1st Round of the Competition

About the event

Solo piano works (playing time 30 minutes): 1. 3 consecutive études from op. 10 or op. 25 2. 1 complete opus of mazurkas (free choice) 3. 1 polonaise (free choice, but not the Polonaise-Fantaisie op. 61) 4. 1 nocturne (free choice)

Tuesday, 10 October 2017 — Akademie für Tonkunst, Ludwigshöhstr. 120, 64285 Darmstadt — From 3 to 4 pm:

Optional improvisation: in the 1st round of the competition, candidates may perform — in addition to the programme above — a maximum five-minute improvisation on a theme, popular in Chopin's time, given to them on the day of the competition.