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Rules

1. Chopin Festival-Youth is open to participants of all nationalities.

2. The competition comprises of participants up to 18 years old.

3. The competition is divided into 6 categories:

Mini Junior A1 (4&5 years old)
Category A (7 and under)
Category B (10 and under)
Category C (13 and under)
Category D (15 and under)
Category E (18 and under)

4. ​The application deadline is March 22 2023 at 23:59 PST/11:59 pm
Applications open on January 20 2023.
The age of the participant is considered as of December 31 2022

5. All participants can submit one or multiple YouTube videos
(If youtube is unavailable in your country, such as China, please submit through Bilibili or Youku)

6. Competition repertoire must be played from memory

7. Results will be announced on our website and
Facebook page on April 10 2023

8. The Competition's Commitee has the authority to interpret the rules of the competition, and make any changes if necessary.

9. Videos must not be filmed more than 10 months prior to submission. 

10. The video must clearly show the pianist’s face and hands in the frame at all times.
The video must be shot from one fixed angle/position. The quality of the videos
must be good and clear.

11. Videos cannot be filmed from any other concert performance. Videos must have been filmed specifically for the Chopin Festival-Youth Competition.

12, The sound of the videos cannot have any echo

Repertoire Rules

Mini Junior A1 (4&5 years old )
1 Chopin Piece of free choice

Category A (7 and under)
1 Chopin Piece of free choice

Category B (10 and under)
2 Chopin Pieces of free choice

Category C (13 and under)
1 nocturne + 2 Chopin pieces of free choice

Category D (15 and under)
1 Chopin Etude + 1 Nocturne + 1 Waltz or Mazurka + 1 Chopin Piece of free choice

Category E (18 and under)
2 Chopin Etudes
+
1 Scherzo, or Ballade, or Fantasy, or Barkarolle
+
1 Polonaise, or 1 opus from the Mazurkas, or 1 opus from the Waltzes
+
6 of the 24 preludes from op. 28 (Free choice)

Reference list 

Etudes 
in C major, Op. 10 No. 1 

in A minor, Op. 10 No. 2
In C sharp minor , Op 10, No 4

in G flat major, Op. 10 No. 5


in C major Op. 10 No. 7

in F major, Op. 10 No. 8

in A flat major, Op. 10 No. 10 in E flat major, 
Op. 10 No. 11 in A minor, 

In F Major Op 25, No .3
in A minor, Op. 25 No. 4

in E minor, Op. 25 No .5 

in G sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 6

In D Flat Major Op . 25 No. 8

in B minor, Op. 25 No. 10



Nocturnes

in B major, Op. 9 No. 3
In F Major Op.15 No .1 

in F-Sharp Major Op 15 No 2

in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1

In D flat Major, Op. 27 No . 2

in G major Op. 37 No. 2

No.1 in C Minor Op.48 No.1

in F sharp minor Op.48 No .2

in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 

in B major, Op. 62 No. 1

Waltzes:
in E flat major, Op. 18
in A flat major, Op. 34 No. 1 
in F major, Op. 34 No. 3
in A flat major, Op. 42
in A flat major, Op. 64 No. 3


Ballade in G minor, Op. 23
Ballade in F major, Op. 38
Ballade in A flat major, Op. 47
Ballade in F minor, Op. 52 
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60

Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20 
Scherzo in B flat minor, Op. 31 
Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op. 39 
Scherzo in E major, Op. 54




2

Ballade in G minor, Op. 23
Ballade in F major, Op. 38
Ballade in A flat major, Op. 47 
Ballade in F minor, Op. 52 
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60


Polonaise-Fantasy in A flat major, Op. 61
Andante Spianato and Polonaise in E flat major, Op. 22 
Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op. 44
in A flat major, Op. 53
in E flat minor, Op. 26 No. 1
in E flat minor, Op. 26 No. 2 


3
Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 35 
Sonata in B minor, Op 58

6 of the 24 preludes from op. 28

1 opus from the Mazurkas from 17, 24, 30, 33, 41, 50, 56, 59


Preselection 
10-15 minutes of video recording of Chopin pieces , free Chopin 

Round One -Day 1 ( 24 players ) 
2 Etudes 
One from Op 10
One from Op 25
One Nocturne
2 Waltz 


Round Two-Day 2 (12 players ) 
1 Opus Mazurka 
1 Scherzo  ,Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 or 1 Polonaise or A Sonata 
1 Ballade
1 free choice of Chopin piece 

Round Three-Day 3 (6 players ) 
Chopin Concerto

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