7th International Chopin Piano Competition for Young Pianists (December, 2021)
Dates: December 1-5, 2021
Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia
Regulations and results 2021 in Russian
The Founders:
The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Karelia
Polish Cultural Institute in Saint-Petersburg
Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire
The Age Categories (as of December 1, 2021):
I group – 9-12 years old
II group – 13-15 years old
III group – 16-19 years old
IV group – 20-26 years old
Award:
Winners are awarded with diplomas (1, 2, 3 degrees), diplomas, scholarships. Laureates receive the 1st Degree Diploma.
Repertoire for the competition
includes works by Frederic Chopin only
I group – max 10 -12 minutes
a complete performance of several works of different genre
II group - max 12 -15 minutes
a complete performance of several works of different genre
III group
1st Round – max 15 -17 minutes
a complete performance of
- one or two Preludes or Mazurkas
- one Etude op.10 (except No.6) or op.25 (except No.7)
- one Polonaise
2nd Round
- one Nocturne
- one of the following works:
Ballade, Scherzo, Fantasia, Variations brilliants, Bolero, Rondo
IV group
1st Round – max 17-20 minutes
a complete performance of
- two or three Mazurkas
- two Etudes op.10 (except No.6) or op.25 (except No.7)
- one of the following works: Ballade, Scherzo, Fantaisia, Polonaise, Barcarole
2nd Round
- one Nocturne
- one Sonata or two of the following works: Ballade, Scherzo, Fantasia, Polonaise, Barcarole (not performed at the 1st Round)
Application requirements:
The application form must be sent before October 20, 2021 via email dmitry.ershov@glazunovcons.ru or by post to Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire. Address: 185031 Russia, Republic of Karelia, Petrozavodsk, Leningradskaya St.16, Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire, phone +78142672367
Together with your completed application form (a signed scan copy) you will also need to provide:
the copy of birth certificate or passport and a photo (high resolution). Registration fee of 2000 rubles for each participant is to be paid upon arrival.
For more information please contact:
Dmitry Ershov, the Associate Professor of the Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire
