Group I (Uusimaa region, contestants up to 11 years of age)

Maximum duration 10 minutes.

The repertoire must include:  

• Music by a composer born before the year 1785 

• Music in a fast tempo

  Otherwise the program can be freely chosen. The organizing committee strongly recommends including works composed also by non-male composers.

Video selection: If the number of applicants is too large in terms of the competition schedule, the organizer will limit the number of the participants. For the video selection, the applicants must submit a link (e.g., Youtube, Dropbox, etc.) to a video containing one solo work. The work doesn’t have to a part of the actual competition repertoire. 

Group II (Uusimaa region, contestants aged 12–15)

Maximum duration 15 minutes.

The repertoire must include:

• Music by a composer born before the year 1785 

• Music in a fast tempo

• A Finnish composition

  Otherwise the program can be freely chosen. The organizing committee strongly recommends including works composed also by non-male composers.

Video selection: If the number of applicants is too large in terms of the competition schedule, the organizer will limit the number of the participants. For the video selection, the applicants must submit a link (e.g., YouTube, Dropbox, etc.) to a video containing one solo work. The work doesn’t have to a be part of the actual competition repertoire. 

Group III (international, up to 15 years of age)

Video Selection: Along with the application form, the applicants must submit a link (e.g. YouTube, Dropbox, etc.) to a video containing two works that meet the following criteria: 

• At least one work must be part of the actual competition repertoire.

• At least one work must be in a fast tempo.

• The total duration of the video must not exceed 10 minutes.

• The works must be solo works.

First round (maximum duration 15 minutes)

• Music by a composer born before the year 1700

• A work by a Finnish composer*, composed in 2000 or later

• One or more works of free choice

* Further information about Finnish composers: core.musicfinland.fi. See examples of Finnish piano compositions here. Works by foreign composers permanently residing in Finland are also accepted.

Second round (maximum duration 20 minutes)

• One or more works of free choice

• One or more movements from a free-choice piano trio by Joseph Haydn, including at least one movement in fast tempo (first movement or finale)

The Haydn Piano Trio movement will be performed with a violinist and cellist provided by the competition organizer. 

The contestant’s free-choice repertoire may include an improvisation or an original composition by the contestant. Contestant may decide the order of performance for the required works.

Additional Notes

- The organizing committee strongly recommends including works composed by non-male composers.

- Competition prizes will be awarded in categories according to the repertoire requirements. A work by a non-male composer will be considered as one of these categories, even though it is not mandatory.