PIANOFORTE COMPETITIONS

🔗 Rules and Regulations

🔗 Age Limits Explained

 

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Chamber Music Competitions

Please note that Piano Duets will now compete under the "Chamber Music" categories

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Competition No.

1. Pianoforte - 8 Years and Under 

Competitors should present one piece of their own choice.

Performance time should not exceed 5 minutes.

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2. Pianoforte - 10 Years and Under 

Competitors should present one piece of their own choice.

Performance time should not exceed 5 minutes.

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3. Pianoforte - 12 Years and Under 

Competitors should present one piece of their own choice.

Performance time should not exceed 5 minutes.

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4. Pianoforte - 15 Years and Under 

Competitors should present one piece of their own choice.

Performance time should not exceed 6 minutes.

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5. Pianoforte -16 Years and Over 

Competitors should present one piece of their own choice.

Performance time should not exceed 6 minutes.

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6. The Prichard Cup - Adult Piano Solo

25 Years and Over

(Grade 5 upwards)

Competitors should present one piece of their own choice.

Performance time should not exceed 10 minutes.
Presented in memory of John Stephens Prichard.

7. The Coakley Fuller Cup - Baroque Era Piano
14 Years and Over
Competitors should present one piece of their own choice.

Performance time should not exceed 10 minutes.
Presented for the best performance of a piece from the Baroque Era.​

8. Junior Piano Sonata Cup - 15 Years and Under

Competitors should present one movement of a Sonata of their own choice.

Performance time should not exceed 8 minutes.

9. Senior Piano Sonata Cup - 16 Years and Over

Competitors should present one movement of a Sonata of their own choice.

Performance time should not exceed 10 minutes.

10. Junior Piano Repertoire - The Fuller Trophy

15 Years and Under

Competitors should present a contrasting programme of at least three works.

Performance time should not exceed 12 minutes.

Competitors will be judged on both performance and choice of programme.

11. Senior Piano Repertoire – The Owen Walsh Perpetual Cup

16 Years and Over

Competitors should present a contrasting programme of at least three works.

Performance time should not exceed 15 minutes.

Competitors will be judged on both performance and choice of programme.​