1. The 11th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition will be held from 28th
March to 14th April 2005.

2. The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities; applicants shall be between 18
and 32 years of age.

3. The enclosed Application Form should be accompanied by:
a) a birth certificate;
b) a curriculum vitae, which should include details of musical activity;
c) published references, including reviews, press releases, etc.;
d) copies of documents indicating prizes/awards in other international competitions;
e) three 9 x 12 cm glossy black and white photographs suitable for reproduction;
f) certificate of studies, including grades and names of teachers;
g) letter/s of recommendation from candidates’ current or most recent institution of musical
studies or teacher;
h) letters from musicians of international standing, specifically recommending participation
in the 11th Arthur Rubinstein Competition;
i) a receipt indicating that the non-refundable fee of US$100 has been remitted to the
Arthur Rubinstein Society Account No. 60452/67, Bank Leumi Le’Israel, Heichal
Hatarbut branch (809); 4 Marmorek St., Tel Aviv, Israel.
Applicants are advised to AIRMAIL all documents to the address indicated on the
Application Form.
Latest postmark date on envelope to be: 1 October 2004.
Translation into English of all documents will be greatly appreciated.

4. All applications will be screened by the Admissions Committee. Candidates who have
studied with a Jury member at any time (not including Master Classes) in the 3 years
preceding the Competition shall not be allowed to compete.

5. All stages of the Competition will be open to the public.

6. Competitors shall choose editions that adhere to the original text.
All works must be performed from memory, except at the chamber music stage.

7. Competitors shall play only those works which they have stated on the Application Form.
No changes will be permitted.

8. REPERTOIRE
STAGE I: RECITAL
Duration of performance: 40-50 minutes

STAGE II: RECITAL (16 contestants)
Duration of performance: 50-60 minutes
The Competitor may choose the repertoire and decide the playing order of the recital programmes at Stage I and II, but must include, either at Stage I or Stage II, the following:
* A CLASSICAL work
* A ROMANTIC work
* An obligatory work by an Israeli composer (duration 6-12 minutes)

STAGE III: SEMI-FINAL (6 contestants)
a) CHAMBER MUSIC
The Competitor must choose one piano quintet from the works listed below:

SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E flat Major, op. 44
BRAHMS Piano Quintet in F Minor, op. 34
DVORAK Piano Quintet in A Major, op. 81

b) The Competitor must choose one concerto from the works listed below:
MOZART Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K 466
Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K 467
Concerto No. 22 in E flat Major, K 482
Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K 488
Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K 491
Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K 503
Concerto No. 26 in D Major, K 537
Concerto No. 27 in B flat Major, K 595
BEETHOVEN Concerto No. 1 or No. 2.

STAGE IV: FINAL (3 contestants)
The Competitor must choose one concerto from the works listed below:

BEETHOVEN Concerto No. 3, No. 4 or No. 5
CHOPIN Concerto No. 1 or No. 2
SCHUMANN Concerto in A Minor
LISZT Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS Concerto No. 1 or No. 2
TCHAIKOVSKY Concerto No. 1
GRIEG Concerto in A Minor
RACHMANINOV Concerto No. 2 or No. 3
RAVEL Concerto in G Major
BARTOK Concerto No. 3
PROKOFIEV Concerto No. 3

Notes:
- Accurate timings of all works chosen must be indicated on the enclosed Application Form.
- Competitors must ensure that the time limits stipulated in the Competition Rules, Stages I
and II, shall not be exceeded.
- Competitors who adhere to the given time limits will not be interrupted.
- The works may be performed with or without repeats, at the Competitor’s discretion.
- No work shall be repeated at any stage of the Competition.
- Notification of admission to enter the Competition will be mailed to Competitors by
15th December 2004 together with copies of the Israeli composers’ works, one of
which must be chosen as an obligatory piece to be played by the Competitor.
- Notification of non-acceptance will also be mailed on the above date.

9. All decisions of the Jury shall be final and beyond appeal.

10. PRIZES
A total of six prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the Jury:
1st Prize: The Arthur Rubinstein Award - Competition Gold Medal designed by
Pablo Picasso and $25,000.
2nd Prize: Competition Silver Medal and $15,000.
3rd Prize: Competition Bronze Medal and $10,000.
4th , 5th , and 6th Prizes - $3,000 each one.

A special grant of $500 will be given to each of the contestants who competed in Stage II but were not accepted to Stage III.

- Additional prizes, the “Audience Favourite” prize as well as engagements offered
the prizewinners, will be announced in future publicity material and in the
Competition programme.

All prize money is subject to tax under Israeli taxation laws.

11. CONCERT AND RECORDING ENGAGEMENTS
a) The Arthur Rubinstein Society is in the process of negotiating major recitals
and orchestral engagements for the winners of the 2005 Competition, to be
performed within the three-year period following the Competition.
b) A list of engagements will be published in the Competition programme brochure in
2005. Scheduling of these engagements will take into account any prior
commitments of the winners.
c) During the three years following the Competition, winners may accept other
engagements with prior consultation with the Arthur Rubinstein Society or its
assignees or licensees.
d) Competitors that are already exclusively represented by official and/or commercial
management prior to the Competition are requested to inform the Arthur Rubinstein
Society about such agreements.
e) The Arthur Rubinstein Society and its assignees or licensees have the right and the
possibility to assign one or more of the Competitors and/or finalists to participate in
concerts and/or recordings.
The Society and its assignees or licensees at their own discretion, will have also the
right to sign recording and/or concert representation agreements, with any of the
Competitors and/or winners during the three-year period following the date of the
Competition.

12. COPYRIGHT
All stages of the Competition may be broadcast live or may be recorded and
videotaped for subsequent broadcast, video, DVD, audio recording or any other
format/media use. It is anticipated that CD recordings of selected Competition
performances will be commercially produced, that a documentary of the Competition
incorporating selected performances will be produced for television, and that parts or
the whole Competition will be made available on the Internet. Camera crews may
photograph all Competition events. Neither the Arthur Rubinstein Society nor its
assignees or licensees may be held liable for any payments to pianists arising out of
materials derived from Competition performances.

Competitors will undertake to honour commitments No. 11 and No. 12 by signing the application form enclosed herein.

13. ACCOMMODATION
The Arthur Rubinstein Society will provide free board and lodging from two days prior
to the commencement of Stage I through the period of official participation in the
Competition.
The Competitors will be provided with practice facilities in their hotel rooms.

15. Additional information concerning the Competition will be published in forthcoming
publicity material.

The English version of the Rules and Repertoire is the binding text.

Further details may be obtained from the Secretariat,
12 Huberman Street, Tel Aviv 64075
(POB 6018 Tel Aviv 61060) Israel
Telephone (972 -3) 685 6684; 685 6628; Fax (972 -3) 685 4924
www.arims.org.il & E-mail: competition@arims.org