All works must be performed from memory. In the First and Second Rounds pianists must perform solo piano works only. The live performance in Round II may include works from the video recording of the I Round.
Round I (online) Contestants must submit a 10-15 minute video recording of a solo programme, including at least one étude. The remaining repertoire may be selected freely by the performer following the specified time constraint.
Round II – live performance in the Hall of the Kantonsschule Uster, Switzerland The choice of music for the rest of the programme is entirely at the discretion of the competitor within the time allowed for each age group. The live performance in Round II may include works from the video recording of the I Round.
To compete for the special prize honoring the best Ukrainian composer’s piano piece performance, participants must choose a composition by a Ukrainian composer. Explore suggestions (these are provided as examples, but competitors are not limited to them) at this link: Selection of Ukrainian Compositions For sheet music inquiries, email at info@ipmc.lt. Note: S. Prokofiev and N. Kapustin, though born in Ukraine, do not qualify as Ukrainian composers for this prize.
The performances in Round II must have the following durations: Age group A – from 10 to 20 minutes; Age group B – from 15 to 25 minutes.
Round III – live performance with the Kyiv Camerata Orchestra in the Concert Hall 3 of the Zurich University of the Arts. The orchestra presents renditions of piano concerto accompaniment by a string ensemble and limited inclusion of wind instruments.
Group A Participants in age group A must perform either the first movement or both the second and third movements from one of the following piano and orchestra concertos: J. S. Bach: BWV 1052 D minor F. J. Haydn: Hob. XVIII/11 D major W. A. Mozart: KV 414 A major (No. 12)
Group B Participants in age group B must perform either the first movement or both the second and third movements from one of the following piano and orchestra concertos: E. Grieg: a-moll Op. 16 F. Chopin: No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 F. Chopin: No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
