Repertoire
Repertoire requirements by division and round
Repertoire Requirements
By division and round
Non-Artist Divisions
Preliminary
Junior
One piece of choice
Max 8 minutes
Youth A & B
One etude of choice + one Classical sonata allegro movement (Scarlatti, Clementi, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven) or one Chinese composer’s work
Max 15 minutes
Adult
One technically demanding etude (Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Scriabin, Debussy) + one Classical sonata allegro movement or one Chinese composer’s work
Max 15 minutes
Final
Junior
One piece of choice (any style)
Max 10 minutes
Youth A & B
One Russian composer’s work + one piece of choice (any style)
Max 20 minutes
Adult
One Russian composer’s work + one piece of choice (any style)
Max 25 minutes
Artist Division
Online Preliminary
One technically demanding etude + one piece of choice
Total ≤ 15 min
Advancement: max 40 to main competition
In-person Preliminary
One technically demanding etude + one piece of choice
≤ 15 min
Advancement: max 15 to semifinal
Semifinal
Self-selected program (no repeats), must include at least one Russian composer’s work ≥ 8 min
≤ 30 min
Advancement: max 6 to final
Final
Chamber music with professional musicians. Choose one of:
a. Arensky: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
b. Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
All works must be performed from memory, except for the chamber music final. Except where marked Da Capo al Fine, all repeats should be omitted.