Program requirements

Program duration:

The program at the pre-selection round and First round may be repeated.

The programs of the First and the Second (Final) round may be repeated, but during the Final round one new piece should be presented that has not been performed on the First round.

1. Pre-selection round

For all categories: YouTube or any other video file download link to program recently performed by the applicant. Recording can be from any performance, competition or homemade. 

Program for all categories: one virtuous study and works of a free choice

  • Category A: maximum 5 min 
  • Category B: maximum 10 min 
  • Category C: maximum 15 min 
  • Category D: maximum 20 min 

2. First round:

Category A : maximum  8 minutes

  1. One of the pieces of J.S. Bach
  2. One virtuous study (etude) by Czerny, Clementi, Chopin, Liszt
  3. A work(s) of a free choice 

Category B : maximum  10 minutes

  1. One of the Prelude and Fugue from WTC or two- or three-part invention of J.S. Bach
  2. One virtuous study (etude) by Czerny, Clementi, Chopin, Liszt, Lyatoshynsky, Bortkiewicz
  3. A work(s) of a free choice

Category C : maximum 15 minutes

  1. One of the Prelude and Fugue of J.S. Bach from WTC
  2. One virtuous study (etude): F.Chopin, F.Liszt, C.Saint-Saëns, C.Debussy, V.Kosenko Etude op.19 n 4 (Courante) ; V.Kosenko 11 etudes op.8 (n 1,3,5,6,9)
  3. A work(s) of a free choice

Category D : maximum 30 minutes

  1. One of the Prelude and Fugue of J.S. Bach from WTC
  2. One virtuous study (etude) : F.Chopin, F.Liszt, C.Saint-Saëns, C.Debussy, B.Lyatoshynsky “Concert Etude-Rondo “, S.Bortkiewicz 10 etudes op.15 (n 1,3,5,9)
  3. One movement of a classic sonata (tempo allegro) or variations: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven

3. Second (Final) round:

Category A : maximum 10 min

  1. One of the pieces of J.S. Bach
  2. Few pieces of a free choice

Category B : maximum 15 min

  1. One movement of a classic sonata (tempo allegro) or variations: Haydn, Mozart,Beethoven
  2. Few pieces of a free choice

Category C : maximum 20 min

  1. One movement of a classic sonata (tempo allegro) or variations: Haydn, Mozart,Beethoven
  2. Few pieces of a free choice

Category D : Participants must play one of the following piano trios:

  1. L.van Beethoven, Piano Trio Op.1 No.3 in C minor
  2. L.van Beethoven, Piano Trio op.70 no.1 in D-Major, “Ghost” N 5

The competition will provide Cello and Violin players for trio performances.

The order of pieces to perform

First round:

  1. One of the pieces of J.S. Bach
  2. One virtuous study
  3. A work(s) of a free choice

Second round:

  1. Bach (Category A) / One movement of a classic sonata (tempo allegro)  or variations : Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven (Categories B, C)
  2. Few pieces of a free choice