FAQ for participants

Fill out the application form from 02.01.24 to 31.03.24 and upload the required documents and your application video. Please note that the form can be saved temporarily on one computer, but cannot be processed on another computer.
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Yes, that is possible.

Yes, the video must not be cut between the movements, it has to be recorded in one take and thus resembles a concert situation.

Yes, the video must not be cut between the movements, it has to be recorded in one take and thus resembles a concert situation.

If you encounter technical problems during the online application, you must inform the Competition office about the problem as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to artists@jjv-hannover.de so that the application can nonetheless be formally accepted on time. In order to avoid, as far as possible, any technical problems, it is strongly recommended that candidates start uploading videos at least 48 hours before the deadline for applications. 

The registration fee of EUR 100.00 must be transferred after admission to the competition and invitation  to the account of the organizer.
Name of the bank: Nord/LB
IBAN: DE04 2505 0000 0101 0550 10
BIC: NOLADE2HXXX
The money must be transferred by June 15, 2024.

The commissioned work will be sent digitally on June 27, 2024.

The theme will be communicated to all participants on August 2, 2024. It will be selected by the artistic directors.

The program must be submitted by 19 August 2024 at the latest, together with an explanation suitable for publication in the program booklet (600-900 characters). Further information will be sent to the participants personally.

The repertoire must be finally confirmed on August 19, 2024. Please communicate all changes collectively on August 19, 2024.

All participants must register in person at the competition office in Hanover on September 14, 2024 and can then attend an audition in the concert hall. Arrival in Hanover should therefore take place on September 13, 2024 at the latest.

All participants will be accommodated free of charge with families in Hanover from September 13 to 29, 2024. On request, the organizing team will arrange hotel accommodation for participants and accompanying persons, to be paid for by the participants themselves.

All participants are entitled to a travel allowance. Reimbursement will be made on presentation of travel documents in Hanover. The reimbursement amount is equal to the cheapest flight or train connection between the place of departure/arrival and Hanover and back as determined in Germany on July 1, 2024.
Due to our sustainability concept, we do not reimburse any costs for flights within Germany, unless they are transit flights.

The order will be drawn on September 15, 2024.

Preliminary round 1: The acoustic rehearsal for the hall in the preliminary round is 20 minutes
Preliminary round 2: One rehearsal with pianist

Semifinal 1: 80 minutes rehearsal, 30 minutes audition - both with the Munich Chamber Orchestra
Semifinal 2: At least 90 minutes solo/duo rehearsal, 60 minutes quartet rehearsal and 60 minutes dress rehearsal for the recital in a rehearsal room

Final: On 26 and 27.09.2024 80 minutes rehearsal each with the NDR Radiophilharmonie

Please play the repetitions as you would in concert on stage.