Reward requirements：scores 90 or above
Awards：Cash 2,000 Trophy & Cert
Preliminary Round
- Contestants with 85 marks or above are entitled to the Final Round and awarded the ‘District Final Round Excellent Award’.
- With scores 80 or above, the District Preliminary Final ‘Merit Award’ Certificate will be awarded.
- With scores 75 or above, the District Preliminary Final ‘Good Award’ Certificate will be awarded
- With scores below 75, the District Preliminary Final ‘Performance Award’ Certificate will be awarded.
Scoring Standard
Video Requirements:：
- Proficiency 20%
The contestant is rated on their familiarity with the repertoire. Failure to memorize the repertoire is considered a serious mistake. Marks deduction will not affect the other parts. - Performing Skills 15%
Ability in the technical parts handling of the repertoire. Contestants will be observed on whether they can play the music fluently or faltering. - Difficulty 15%
Depending on the competency of the contestant, this part reviews the repertoire in simple, intermediate, or advanced levels. - Musical Sense 30%
The overall musical sense of their repertoire of ability in performing. - Appearance& Expression 15%
The contestant’s self-confidence, depth, and steadiness of the music performance. Including the contestant’s action of performance starting and ending.
Awards
★ Cash prizes are in RenMinBi Yuan
★ Cash prizes (except Championships) will be distributed after Final Round result announced. Failure to collect the cash prize will be considered as giving up the prize and the organizer will not re-issue the cash prize in any format afterwards.
★ Cash prizes (except Championships) will be distributed after Final Round result announced. Failure to collect the cash prize will be considered as giving up the prize and the organizer will not re-issue the cash prize in any format afterwards.
Winner
1st Runner-up
Reward requirements：scores 86 or above
Awards：Cash 1,000 Trophy & Cert
2nd Runner-up
Reward requirements：scores 86 or above
Awards：Cash 500 Trophy & Cert
4th~6th Place
Reward requirements：scores 82 or above
Awards：Trophy & Cert
Excellent Gold Award
Reward requirements：scores 80 or above
Awards：Medal & Cert
Outstanding Silver Award
Reward requirements：scores 75 or above
Awards：Medal & Cert
Good Bronze Award
Reward requirements：Below scores 75
Awards：Medal & Cert
*The jury have the right to add or adjust plans for each group according to the actual situation. At the same time, if the performance of the participants not reaches the level or benchmark specified in this competition, the evaluation committee has the right not to award any awards, rankings and prizes and bonuses of the rankings, and the rankings to be left blank.
Payment and Bank information
- District Preliminary Round enrollment and administration fee must be submitted to the corresponding HKIMF Regional Offices.
- Upon receiving HKIMF Final Round Entry notice, finalists should proceed to the Final Round Enrollment Payment to their HKIMF Regional Offices, then check their names from the Final Entrants’ lists from the HKIMF Official Website and WeChat by August 2023.
- Online or DVD applicants should pay the District Preliminary Enrollment Fee to the following bank accounts. Upon receiving HKIMF Final Round Entry notice, they should proceed to the Final Round Enrollment Payment.
Overseas & Hong Kong
Bank name : Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC)
Bank account : 004-848-823217-838
SWIFT code : HSBCHKHHHKH
Account name : Hong Kong International Music Festival Limited
Bank address : No.1, Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong