• Rolf-Dieter Arens, Germany (Head of Jury)
• Koos Groen, Netherlands
• Leslie Howard, Great Britain
• Maurizio Moretti, Italy
• Gerlinde Otto, Germany (from the 2nd Round on)
• Stanislav Pochekin, Spain/Russia
• Paul Badura-Skoda, Austria
• Michael Wessel, Germany (only 1st Round)
• Ying Wu, China
• Dina Yoffe, Germany

• F. Chopin an Etude of own choice
• F. Liszt an Etude of own choice
• R. Wagner/F. Liszt Isoldes Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (S. 447)

Second Round

• J. Haydn a Sonata of own choice
• F. Schubert an Impromptu of own choice
• F. Schubert/F. Liszt two Lied transcriptions of own choice
• F. Liszt works of own choice (max. 25 minutes)

Third Round

• F. Liszt Sonata B minor (S. 178)

Final Round with the Staatskapelle Weimar

• F. Liszt Piano Concerto in E flat major (S. 124) or
  Piano Concerto in A major (S. 125) or
  Totentanz (Paraphrase on „Dies Irae“) (S. 126)

Special Awards

1. The 6th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities who were born after January 1978.
   
   
2. The competition is open to the public in all rounds. The order of performance for the competitors is determined by random selection in the form of a lottery system.
   
   
3. The order of works to be performed in each level can be determined by the candidate. After registration, the programme can no longer be altered. All works must be performed from memory.
   
   
4. The first round of the competition will take place in Bayreuth and all other rounds will take place in Weimar.
   
   
5. The prize winners must accept their prize in person. Prizes will be awarded directly following the final concert. It is obligatory for the prize winner to take part in a prize winner's concert in Bayreuth without receiving a fee.
   
   
6. The competition may be recorded or transmitted and all recordings are the property of The LISZT School of Music Weimar.
   
   
7. Participants pay for hotel and travel costs themselves. International participants, especially from Eastern Europe, may apply for a subsidy for these costs. No one is automatically entitled to receive a subsidy.
   
   
8. The competition will cover accommodation costs in prearranged facilities for candidates who have reached the second.
   
   
9. The decision of the jury is final. An appeal of the decision is not possible.
   
   
10. At registration, the candidates must state that they agree to the rules and regulations of the competition, as well as possible changes in the jury.