达拉斯国际钢琴比赛是为全世界的青年钢琴家提供一次重要的表演机会。我们鼓励专业的钢琴家，钢琴学生报名参赛。正式比赛由三轮组成，在评委面前表演。比赛每年在德州的达拉斯举行，很多音乐家，音乐协会的成员，经纪人和组织都会观看比赛，比赛的影响力逐年扩大。比赛的获奖者获得广泛的肯定，并且有机会和达拉斯室内乐团表演，历年比赛获奖者中不乏中国选手的身影。
2016年达拉斯国际钢琴比赛注重钢琴家的发展，培养有天赋的青年钢琴家。 这不仅是一场吸引钢琴家的比赛，并且选手可以获得专业的指导和职业规划引导。 我们鼓励选手同时参加三轮比赛，大师班和获奖者音乐会。比赛对公众开放。
比赛地点：美国 德州 达拉斯
比赛时间：2016年3月9日-12日（共计4天）
报名截止时间：2015年12月15日
备注：
报名资料需要至少5-10个工作日通过国际快递到达境外组委会进行审核，建议选手提前15个工作日报送资料到中国华夏文化集团兰乔圣菲文化传播，以免延误
参赛要求：出生于1981年3月12日以后，国籍不限，往届一等奖获得者不能再次参赛
参赛曲目：
Preliminary Audition Round (video submitted via online application)
Applicants must submit a web-hosted video recording (Vimeo, YouTube, etc.) of the first movement of their piano concerto (or similar work for piano & orchestra). Invited contestants shall perform this same repertoire in the competition rounds in Dallas. The audition recording may accompanied by orchestra or a second pianists performing the orchestral reduction.
Single-movement works (and other works for piano and orchestra) are permitted in the competition, in which case it is recommended that applicants submit a web-hosted video of at least 10 minutes for the Preliminary Audition Round.
Applicants must also submit a single web-hosted video (Vimeo, YoutTube, etc.) of their performance of a piece for solo piano. This recording shall be between 10-15 minutes. It may be a single work, or multiple works, all contained within a single video recording. You are not required to perform this repertoire in your recital program, but you may do so if you wish.
Round #1: 18 Quarter-finalists in Dallas (20-minute maximum)
Contestants shall perform their piano concerto (or similar piece for piano and orchestra), starting from the beginning of the piece.
The jury panel may stop the performance at any time to ask for a different section or movement (i.e. the cadenza), and the jury will conclude the round when the time limit has been reached.
Round #2: 9 Semi-finalists in Dallas (30-minute maximum)
Contestants shall perform their entire 30-minute solo recital program, without interruption.
Round #3: 5 Finalists in Dallas (no time limit)
Contestants perform the entirety of their piano concerto (or piece for piano and orchestra) without interruption.
Accompanists shall perform all tutti sections.
All live rounds are held at Caruth Auditorium in the SMU Meadows School of the Arts.
奖项设置：
一等奖：1500美元，与达拉斯室内乐团表演音乐会
二等奖：1000美元
三等奖：500美元
荣誉奖：400美元
