​COMPETITION GUIDELINES
1. Category

• The competition is divided into Piano category and Instrumental category.

2. Eligibility

• The competition is open to candidates who play a song composed by V.K.  
•  Candidates of all nationalities, of all age can participate. 
• Piano category is divided into Adult group (Over 18 years old) and Junior group (Under 18 years old). 
•  Instrumental category can be applied as group (maximum 5 people, no age limit, free combination of instruments)
• Participants can only apply once for the piano category, but can also apply for instrumental category as individual and/or as group.
• Participants who have applied both individually and in group for the instrumental category need to perform different songs for the competition.
• Each category’s first prize winners from last year will not be eligible for application this year. Winners must withdraw from the competition for 1 year and will be eligible for application again next year.

COMPETITION DATES​

• Application｜2020/07/06 12:00 To 2020/07/27 12:00
• Announcement of Finalists｜2020/08/10
• Final Competition (Live Round)｜2020/08/22 ​

FINAL COMPETITION VENUE

• Backstage Cafe, Taipei, Taiwan, No.1, Sec.4, Roosevelt Road, NTU Sports Center, Taipei , Taiwan ​

​COMPETITION PROCEDURE

• ​The competition consists of Preliminary Video Round and Final Round. ​

Preliminary Video Round

• ​​The jury will grade the videos clips submitted by the participants.
• 10 participants with the highest scores for each category group can enter into the Final Round.

Final Round

• Participants who are eligible for the Final Round must attend the final competition in Taipei.
• Participants who compete in the Instrumental category as group must compete with the same group member for the final round.