2020年4月20日
General Announcement
In light of concerns about the
COVID-19 epidemic, after much deliberation, we have decided to reschedule the
2020 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition (SISIVC) to 2021.
The health and safety of the participants, jury members, staff, and audience
are our highest priority, and the difficulties connected to the epidemic do not
allow us to guarantee a secure competition in the previously planned timeframe.
We believe it would be best to reschedule in order to ensure the competition
takes place under the best possible circumstances.
This year marks Isaac Stern’s 100th
birthday, and for this reason we have decided that although the new competition
dates will be in 2021, it will still be titled the “2020 SISIVC” to commemorate
Stern’s centenary. Isaac Stern’s belief in music obliges us to respect his
commitment to excellence, and any attempt to hold the event under duress would
not uphold his standards. We are all currently
under attack by this world pandemic, and we must remember that while a society
without culture can survive, a society with culture elevates us.
Here are more details about the
competition rearrangements:
A.
Rescheduled Dates
Video Upload Deadline: To be announced by August 2020
Pre-selection: March 2021
Announcement of Pre-selection Results: April
2021
Contestants Arrival: 7 August 2021
Competition Opening: 10 August 2021
Quarter-Final Round: 11-13 August 2021
Semi-Final Round: 16-22 August 2021
Final Round: 27-29 August 2021
B.
2020 SISIVC Keeps Its Name
Despite the rescheduled dates, the event title will still be
dubbed “2020 SISIVC.”
C.
Qualifications
C.1. The effectiveness of all the submitted online applications
remains valid.
C.2. The Competition will not accept new applications.
3. For those who have already submitted an application, the
Competition is open to all nationalities, now between the ages of 16 and 33.
Contestants born after 2003 must be accompanied by a guardian for the whole
competition period in Shanghai.
D.Pre-selection Video
Submission Requirements
1. The
scheduled Pre-selection Round of 2020 SISIVC will be rescheduled to 2021.
2. The videos
that have been uploaded will be regarded as valid.
3. The video
submission channel will reopen again. The reopen date and new deadline will be announced
by August 2020.
• For the
contestants who have submitted their pre-selection videos, it is permitted to
replace the video previously uploaded, if desired.
• Other
qualified contestants who were unable to prepare and submit their pre-selection
videos due to the pandemic situation, will be allowed to submit their videos by
the new deadline which will be announced by August 2020.
Organisation Committee of
Shanghai Isaac Stern Internationl Violin Competition