The town of Ettlingen is organizing every two years the International Competition for Young Pianists. The competition is open to young pianists of all nationalities, including stateless people.
There are no restrictions of any kind regarding the musical education of the competitor (e. g. university, college, academy, conservatoire, music school or private instruction). All stages of the competition are open to the public.
Ettlingen International Competition for Young Pianists
The participants should be aged up to 20 years old that will be divided in 2 age categories.
One or two rounds depending on age category.
Every two years
07.08.-14.08.2022
01.01.2022-21.04.2022
competition
Applications are possible online on www.portal.pianocompetition.org
The application must contain the following:
a) the fully completed online-application form
b) a recent portrait picture in good quality, at least 1200×1600 pixel
c) mp3-files with audio-recordings by the applicant (see “Preliminary Judging” and “Repertoire Category A”, “Repertoire Category B”)
Applicants who have not been accepted after the prejudging are not obliged to pay a fee. Admitted applicants have to pay a participation fee which amounts to 140 Euro and should be paid by July 1, 2022.
The competition is divided into two categories and the competitors may perform in one category only.
Category A: competitors born after August 6, 2006
Category B: competitors born after August 6, 1999
A prejudging based on the recordings decides who may take part in the competition. The candidate’s name and nationality are unknown to the jury during the prejudging.
All prizewinners of former Ettlingen International Piano Competitions are allowed to take part without submitting a recording.
Four weeks after the closing date, the results of the prejudging will be emailed to all applicants.
Competitors who have already won a First Prize in a former Ettlingen International Piano Competition may not compete again in the same category.
Category A
The competition for Category A will take place in one round.
All pieces must be played from memory.
The total playing time must amount to at least 20 minutes,
but must not exceed 25 minutes.
1. One of the following etudes:
Czerny, from ”Art of Finger Dexterity” op. 740
Chopin, from op. 10, nos. 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12
Chopin, from op. 25, nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12
Liszt, concert etudes ”Waldesrauschen”, ”Gnomenreigen”, ”La leggierezza”, ”Un sospiro”.
2. One movement from a sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven.
3. One or more works or single movements from the Baroque period up to the present.
Competitors can perform their programme with or without repeats,
as long as the total length of the programme remains within the prescribed playing time.
The jury reserves the right to stop the competitor if the performance exceeds the time limit.
All pieces must be played from memory.
The audio-recordings for the prejudging should contain the following works (no time limit):
a) The etude (Repertoire section 1)
b) One work or movement from section 2 or 3
Category B
The competition for category B will take place in two rounds.
For the second round, approximately eight competitors will be chosen from those taking part in the first round.
First Round: The total playing time must amount to at least 15 minutes, but must not exceed 20 minutes.
1. Haydn: The first movement of a sonata of the competitor‘s choice, without repeats.
2. J. S. Bach: One Prelude and Fugue from the ”Well-Tempered Clavier” Book I or ll.
3. An etude by Chopin, Liszt, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin or Ligeti.
4. One or more pieces or movements chosen by the competitor, which may also be chosen from the repertoire of the second round.
Second Round: The total playing time including repeats must amount to at least 30 minutes, but must not exceed 40 minutes.
5. A sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or Schubert.
6. One or more romantic works.
7. One or more works from Impressionism up to the present.
Pieces required in section 1, 2 and 3 (first round) may not be played in the second round.
Competitors may perform their second round with or without repeats, as long as the total length of the programme remains within the prescribed playing time.
The jury reserves the right to stop the competitor if the performance exceeds the time limit.
All works must be played from memory.
The audio-recordings for the prejudging should contain the following works (no time limit):
a) The first movement of the Haydn-Sonata (Repertoire section 1)
b) The etude (Repertoire section 3)
c) One work or movement from section 6 or 7
1st prize EUR 3.000
2nd prize EUR 1.500
3rd prize EUR 1.000
4th prize EUR 750
5th prize EUR 600
1st prize EUR 6.000
2nd prize EUR 3.000
3rd prize EUR 1.500
4th prize EUR 1.250
5th prize EUR 1.000
The First Prize of both categories cannot be shared.
The First Prizewinner in Category B will be invited to give a concert in Ettlingen. In addition to this there is an invitation to perform a piano recital in Trier (Germany).
The prizewinners are obliged, according to the wishes of the jury, to participate in the Awards Ceremony and Prizewinners’ Concert, otherwise they will lose their right to the prize awarded.
• Encouragement Awards (Categories A and B)
• Special commendation for young talents (Category A)
• Haydn-Prize (Category B)
• EMCY Special Prize (Category B)
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