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4) Music education

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5) Participation in international music competitions

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6) Preliminary round

Section

Video recording

Requirements for the recording

The selection of candidates to take part in the Competition in Prague shall be based on this recording, shall be anonymous and in random order. The video recording must fulfill the following parameters:

Pieces must be recorded in their entirety and without any cuts or editing;
Individual parts of the pieces (movements) must be recorded separately or indexed;
Microphones should be positioned at a distance allowing to obtain a good sound quality;
The video should be filmed from a fixed camera angle; musician´ s hands and face must be entirely visible all the time;
It is highly recommended to ensure a good sound quality of the recording, to provide the jury with the best possible conditions for judging in the preliminary round;
Public recordings are accepted if they meet the recording conditions stated above (especially no cuts);
Upload your recording (recordings) to a cloud server such as Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive etc. (not YouTube) and include the link in your application – always set the access to the video as public.

Technical requirements

Video quality – 720p or 1080i or 1080p
Audio quality – PCM, flac, mp3 min. 256kbps or aac min. 192kbps
Microphone of adequate quality (no built-in microphones in mobile devices)
File format – mp4, mov, avi, mpg or mkv

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1. Johann Sebastian Bach: one of the preludes and fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier BWV 846–893

Name

BWV

2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: quick movement from one of piano sonatas of the candidate’s choice (without repetitions)

Name

KV

3. Fryderyk Chopin: one of following mazurkas

Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4

Mazurka Op. 24 No. 4

Mazurka Op. 59 No. 1

4. Fryderyk Chopin: one of the following etudes

Etude Op. 10 No. 1 in C major

Etude Op. 10 No. 2 in A minor

Etude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor

Etude Op. 10 No. 7 in C major

Etude Op. 10 No. 8 in F major

Etude Op. 25 No. 6 in G sharp minor

Etude Op. 25 No. 8 in D flat major

Etude Op. 25 No. 11 in A minor

7) Competition repertoire

The competition repertoire stated by the candidate in the application shall be binding and cannot be changed. Later changes or failure to comply with the mandatory repertoire shall form the grounds for disqualification.
Playing from memory is mandatory in all rounds except for newly composed piece.

Round I

The candidate can include compositions already performed by him/her in the preliminary round.

1. Johann Sebastian Bach: one of the preludes and fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier BWV 846–893

Name

BWV

2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: one piano sonata of the candidate’s choice (without repetitions)

Name

KV

3. Fryderyk Chopin: one of the following etudes

Etude Op. 10 No. 1 in C major

Etude Op. 10 No. 2 in A minor

Etude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor

Etude Op. 10 No. 7 in C major

Etude Op. 10 No. 8 in F major

Etude Op. 25 No. 6 in G sharp minor

Etude Op. 25 No. 8 in D flat major

Etude Op. 25 No. 11 in A minor

4. Sergei Rachmaninov: one of the following etudes

Etude Op. 39 No. 1 in C minor

Etude Op. 39 No. 5 in E flat minor

Etude Op. 39 No. 9 in D major

Round II

The candidate MUST NOT include compositions already performed by him/her in Round I.

Recital lasting 50–55 minutes.

The recital must include:
1. Composition commissioned for the IMC Prague Spring 2026 by Kryštof Mařatka (cca 8 minutes)
2. The seminal work of Romanticism or the 20th century
3. Compositions from at least two stylistic periods

Autor

Name of the composition

Catalogue number

Durata

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Finals

In cooperation with Prague Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Petr Altrichter

One of the following concertos

Johannes Brahms: Concerto No. 1 in D minor Op. 15

Antonín Dvořák: Concerto in G minor Op. 33

Fryderyk Chopin: Concerto in E minor Op. 11

Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op. 30

8) Payment of registration fee

Registration fee of EUR 50.

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Payment to the Prague Spring account no. 3633372/0800 held at the Česká spořitelna bank, IBAN CZ64 0800 0000 0000 03633372, B.I.C. GIBACZPX (all fees must be transferred „free of bank charges for the recipient“)

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After submitting the application, you will be automatically redirected to payment gateway.

In the case of acceptance into the competition, I agree to the acquisition of any audio-visual material from my participation in the competition and its publication, typically through competition news or media partners of the competition. The owner of such material is Prague Spring or its media partner, as the producer of the material. If I receive recorded audio-visual material, I undertake to use it only for my personal, educational, non-commercial and non-public purpose.

I agree to the terms of the competition and sign up to participate in the 77th Prague Spring International Music Competition.

1) Piano

Deadline for applications December 1, 2025 23:59 GMT

Do not upload the file with recording to the application!
Use the link to the cloud as specified in the instructions!

2) Personal data

3) Contact details

4) Music education

5) Participation in international music competitions