Hamamatsu International Piano Competition

規定と課題曲

申込方法と参加費

• Born on or after 1 January 1997. Apply via My Page from 8 January to 28 February 2027, closing at 24:00 Japan time. Pay JPY 20,000 by credit card before closing. The fee is non-refundable.
• Upload four items: MP4 audition, recent front-facing chest-up colour photo at 300 dpi or above, passport or official ID PDF showing name, nationality and date of birth, and two PDF recommendation letters from musicians. At least one referee must specialize in piano. The Japanese instructions allow any format or language and do not require signatures.
• Enter composers, titles, keys and opus numbers, plus movements and timings for the preliminary selections. Materials may be updated during the application period. Contact the secretariat if no receipt arrives within a week. Results by 30 June 2027.

審査の流れと演奏時間

Video preselection · three selections · max. 30 min

• Record all three items in any order: (1) one selection from Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier; (2) a sonata choice below; (3) one étude by Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Bartók, Stravinsky, Prokofiev or Ligeti.
• Mozart sonata choices: K. 279–284, 309–311, 330–333, 457, 533, 545, 570 or 576. Haydn choices: Hob. XVI:1–52. The published list names sonatas for these two composers and specifies Beethoven movements separately.
• Beethoven, first movement only: Op. 2 Nos. 2–3, Op. 7, Op. 10 Nos. 1–3, Op. 13, 22, 28, Op. 31 Nos. 1–3, Op. 53, 54, 57, 106 or 111. Beethoven, first AND second movements: Op. 27 No. 1, Op. 78, 81a, 101, 109 or 110.
• Make a new, continuous, fixed-angle MP4 specifically for this edition. Do not stop between pieces, edit, process, or record extra works. Keep face and hands visible. Time before, between and after selections is excluded.

First stage · up to 20 min

• Choose published works freely and include at least one étude.

Second stage · up to 40 min

• Open with Eisuke Tsuchida’s commissioned work (about 5–7 min). The score is sent three months ahead. Do not perform it publicly before the competition. Then play at least two published works from at least two of the periods below, excluding first-stage pieces.
• Classical: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven. Romantic: Schubert, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Felix Mendelssohn, Chopin, Robert Schumann, Liszt, Clara Schumann, Franck, Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky, Grieg.
• Modern and contemporary: Fauré, Albéniz, Debussy, Granados, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Schoenberg, Ravel, Bartók, Szymanowski, Webern, Berg, Prokofiev, Poulenc, Shostakovich, Messiaen, Boulez, Berio, Michio Mamiya, Akio Yashiro, Tōru Takemitsu and Akira Miyoshi.

Third stage · violin sonata plus solo recital · up to 70 min

• Open with one violin sonata, using the Henle score and the violinist assigned by the organizer. Choose Beethoven No. 1 Op. 12 No. 1 (with repeat), No. 5 Op. 24 or No. 10 Op. 96 (omit repeat); or Brahms No. 1 Op. 78, No. 2 Op. 100 or No. 3 Op. 108. Follow with free-choice solo works excluding first- and second-stage pieces. Scores may be requested after the second stage.

Final · one concerto with Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

• Mozart K. 271, 466, 467, 482, 488, 491, 503, 537 or 595; Beethoven Nos. 1–5; Chopin Nos. 1–2; Schumann Op. 54; Liszt Nos. 1–2; Brahms Nos. 1–2; Saint-Saëns Nos. 2, 4 or 5; Tchaikovsky Nos. 1–2; Grieg Op. 16.
• Also eligible: Rachmaninoff No. 1 (revised), 2, 3 or Paganini Rhapsody Op. 43; Ravel G major or Left Hand Concerto; Bartók Nos. 1–3; Prokofiev Nos. 2–3.

課題曲

• Preselection works may recur in live rounds. Play complete works from memory unless the jury specifies otherwise, with exceptions for the commission and violin sonata. Request changes by email by 31 August 2027 and register in Hamamatsu on the assigned date, 10 or 11 November.

出典： Application procedures · Japanese application rules · Video preselection rules · All live repertoire lists · Participation and travel support