First Phase

TUESDAY, MAY 6 TO SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025

TUESDAY, MAY 6,
TO SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025

1st Round

All competitors must perform a program of a maximum duration of 20 minutes including:

No. 1 Etude by F. Chopin from op. 10 or op. 25

Sonata K 380 in E major (with or without ritornelli) by D.Scarlatti

No. 1 Prelude by C. Debussy from Book I or II

One or more pieces of free choice

2nd Round

All admitted contestants (a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 15) must perform a program lasting between a minimum of 40 minutes and a maximum of 50 minutes including:

No. 1 Sonata by L.v. Beethoven from the 32 free-choice sonatas

No. 1 piece composed after the year 1900

One or more pieces of free choice

*Giuseppe Molinari’s prelude op.2 “Mnemes”

Songs already performed in previous rehearsals cannot be repeated

*Competitors intending to compete for the “Giuseppe Molinari” out-of-competition scholarship may perform in the second round the prelude op.2 “Mnemes” downloadable from this website

Second Phase

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 TO SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6,
TO SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026

3rd Round

The 6 admitted contestants will have to take two practice sessions.

The hotel will be paid by the organization for those admitted to the final phase (2026).

First session for solo piano

All eligible competitors must perform a free-choice program lasting between a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 60 minutes.

Songs already performed in previous rehearsals cannot be repeated

Second session with orchestra

All admitted competitors must perform one piano concerto chosen from the following:

W.a.Mozart

W.a.Mozart

No.20 in D minor K.466

No.21 in C major K.467

No.23 in A major K.488

No.24 in C minor K.491

No.27 in B-flat Major K.595

L.v.Beethoven

L.v.Beethoven

No.1 op.15 in C major

No.2 op.19 in B-flat major

No.3 op.37 in C minor

No.4 op.58 in G major

No.5 op.73 in E-flat major “Emperor”

F.Chopin

F.Chopin

No.1 op.11 in E minor

No.2 op.21 in F minor

R.Schumann

R.Schumann

No. 1 op. 54 in A minor

F.Liszt

F.Liszt

No.1 S124 in B-flat major

No.2 S125 in la maggiore

Totentanz S126

J.Brahms

J.Brahms

No.1 in op. 15 in D minor

P.I.Tchaikovsky

P.I.Tchaikovsky

No.1 op.23 in B-flat minor

E.Grieg

E.Grieg

in A minor op.16

S.Rachmaninov

R.Schumann

No.1 op.1 in F-sharp minor

No.2 op. 18 in C minor

No.3 op. 30 in D minor

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. 43

S.Prokofiev

S.Prokofiev

No.1 op.10 in D-flat major

No.2 op. 16 in G minor

No.3 op. 26 in C major