Radio România Muzical and Rotary Club Pipera announce the start of the registrations for the third edition of the "Musical Romanian Heirs" scholarship.

The "Musical Romanian Heirs" scholarship, meant to support the values of Romanian interpretative art in the field of classical music, is addressed to young musicians aged between 16 and 24 years. The scholarship is worth 4.000 euros and is granted in full for only one person.

Contest conduct for obtaining the "Musical Romanian Heirs" scholarship

Candidates will submit online applications for registration by May 8^th 2022.

The jury will examine the applications between 9^th and 26^th of May and the winner of the scholarship will be announced on May 27^th 2022.

Conditions for participation

Romanian performers born between January 1^st 1998 and December 31^st 2006, regardless of the instrument/type of voice, the form of education and the place where they are currently studying. The winners of the previous editions will no longer have the right to participate in this edition.

The scholarship is given for presenting a specific project proposed by the candidate, in relationship with his professional development. The scholarship can be used for supporting the studies inside and outside the country, participation at masterclasses, purchasing an instrument, producing audio/video recordings, records editing and any other activity related to becoming a professional musician.

The jury will not examine the form in which the project is conceived, but its actual content as well as the candidate's ability of supporting it, proven through the recordings with which he/she will enter the competition.

The winner of the scholarship will perform a recital at Sala Radio, as part of the scholarship obtained.

The jury can also decide on some additional benefits offered to the scholarship winner/finalists: special recordings, seasonal concerts, TV shows appearances, support in the nomination for the title of "Young Artist of the Year" at the ICMA (International Classical Music Awards) gala.

Competition registration

The candidates will send the registration portofolio at the following e-mail address: cristina.comandasu@radioromania.ro and it must contain:

· The project proposed by the candidate, for which he's applying for the scholarship

· An ID card copy attesting the age of the candidate

· A professional CV, showing the candidate's artistic experience

· At least three YouTube links to relevant recordings of the candidate, from previous recitals/concerts - recordings made with non-professional devices (mobile phones), unedited, starting with January 2021 are accepted

· Contact details

· Candidate's general repertoire sheet

Jury

The jury is made up of: Ovidiu Andriș - interim manager of the "Banatul" Philharmonic in Timișoara, Cristina Comandașu - editor in-chief or Radio România Muzical, the initiator of the project, Ioan Dragoș Dimitru - manager of Philharmonic in Brașov, Răsvan Dumitru - leader of "Transilvania" Philharmonic Orchestra in Cluj-Napoca, member of Arcadia Quartet and director of "Arcadia Chamber Music Classes", Dan Popescu - delegate member from Rotary Club Pipera, the violist RăzvanPopovici - violist and executive director or SoNoRo Festivals and Liliana Staicu - manager of Radio România Muzical and of Radio Orchestras and Choirs.

The jury's decisions cannot be contested.

Additional info can be provided at cristina.comandasu@radioromania.ro.