THE ROUNDS OF THE COMPETITION

The piano competition consists of two eliminatory rounds, the semifinal and the final-concert with the orchestra.

The first round (eliminatory) will take place on August 30th, 31st 2009 and September 1st. Each competitor will perform a program that can not exceed 40 minutes.

The second round (eliminatory) will take place on September 2nd 2009. Each competitor will perform a program that can not exceed 50 minutes.

The Semifinal will take place on September 3rd 2009. Each competitor will perform a program that can not exceed 40 minutes.

The rehearsal with the orchestra for the final round of the competition will take place on September 4th 2009.

The Final of the Competition - concert with the orchestra - will take place on September 5th 2009.

The Competition Board will announce the results of each round immediately after the jury’s deliberation.

  THE REPERTOIRE

The works included in the registration form are final and can not be changed.
Each competitor will establish the order of the works to be performed in each round.

First round
• Bach - Prelude and Fugue from "The Well–tempered Clavier" (Book I or II)
• One sonata by Haydn or Mozart or 3 (three) sonatas by Scarlatti chosen by the competitor
• One etude chosen by the competitor among Chopin or Liszt
• One etude chosen by the competitor among Skryabin or Debussy

Second round
• Beethoven - a Sonata chosen by the competitor (excepting op. 10/1, op.14/1, op.14/2, op.49/1, op.49/2, op.78, op.90, op.106)
•A work by a romantic composer among: Schumann, Schubert, Liszt, Brahms, Chopin, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy or Franck.

Semifinal
• Enescu - Suite op.10 (minimum two movements, at competitor’s choice).
• A work by a composer of the 20th century among: Rachmaninoff, Prokofieff, Skryabin, Debussy, Ravel, Bartok, Janacek
• Ad libitum: Enescu - Sonata no. 1 or no. 3, on top of the lasting time established for this round.

Final - Concert with orchestra
• A concert by one of the following composers: Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Grieg, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff (Concert no. 2 or no. 3), Prokofieff (Concert no. 2) or Bartók (Concert no. 3)

  THE JURY

• ROLF-DIETER ARENS- Germany
• KARIN LECHNER - Argentina
• ALAN WEISS - USA
• AKIKO EBI - Japan
• WOLFGANG MANZ - Germany
• VALENTIN GHEORGHIU - Romania
• DAN GRIGORE - Romania
• THERESE DUSSAUT - France
• ELISABETH ESCHWÉ - Austria