Program requirements

Preliminary Selection

1. Two virtuoso etudes from the program of Round 1:

• One virtuoso etude (according to choice) by F. Chopin or F. Liszt
• One virtuoso etude (according to choice) by S. Rachmaninoff, A. Skriabin, C. Debussy, I. Stravinsky or S. Prokofiev.

Round 1

(30-45 minutes)

1. Any polyphonic composition (according to the choice of participant);
   

   J.S.Bach	A piano work (original): A prelude and a fugue from WTC, A toccata, An English suite, A partita, Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
   D.Shostakovich	A prelude and a fugue from «24 Preludes and Fugues for Piano»

2. A sonata by J. Haydn, W. Mozart, L. Beethoven (except for op. 49 No. 1, 2, op. 79, op. 106) — completely.
3. One virtuoso etude (according to choice) by F. Chopin or F. Liszt
4. One virtuoso etude (according to choice) by S. Rachmaninoff, A. Skriabin, C. Debussy, I. Stravinsky or S. Prokofiev.
5. Virtuoso composition by the modern author of the country of the participant
   

Note: With the consent of the Competition's Directorate, the jury may listen to a sonata (round I, p. 2) partially.

Round 2

(50-60 minutes)

1. Two sonatas by D. Scarlatti from the repertoire of E. Gilels

   	Editing R. Kirkpatrick	Editing A. Longo
   h-moll	27	449
   d-moll	32	423
   A-dur	113	345
   G-dur	125	487
   d-moll	141	422
   C-dur	159	104
   cis-moll	247	256
   E-dur “Cortege”	380	23
   f-moll	466	118
   F-dur	518	116
   A-dur	533	395

2. One sonata or variation cycle from the repertoire of E. Gilels:

   F. Liszt	Sonata h-moll
   F. Chopin	Sonata h-moll, Op. 58
   F. Schubert	Sonata D-dur, Op. 53 Sonata a-moll, Op. 143
   R. Schumann	Sonata No. 1 fis-moll, Op. 11 Sonata No. 2 g-moll, Op. 22 Symphonic Etudes Op. 13
   P. Tchaikovsky	Sonata cis-moll
   A. Glazunov	Sonata No. 2 e-moll, Op. 75
   N. Medtner	Sonata-reminiscenza a-moll, Op. 38 No. 1 Sonata a-moll, Op. 30 Sonata g-moll, Op. 22
   A. Skriabin	Sonata No. 3, Op. 23
   S. Prokofiev	Sonata No. 2, Op. 14 Sonata No. 7, Op. 83 Sonata No. 8, Op. 84
   D. Shostakovich	Sonata No. 2, Op. 64
   I. Brahms	Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 Variations on a Theme by Paganini (copybooks 1 and 2), op. 35

3. Virtuoso piano transcription (F. Liszt, F. Busoni, S. Rachmaninoff, V. Gorowitz, L. Godowsky, M. Pletnev, etc.)
4. A Ukrainian author's composition that has been written specially for the Competition. Rhapsody by V. Ptushkin.
5. One or some compositions according to the participant's choice.

Round 3

1. One of these concerts for a piano with an orchestra:

   V. Mozart	Concerto No. 20 d-moll, K.V. № 466 Concerto No. 24 c-moll, K.V. № 491
   L. Beethoven	Concerto No. 3 c-moll, Op. 37 Concerto No. 4 G-dur, Op. 58 Concerto No. 5 Es-dur, Op. 73
   I. Brahms	Concerto No. 1 d-moll, Op. 15 Concerto No. 2 B-dur, Op. 83
   F. Chopin	Concerto No. 1 e-moll, Op. 11 Concerto No. 2 f-moll, Op. 21
   F. Liszt	Concerto No. 1 Es-dur Concerto No. 2 A-dur
   E. Grieg	Concerto a-moll, Op. 16
   R. Schumann	Concerto a-moll, Op. 54
   C. Saint-Saens	Concerto No. 2 g-moll, Op. 22
   P. Tchaikovsky	Concerto No. 1 b-moll, Op. 23 Concerto No. 2 G-dur, Op. 44
   S. Rachmaninoff	Concerto No. 2 c-moll, Op. 18 Concerto No. 3 d-moll, Op. 30 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
   S. Prokofiev	Concerto No. 1 Des-dur, Op. 10 Concerto No. 2 g-moll, Op. 16 Concerto No. 3 C-dur, Op. 26

In case of necessity the participant is obliged to provide an orchestra score for the audition of Round 3.