Musical Program

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.

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