<p align="left"><strong>The Zhou Guangren Young Pianist Award established in 2010, each year will be held during July -December, in Beijing, China.<br />Chinese and English are the official languages of the competition. Please read all rules and regulations carefully. It is your responsibility to make sure that your program complies with all repertoire and time requirements. Please include the timing for each work.<br />The Zhou Guangren Young Pianist Award is open to young pianists who are under 18 years old.<br />All video, audio recordings, as well as photographs and interviews made during any of the events of The Zhou Guangren Young Pianist Award will remain the sole property of The Zhou Guangren Young Pianist Award Committee, Beijing.</strong></p><p align="left"><strong><br /></strong><p align="left"><strong></strong></p><p align="left"><strong></strong></p><p align="left"><strong>Application Rules and Procedures</strong></p><p><strong>1.   Applicants should send videos (DVD) to the Committee to participate.</strong></p><p><strong>2.    Applicants must be born after August 1<sup>st</sup>, 1992</strong></p><p><strong>3.  Applications should be completed either in Chinese or in English.</strong></p><p><strong>4.    Application Forms can be downloaded from the website (www.zgrchina.com), copies are also permitted, with resume, three recent photos (4×5cm), one copy of ID card or Passport (printed on A4 paper) send together with the DVD.</strong></p><p><strong>5.    All application materials must be sent by EMS or UPS etc.</strong></p><p><strong>6.    Incomplete or illegible application forms will not be accepted</strong></p><p><strong>7.    Application materials will not be returned. The committee <br />       reserves the final right for all decisions.<br /></strong></p><p><strong>8.   Application deadline: August 12, 2010 - postmarked</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong><strong>Recording Rules</strong></p><p><strong>1. The person in the video must be the applicant himself/herself, <br />    dressed formally. <br /></strong></p><p><strong>2. The video must be taken from one angle only. Neither thevideo<br />     nor the sound should be edited. Each piece should not exceed<br />     15 <strong>min.</strong> <br /></strong></p><p><strong>3. The program and recording time must be written clearly, and <br />     sent together with the DVD.<br /></strong><strong> </strong></p></p>