Celebration and Competition

All orchestras are welcome to join in the "Celebration" (non-competitive) category of the festival!

In addition to the regular concerts and performances provided by the festival, workshops coached by renowned Austrian and international music experts and educators (e.g. member of the famous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, professors at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Royal College of Music in London, etc.) will be offered to the orchestras which choose this category. Also concerts and performances in local culture center/social institutions in and around Vienna will be organized for the orchestras additionally.

Even competition is not the ultimate goal of the festival, but to encourage further development of the orchestras and their musicians, the festival provides an open and fair chance for orchestras, on their free will, to present themselves in a way of competition. The jury consists of world well-known orchestral conductors, music experts and educators . 

Orchestras participating in the category "Competition" should follow rules and conditions described below:

Each orchestra has to play as follows:
1)One music piece of European classic music;
2)One music piece of folk music from the homeland;
The orchestra can choose the above music pieces at its will. The total time of the performance has to be less than 15 minutes. In case the total time of the 2 music pieces is much less than 15 minutes, the orchestra can play an additional music piece at its free choice.

The scores of the music works have to be sent to the artistic committee of the festival in advance (3 months prior to the festival begin). The score provided must be universal stave. The scores provided will not be returned to the orchestra.

 Both original music works and the adapted music works by other composers are welcome. The Festival Artistic Committee reserves the right to return music works which do not meet regulations or which are controversial.

1) no recorded playback is allowed;
2) no sound amplification/microphone is allowed, other than by orchestras or contemporary bands;