* The 2020 Singapore International Piano Competition will consist of two rounds of competition.
* Preliminaries: Contestants with 80 points will be selected to finals. Committee Officer will inform you by Email before 31 Dec.
* Finals: All selected contestants need to arrive in Singapore for the final round.
a. Prize
* Contestants who receive 90 points or higher will be awarded First Class Honor Certificate and Trophy
* Contestants who receive 85 points or higher will be awarded Second Class Honor Certificate
* Contestants who receive 80 points or higher will be awarded Third Class Honor Certificate
* Top Scorer + SG$ 300 will only be awarded to the contestant who receives the highest point in his/her class, and with 92 points or higher.
* Additional prizes will be awarded to: “Best Stage Manners”, “Best Stage Appearance”, “Best Talent”, “Best Potential” and “Best Musicality”.
b. Age based Classes
Young Children Class A – Age 5 or under (Born on or after January 1, 2014)
1-2 free repertoires. Total time limit 4 minutes.
Top Scorer: Trophy + SGD 300
Young Children Class B – Age 6 (Born between January 1 and December 31, 2013)
1-2 free repertoires. Total time limit 4 minutes.
Top Scorer: Trophy + SGD 300
Children Class A – Age 7 (Born between January 1 and December, 2012)
1-2 free repertoires. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Top Scorer: Trophy + SGD 300
Children Class B – Age 8 (Born between January 1 and December 31, 2011)
1-2 free repertoires. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Top Scorer: Trophy + SGD 300
Children Class C – Age 9 (Born between January 1 and December 31, 2010)
1-2 free repertoires. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Top Scorer: Trophy + SGD 300
Children Class D – Age 10 (Born between January 1 and December 31, 2009)
1-2 free repertoires. Total time limit 8 minutes.
Top Scorer: Trophy + SGD 300
Children Class E – Age 11 (Born between January 1 and December 31, 2008)
1-2 free repertoires. Total time limit 8 minutes.
Top Scorer: Trophy + SGD 300
Children Class F – Age 12 (Born between January 1 and December 31, 2007)
1-2 free repertoires. Total time limit 8 minutes.
Top Scorer: Trophy + SGD 300
Youth Class A – Age 13 (Born between January 1 and December, 2006)
1-2 free repertoires. Total time limit 10 minutes.
Top Scorer: Trophy + SGD 300
Youth Class B – Age 14 (Born between January 1 and December 31, 2005)
1-2 free repertoires. Total time limit 10 minutes.
Top Scorer: Trophy + SGD 300
Youth Class C – Age 15 (Born between January 1 and December 31, 2004)
1-2 free repertoires. Total time limit 10 minutes.
Top Scorer: Trophy + SGD 300
Youth Class D – Age 16 (Born between January 1 and December 31, 2003)
1-2 free repertoires. Total time limit 12 minutes.
Top Scorer: Trophy + SGD 300
Youth Class E – Age 17 (Born between January 1 and December 31, 2002)
1-2 free repertoires. Total time limit 12 minutes.
Top Scorer: Trophy + SGD 300
Young Adult Class – Age 18 to 28
(Born between January 1, 1991 and December 31, 2001)
1-2 free repertoires. Total time limit 15 minutes.
Top Scorer: Trophy + SGD 300
c. Theme based Classes
Four-Hands Classes
a. Primary (On or after January 1, 2008)
b. Middle School (Born on or between January 1, 2002 and December 31 , 2007)
c. University (Born on or before December 31, 2001)
Free repertoire. Playing from the score is permitted. Total time limit 10 minutes.
Elementary Piano Study Class – No age limit
a. Any two pieces from “Squirrel Pianist” Volume I
b. Any two pieces from “Squirrel Pianist” Volume II
c. Any two pieces from “Bastien” Volumes I and II
d. Any two pieces from “Bastien” Volumes III, IV and V
e. Any two pieces from “John Thompson” Volumes I and II
f. Any two pieces from “John Thompson” Volumes III, IV and V
g. Any two pieces from “Faber Piano Book” Volumes I and II
h. Any two pieces from “Faber Piano Book” Volumes III, IV, V and VI
Burgmüller Étude Class – No age limit
Any one or two pieces from “25 Études facile et progressives, Op. 100”. Total time limit 5 minutes.
Lemoine Étude Class – No age limit
Any one or two études from “Études enfantines, Op. 37”. Total time limit 5 minutes.
Czerny Étude Class A – No age limit
Any one or two Czerny Études, Op. 599, 636, 718 and 849，. Total time limit 5 minutes.
Czerny Étude Class B – No age limit
Any one or two Czerny Études, Op. 299,740，. Total time limit 5 minutes.
Heller Étude Class – No age limit
Any one Heller Étude. Total time limit 5 minutes.
Moszkowski Étude Class – No age limit
Any one Moszkowski Étude. Total time limit 5 minutes.
Sonata/Sonatina Class – No age limit
One complete sonatina from:
Mozart Six Viennese Sonatinas for Piano, K. 439b
Beethoven Sonatina in G major, Anh. 5 No. 1
Beethoven Sonatina in F major, Anh. 5 No. 2
Or:
Any first or last movement from:
Clementi Sonatinas
Dussek Sonatinas
Kuhlau Sonatinas
Diabelli Sonatinas
Mozart Sonata in C major, K. 545
Beethoven Sonata in G minor, Op. 49, No. 1
Beethoven Sonata in G major, Op. 49, No. 2
Total time limit 6 minutes
Bach Elementary Class – No age limit
Any work from “First Lessons in Bach” or “Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach”. Total time limit 4 minutes.
Bach Intermediate Class – No age limit
Any work from “Two-Part Inventions, BWV 772-786” or “Six French Suites, BWV 812-817”. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Bach Advanced Class – No age limit
Any prelude & fugue from “The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I and II, BWV 846-893” or any one or two movements from “Six English Suites, BWV 806-811”. Total time limit 8 minutes.
Haydn Sonata Class – No age limit
Any fast movement from sonata by Haydn. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Mozart Sonata Class – No age limit
Any first or last movement from a sonata by Mozart. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Beethoven Sonata Class – No age limit
Any movement from a sonata by Beethoven. Total time limit 8 minutes.
Mendelssohn Class – No age limit
Any work by Mendelssohn. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Schubert Class – No age limit
Any work by Schubert. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Schumann Class – No age limit
Any work by Schumann. Total time limit 8 minutes.
Brahms Class – No age limit
Any work by Brahms. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Chopin Class – No age limit
Any work by Chopin. Total time limit 12 minutes.
Liszt Class – No age limit
Any work by Liszt. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Grieg Class – No age limit
Any work by Grieg. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Tchaikovsky Class – No age limit
Any work by Tchaikovsky. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Rachmaninoff Class – No age limit
Any Prelude, Etude-Tableaux or Moment Musicaux by Rachmaninoff. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Scriabin Class – No age limit
Any work by Scriabin. Total time limit 8 minutes.
Prokofiev Class – No age limit
Any work by Prokofiev. Total time limit 8 minutes.
Debussy Class – No age limit
Any work by Debussy. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Ravel Class – No age limit
Any work by Ravel. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Chinese Composer Class – No age limit
a.Junior b.intermediate c.Advanced
Any work by a Chinese composer. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Spanish Composer Class – No age limit
Any work by Granados, Albeniz or De Falla. Total time limit 8 minutes.
Contemporary Composer Class – No age limit
Any work by a 20th or 21st century composer. Total time limit 10 minutes.
Jazz Class – No age limit
Any jazz composition. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Own Composition Class – No age limit
Any work, or works, composed by the contestant. Please submit the music score to the committee when you register. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Grade Examination Syllabus Class – No age limit
Any work from the syllabus. Please indicate which grade. Total time limit 6 minutes.
Central Conservatory of Music Grade Examination Syllabus Class – No age limit
Any work from the syllabus. Please indicate which grade. Total time limit 6 minutes.
China Conservatory of Music Grade Examination Syllabus Class – No age limit
Any work from the syllabus. Please indicate which grade. Total time limit 6 minutes.