Jury
- Rolf-Dieter Arens (Head of Jury)
- Peter Cossé
- Koos Groen
- Michael Obst
- Konstantin Scherbakow
- Erik T. Tawaststjerna
- Maria Tipo
- Dénes Varjon
Repertoire
First Round
F. Liszt
Sonata in B minor (S 178)
Finale
F. Liszt
Piano Concerto in E-flat major (S 124) or
Piano Concerto in A major (S 125) with orchestral accompaniment
- F. Liszt
one Etude from Etudes d'exécution transcendante (S 139) or from Grandes études Paganini (S 141)
- G. Ligeti
one Etude of own choice
- F. Liszt
Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este (S 163)
- J. Haydn
one sonata of own choice - one piece of own choice by A. Schönberg, A. Berg or A. Webern
- F. Liszt
1. Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude (S 173)
2. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 16 or No. 19 (S 244)
3. Bagatelle sans tonalité (S 216a) - one work specially composed for the competition (5-7 min)
F. Liszt
Sonata in B minor (S 178)
Finale
F. Liszt
Piano Concerto in E-flat major (S 124) or
Piano Concerto in A major (S 125) with orchestral accompaniment
Prizes
1. Prize: 10.000 EURO
2. Prize: 6.000 EURO
3. Prize: 4.000 EURO
All candidates who have reached the second round will receive a diploma.
Special Awards
- One scholarship for one semester of study at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar awarded to the most talented East-European participant (excluding prize winners). This prize is donated by Dr. Rainer Braunschweig (Munich).
- For the best interpretation of Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude (2nd round): One concert engagement for a piano evening in the Steingraeber-Rokokosaal in Bayreuth during the Bayreuth Festival and 1 000 Euro as payment for the concert. The concert instrument is the Liszt Grand Piano by Eduard Steingraeber. This prize is donated by the pianoforte factory Steingraeber & Sons in Bayreuth.
- For the best interpretation of the b minor Sonata by F. Liszt: concert matinee in the Altenburg in Weimar and 1000 Euro as payment for the concert. This prize is donated by the Franz-Liszt-Foundation e.V. Weimar.
- One concert in the Schlosstheater Ballenstedt with a fee of 1000 Euro. This price is donated by the Theaterverein Ballenstedt / Anhalt.
- mdr Symphony Orchestra soloist concert
- further solo concerts
- broadcast with DeutschlandRadio Berlin
- radio broadcast with the mdr
- CD production