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SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe E-mail Phone Photocopy of current passport (or ID for EU citizens) (JPG or PDF) Upload A biography (1000-1500 characters) including professional studies, achievements, competitions, masterclasses, performances over the last three years (word file, flowing text) Video preselection round (recording in mp4 format, max. 300MB) – max. 20 minutesThe program needs to include: a) one Bartók piece or movement of the competitor’s choice (except pieces from Mikrokosmos or For Children) (min. 7 minutes) Upload b) one romantic work of the competitor’s choice Upload c) one virtuoso etude of the competitor’s choice Upload The pieces of the video qualifying round can be repeated in the later rounds. Preliminary – max. 20 minutesThe program needs to include: a) one virtuoso Scarlatti sonata b) one Bartók piece or movement of the competitor’s choice (except pieces from Mikrokosmos or For Children) min. 7 minutes c) one virtuoso etude from the following series of the competitor’s choice: Liszt: Études d’exécution transcendante, S. 139Liszt: Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141Liszt: Three Concert Études, S. 144Liszt: Two Concert Études, S. 145Bartók: Three Studies for Piano, BB 81 [Op. 81]Dohnányi: Six Concert Etudes, Op. 28 Semi-final – max. 40 minutesThe program needs to include: a) one Bartók piece or group of pieces from the following list: Fourteen Bagatelles for Piano, BB 50 [Op. 6] (selection by the candidate, min. 7 minutes)Three Burlesques for Piano, BB 55 [Op. 8c]Allegro barbaro for Piano, BB 63 AND 2nd movement (Poco allegro) from Two Romanian Dances for Piano, BB 56 [Op. 8a]Romanian Christmas Songs, BB 67, Series IRomanian Christmas Songs, BB 67, Series II4th movement (Scherzo) from Four Piano Pieces, BB 271st Elegy from Two Elegies, BB 492nd Elegy from Two Elegies, BB 49Three Hungarian Folksongs from the County of Csík for Piano, BB 45b AND 1st movement (Allegro vivace) from Two Romanian Dances for Piano, BB 56 [Op. 8a]Suite for Piano, BB 70 [Op. 14] b) a complete classical sonata by Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or Ludwig van Beethoven c) one of the following pieces*: Hanuri Lee: VertigineuxMátyás Papp: Kirakós (Puzzle) *prize winning compositions of the Bartók World Competition – Composition – 2024, published by Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest. Solo Final – max. 45 minutesThe program needs to include: a) one of the following Bartók pieces: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, BB 83 [Op. 20]Dance Suite, BB 86bSonata, BB 88Out of Doors, BB 89 b) a romantic work or several movements of a romantic work of the competitor’s choice c) a piece or one or more movements of a piece by the following composers: Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Sergey Prokofiev, Alexander Scriabin, Igor Stravinsky, Ernő (Ernst von) Dohnányi, Zoltán Kodály Grand Final Competitors must choose one of the following piano concertos: Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127Liszt: TotentanzLiszt: Piano Concerto in E-flat majorBeethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 (‘Emperor’) I hereby declare that I have read and accepted the information provided in this Privacy Policy/Data Protection Information . 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