Program requirements
Preliminary Selection
Two virtuoso etudes from the program of Round 1:
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1. One virtuoso etude (according to choice) by F. Chopin or F. Liszt
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2. One virtuoso etude (according to choice) by S. Rachmaninoff, A. Skriabin, C. Debussy, I. Stravinsky or S. Prokofiev.
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Round 1
(30-45 minutes).
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1. Any polyphonic composition (according to the choice of participant);
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J.S.Bach
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A piano work (original):
A prelude and a fugue from WTC,
A toccata,
An English suite,
A partita,
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
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D.Shostakovich
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A prelude and a fugue from “24 Preludes and Fugues for Piano”
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2. A sonata by J. Haydn, W. Mozart, L. Beethoven (except for op. 49 No. 1, 2, op. 79, op. 106) — completely.
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3. One virtuoso etude (according to choice) by F. Chopin or F. Liszt
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4. One virtuoso etude (according to choice) by S. Rachmaninoff, A. Skriabin, C. Debussy, I. Stravinsky or S. Prokofiev.
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5. Virtuoso composition by the modern author of the country of the participant
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Note: With the consent of the Competition’s Directorate, the jury may listen to a sonata (round I, p. 2) partially.
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Round 2
(50-60 minutes)
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1. Two sonatas by D. Scarlatti from the repertoire of E. Gilels
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Editing R. Kirkpatrick
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Editing A. Longo
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h-moll
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27
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449
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d-moll
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32
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423
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A-dur
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113
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345
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G-dur
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125
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487
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d-moll
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141
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422
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C-dur
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159
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104
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cis-moll
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247
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256
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E-dur “Cortege”
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380
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23
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f-moll
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466
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118
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F-dur
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518
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116
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A-dur
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533
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395
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2. One sonata or variation cycle from the repertoire of E. Gilels:
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F. Liszt
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Sonata h-moll
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F. Chopin
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Sonata h-moll, Op. 58
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F. Schubert
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Sonata D-dur, Op. 53
Sonata a-moll, Op. 143
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R. Schumann
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Sonata No. 1 fis-moll, Op. 11
Sonata No. 2 g-moll, Op. 22
Symphonic Etudes Op. 13
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P. Tchaikovsky
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Sonata cis-moll
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A. Glazunov
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Sonata No. 2 e-moll, Op. 75
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N. Medtner
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Sonata-reminiscenza a-moll, Op. 38 No. 1
Sonata a-moll, Op. 30
Sonata g-moll, Op. 22
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A. Skriabin
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Sonata No. 3, Op. 23
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S. Prokofiev
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Sonata No. 2, Op. 14
Sonata No. 7, Op. 83
Sonata No. 8, Op. 84
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D. Shostakovich
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Sonata No. 2, Op. 64
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I. Brahms
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Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
Variations on a Theme by Paganini (copybooks 1 and 2), op. 35
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3. Virtuoso piano transcription (F. Liszt, F. Busoni, S. Rachmaninoff, V. Gorowitz, L. Godowsky, M. Pletnev, etc.)
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4. One or some compositions according to the participant’s choice.
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Round 3
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One of these concerts for a piano with an orchestra:
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V. Mozart
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Concerto No. 20 d-moll, K.V. № 466
Concerto No. 24 c-moll, K.V. № 491
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L. Beethoven
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Concerto No. 3 c-moll, Op. 37
Concerto No. 4 G-dur, Op. 58
Concerto No. 5 Es-dur, Op. 73
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I. Brahms
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Concerto No. 1 d-moll, Op. 15
Concerto No. 2 B-dur, Op. 83
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F. Chopin
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Concerto No. 1 e-moll, Op. 11
Concerto No. 2 f-moll, Op. 21
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F. Liszt
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Concerto No. 1 Es-dur
Concerto No. 2 A-dur
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E. Grieg
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Concerto a-moll, Op. 16
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R. Schumann
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Concerto a-moll, Op. 54
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C. Saint-Saens
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Concerto No. 2 g-moll, Op. 22
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P. Tchaikovsky
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Concerto No. 1 b-moll, Op. 23
Concerto No. 2 G-dur, Op. 44
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S. Rachmaninoff
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Concerto No. 2 c-moll, Op. 18
Concerto No. 3 d-moll, Op. 30
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
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S. Prokofiev
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Concerto No. 1 Des-dur, Op. 10
Concerto No. 2 g-moll, Op. 16
Concerto No. 3 C-dur, Op. 26
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In case of necessity the participant is obliged to provide an orchestra score for the audition of Round 3.
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