Preliminary rounds
There is a preliminary round based on the applicant’s recordings — unedited DVDs or video web-links (YouTube). The preliminary judging will determine wh may take part in the competition.
An unedited recording must contain only solo piano works and may contain pieces to be performed during the competition. The recording for the preliminary round in the group A (10-15 minutes) should contain the following works:
- One virtuoso study
- One movement from classical sonata
- Work of applicant’s free choice
Competition
There are two rounds in this group. The whole repertoire must be played by memory.
First round
The allowed performance duration is 10-15 minutes.
- One polyphonic work at the participant’s discretion;
- One virtuoso study by Czerny, Clementi, Chopin or Liszt;
- A composition at the participant’s discretion;
No more than 9 participants will be admitted to the final round.
Final round
The maximum performance duration is 20 minutes.
- A sonata (or one movement) by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven;
- One or more modern compositions (after 1945) at the participant’s discretion (the participants have to hand in 3 copies of the modern piece at the registration);
- One or more works at participant’s discretion;
The program should be well-balanced between virtuoso and cantilena music.
Preliminary rounds
There is a preliminary round based on the applicant’s recordings — unedited DVDs or video web-links (YouTube). The preliminary judging will determine who may take part in the competition.
An unedited recording must contain only solo piano works and may contain pieces to be performed during the competition. The recording for the preliminary round in the group B (15-20 minutes) should contain the following works:
- One virtuoso study
- One movement from classical sonata
- Work of applicant’s free choice
Competition
There are three rounds in this group. The whole repertoire must be played by memory.
First round
The maximum allowed total performance duration is 20 minutes (incl. pauses between the pieces).
- A Prelude and Fugue from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I or II by J.S. Bach;
- One virtuoso study by Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov or Skriabin;
- One movement from a sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert; *
- A composition at the participant’s discretion;
* The participant can play one movement of sonata, if desired, which will be played in the second round completely.
No more than 9 participants will be admitted to the second round.
Second round
The maximum total performance duration is 35 minutes.
- A Sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert;
- One or more romantic compositions;
- One or more modern compositions (after 1945) at the participant’s discretion. (The participants have to hand in 3 copies of the modern piece at the registration)
No more than 3 participants will be admitted to the Final Round
Final round
Participants have to play the first movement of one of the following piano concertos, performed with Phion, Orchestra of Gelderland & Overijssel led by maestro Erik Desimpelaere:
- W.A. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, KV 466
- L. van Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37
- L. van Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major, op. 73
- E. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 16
- F. Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 in E Minor, op. 11
