The 2025 Edition of the Competition
will not have any Application Fee

28th International Piano Competition
‘Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize’ 2025 Edition
May 7th – May 11th, 2025
Curci Theatre – Barletta – Italy
Repertory
Candidates must play the following pieces :
First Stage
A programme of your choice, no longer than 30 min. and not less than 25 min. in duration.
Semi Final Stage – Piano Recital
A piano recital of your choice, no longer than 50 min. and not less than 45 min. in duration.
Works performed in the First Stage may be included in the recital.
Final Stage – Piano Concerto
Contestants will play one of the following concertos with the I.C.O Suoni del Sud Simphony Orchestra:
W.A. Mozart
Concerto in E flat maj. KV 271
Concerto in D min. KV 466
Concerto in C maj. KV 467
Concerto in A maj. KV 488
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 in E flat Major Op. 73
F. Chopin
Concerto in E min. Op. 11
Concerto in F min. Op. 21
R. Schumann
Concerto in A min. Op. 54
F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Concerto N. 1 in G min. Op. 25
Concerto N. 2 in D min. Op. 40
P. I. Tchaikovskij
Concerto N. 1 in B-flat Major Op. 23
E. Grieg
Concerto in A min. Op. 16
S.V. Rachmaninoff
Concerto N. 2 in C min. Op. 18
All works in the competition must be performed from memory and must be performed in their entirety
if it is not otherwise specified by the Jury. Performances, which exceed the specified time limit, may be interrupted by the Judges. The playing order of the works is left to the contestant’s discretion. The contestants must give to the Jury a copy of each piece of the Editions they will play. They must show their passport or identity card before their first stage.