The 9th SIMC Piano Section

Schedule

Prizewinners & Prizes

Jury

Repertoire

02. Preliminary Round

The Contestant shall perform a recital program which consists of any solo pieces selected freely, with a total performance duration that exceeds 30 minutes but does not exceed 35 minutes. However, the program must include one piece or more which last(s) 10 minutes or more in total from the works of the composers listed below.

J.S.Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel

• ・There is no restriction on the number of pieces and duration of each piece. However, all movements must be performed in the case of selecting a piano sonata to perform.
• ・In the Preliminary Round, it is acceptable to perform the same pieces which were performed for the Pre-Selection.
• ・Pieces that include exceptional playing techniques such as inner playing or prepared piano must not be selected.
• ・A performance may be stopped if it exceeds 35 minutes in duration.

03. Semifinal Round

The Contestant shall select one piece from the list below and perform it.

• Mozart	Piano Concerto in B flat major, K450 Piano Concerto in D major, K451 Piano Concerto in G major, K453 Piano Concerto in B flat major, K456 Piano Concerto in F major, K459

  • ・The Bärenreiter edition shall be used.

04. Final Round

The Contestant shall perform both ① and ② below.

• ① Select one piece from the list below.

  Mozart	Piano Concerto in D minor, K466 Piano Concerto in C major, K467 Piano Concerto in E flat major, K482 Piano Concerto in C minor, K491 Piano Concerto in C major, K503 Piano Concerto in B flat major, K595

  • ・The Bärenreiter edition shall be used.
• ② Select one piece from the list below.

  Beethoven	Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37 Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58 Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, op.73 “Emperor”
  Chopin	Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, op.11 Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, op.21
  Schumann	Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54
  Liszt	Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major, S124
  Brahms	Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, op.15 Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.83
  Saint-Saëns	Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.22 Piano Concerto No.5 in F major, op.103 “Egyptique”
  Tchaikovsky	Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23
  Rachmaninov	Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18 Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30
  Bartók	Piano Concerto No.3, Sz119
  Prokofiev	Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.16 Piano Concerto No.3 in C major, op.26
  YASHIRO Akio	Piano Concerto

〈Notes about the performance〉

• ・All performances must be performed from memory.
• ・All performances shall be open to the public.

〈Note about changing the pieces〉

・If a Contestant wishes to change his/her program for the Preliminary, Semifinal and/or Final rounds, he/she must give notice to the Secretariat in writing no later than Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (E-mail is acceptable.)