REGULATIONS ON COMPETITION REPETOIRE
CATEGORY A:
From 10 to 13 years old (two rounds)
First Round: 3 works
1. J.S. Bach: one piece selected from Inventions and Symphonia 3 (BWV 787-801)
2. Etude: One etude selected from Czerny op.740; M. Moszkowsky op.72 or F. Chopin (except No. 3 and 6) and op. 25 (except No 7)
3. One or some Chopin works from 5 to 7 minutes
Final Round: 2 works (12 to 15 minutes)
1. Sonata: First movement or second and third movements in the Sonata by the following composers: W.A. Mozart; J. Haydn; F. Kuhlau
2. One or some Chopin works
CATEGORY B:
From 14 to 17 years old (three rounds)
First Round: 2 works
1. J.S. Bach: one Prelude - Fuga from 2 volumes of “Well tempered Clavier”
2. Etude: One etude by Chopin in op. 10 (except No.3 and 6) and op.25 (except No.7)
Semi-Final Round: 2 works (15 to 20 minutes)
1. Sonata:
- First movement or second and third movements in the sonata by the following composers: W. Mozart; J. Haydn; L. Beethoven (except No.19 and 20).
- For Beethoven's 4 movement sonatas, candidate can choose to play the movement 1or movements 3+4.
2. One Nocturne F. Chopin
Final Round: 2 works (15 to 20 minutes)
1. F. Chopin: One piece of work of the applicant’s own choice (Scherzo; Ballade; Impromptu)
2. One work by romantic composers or by the composers of the 20th century.
CATEGORY C:
From 18 to 25 years old: (three rounds)
First Round: 3 pieces (not longer than 20 minutes)
1 .J.S. Bach: one Prelude - Fuga from 2 volumes of “Well tempered Clavier"
2. Etude: One etude by Chopin in op. 10 (except No.3 and 6) and op. 25 (except No.7)
3. One Chopin Nocturne
Semi-Final Round: 2 works (20 to 25 minutes)
1. Choose one work or a group of pieces of 20th century composers:
B. Bartok, S. Prokofiev, D. Shostakovich , S. Rachmaninoff, A. Scriabin, C. Debussy, M. Ravel, P. Hindemith.
2. Choose a composition of F. Chopin (appropriate level)
Final Round: Concerto with symphony orchestra
F. Chopin concerto No.1 or No.2 (three movements)
For further information, please contact:
Organizing Committee
VIETNAM INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION (VIPC)
Vietnam National Academy of Music
77 Hao Nam, Dong Da, Hanoi Vietnam
Tel: (84-4) 38514969 / 38561842
Email: competitionvn@vnam.edu.vn
Websites: www.vnam.edu.vn / www.piano.cstd.vn