14th International Piano Competition - Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize - May 9

15^th International Piano Competition
"Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize"
May 7 - 12, 2012 Barletta (Italy)

Repertory

Preliminary Round
1) J. S. Bach - A Prelude and Fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier (no transcriptions are allowed).
2) A piano solo work of your choice, no longer than 15 min. and not less than 10 min.

First Stage
1) An Etude by F. Chopin or F. Liszt.
2) An Etude by B. Bartok, A. Casella, C. Debussy, S. Ljapunov, S. Prokofieff, S. Rachmaninoff, A. Scriabin or I. Stravinskij.
3) A Classic Piano Sonata of your choice, by L.van Beethoven, M. Clementi, F. J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart , F. Schubert or C.M. von Weber.
4) One substantial piano work of your choice, no longer than 15 min. and not less than 10 min., excluding the work chosen for the First Stage.
This stage must be totally no longer than 45 min. and not less than 35 min.

Second Stage - Piano Recital
A piano recital of your choice, no longer than 50 min. and not less than 45 min. in duration.
No works performed in the First Stage or Second Stage may be included in the recital.

Semifinal Final Stage - Piano Concerto
Contestants will play the First Movement (or the First Part) of one of the following concertos to be played with the collaboration of a second piano:

W.A. Mozart
Any Concertos (from KV. 271 to KV. 595)

L. van Beethoven
Concerto N° 1 in C Major Op. 15
Concerto N° 2 in B - flat Major Op. 19
Concerto N° 3 in C Minor Op. 37
Concerto N° 4 in G Major Op. 58
Concerto N° 5 inn E flat Major Op. 73

R. Schumann
Concerto in A minor Op. 54

F. F. Chopin
Concerto N° 1 in Mi minore Op. 11
Concerto N° 2 in Fa minore Op. 21

F. Liszt
Concerto N° 1 in E - flat Major S 124
Concerto N° 2 in A Major S 125

E. Grieg
Concerto in A minor Op. 16

P. I. Tchaikovskij
Concerto N° 1 in B flat minor Op. 23

S.V.Rachmaninoff
Concerto N° 2 in C minor Op. 28
Concerto N° 3 in D minor Op. 30

Final Stage - Piano Concerto
Contestant will play with the Philarmonic Orchestra the complete Piano Concerto chosen for the Semi Final Stage

All works in the competition must be performed from memory and must be performed in their entirety unless otherwise specified by the Jury.
Performances which exceed the specified time limit may be interrupted by the Judges.
The playing order of works in the preliminary stages is left to the contestant's discretion
The contestants must give to the Jury three copies of each piece of the Editions they will play.
They must show their passport or identity card before their first stage.