Split International Piano Competition

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

• Deadline: 1 December 2026. You must be no older than 32 on opening day. Pay €115 via the Adriaticket link in the Google Form. The €100 early rate ended 1 November.
• Enter legal name, date of birth, nationality, email, phone, full billing address and repertoire for all rounds. Provide preselection video, payment proof and a high-quality photo through accessible links or the organizer’s email as instructed. The form also requires a biography of up to 200 words and acceptance of the rules and data-processing terms. The form does not ask for a recommendation letter.

Rounds & time limits

Online preselection · 15 minutes

• Send videos to marketing.hdsplit@gmail.com or paste an accessible video link in the form. Use the same complete programme as the first live round.

First live round · 29 January · 10–15 minutes

• Include at least one movement by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven and one virtuoso étude. Chopin, Liszt, Scriabin and Debussy are examples. A comparable étude by another composer is also allowed. Choose the rest freely.

Semifinal · 30 January · 25–30 minutes

• Free solo recital.

Final · 31 January · 35–40 minutes

• Free solo recital.

Repertoire

• Perform from memory and use different repertoire in each live round. The organizer strongly encourages one Croatian work in either the semifinal or final and offers suggested composers on request.
• Withdrawal, absence, or a late or incomplete application does not qualify for a refund. The jury may interrupt a performance that breaches the programme rules.
• The timing ranges above come from the entry form. The public rules page lists the maximum of each live round. Winners are responsible for obtaining the Croatian personal identification number (OIB) required for prize payment.

Source: Official rules and application form · Official entry form and live-round timing ranges