美国圣荷塞国际钢琴比赛自2000年开办以来，每年都会举办一届，至今，已经成功的举办了15届了。如今，第16届比赛已经启动，感兴趣的钢琴演奏家可以报名参加，具体比赛相关信息唯学网乐器栏目小编整理如下，以供大家查看了解。
比赛报名时间
第16届美国圣荷塞国际钢琴比赛将于2015年4月1日结束报名，有意愿参赛的朋友请抓紧时间报名，逾期不受理。比赛将于2015年6月5日至2015年6月14日在美国加州圣何塞举行。
备注：报名资料需要至少5-10个工作日通过国际快递到达境外组委会进行审核，建议选手提前15个工作日报送资料到中国华夏文化集团兰乔圣菲文化传播，以免延误
参赛要求：据了解，该比赛面向世界各国的钢琴选手开放，具体分为以下四个组别，少年组：6至9岁;初级组：10至13岁;中级组：14至17岁;高级组：18至32岁。
参赛曲目：
Young Musicians
One Round Only
No more than 10 minutes
Two contrasting pieces from any time period
One piece must be by a Russian Composer
Junior Category
One Round Only
No more than 15 minutes
First Piece:
One Virtuoso Etude of contestant's choice
Second Piece:
Any movement of a Classical Sonata, no repeats. Sonatinas are not acceptable.
Third Piece:
One piece by any Russian Composer (no Concertos)
Intermediate Category
Two Rounds
The same piece may not be performed more than once.
Round One: (no more than 15 minutes)
First Piece:
One piece, or set of two pieces, from the Baroque time period
Second Piece:
One Virtuoso Etude of contestant's choice
Third Piece:
One piece by a Russian Composer (no Concertos)
Final Round: (no more than 15 minutes)
First Piece:
1st Movement from a Classical Sonata - no repeats
Second Piece:
One piece by a Russian Composer (no Concertos)
Advanced Category
Three Rounds
The same piece may not be performed more than once.
Round One: (No more than 20 minutes)
First Piece:
One piece from polyphonic style - original works only (Bach, Buxtehude, Hindemith, Mendelssohn, Shchedrin, Shostakovich, Taneev)
Second Piece:
One Virtuoso Etude of contestant's choice
Third Piece:
One piece, or selected single movement(s) from a Sonata, or a set of short pieces by a Russian composer
Round Two: (No more than 25 minutes)
First Piece:
First movement from a Classical Sonata – no repeats (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven)
Second Piece:
Any piece from Romantic or Impressionistic time period
Third Piece:
One piece, or selected single movement(s) from a Sonata, or a set of short pieces by a Russian Composer
Final Round:
A recital program of a minimum of 55 to a maximum of 60 minutes in duration, with repertoire entirely of the contestant's choosing. Only published works will be permitted. For any work written after 1970, contestants must present the score to the jury before the performance. Contestants must include at least one long work (20 minutes or longer). No restrictions on the musical form. The long work could be a Sonata, a set of Variations, a complete set of Preludes from the same opus number, a multi-movement work (such as Carnaval by Schumann, Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky, Miroirs by Ravel, etc.).
奖项设置：
高级组：
一等奖5000美元，金牌，证书及演出机会
二等奖2000美元，银牌，证书
三等奖1000美元，铜牌，证书
优秀奖
高级组的半决赛选手：200美元
中级组：
一等奖1000美元，金牌，证书
二等奖500美元，银牌，证书
三等奖300美元，铜牌，证书
优秀奖
初级组：
一等奖300美元，金牌，证书
二等奖200美元，银牌，证书
三等奖100美元，铜牌，证书
优秀奖
少儿组：
一等奖100美元，金牌，证书
二等奖75美元，银牌，证书
三等奖50美元，铜牌，证书
优秀奖
特别奖
高级组决赛选手公众奖：500美元
俄罗斯音乐最佳演绎奖：500美元
旧金山湾区最佳选手：200美元
最有潜力青年才俊奖等
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另外，还会颁发其它特别奖项
若想了解具体比赛的曲目要求，比赛规则，报名流程等信息，可以登录兰乔圣菲文化传播网站了解。
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