Repertoire of the Competition

First Round 25 minutes

Candidates may choose their programme freely with a minimum of 3 different composers, but must include:

• One Prelude & Fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier (Book I or II) by J.S. Bach
• Two Virtuoso Etudes by F. Chopin, F. Liszt, S. Rachmaninoff, A. Scriabin or C. Debussy (could be both by the same composer or each by different composer)

Final Round 40 minutes

Candidates may choose their programme freely with a minimum of 3 different composers, but must include:

• A.Shor-M.Pletnev – Piano Sonata (download or watch) 
• At least one fast movement from a sonata by F. Schubert, J. Haydn, W.A. Mozart or L. van Beethoven
• One Composition by F. Chopin, F. Liszt. J. Brahms. R. Schumann, F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy, C. Frank, A. Scriabrin or S. Rachmaninoff

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Compositions performed in the 1st Round cannot be played in the Final Round.
All pieces except for A.Shor-M.Pletnev – Piano Sonata must be performed by memory

Programmes cannot be changed after the closing date of applications.