"ARMENIAN"
"VIRTUOSOS" INTERNATIONAL
ACADEMY-FESTIVAL

Within the framework of the Academy-Festival, each participant will have the opportunity to attend three masterclasses (each lasting 50 minutes) conducted by internationally recognized musicians and professors.

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The organizers independently determine the professor-student distribution based on the professor's free hours.

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Accompanists will not be provided for the masterclasses. Participants are expected to attend with their own accompanists.

 

It is not mandatory to have an accompanist if the selected piece does not require accompaniment.

 

Masterclasses will be conducted in English (in some cases, in Armenian or Russian), depending on the professor. No translation will be provided.

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Participants are not allowed to record video, take photographs, or make audio recordings during the masterclasses without the consent of the organizers and professors.

 

If a participant misses a masterclass for personal reasons, no additional session will be arranged for them, and the Foundation may decide to conduct the missed class with another participant.

As part of the Academy-Festival, evening concerts will be held featuring the Academy’s professors and active participants.

 

Participants for the concerts will be selected by the professors based on the masterclasses. The professors’ decisions are final and not subject to appeal.

 

Participants must perform the same program at the concert as presented during their masterclass.

 

For their concert performance, participants are responsible for providing their own accompaniment (if the piece requires it).

 

At the professor’s discretion, in addition to the main concert program, participants may also perform in chamber ensembles during the concert.

 

All active participants of the masterclasses are required to attend all concerts of the Academy-Festival.

The following may apply as active participants in the Academy-Festival:

 

• Scholarship recipients and participants of the “Armenian Virtuosos” 2025 program,

• Beneficiaries of the “Born in Artsakh” program,

• 70 students from Yerevan’s music and art schools, with a maximum of 3 students per school in 3 different specialties. These students must not be participants of the “Armenian Virtuosos” 2025 and “Born in Artsakh” educational programs.
  
  “Music for Future” Foundation determines the following participation numbers for the 70 students applying from Yerevan music and art schools, based on the teaching schedule of the Academy-Festival professors:
   

  • Piano – 23 participants

  • Violin / viola – 8 participants

  • Cello – 4 participants

  • Double bass – 6 participants

  • Flute – 5 participants

  • Clarinet – 3 participants

  • Bassoon – 3 participants

  • French Horn – 6 participants

  • Trumpet – 4 participants

  • Saxophone – 3 participants

  • Percussion instruments – 5 participants

 

If the number of applications from Yerevan music and art schools exceeds the number specified for a given specialty, the applications will be reviewed by a professor of the relevant specialty, who will select the participants of the Academy.

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Applications for the Academy-Festival must be submitted online by March 9, inclusive.

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Each application must include a program for the masterclasses, preferably one or two unedited video recordings of the chosen pieces submitted as YouTube links. The maximum duration for each piece is 15 minutes.

 

The following must be attached to the application:
 

• Applicant's passport or birth certificate,

• A guarantee letter from the applicant’s music school, stating the applicant’s full name and passport details, and confirming that the school administration guarantees the student’s participation with support from the Yerevan Municipality.

 

Yerevan’s music and art schools must also submit to the Foundation a list of their institution’s applicants for the Academy-Festival by sending it to scholarship@m4f.foundation

 

The Music for Future Foundation has the right to process the information and personal data provided by the applicant. By submitting an application, the applicant/participant and/or their legal representative consents to the processing of their personal data.

 

All masterclasses, concerts, and events may be filmed, photographed, recorded, or broadcast live by the Music for Future Foundation and its partners.

 

The Foundation has the right to use, distribute, and share with its partners—for non-commercial purposes—any photos, audio recordings, videos, or other materials produced during or in connection with the Academy-Festival in which the participant is involved. This includes materials published on social media or any resources related to the Foundation’s professional activities. All rights to such materials are exclusively owned by the Music for Future Foundation.