Round I and II of the competition: Piano

Round I: Piano
8 – 9 May

Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Bohuslav Martinů Hall

In the Round I of the competition, 42 pianists will compete. Who will dazzle the jury enough to advance?

Programme:

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

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
one piano sonata of the candidate’s choice

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

Sergei Rachmaninoff: 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

200 CZK
Tickets valid for both days

Round II: Piano
11 May

Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Bohuslav Martinů Hall

A maximum of 12 competitors will participate in the Round II, from which the best three will be selected for the finals. Will your favourites be among them?

Programme:
A recital lasting 50 – 55 minuts that includes

Composition by Kryštof Mařatka Afro pour piano (composition commissioned for the IMC Prague Spring 2026)

The seminal work of Romanticism or the 20th century

Compositions from at least two stylistic periods

200 CZK