TARF – The Tel Aviv Recorder Competition divides up the contestants into categories defined by their ages and their level of studies:
Category 1 – soloists up to the age of 13:
Semi Final: Monday, 3.2, 10:00-13:40
Final : Tuesday, 4.2, 14:00-15:30
Category 2 – soloists between ages 14-20 who study in a pre academic institute:
Semi final: Sunday, 2.2 10:15-15:00
Final: Tuesday, 4.2, 17:00-18:30
Category 3 – Soloists between 18-26 who study music in an academic institute:
Semi final (a): Sunday, 2.2, 11:15-13:40
Semi final (b): Monday, 3.2, 10:00-14:00
Final: Wednesday, 5.2, 14:00-15:30
Category 4 – Soloists of any age:
Semi Final (a): Tuesday, 4.2, 10:00-13:15
Semi Final (b): Wednesday, 5.2, 09:30-14:00
Final: Thursday, 6.2, 15:30-17:00
Category 5 – ensembles up to age 18:
Semi Final: Sunday, 2.2, 15:15-17:30
Final: Monday, 3.2, 16:00-17:30
Category 6 – ensembles of any age:
Semi Final (a): Tuesday, 4.2, 10:00-12:00
Semi Final (b): Wednesday, 5.2, 10:00-12:30
Final: Thursday, 6.2, 12:30-14:00
Category 7 – Best performance of an Israeli piece:
Final: Thursday, 6.2, 10:00-11:30
Category 8 – Special Prize for a touching performance of a single piece:
Final: Wednesday, 5.2, 17:00-18:30