Preliminary Video Round
Preliminary Video Round (upload video to YouTube). Program not to exceed 20 minutes.
Program to include the following pieces. Video may be paused between pieces.
- Prelude & Fugue of J.S. Bach from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 or 2
- Any virtuosic etude by Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Scriabin, or Rachmaninov
- Any work(s) of the applicant’s choice. Concerto accepted with second piano accompaniment or with orchestra.
[NOTES]
- Camera angle must remain unchanged, video must not be edited, and the applicant’s face and hands are to be clearly visible.
- Edited/processed video will not be considered for selection.
Quarterfinal Round
Quarterfinal Round (15 Competitors – University of Hawaii, Orvis Auditorium). Up to 30 minutes of solo recital program to include a first or last movement of a classical sonata and any virtuosic etude of the applicant’s choice. Applicants may repeat pieces submitted in the video round.
Semifinal Concerto Round
Semifinal Concerto Round with piano accompaniment (6 Competitors – University of Hawaii, Orvis Auditorium)
Complete concerto from the following selection to be performed with second piano accompaniment. Piano accompanist will be provided by Ke`alohi.
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op.37
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44
Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1 (revised)
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. 43
Ravel Concerto in G
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Final Round
Final Round with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra (3 Competitors – Blaisdell Concert Hall, Honolulu)
Complete concerto (performed in the semifinal round) with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra.