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CONDITIONS OF THE COMPETITION


The competition is divided into two categories:
1. Category: WOMEN born after January 1, 2001 / MEN born after January 1, 1999
2. Category: WOMEN born after January 1, 1992 / MEN born after January 1, 1989

Laureates (1st place winners) of international competitions from 2020 to 2025 are not required to participate in the first round of the competition and may advance directly to the second round. However, the registration fee remains unchanged. When submitting the application form, it is necessary to send a copy of the diploma or a certificate confirming the award to the email address slavka.ferencova@hc.sk.

 

Online Application Form here <--   

Application deadline: March 31, 2025
The registration fee for the 1st category is 50 EUR and for the 2nd category is 75 EUR. The registration fee is irreversible.

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Please send proof of payment electronically to the email: slavka.ferencova@hc.sk

The registration fee must be sent to the following bank account:
Štátna pokladnica
Radlinského 32
810 05 Bratislava 15
IBAN: SK62 8180 0000 0070 0006 9149

SWIFT: SPSRSKBAXX

 

REPERTOIRE 

 

I. CATEGORY
 

1st Round
a) A folk song from the contestant’s country
b) Any piece from the 17th–18th century, competitor’s own choice
 

2nd Round              
a) An opera aria or aria from an oratorio, mass, or concert aria from the Classical period
b) An art song from the Romantic period
(maximum time limit: 10 minutes)
 

3rd Round
a) An opera aria from the Romantic period
b) An art song by Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský
(maximum time limit: 10 minutes)

 

II. CATEGORY
 

1st Round
a) An opera or oratorio aria from the Baroque period
b) An art song from the 20th or 21st century
 

2nd Round
a) An opera aria by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
b) 1-3 art songs from the cycle of a single Slavic composer
c) An opera aria from the Romantic period
(maximum time limit: 15 minutes)
 

3rd Round
a) An art song by Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský, competitor’s own choice
b) An opera aria of competitor’s own choice
c) An opera aria from the 20th or 21st century
(maximum time limit: 15 minutes)        


Songs in each round of both categories of the competition are at the choice of the competitor within the areas specifed.
Transposition of arias is not allowed. Songs may be performed only in the transpositions issued for a competent voice range.
The songs of Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský may be transposed only for deep voice ranges, according to the published original.
The competitors are not allowed in any round to repeat a song they have already performed at the competition.
The competition repertoire has to be performed in the original language.
All songs have to be performed by memory (except arias from oratorios, cantatas or masses).
Men and women will be judged separately for each category. The Jury has the right to consolidate the prizes and divide them to equal shares or to not award some of the prizes if the standard is not reached (the first prize is indivisible).
The decisions of the Jury is final.
The competition is open to public audience.
If a competitor does not have an accompanist, he/she can ask the organizer for piano accompaniment.
Contestants are responsible for their own accommodation, but the organizer will provide information about accommodation options on request.
The award ceremony and the announcement of results will take place at the winners' concert on May 24, 2025.
The competitors agree with the eventual public audio or video recording without any claim to commission.
Further information or music scores will be sent directly to competitors on request.

 

PRIZES*
I. Category
1st Prize** 2,000 EUR
2nd Prize 1,500 EUR
3rd Prize 1,000 EUR

 

II. Category
1st Prize 3,000 EUR
2nd Prize 2,000 EUR
3rd Prize 1,500 EUR


*The prizes are subject to taxation in accordance with Act No. 595/2003 Coll. on Income Tax, §8 Miscellaneous Income, paragraph (1) letter j) and §9 paragraph (2) letter m) paragraph 1.

**Nadežda Haľko’s Award - granddaughter of Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský

SPECIAL PRIZES

  • City of Trnava Mayor Award for a young talent up to 21 years

  • City of Trnava Award for the best piano collaboration

  • Chairman of the Trnava Self-governing Region Award

  • Dr. Janko Blaho Award for a promising tenor

  • Prof. Eva Blahová Award for the best performance of the Mozart´s aria

  • JUDr. Štefan Bugala (Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský’s grandson) Award - for the best performance of Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský’s song

  • Prof. Mária Kišonová-Hubová Award for the best performance of he song Ružičky

  • Opera singer and Mayor of the town of Nové Zámky Otokar Klein Prize

  • Music Centre Award – a concert on the festival Allegretto 2026 in Žilina

  • Peter Dvorský Award – workshop and a concert on the Peter Dvorský Festival in Jaroměřice

  • Slovak Philharmony Award – recital in the Slovak Philharmony concert season 2025-2026

  • Music Fund Award

  • Theatres awards – awards for the finalists of the competition (an offer of a guest appearance or an audition in the given theatre) on the basis of the selection of the theatres’ representatives or the jury recommendation.


The organizer reserves the right to change the prizes when necessary.


International Jury:
Mihailo Arsenski (Germany)
Wiktor Bockman (Swiss)
Jozef Kundlák (Slovak Republic)
Peter Dvorský (Slovak Republic )
Ariane Hollaender-Calix (Austria)
Atilla Kiss (Hungary)
Tadeusz Pszonka (Poland)
Martina Zadro (Croatia)
 

Chairwoman of the Jury:
Eva Blahová (Slovak Republic)


Piano Accompanists:
Xénia Maskalíková (Slovak Republic)
Róbert Pechanec (Slovak Republic)

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Statute of the competition to download

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