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 with a score between 95 and 99/100
2nd Prize to the candidate with a score between 90 and 94/100
3rd Premio to the candidate with a score between 85 and 89/100
Participation Diploma to the candidate 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 will be kept secret to the other jurors, except to the president.

The juror who has had any constant or long-term teaching relationship with one or more candidates in the last 24 months, must abstain to vote.

In case of controversial situations, the decision of the president of the jury is decisive.

Premio Amadeus (PA)

PRELIMINARY ROUND: each juror will assign a preference to up to 12 candidates (YES/NO system). The majority of preferences from all jurors will decide whether a maximum of 12 candidates will be admitted to the next round.
The preferences of each juror will be kept secret to the other jurors, except to the president.

SEMIFINAL ROUND: each juror will assign a preference to up to 5 candidates (YES/NO system). The majority of preferences from all jurors will decide whether a maximum of 5 candidates will be admitted to the next round.
The preferences of each juror will be kept secret to the other jurors, except to the president.

FINAL ROUND: each juror will rank the five finalists by assigning them one and only one position from 1 to 5. The results will be determined by calculating the arithmetic average of the positions assigned by each jury member in ascending order. In the event that the average of the positions of two or more candidates is the same for the assignment of the first prize winner (who must obtain the majority of preferences and cannot be shared), the number of positions with the lowest value assigned to the concerned candidates will be taken into consideration on the basis of the harmonic average (that inherently gives more weight to smaller values). In the event of equality of the harmonic average, a second vote will be held among the concerned candidates.
The preferences of each juror will be kept secret to the other jurors, except to the president.