copy or scanning of a document of identity in progress of validity (or at least birth certificate or equiva-
         lent document);
     c) receipt of payment of 90,00 € net for Categories - A and B, of 100,00 € net for Categories - C and
         D, payment can be made:
         - or by postal order to "Centro Culturale Antiqua Marca Firmana";
         - or by bank cheque addressed to "Centro Culturale Antiqua Marca Firmana";
         - or by bank transfer to "Centro Culturale Antiqua Marca Firmana", to the following coordinates:
           IBAN: I T 5 3 H 0 6 1 5 0 6 9 4 5 0 C C 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 8 8 2 and B.I.C. C R F E I T 3 F X X X
           (our bank is: Carifermo S.p.A. / Via Don Ernesto Ricci, 1 / 63900 Fermo / Marche - Italia)
         - all expenses and commissions ar at the sender's cost;
     d) photocopies of the piano scores of the pieces presented at the Competition (concerts and sonatas in
         programme excluded) if the candidate requires the pianist made available by the organization, whose
         fee of 80,00 € net is well is forwarded at the time of application with the fee of his category; photo-
         copies are mandatory for those who plan to perform a piece of the XX or XXI century (2 copies), it
         is recommended to send photocopies with consignment to the Centro Culturale Antiqua Marca
         Firmana / viale Trento Nunzi, 50 / 63900 Fermo / Marche - Italy;
     e) the admission and pianists fees will be refunded only in case the Competition or any one of its catego-
         ries will be officially cancelled.
22) In case of controversies or litigation the Italian text will be considered.
23) In all cases of litigation the Tribunal of Fermo is competent.
24) The Committee takes no responsibility for theft, damage to objects or accidents to people during the
     course of the competition in any of the Competition sites.
25) The application to the Competition is considered as unconditional acceptance of the aforesaid
     Regulations.