STAGE 1

(i) The maximum duration of programmes, which includes applause and pauses, is 25 minutes. Repeats are to be at the artistic discretion of the competitor.
(ii) Competitors may opt to play complete works or single movements, by either three or four composers selected from any one of the following lists:

(a) J.S. Bach or D. Scarlatti; Haydn or Mozart; Chopin; Schubert; Prokofiev
(b) J.S. Bach or D. Scarlatti; Haydn or Mozart; Chopin; Brahms; Debussy
(c) J.S. Bach or D. Scarlatti; Haydn or Mozart; Chopin; Schumann; Shostakovich
(d) J.S. Bach or D. Scarlatti; Haydn or Mozart; Chopin; Beethoven; Messiaen
(e) J.S. Bach or D. Scarlatti; Haydn or Mozart; Chopin; Schumann; Bartok
(f) J.S. Bach or D. Scarlatti; Haydn or Mozart; Chopin; Mendelssohn; Ravel

The choice of composers must include either J.S. Bach or D. Scarlatti (but not both); and it must also include either Haydn or Mozart (and may include both of these if the competitor so wishes).

STAGE 2

(i) The maximum duration of programmes, which includes applause and pauses, is 55 minutes. Repeats are to be at the artistic discretion of the competitor.
(ii) A work performed in Stage 1 may not be repeated in Stage 2.
(iii) Competitors must include the commissioned work (duration 5-7 minutes).
(iv) Subject to (ii) and (iii) above, competitors have a free choice of works.
Note: It must be emphasised that the maximum duration of programmes in Stages 1 and 2, which includes applause and pauses, should be adhered to strictly. The Chairman of the Jury may stop performances which exceed the permitted duration.

STAGE 3

Competitors should be prepared to present either one of any two concertos (to be identified as “first preference” and “second preference”) selected from the following list:

Bartok	Concerto no. 3, Sz 119
Beethoven	Concerto no. 1 in C major, op.15
	Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op.37
	Concerto no. 4 in G major, op.58
	Concerto no. 5 in E flat major, op.73
Brahms	Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op.15
Britten	Concerto in D major, op.13 (1938, revised 1945)
Chopin	Concerto no. 1 in E minor, op.11
	Concerto no. 2 in F minor, op.21
Liszt	Concerto no. 2 in A major
Mendelssohn	Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op.25
Mozart	Concerto in E flat major K482
	Concerto in A major K488
	Concerto in C minor K491
	Concerto in C major K503
Prokofiev	Concerto no. 1 in D flat major, op. 10
	Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op.16
Rachmaninov	Concerto no. 1 in F sharp minor, op.1
	Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op.18
Ravel	Concerto in G major
Rawsthorne	Concerto no. 2 (1951)
Saint-Saëns	Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op.22
Schumann	Concerto in A minor, op.54

At Stage 3, if the first preference concertos of each of the four competitors are different, all will play their first preference. If two or more of the first preferences are the same, those competitors involved will normally each play their second preference concertos. In the event of further duplication arising, the Chairman of the Competition Music Committee in conjunction with the Chairman of the Competition Jury will determine, in relation to all the competitors whether the first preference or the second preference is to be played.