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Online Round

Category A - Age 15 and below (professional level/music school/college)

Free choice of two pieces in a contrasting style; the total playing time should be below 15 minutes.

Alternatively, use the repertoire guidance for the Grand Final.

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Category B - Age 22 and below (professional level/music school/college)

Free choice of two pieces in a contrasting style; the total playing time should be below 20 minutes.

Alternatively, use the repertoire guidance for the Grand Final.

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Category C - Age 23 and above (professional level/music school/college)

Free choice of two pieces in a contrasting style; the total playing time should be below 20 minutes.

Alternatively, use the repertoire guidance for the Grand Final.

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Competitors for Category A/B/C should perform their programme without repeats,

All pieces must be played from memory.

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Category D - Age 12 and below (Non-Professionals）

Free choice of one piece; the total playing time should be below 7 minutes.

Alternatively, use the repertoire guidance for the Grand Final.

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Category E - Age 18 and below (Non-Professionals）

Free choice of one or more pieces; the total playing time should be below 10 minutes.

Alternatively, use the repertoire guidance for the Grand Final.

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Category F - Age 19 and above (Non-Professionals）

Free choice of one or more pieces; the total playing time should be below 15 minutes.

Alternatively, use the repertoire guidance for the Grand Final.

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Competitors for Category D/E/F should perform their programme without repeats,

Playing by memory is recommended, not mandatory.

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Grand Final

Category A - Age 15 and below (professional level/music school/college)
Suggested timing should be below 15 minutes.
Select two of the following:
1. One virtuoso study from any following composer : Chopin, Czerny, Clementi, Liszt, Rachmaninoff)
2. 1st movement from a classical sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven
3. One work of applicant's free choice except composition post-1940

Category B - Age 22 and below (professional level/music school/college)
Suggested timing should be below 20 minutes
Select two of the following:
1. One Prelude and Fugue from Bach ”Well-Tempered Clavier” Book I or ll.
2. One Etude by Chopin, Liszt, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin or Ligeti.
3. One movement of sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert (Without repeat)

Category C - Age 23 and above  (professional level/music school/college)
Suggested timing should be below 20 minutes
Select two of the following:
1. One Prelude and Fugue from Bach ”Well-Tempered Clavier” Book I or ll.
2. One Etude by Chopin, Liszt, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin or Ligeti.
3. One sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert (Without repeat)

Competitors for Category A/B/C should perform their programme without repeats,
All pieces must be played from memory.

Category D - Age 12 and below (For non-professionals)

Suggested timing should be below 10 minutes
Select one or two of the following:
1. One movement from any recognised piano examination board, level should consider to be above ABRSM Grade 5
2. One contrasting work of applicant's choice to option 1.

Category E - Age 18 and below (For non-professionals)

Suggested timing should be below 10 minutes
Select one or two of the following:
1. One movement from Baroque or Classical period (i.e Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven)
2. One movement from Romantic period (i.e Chopin, Liszt etc)

Category F - Age 19 and above (For non-professionals)

Suggested timing should be below 15 minutes
Select one or two of the following:
1. One movement from Baroque or Classical period (i.e Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven)
2. One movement from Romantic period (i.e Chopin, Liszt etc)

Competitors for Category D/E/F should perform their programme without repeats,
Playing by memory is recommended, not mandatory.