International Piano Competitions!

[kaspersson]

I'm going to apply to a international piano competition (Cleveland Young Artists aged 12-18), and I've made a repertoire list that I'll still probably change after I've discussed these choices with my teacher.
I'd love to hear some thoughts from you.


First Round:    A program of 25 minutes, Second Round:     A program of 25 minutes.
All candidates will perform two rounds before the first jury vote.

Round 1 and 2 categories:
-Chopin Étude Category:  A virtuosic étude by F. Chopin, selected from Op. 10 or Op. 25.
-Étude of Free Choice Category:  A virtuosic étude of the candidate’s choice.
-Classical Sonata Category:  A Classical sonata by L. V. Beethoven, J. Haydn, or W. A. Mozart.
-20th/21st Century Category:  A work/group of works written during the 20th or 21st century.

Round 1.
25 min. limit

Chopin - Étude Op.10 No.4
Mozart - Sonata K310
Shostakovich - Prelude and Fugue no.2 A-Minor.
=25 minutes

Round 2.
25 min. limit

Chopin - Étude Op.10 No. 1
Liszt - Étude - Mazeppa
Rachmaninov - Prelude in G-minor
Beethoven - sonata no. 27 Op. 90
= 25 minutes

Semi-Final categories:
-Bach Category:  A work/group of works by J. S. Bach.
-Romantic Composer Category:  A large-scale work/group of works by a Romantic composer.
-Own Choice Category (optional/if time permits):  A work of the candidate’s choice.

Semi-Final
45 min. limit

Bach Partita No. 2, C-Minor (OR Bach W.T.C. Contrapunctus I - IV?)
Beethoven - Appassionata (perhaps this is too cliche, or too mainstream for judges?)
Beethoven - Rondo a Capriccio, Rage over the lost penny
=48 minutes

Final

Mozart - Piano Concerto No.20 K466

Feel free to leave some thoughts, or suggest some other repertoire!
Thanks!

[pianoman8]

Don't you need another etude for round 1?
Looked at your profile and saw you were from Finland and I have a question: (little off topic)
Is it true that there is no homework in Finland?

[outin]

Is it true that there is no homework in Finland?

Who told you that?

[kaspersson]

Don't you need another etude for round 1?
Looked at your profile and saw you were from Finland and I have a question: (little off topic)
Is it true that there is no homework in Finland?

There's no time for another etude, because those three pieces already last 25 minutes(max. time amount)
And BTW, we do have homework in Finland!

[pianoman1349]

Just a few suggestions:

Round 2 repertoire:  While all of the works are great, they actually do not neccessarily form a balanced program, as with the exception of the Beethoven, they are very virtuosic in nature.  I would recommend you switch the Chopin etude for something more lyrical or subdued or more focused on pure musicianship and less on technical brilliance.

Semi-final:  Beethoven does not count as a romantic composer.  By romantic, they are typically referring to major works written by composers such as Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Grieg, Tchaikovsky ...etc (there are countless others, but this comes to mind).  I would switch the Rondo with something else ... the Appassionata can be quite successful when done well.

Good Luck