Category ages as of April 1, 2026
All divisions are open to participants regardless of nationality or place of residence.
- Junior Division
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Jr.Ⅰcategory Age 11 or under
Jr.Ⅱcategory Age 14 or under
Jr.Ⅲcategory Age 17 or under
- Adult Division
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Age 16 or over (no upper age limit)
Repertoire
Video Screening
*Videos must be recorded after October 1, 2025.
For video recording guidelines, please refer to the section titled “Notes on Video Submission” below.
| First Stage (Video) | Second Stage (Video) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Division | Jr.1 | two pieces of your choice (one from Baroque, and one from Etudes) | the 1st movement of Sonatina or Sonata from Classic Period |
| Jr.2 | the 1st movement of Sonatina or Sonata from Classic Period | ||
| Jr.3 | the 1st or last movement of Sonata by Haydn Mozart or Beethoven | ||
| Adult Division | (1)J.S.Bach :Well-Tempered Clavier I or II, Prelude and Fugue (2)Etude :Chopin / Liszt / Debbusy / Scriabin / Rachmaninov / Prokofiev / Ligeti / Alkan / Bartók / Stravinsky One piece of your choice from each category (1) and (2) | (1)Scarlatti / Sonata (Please follow the repeat markings in the score) (2)One complete sonata by Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven (all movements) One piece of your choice from each category(1)and(2) | |
Live Performance
| Semifinal Stage at Hall | Final Stage at Hall | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Division | Jr.1 | – | Piece(s) of your choice (limit, 8 minutes) |
| Jr.2 | – | Piece(s) of your choice (limit, 12 minutes) | |
| Jr.3 | Schubert / Chopin / Mendelssohn / Schumann / Liszt / Franck /Brahms Pieces of your choice (limit, 15 minutes) from the compositions of the above-mentioned composers. | Piece(s) of your choice (limit, 15 minutes) | |
| Adult Division | Schubert / Chopin / Mendelssohn / Schumann / Liszt / Franck /Brahms Pieces of your choice (limit, 20 minutes) from the compositions of the above-mentioned composers. | Pieces of your choice(limit, 30 minutes) from two or more following periods: Baroque, Classic, Romantic Period and later. | |

