Repertoire

MAIN CATEGORY Up to 32 years old

Pre-selection (video - youtube link to be sent with the application form)
One Etude by Chopin or Liszt or Rachmaninoff
One movement from a classical sonata (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven)
Work of the participant's own choice with a maximum of 6 minutes

Eliminatory (max. 20 min)
One Prelude and Fugue by J.S. Bach
One fast movement from a classical sonata (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven)
One romantic piece of the participant's choice

Semi-final (max. 45 min)
Recital Program that includes one classical sonata (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven - participants can repeat the one played in the first round) and one piece from the XX or XXI century.

Final
One concerto chosen from the list below:

Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto nº 3, op. 37
Concerto nº 4, op. 58
Concerto nº 5, op. 73

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto nº 9 in E flat Major, "Jeunehomme", Kv. 271
Concerto nº 20 in D minor, Kv. 466
Concerto nº 23 in A Major, Kv. 488
Concerto nº 26 in D Major, "Coroação", Kv. 537

Robert Schumann
Concerto in A minor, op. 54

Frédéric Chopin
Concerto nº 1, op. 11

Edvard Grieg
Concerto op. 16

P. I. Tchaikovsky
Concerto nº 1, op. 23

S. Rachmaninoff
Concerto nº 2, op. 18

Note
Only 3 finalists will be selected for the final round with orchestra.
The program can not be repeated in different eliminatories.

JUNIOR CATEGORIES

JUNIOR A Up to 18 years old

Eliminatory Round
One Etude of the contestant's choice
One Prelude and Fugue by J.S. Bach
One piece of participant's choice that doesn't exceed 5 minutes duration

Final Round
Recital Program that doesn't exceed 30 minutes duration, that includes one piece from the classical period (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven), and one piece from the XX or XXI century.

JUNIOR B Up to 13 years old

Eliminatory Round
One Etude of the participant's choice
One piece by J.S. Bach

Final Round
Program of the participant's choice that doesn't exceed 10 minutes duration, including one piece from Portuguese composer or from the original country of the competitor.

JUNIOR C Up to 11 years old

One Performance
One study of the participant’s choice
Two contrasting pieces of the contestant's choice, including one piece from Portuguese composer or from the original country of the competitor.

JUNIOR D Up to 9 years old

One performance
Two contrasting pieces of the participant's choice, including one piece from Portuguese composer or from the original country of the competitor.

JUNIOR E Up to 7 years old

One Performance
Two contrasting pieces of the participant's choice