CATEGORY REGULATION 2023

SOLOISTS

I Category: Participants born in 2012 and younger.
Program duration – up to 5 minutes: Compositions of free choice with a different character, one of which must be originally written for an accordion.

II Category: Participants born in 2011, 2010 and 2009.
Program duration – up to 8 minutes: Compositions of free choice with a different character, one of which must be originally written for an accordion.

III Category: Participants born in 2008 and 2007.
Program duration - up to 12 minutes: Compositions of free choice with a different character, one of which must be originally written for an accordion.

IV Category: Participants born in 2006, 2005 and 2004.
Program duration – up to 20 minutes: Compositions of free choice with a different character, of which one must be written before 1800 and at least one original composition for accordion.

V Category: Participants born in 2003 and earlier.
Program duration – up to 30 minutes: Compositions of free choice with a different character, one of which must be written before 1800 and at least one original composition  for accordion.   

VARIETY (soloists)

VI Category: participants born in 2004 and younger.
Program duration – up to 10 minutes:  Free choice of program with contrasting style and character.

VII Category: participants born in 2003 and earlier.
Program duration – up to 15 minutes:  Free choice of program with contrasting style and character.

CHAMBER MUSIC (up to 9 performers, minimum 1 accordion / bayan / bandoneon should must be included)

VIII Category:  Chamber group with an average age of participants up to 14 years. 
Program duration – up to 8 minutes: Free choice compositions with contrasting style and character.

IX Category: Chamber group with an average age of participants up to 19 years.
Program duration – up to 15 minutes: Free choice compositions with contrasting style and character.

X Category: Chamber group  with an average age of participants over 19 years.
Program duration – up to 20 minutes: Free choice compositions with contrasting style and character.

ORCHESTRAS (at least 10 performers, minimum 1 accordion / bayan / bandoneon must be included)

XI Category: Orchestra with an average age of participants up to 19 years.
Program duration – up to 15 minutes: Free choice compositions with contrasting style and character.

XII Category: Orchestra  with an average age of participants over 19 years.
Program duration – up to 20 minutes: Free choice compositions with contrasting style and character.