The International Rachmaninov Competition of Young Pianists

Competition programme

First round (not more than 30 minutes)

1. One polyphony piece by the following Russian composers: P. Tchaikovsky, S. Taneyev, A. Glazunov, N. Rimsky-Korsakov, D. Shostakovich, R. Shchedrin, S. Slonimsky*.
2. One virtuoso etude by the following Russian composers: A. Rubinstein, A. Glazunov, S. Lyapunov, A. Arensky, F. Blumenfeld, A. Skriabin, S. Prokofyev, I. Stravinsky.
3. S. Rachmaninov. One piece of the early opuses or one prelude (op.23 or op.32).

* As an exception participants are allowed to perform polyphony piece by a western composer instead (under the program of the institution).

Second round (not more than 45 minutes)

1. One major piece by the following Russian composers: M. Musorgsky, P. Tchaikovsky, A. Glazunov, A. Skriabin, S. Rachmaninov, A. Lyadov, N. Metner, S. Prokofyev, D. Shostakovich, I. Stravinsky, N. Myaskovsky, R. Shchedrin, D. Kabalevsky*.
2. One or several piano miniature (XIX–XX centuries) by the following Russian composers: M. Glinka, M. Balakirev, A. Arensky, A. Lyadov, P. Tchaikovsky (op. 19,op. 40,op. 72), A. Skriabin, N. Metner, S. Prokofyev, D. Shostakovich, R. Shchedrin.
3. S. Rachmaninov, Etude-picture or transcription.

* As an exception participants are allowed to perform major piece by a western composer instead (under the program of the institution).

Third round

One from S. Rachmaninov's concertos (from the first four concertos either the 1st movement or the 2–3 movements must be performed)

Any changes in the programme are not allowed. A piece performed in one round must not be performed in other rounds. Foreign participants may have free of charge copies of music never published abroad (except pieces by Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Mussorgsky and Tchaikovsky).