{"id":100,"date":"2015-06-01T12:19:52","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T11:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accordion.cz\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2026-02-11T20:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:54:54","slug":"rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.accordion.cz\/?page_id=100&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"general competition rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Main Goal<\/b> of the International Accordion days in Prague is to keep and develop strong tradition of accordion playing in the Czech Republic building on the European festival of accordion orchestras in Prague.<\/p>\n<p><b>Competition<\/b> is organized by CTA Prague\u201d agency in partnership with the Czech Accordion Association.<\/p>\n<p><b>Competitor <\/b>can be a person\/group\/orchestra of any\u00a0nationality who fulfills conditions of the selected category announced at the category list.<\/p>\n<p><b>Competition <\/b>takes place from<strong> 22th till 25th October 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accordion.cz\/?page_id=110&amp;lang=en\"><b>Online application form <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Deadline is 22.<\/strong><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0September 2026.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b>Each competitor\/ensemble\/orchestra must also pay the\u00a0<b>entry fee\u00a0<\/b>to this deadline.<br \/>\nIt is not possible to pay this fee in cash.<\/p>\n<p>soloist categories 0 &#8211; VI:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>900 CZK<\/strong> (38\u20ac)<\/p>\n<p>soloist category VII: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <strong>1.600 CZK<\/strong> (68\u20ac)<\/p>\n<p>ensemble categories VIII &#8211; XI:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>2.300 CZK<\/strong> (96\u20ac)<\/p>\n<p>orchestra categories XII &#8211; XIV:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>4.000 CZK<\/strong> (168\u20ac)<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(full amount, without bank fees &#8211; EUR!)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Entry fee is paid to:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>account number: 43-4698210277\/0100, IBAN: CZ190\u00a0100\u00a0000\u00a0043\u00a0469\u00a0821 0277<\/p>\n<p>Swift Code: KOMBCZPP\u00a0(full amount,<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> without bank fees &#8211; OUR!<\/span>)<br \/>\nPayment reference: name of competitor\/ensemble, selected category<br \/>\nApplications without this items <u>will not be accepted<\/u> as valid.<\/p>\n<p><b>Jury <\/b>includes professionals and internationally distinguished experts active on the\u00a0accordion scene. Decisions of the jury are\u00a0final.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCORES<br \/>\n<\/strong>Before your performance, it is necessary to submit 2 copies of the scores of compositions played by you to the jury in the day of the competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marking:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Participants are awarded in three bands:*<\/p>\n<p>Average marking points\u00a0 between 21 &#8211; 25 points &#8211; golden band<br \/>\nAverage marking points\u00a0 between 16 &#8211; 20 points &#8211; silver band<br \/>\nAverage marking points\u00a0 between 11 &#8211; 15 points &#8211; bronze band<\/p>\n<p>*In cat. VII only\u00a0placings will be determined.<\/p>\n<p>If any candidate exceeds time limit of two or more minutes, he can be stopped by the chairman of the jury.<br \/>\nEach adjudicator marks each candidate. All markings of one candidate can differ in\u00a0not more than five points. If markings differ in\u00a0more than five points, the correction must be made by the jury member out of this range. For the two-round categories, adjudicators give markings to candidates in\u00a0each round.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the jury can initiate one or more breaks (each up to five minutes) for jury meeting and ongoing markings to those candidates who played.<\/p>\n<p><b>Prize awarding <\/b>of three highest scored positions will be the following:<\/p>\n<p>soloist categories 0 &#8211; V:<\/p>\n<p>Selected laureates will receive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>opportunity to perform at the concert organized by Prague Conservatory<\/li>\n<li>two free lessons at accordion department of Prague Conservatory<\/li>\n<li>voucher for Summer courses in T\u0159ebo\u0148 2027<\/li>\n<li>Prizes of the companies Techgal and Delicia<\/li>\n<li>CDs and sheet music by Edition Rondo Prague and Notenwunderland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>soloist categories VI &#8211; VII:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>financial prizes: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 category VI.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 category VII.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1st place\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.000 CZK\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10.000 CZK<\/li>\n<li>2nd place\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.000 CZK\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5.000 CZK<\/li>\n<li>3rd place \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1.000 CZK\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.000 CZK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>chamber and orchestral categories:<br \/>\nmaterial prizes and opportunity to perform at Gala concert<\/p>\n<p><b>Travel and Accommodation <\/b>expenses are all paid by competitors.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of competition will only announce a list of advantageous accommodation for competitors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FESTIVAL FEE (ensembles and orchestras)<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>ATTENTION!\u00a0 10 EUR per person<\/strong> will be required from\u00a0orchestras who do not book their stay (stay programme and accommodation) through the festival organizer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FESTIVAL BADGE<br \/>\n<\/strong>(includes programme book) authorizes entry to all concerts and to all competition events. Obligatory for all visitors and participants. Price:\u00a0 \u20ac 5.00\u00a0(in our accommodation badges included).<\/p>\n<p>All visa and travel documents are also paid by competitors themselves. Secretary of competition can only provide an invitation letter for competitors.<\/p>\n<p>For advantageous accommodation and stay programme packages contact CTA Agency cta@iol.cz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Main Goal of the International Accordion days in Prague is to keep and develop strong tradition of accordion playing in the Czech Republic building on the European festival of accordion orchestras in Prague. 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