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Category ages as of April 1, 2026

All divisions are open to participants regardless of nationality or place of residence.

Junior Division

Jr.Ⅰcategory      Age 11 or under

Jr.Ⅱcategory      Age 14 or under

Jr.Ⅲcategory      Age 17 or under

Adult Division

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.

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First Stage (Video)Second Stage (Video)
Junior
Division
Jr.1two pieces of your choice

 (one from Baroque, and one from Etudes)
the 1st movement of Sonatina or Sonata from Classic Period
Jr.2the 1st movement of Sonatina or Sonata from Classic Period
Jr.3the 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

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Semifinal Stage at HallFinal Stage at Hall
Junior
Division
Jr.1Piece(s) of your choice (limit, 8 minutes)
Jr.2Piece(s) of your choice (limit, 12 minutes)
Jr.3Schubert / 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 DivisionSchubert / 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.