• The competition is open to clarinetists of all nationalities born after April 25, 1980
• The competition consists of 3 eliminatory rounds and a final test, accompagnied by the "Ensemble Orchestral de Paris"(cond.Jean-François Verdier). The first round is a preselection on CD audio support. The CD must be send before December 15, 2009 (See "programm").
• The Debussy Competition offers 3 official prizes, and special prizes (more than 21.000 euros)

The jury (in Paris) is made up of
Xavier Delette, Director of the Conservatoire de Paris - Pôle supérieur and
Ludmila Peterkova, Czech Republic
Nicolas Baldeyrou, France
Ralf Forster, Germany
Shigeru Ikushima, Japan
Jon Manasse, U.S.A.
Justo Sanz, Spain