International Amadeus Piano Competition (IAPC)

Each juror, at the end of each category, must fill a paper with the scores (in cents) of all candidates, from 70 to 100, according to the following ranking:

1st Prize Assoluto to the candidate/s with the highest score between 95 and 100/100
1st Prize to the candidate/s with a score between 95 and 99/100
2nd Prize to the candidate/s with a score between 90 and 94/100
3rd Premio to the candidate/s with a score between 85 and 89/100
Participation Diploma to the candidate/s with a score between 70 and  84/100

The arithmetic average will be then calculated considering all jury members' scores.

The score of each juror, at the voting stage, will be kept secret to the other jurors.
In case of controversial situations, the decision of the president of the jury is decisive.
Each juror's votes and the averages will be made public on this website at the end of the event.

Premio Amadeus Young (PA Young)

FINAL ROUND
The final round follows an evaluation system designed to combine the Jury's overall assessment with the recognition of particularly significant artistic preferences.
Each of the five jury members ranks all six finalists from first to sixth place. The final artistic ranking is determined by the arithmetic mean of the positions assigned to each contestant: the lower the average, the higher the ranking.
In the event of a tie, priority is given to the contestant who has received the greater number of first-place rankings. If the tie persists, the number of top-two rankings and subsequently top-three rankings is considered.
This approach recognises both the Jury's collective judgement and the particular significance of a first-place ranking, which represents an individual juror's highest artistic preference.
The artistic ranking and the allocation of prizes are, however, two distinct stages of the evaluation process.
The First Prize may be awarded only to the highest-ranked contestant who has also received at least three first-place rankings from the five jury members. Eligibility for the Second and Third Prizes requires at least three jurors to have placed the contestant within the top three positions.
Meeting these conditions does not automatically result in a prize. Awards are determined through collective jury deliberation, with the artistic ranking serving as the primary reference. The Second and Third Prizes may each be awarded to more than one contestant, and any prize may remain unawarded.
The guiding principle of this system is straightforward: to distinguish comparative ranking from the recognition of artistic merit, ensuring that each prize reflects a considered and shared decision by the Jury rather than merely the outcome of a numerical calculation.

Each juror's votes and the averages will be made public on this website at the end of the event.

Premio Amadeus Master (PA Master)

SEMIFINAL ROUND: each member of the Jury will assign a preference to 6 candidates (YES/NO system). The majority of preferences from all jurors will select the 6 candidates who will be admitted to the Final Round.

The score of each juror, at the voting stage, will be kept secret to the other jurors.
In case of controversial situations, the decision of the president of the jury is decisive.

FINAL ROUND
The final round follows an evaluation system designed to combine the Jury's overall assessment with the recognition of particularly significant artistic preferences.
Each of the five jury members ranks all six finalists from first to sixth place. The final artistic ranking is determined by the arithmetic mean of the positions assigned to each contestant: the lower the average, the higher the ranking.
In the event of a tie, priority is given to the contestant who has received the greater number of first-place rankings. If the tie persists, the number of top-two rankings and subsequently top-three rankings is considered.
This approach recognises both the Jury's collective judgement and the particular significance of a first-place ranking, which represents an individual juror's highest artistic preference.
The artistic ranking and the allocation of prizes are, however, two distinct stages of the evaluation process.
The First Prize may be awarded only to the highest-ranked contestant who has also received at least three first-place rankings from the five jury members. Eligibility for the Second and Third Prizes requires at least three jurors to have placed the contestant within the top three positions.
Meeting these conditions does not automatically result in a prize. Awards are determined through collective jury deliberation, with the artistic ranking serving as the primary reference. The Second and Third Prizes may each be awarded to more than one contestant, and any prize may remain unawarded.
The guiding principle of this system is straightforward: to distinguish comparative ranking from the recognition of artistic merit, ensuring that each prize reflects a considered and shared decision by the Jury rather than merely the outcome of a numerical calculation.

Each juror's votes and the averages will be made public on this website at the end of the event.