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First Stage (Video)
*The movies for the first and second stages haveto be recorded after September 1, 2023.
Junior Division / Jr.Ⅰ・Jr.Ⅱ・Jr.Ⅲ
two pieces of your choice
(one from Baroque, and one from Etudes)
Adult Division
①J.S.Bach :Well-Tempered Clavier I or II, Prelude and Fugue
②Etude ：Chopin / Liszt / Debbusy / Skriabin / Rachmaninov /Prokofiev / Ligeti / Alkan / Bartók / Stravinsky
One piece of your choice from eachcategory, ① and ②
Second Stage (Video)
*The movies for the first and second stages haveto be recorded after September 1, 2023.
Jr.Ⅰ
the 1st movement of Sonatina / Sonata from Classic Period
Jr.Ⅱ
the 1st movement of Sonata from Classic Period
Jr.Ⅲ
the 1st or last movement of Sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven
Adult Division
①Scarlatti / Sonata (Please follow the repeat markings in the score)
②Haydn / Mozart / Selection from Beethoven's Sonata All movements
One piece of your choice from each category, ① and ②
Semi-final Stage (Performance at Hall)
Adult Division
Schubert / Chopin / Mendelssohn / Schumann / Liszt / Franck /Brahms
Pieces of your choice (limit, 20 minutes) from the compositions of the above-mentioned composers.
Final Stage at Hall
Jr.Ⅰ
Piece(s) of your choice (limit, 8 minutes)
Jr.Ⅱ
Piece(s) of your choice (limit, 12 minutes)
Jr.Ⅲ
Piece(s) of your choice (limit, 15 minutes)
Adult Division
Pieces of your choice(limit, 30 minutes) from two or more following periods:Baroque, Classic,Romantic Period and later.
General Regulations for Semifinals and Finals
- The specified time does not include entry and exit time or intermissions between pieces.
- Exceeding the designated time will result in deductions of your points.
- Excerpts from sonatas, suites, prelude collections, and etude collections are allowed.
- Excerpts from variations are not allowed.
- You will be disqualified if a different piece is performed than the one submitted.
Tips
- At the first stage of applications, please input all the repertoire. Throughout the entire competition, from the first stage to the finals, duplicate repertoire is not allowed.
- Only published works are permitted. Special techniques such as extended techniques are not allowed.
- Changes to the repertoire for the semifinals and finals are only allowed during the following period: June 24, 2024 (Monday) to June 30, 2024 (Sunday).