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:
- Chopin Sonata in B-flat minor n°2 (1st movement – without repeat – and 4th movement)
- Debussy Toccata or Ravel Toccata
- Poulenc Presto in B-flat major
- 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