Pre-selection

Candidates must send the following to the official website of the Fondation prior to July 8, 2022:

• a CV
• a color photo
• a link of a video hosted on YouTube, Dailymotion or Viméo
• registration fees: USD 80 or 70€ by bank transfer or cheque

Applicants must have been born between 1989 and 2006 (16 – 33 years old)

Pre-selection by video only before July 8, 2022:

1. Chopin Sonata in B-flat minor n°2 (1st movement – without repeat – and 4th movement)
2. Debussy Toccata or Ravel Toccata
3. Poulenc Presto in B-flat major
4. A work of your choice: Couperin, The Tic-Toc-Choc or Rameau, The reminder of the birds

30 candidates from the pre-selection will qualify to take part in the eliminatory round.

Eliminatory round

Monday 7, Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 November 2022 – Salle Cortot

• Same program as the video pre-selection
• In addition, a work of the candidate’s choice, approximately 10 minutes long

Among these 30 candidates, 10 will qualify for the semi-finals

Semi-finals

Thursday November 10, maximum duration 40 minutes – Salle Cortot

• Free program
• Set piece: Chopin 16th Prelude

Among the 10 semi-finalists, 6 will qualify for the Finals with Orchestra

Rehearsals with orchestra

Saturday November, 12 – Théâtre du Châtelet

• 10:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. general rehearsal of 3 concertos
• 15:00 to 18:00 p.m. general rehearsal of 3 concertos

Finals with orchestra

Sunday November, 13 – Théâtre du Châtelet

• 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 3 finalists
• 15:30 p.m. to 18:30 p.m. 3 finalists

Each finalist will perform a concerto with orchestra to choose from a selection of 13 Piano Concertos:

• Chopin, Piano Concerto n°1 in E minor Op.11
• Schumann, Piano Concerto in A minor Op.54
• Prokofiev, Piano Concerto n°2 in G minor, Op.16
• Brahms, Piano Concerto n°2 in B-flat minor Op.83
• Mozart, Piano Concerto in D minor K466
• Beethoven, Piano Concerto n°4 in G major Op.58
• Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto n°3 in D minor Op. 30
• Tchaïkovski, Piano Concerto n°1 in B-flat minor Op. 23
• Ravel, Piano Concerto in G
• Saint-Saëns, Piano Concerto n°5 in F major Op.103
• Liszt, Piano Concerto n°2 in A major
• Massenet, Piano Concerto
• Fauré, Ballade for Piano and Orchestra Op.19

Official Announcement of the results

At 8:30 pm

Followed by the Long-Thibaud 1st Prize Winner’s concert and a “Best of” of the finalists

Welcome details of the competition

On request la Société des Amis will handle accommodation arrangements with host families for the candidates