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Group A Category
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Ages 6 and younger
*Free repertoire selection
*5 minutes max

Advanced Category
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Ages 15 - 17
*Two or more pieces of the contestant's choosing
*20 minutes max

Amateur Category
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Ages 18 + (open)
*Free repertoire selection
*20 minutes Max

Special Categories

Bach Group Category
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No Age Limit
  *Two or more contrasting pieces by J.S.Bach or C.P.E Bach
*No more than 20 minutes

Composition Group Category
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No Age Limit
*One piece of the contestant's own original composition
*No more than 10
 minutes

Group B Category
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Ages 7 - 8
*Free repertoire selection
*8 minutes max

Group C Category
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Ages 9 - 10
*Free repertoire selection
*10 minutes max

Group D Category
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Ages 11 - 12

*Two or more pieces of the contestant's choosing
*12 minutes max

Group E Category
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Ages 13 - 14

*Two or
 more pieces of the contestant's choosing
*15 minutes max

Classical Sonata Category
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No Age Limit
*One complete sonata by Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert 
*No more than 30 minutes

F. Chopin Group Category
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No Age Limit
 *Two or more contrasting pieces by Chopin
*No more than 20 minutes

Junior Category
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Ages 12 - 15

Preliminary Round:

*One movement of a Classical sonata
*On
e piece by J.S.Bach
*One free repertoire selection of the c
ontestant's choosing
*No more than 20 minutes in total


Final Round
(No more than 3 finalists will be chosen)

*Any single movement from a concerto
*Must be accompanied by a second piano*
 The winner will be invited to perform with the orchestra
in the ceremony gala concert

Young Artist Category
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Ages 16 - 18

Preliminary Round:

*One movement of a Classical sonata
*One piece by J.S.Bach
*One free repertoire selection of the contestant's choosing
*No more than 35 minutes in total

Final Round
(No more than 3 finalists will be chosen)

*Any single movement from a concerto
*Must be accompanied by a second piano
*
 The winner will be invited to perform with the orchestra
in the ceremony gala concert

Artists Category
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Ages 19 - 32

Preliminary Round:

*One movement of a Classical sonata 
*One piece by J.S.Bach

*One free repertoire selection of contestant's choosing
*One fast etude

*No more than 45 minutes in total

Final Round
(No more than 3 finalists will be chosen)

*Any single movement from a concerto
*Must be accompanied by a second piano
* The winner will be invited to perform with the orchestra
in the ceremony gala concert

Contemporary Work Group Category
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No Age Limit
*One or more pieces composed after 1950
*No more than 15 minutes

Concerto Group Category
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No Age Limit
*Any single movement from a concerto
*Must be accom
panied by a second piano
*No more than 20 minutes

Four Hands/Two Pianos Group Category
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No Age Limit
*Free repertoire selection for piano four-hands/two pianos
*No more than 20 m
inutes

Age Categories

Professional Categories

Concerto Category

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