The registration in the Competition constitutes acceptance of the official rules and any change made by the organization, in special circumstances.
The Competition is open to musicians of all nationalities.
Procedure
The Contest will take place in two rounds, for all categories.
The 1st round will take place by sending a video recording. There will be 5 finalists in each category who will have to perform live in the final round, on July 7th at Teatro S. João, Palmela.
Applications must be submitted using the appropriate form available on the festival's official website (www.fispalmela.com), by June 15th, 2025, together with the submission of the video, via a youtube link (unlisted video) and through a file upload platform (such as We Transfer, Drive, Dropbox, etc.) to fisp.inscricoes@gmail.com.
Participation Video
The participation video will have to be recorded on a single shot, without cuts or any kind of editing, either video or sound. Edited videos will not be considered valid (cuts between movements are allowed).
The participation video can be recorded with a mobile phone or with professional equipment (the quality of the recording will not be considered for evaluation purposes).
Please read the Good Practice Manual for Video Recording available on our official website.
Categories
(dates in dd/mm/yyyy format)
Infant Category: Born from 10/7/2012
Juvenile Category: Born between 10/7/2009 and 09/7/2012
Junior Category: Born between 10/7/2006 and 09/7/2009
Senior Category: Born between 10/7/1994 e 09/7/2006
Chamber Music Category: All ages.
Program
Infant and Juvenile Categories
Elimination round - One piece chosen by the participant (solo, with electronics, with “play along” or with piano).
Final round - One piece chosen by the participant, different from the Elimination round (solo, with electronics, with “play along” or with piano).
Junior, Senior and Chamber Music Categories
Elimination round - One piece chosen by the participant (solo, with electronics or with piano).
Final round - One piece chosen by the participant, different from the Elimination round (solo, with electronics or with piano).
Awards
Announcement soon (very close to 2023 edition)
Important dates
Application deadline: June 15th, on www.fispalmela.com
Videos publication: Until June 24th, on FISP channels
