Rules and Regulations | National Piano & Violin Competition 2025 by Singapore Symphony

2025 National Piano & Violin Competition

20 to 30 November 2025

About the Competition

As we embark on the 15th edition of the National Piano & Violin Competition (NPVC), it is with great pride that we celebrate the finest of Singapore’s classical music landscape. Established as a hallmark of artistic excellence, the NPVC has become a vital platform for identifying and nurturing exceptional young talent.

Organised by the Singapore Symphony Group and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) and the National Arts Council Singapore (NAC), this biennial competition embodies a collective commitment to elevate the arts and inspire the next generation

The NPVC invites aspiring young musicians to showcase their virtuosity across four participating categories: Artist, Senior, Intermediate, and Junior, providing an invaluable platform for participants to demonstrate their artistry to an esteemed panel of international adjudicators. This year, we are addedly excited to introduce a new prize category, the Audience Prize, that awards the best performing pianist and violinist for their excellence, as voted by the audience.

Beyond the competition, participants may find enriching developmental and networking opportunities through exclusive masterclasses and performance invitations at the SSO’s events and concerts. These experiences will facilitate meaningful connections as they embark on their musical journeys.

As we journey through with these remarkable young musicians, let us recognise that the NPVC not merely a competition; it is a celebration of talent, commitment, and the transformative power of classical music.

Welcome to the 15th National Piano & Violin Competition.

Important Notice

In preparation of the upcoming edition of the National Piano & Violin Competition, we would like to highlight that there has been updates to the Rules and Regulations for 2025.

It is essential for all participants to thoroughly read and understand these revised notes to ensure a smooth competition experience. Key changes include adjustments to the administration process, performance guidelines, fees, and prizes. Please take the time to review all sections carefully to familiarise yourself with the relevant requirements.

The 2025 Competition is open for registration from Monday, 5 May 2025, 10am SGT to Monday, 14 July 2025, 5pm SGT. The online application form will be made available on https://www.sso.org.sg/npvc.

For enquiries, please contact npvc@sso.org.sg.

For more information about the competition please visit https://www.sso.org.sg/npvc.

Last updated 4 February 2025

All information is accurate at time of print. Please refer to https://www.sso.org.sg/npvc for the latest updates.

1. Eligibility

The competition is open to pianists and violinists aged 25 years and below.

The Artist category is open to Singapore citizens, Permanent Residents (PRs), and foreigners studying, working, or residing in Singapore. The Senior, Intermediate, and Junior categories are open to Singapore Citizens and PRs only.

First prize winners of previous National Piano & Violin Competitions are not eligible to participate in the same or a lower age category.

2. Categories

The competition consists of Piano solo and Violin solo categories. Participants will compete at the Quarter-Final, Semi-Final and Final rounds in the following age categories:

Artist

25 years and below (born in or after 2000)

Senior 21 years and below (born in or after 2004)

Intermediate 15 years and below (born in or after 2010)

Junior 11 years and below (born in or after 2014)

3. Competition Dates and Venues

23 to 30 November 2025 Violin Category Competition

28 November 2025 Piano Masterclasses

20 to 29 November 2025 Piano Category Competition Victoria Concert Hall

29 November 2025 - Violin Masterclasses - Piano Finals (Artist Category)

30 November 2025 - Violin Finals (Artist Category) - Prize Presentation Ceremony

Dates and venues are subject to change. Please refer to https://www.sso.org.sg/npvc for the latest updates.

4. Piano Category: Repertoire Requirements and Procedures

Participants are required to prepare a solo programme from at least three of the following stylistic periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern.

Participants are expected to perform a balanced programme which can showcase their mastery of technique and their skill in interpreting the styles and expressions of different composers and musical periods.

The programme must not include works that require a prepared piano.

Participants must perform all works from memory except the set piece. Participants may choose to perform the set piece with the score.

Performance of repeats indicated in the music scores is optional except in the cases of da capo, dal segno, and the minuet and trio movement.

Participants may, in general, offer selected movement(s) from a multi-movement work if they choose not to play the full work. For example, the participant may choose to perform only the first movement of a Mozart piano sonata However, if the requirements for a particular round state that performance of a “full work” is required, then all movements must be performed (for example, participants who reach the Finals round of the Artist category are required to perform the entire concerto).

Cadenzas in the relevant movements must be performed.

Submitted repertoire is subject to review by competition officials.

4a. Piano Artist Category

4ai. Quarter-Finals

Participants are required to perform any full work from the Baroque period that is approximately between 15 and 25 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round. Only one work may be performed.

In addition, participants are required to perform two études.

4aii. Semi-Finals

Participants are required to perform a set piece written by a local composer for the competition. A copy of the set piece will be provided in September 2025, and a Meet-the-Composer session will be organised in October 2025 for all Artist category participants to clarify questions pertaining to the music.

In addition, participants are required to perform a programme that is approximately between 30 and 35 minutes (this excludes the time taken to perform the set piece) in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round. The programme must consist of contrasting works from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period. The set piece should be performed before all other pieces.

4aiii. Finals

Participants are required to perform one full concerto from the following set list. No selections outside of this list will be entertained. Orchestral accompaniment will be provided by the organiser. Finalists will each have two complimentary rehearsals with accompaniment at the Victoria Concert Hall prior to the Finals.

Piano Concerto Set List:

1. MOZART

2. MOZART

3. BEETHOVEN

4. BEETHOVEN

5. BEETHOVEN

6. BEETHOVEN

7. BEETHOVEN

8. CHOPIN

9. CHOPIN

10. GRIEG

11. SCHUMANN

12. TCHAIKOVSKY

13. RACHMANINOFF

14. RACHMANINOFF

15. RACHMANINOFF

16. LISZT

Concerto No. 20 in D minor K. 466

Concerto No. 21 in C major K. 467

Concerto No. 1 in C major Op. 15

Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op. 19

Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37

Concerto No. 4 in G major Op. 58

Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73

Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11

Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21

Concerto in A minor Op. 16

Concerto in A minor Op. 54

Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23

Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18

Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op. 30

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. 43

Concerto No. 1 in E flat major

4b. Piano Senior Category

4bi. Quarter-Finals

Participants are required to perform any full work and/or excerpts by J.S. Bach (can be one or more works) that are approximately between 10 and 15 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round.

In addition, participants are required to perform an étude.

4bii. Semi-Finals

Participants are required to perform a set piece written by a local composer for the competition. A copy of the set piece will be provided in September 2025, and a Meet-the-Composer session will be organised in October 2025 for all Senior category participants to clarify questions pertaining to the music.

In addition, participants are required to perform a programme that is approximately between 15 and 20 minutes (this excludes the time taken to perform the set piece) in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round. The programme must consist of contrasting works from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period. The set piece should be performed before all other pieces.

4bii. Finals

Participants are required to perform the first movement of any concerto (with piano accompaniment) not exceeding 20 minutes. Participants are required to arrange for their own piano accompanists. The accompanist should make appropriate cuts in any long tutti passages.

Participants are also required to perform one other work from the repertoire they had chosen for the Quarter-Finals or Semi-Finals round

4ci. Quarter-Finals

Participants are required to perform any Prelude & Fugue from The WellTempered Clavier and/or excerpts from any Suites, Partitas and Toccatas by J.S. Bach (can be one or more works) that are approximately between 5 and 8 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round.

4cii. Semi-Finals

Participants are required to perform a programme that is approximately between 10 and 15 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round. If more than one work is chosen, they must be contrasting works from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period.

4ciii. Finals

Participants are required to perform a programme that is approximately between 25 and 30 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities. The programme must consist of all works from the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals, as well as at least one other work.

4d. Piano Junior Category

4di. Quarter-Finals

Participants are required to perform one or more works by J.S. Bach, Handel, or Scarlatti, or any other similar pieces. The programme should not exceed 5 minutes.

4dii. Semi-Finals

Participants are required to perform a programme that is approximately between 7 and 10 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round. The programme must include at least one movement of any sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert. If more than one work is chosen, the programme must consist of contrasting works from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period.

4diii. Finals

Participants are required to perform a programme that is approximately between 15 and 20 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities. The programme must consist of all works from the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals, as well as at least one other work.

4c. Piano Intermediate Category

4e. Piano Repertoire Requirements Summary

Artist 1. Any full work from the Baroque period (approximately 1525 minutes), and

2. Two études

Senior 1. Any full work and/or excerpts by J.S. Bach (approximately 1015 minutes), and

2. An étude

Intermediate Any Prelude & Fugue from The WellTempered Clavier, and/or excerpts from any Suites, Partitas and Toccatas by J.S. Bach

(approximately 5 - 8 minutes)

1. Set piece, and

2. Remaining programme consisting of contrasting works from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period (approximately 30 - 35 minutes)

1. Set piece, and

2. Remaining programme consisting of contrasting works from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period (approximately 15 - 20 minutes)

Full-length concerto from set list (orchestral accompaniment will be provided by the Organiser)

A programme of one or more works from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period

If more than one work is chosen, they must be contrasting works

(approximately 10 - 15 minutes)

1. First movement of any concerto with piano accompaniment (not exceeding 20 minutes), and

2. One other work from the repertoire chosen for the Quarter-Finals or SemiFinals

1. All works from the Quarter-Finals and SemiFinals, and

2. At least one other work (approximately 25 - 30 minutes)

Category Quarter-Finals

Junior One or more works by J.S. Bach, Handel or Scarlatti, or any similar pieces

(not exceeding 5 minutes)

Semi-Finals

A programme of one or more works from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period, including at least one movement of any sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert

If more than one work is chosen, they must be contrasting works

(approximately 7 - 10 minutes)

Finals

1. All works from the Quarter-Finals and SemiFinals, and

2. At least one other work

(approximately 15 - 20 minutes)

Adjudicators reserve the right to stop the participant’s performance at any time prior to its completion, or allow the participant to complete their performance beyond the recommended performance duration

5. Violin Category: Repertoire Requirements and Procedures

Participants are required to prepare a solo programme of at least three of the following stylistic periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern.

The programme must not include works that require the use of a prepared piano.

Participants must perform all works from memory except the set piece and any violin-piano sonatas. Participants may choose to perform the set piece and violin-piano sonatas with the score.

Participants are required to arrange for their own piano accompanists.

Performance of repeats indicated in the music scores is optional except in the cases of da capo, dal segno, and the minuet and trio movement.

Participants may, in general, offer selected movement(s) from a multi-movement work if they choose not to play the entire work. For example, the participant may choose to perform only the Sarabande from a Bach violin partita. However, if the requirements for a particular round state that performance of a “full work” is required, then all movements must be performed (for example, participants who reach the Finals round of the Artist category and Senior category are required to perform the entire concerto and the entire violin-piano sonata respectively).

Cadenzas in the relevant movements must be performed.

Submitted repertoire is subject to review by competition officials.

5a. Violin Artist Category

5ai. Quarter-Finals

Participants are required to perform any work by J.S. Bach for unaccompanied solo violin that is approximately between 15 and 25 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round. Only one work may be performed. in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round. The programme must consist of contrasting works from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period.

5aii. Semi-Finals

Participants are required to perform a set piece, written by a local composer for the competition. A copy of the set piece will be provided in September 2025, and a Meet-the-Composer session will be organised in October 2025 for all Artist category participants to clarify questions pertaining to the music.

5aiii. Finals

Violin Concerto Set List:

1. MOZART

2. MOZART

3. MENDELSSOHN

4. VIEUXTEMPS

5. BRAHMS

6. WIENIAWSKI

7. SAINT-SAËNS

8. BRUCH

9. BRUCH

10. TCHAIKOVSKY

11. GLAZUNOV

12. SIBELIUS

13. PROKOFIEV

Concerto No. 4 in D major K. 218

Concerto No. 5 in A major K. 219

Concerto in E minor Op. 64

Concerto No. 5 in A minor Op. 37

Concerto in D major Op. 77

Concerto No. 2 in D minor Op. 22

Concerto No. 3 in B minor Op. 61

Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 26

Scottish Fantasy in E-flat major Op. 46

Concerto in D major Op. 35

Concerto in A minor Op. 82

Concerto in D minor Op. 47

Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 63

5b. Violin Senior Category

5bi. Quarter-Finals

Participants are required to perform movements from J.S. Bach’s Violin Sonatas or Partitas (can be one or more works selected from BWV 1001 to BWV 1006 only) that are approximately between 10 and 12 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round.

5bii. Semi-Finals

Participants are required to perform a set piece written by a local composer for the competition. A copy of the set piece will be provided in September 2025 and a Meet-the-Composer session will be organised in October 2025 for all Senior category participants to clarify questions pertaining to the music.

In addition, participants are required to perform a programme that is approximately between 10 and 15 minutes (this excludes the time taken to perform the set piece) in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round. The programme must include at least one virtuosic piece from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period If more than one work is chosen, they must be contrasting works from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period. The set piece should be performed before all other pieces.

5biii. Finals

Participants are required to perform an accompanied violin-piano sonata of their choice (performed in full) from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period. The duration of the piece should be approximately between 25 and 30 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities.

5c. Violin Intermediate Category

5ci. Quarter-Finals

Participants are required to perform a movement from any Violin Concerto from the Baroque or Classical period that is approximately between 7 and 10 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round.

5cii. Semi-Finals

Participants are required to perform a programme of one or more works from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period that is approximately between 12 and 15 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round. If more than one work is chosen, they must be contrasting works from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period.

5ciii. Finals

Participants are required to perform a programme that is approximately between 25 and 30 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round. The programme must consist of all works from the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals, as well as at least one other work.

5d. Violin Junior Category

5di. Quarter-Finals

Participants are required to perform either a work by Mozart or a work from the Baroque period. The programme should not exceed 5 minutes.

5dii. Semi-Finals

Participants are required to perform a programme of one or more works from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period that is approximately between 7 and 10 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round. If more than one work is chosen, they must be contrasting works from the Classical, Romantic, or Modern period.

5diii. Finals

Participants are required to perform a programme that is approximately between 15 and 20 minutes in order to adequately showcase their abilities in this round. The programme must consist of all works from the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals, as well as at least one other work.

5e. Violin Repertoire Requirements Summary

6. Qualifying Round (by Video Submission)

At the point of registration, all participants must submit video recordings for a qualifying round, which will determine the participants who will proceed to the Quarter-Finals. All registrations, including the video submission, must be submitted by Monday, 14 July 2025, 5pm SGT.

The requirements for the different categories are:

i. Junior, Intermediate and Senior Categories

The videos must include a performance of the submitted repertoire for the Quarter-Finals, as well as at least one other work from the submitted repertoire for the Semi-Finals.

ii. Artist Category

The videos must consist of submitted repertoire from at least two of the following periods, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern. The video can include excerpts from the submitted repertoire for the Finals (i.e. the selected concerto).

The recommended combined performance durations for the video submission are:

Each video should only consist of one work, and should be recorded in one sitting.

A mock-up example of the video submission by a Piano Junior participant, consisting of three different videos, is as follows:

2:00 mins Semi-Finals

1. J.S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850 3:30 mins Quarter-Finals

2. Mozart’s Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457, 1st movement 4:30 mins Semi-Finals

3. Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, No. 1 and 2

The video must be recorded with the participant’s face and hands in the frame at all times with minimal disruption from the recording environment (for example, minimal or no background noise, no pets nor family members are to be captured within the video frame). The video must not be edited in any way during recording or after it has been recorded.

While sufficiently high-quality recordings would suffice, participants may opt to record the videos at professional recording studios. Some recommendations1 include:

i. Pavane Recording Studio

Redhill Forum

16 Jalan Kilang Timor, #05-01/02

Singapore 159308

Tel: +65 62715123

Website: https://pavanemusic.com/contact

ii. White Noise Music

Yi Guang Building

180 Paya Lebar Road, #08-02

Singapore 409032

E-mail: enquiry@whitenoisemusic.com.sg

Website: https://www.whitenoisemusic.com.sg/studio

A URL link for uploading of the video files will be provided in the online e-registration form upon the opening of registration. The videos should be recorded and submitted in the following format:

- Video Aspect Ratio: 16 × 9, horizontal (landscape)

- Resolution: 1920 × 1080 (FHD) or 1280 × 720 (HD)

- File Format: MP4 or MOV

Please follow the naming format for the video files as instructed in the online registration form closely to ensure that all videos are submitted promptly.

The videos must be filmed only on or after 1 January 2025

Only shortlisted participants will proceed to the Quarter-Finals.

1 These recommended recording studios are not affiliated to the Singapore Symphony Group.

7. Adjudication

A panel of three adjudicators will judge each instrument category for all stages of the competition, including the Qualifying Round by video submission. The adjudicators for the Qualifying Round may be different from the adjudicators for the live performance rounds.

The adjudicators will assess participants on their mastery of technique and their skill in interpreting the styles and expressions of different composers and musical periods.

For the live performance rounds, the adjudicators reserve the right to stop a participant’s performance at any time prior to its completion, or allow the participant to complete their performance beyond the recommended time.

The adjudication panels will use a ranking system. Participants with the top rankings will proceed to the next stage of the competition. The number of participants to progress from one round to the next will be determined by the adjudication panels.

The first, second, and third prize winners will be determined at the Finals of each category.

The adjudication panels reserve the right to award any number of prizes for each category, including the right to not award any prizes.

The adjudication panel’s decision is final and no discussion or correspondence with participants or their representatives will be entertained.

8. Awards

The top three winners of each age category will receive trophies, certificates and cash prizes.

In the case of a tie in the first or second place, the cash amount for the prize concerned and that of the following prize in the ranking will be combined and shared equally. In the case of a tie in the third place, the third prize cash amount will be divided equally.

Other prizes include:

i. Honourable Mention

Finalists who do not win the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd prize but are selected by adjudicators to receive Honourable Mention awards will receive a cash prize of $500 each.

ii. Audience Prize

One pianist and one violinist from across all categories, who have progressed to the Finals, will be awarded the Audience Prize. Winners will be determined by public voting, and each winner will receive a cash prize of $800.

Participants will receive certificates based on their performance:

i. Certificate of Distinction

Awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Prize Winners

ii. Certificate of Merit Awarded to all Finalists

iii. Certificate of Participation Awarded to all Quarter-Finalists and Semi-Finalists

9. Entry Procedures

Registration must be completed via the official online e-registration form and submitted by Monday, 14 July 2025, 5pm. Incomplete applications (for example, where all videos are not fully submitted, or payment has not been made) and entries received after this date and time will not be considered.

Changes to repertoire cannot be made after this date, and appeals will not be entertained.

Payment of Registration Fees must be made online via PayNow or Paypal/credit card to the Singapore Symphonia Company Limited during the registration process. More information on payment procedures will be provided on the e-registration form The registration fees are as follows:

The following must be submitted together with the online e-registration form:

- A recent biography and high-resolution professional headshot. The headshot should show the participant’s face clearly and be taken against a plain background.

- Payment of Registration Fee

- Video files for the Qualifying Round

- (For Violin Senior Category participants only) Name of collaborative pianist for ViolinPiano Sonata

For school group registrations of five or more students, please email npvc@sso.org.sg for a separate registration link. An invoice will be issued to the school for the payment of the registration fees for all students. Early submission is encouraged to allow for processing time and to ensure that registration can be completed by Monday, 14 July 2025, 5pm

Results of the Video Qualifying Round will be posted on https://www.sso.org.sg/npvc on 5 September 2025. All participants who progress to the Quarter-Finals will receive an email notification by 19 September 2025.

Participants’ order of appearance at the live competition rounds will be determined by ballot, and the balloted order will be maintained throughout the competition.

10. Practice & Rehearsal Sessions

Each participant may book one practice session to rehearse at the competition venue, Victoria Concert Hall, prior to the competition This practice session is optional. All shortlisted participants will receive a link for online booking, which will commence on 19 September 2025, 10am SGT and end on 3 October 2025, 5pm SGT.

The booking fees for the practice session must be made online via PayNow or Paypal/credit card to Singapore Symphonia Company Limited. The booking fees are as follows:

The booking of practice sessions will be conducted on a first-come-first-served basis and booking fees are non-refundable.

Practice session bookings are strictly non-transferable.

For school group bookings of five or more students, please email npvc@sso.org.sg. An invoice will be issued to the school for the payment of the practice session booking fees for all students.

11. Masterclasses

Conducted by the esteemed panel of adjudicators, piano and violin masterclasses will be held 28 and 29 November 2025, respectively. Selected participants of the competition will be invited to take part in the masterclasses.

Due to capacity constraints, the masterclasses are not open to the public. Only participants of the competition will be invited to observe the masterclasses.

Participants selected to take part in the violin masterclasses are required to arrange for their own accompanists. The selection of participants will be carried out after the Semi-Finals.

12. Watching the Competition

All live competition rounds will also be livestreamed on the SSO YouTube page, free-to-view, and remain online.

Admission to all live competition rounds (Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals) are open to the public at no cost, with the exception of Piano Artist Finals and Violin Artist Finals.

Admission to the Piano Artist Finals and Violin Artist Finals on 29 and 30 November 2025 will be ticketed. Please refer to https://www.sso.org.sg/npvc for ticketing details and updates closer to date.

13. Prize Presentation Ceremony

All Prize Winners are required to attend the Prize Presentation Ceremony on 30 November 2025.

The Prize Presentation Ceremony will also be livestreamed on the SSO YouTube page.

14. Terms and Conditions for Participants

By submitting the online e-registration form, the participant agrees to all of the abovementioned regulations, as well as the following terms and conditions:

i. The registration and practice session booking fees are neither refundable nor transferable.

ii. The organiser reserves the right to cancel any competition round and category if there are insufficient participants. In the event of any cancellation, the registration fee and practice session booking fee (if any) will be fully refunded.

iii. The organiser reserves the right to request participants to amend and re-submit their programmes if they do not meet the standards of the competition. Participants who submit programmes with factual inaccuracies may be disqualified.

iv. Where a participant chooses to perform an unpublished work or works in manuscript form, it is the participant’s responsibility to obtain all necessary permissions or licenses to perform such works during the competition. In addition, the organiser will not be liable for any such license fees and participants also agree to indemnify the organiser against any claims, losses or damages in relation to copyright in such works or obtaining the relevant permissions or licenses.

v. Prize winners in all categories may be invited to participate in publicity activities without payment, including filming of publicity videos and attending media interviews and photoshoots

vi. The organiser reserves the right to record all or part of the proceedings of the competition and related activities for broadcast and promotional purpose without any payment to the participants. The organiser retains all rights to the recorded materials.

vii. The organiser will collect personal data from participants in accordance with the Singapore Symphonia Company Ltd Data Protection Policy and the Personal Data Protection Act. This information is used solely to verify the participant’s eligibility to take part in the competition and for all correspondences and activities regarding the competition.

viii. Participants and/or their accompanists who are not present at the scheduled performance time may be disqualified.

ix. Staff, musicians, board members, committee members, and all affiliated personnel of the Singapore Symphonia Company Ltd and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate in the competition.

x. Participants and supporters of participants must not communicate with or otherwise attempt to influence the adjudication panel. Failure to adhere to this rule may result in disqualification of the participant.

xi. Photography, audio, and video recording by the participants and their supporters are not allowed during the competition or for any other competition-related events.

xii. Any participant who provides inaccurate or misleading information may be disqualified.

xiii. In case of any dispute, the organiser’s decision, or that of the adjudication panel acting on the organiser’s behalf, is final and no discussion or correspondence will be entertained.

xiv. The Singapore Symphonia Company Limited reserves the right to amend the rules and conditions of the competition.

15. Important Dates

Date* Event

5 May 2025, 10am SGT

14 July 2025, 5pm SGT

5 September 2025

19 September 2025

19 September 2025, 10am SGT

Registration opens

Registration closes

Notification of results of Video Qualifying Round on https://www.sso.org.sg/npvc

Email notification to participants who progress to the Quarter-Finals

Online booking of Practice Sessions opens

3 October 2025, 5pm SGT Online booking of Practice Sessions closes

20 to 30 November 2025

- Competition (Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Finals) - Masterclasses - Finals (Artist Categories)

30 November 2025 Prize Presentation Ceremony for all prize winners

The schedule is subject to change. Please refer to https://www.sso.org.sg/npvc for the latest updates.

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