International Piano Competition Jeune Chopin for Children and Youth

規定と課題曲

申込方法と参加費

• Any nationality. Categories I, II and III are for ages 12, 15 and 18 and under respectively. Contestants aged exactly 12 or 15 may enter the next category on teacher advice. Applicants who have already turned 19 in 2027 cannot enter. Previous first-prize winners cannot return. Up to ten accepted per group. Lausanne competition 2–5 April 2027.
• By 31 December 2026 complete the official form and follow the rules to send the completed form, certified copy of birth certificate, YouTube link, bank receipt for CHF 170 and one photo to contact@institutchopin.com. The rules link a parent declaration form. They do not list a recommendation letter. Results by end of January 2027; no refund on rejection after video screening, withdrawal after 31 January or nonattendance.

審査の流れと演奏時間

Category I · video and one live round

• Video: one Moszkowski étude (Op. 91 No. 7 or 14) and one Chopin mazurka (Op. 6 No. 2, Op. 7 No. 1 or Op. 17 No. 4).
• Live, all Chopin: one early polonaise (G minor, B-flat major or A-flat major); one posthumous waltz (E major, E minor, A-flat major or E-flat major); one Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 or 6, or posthumous nocturne in C minor or C-sharp minor; then other Chopin work(s) up to six minutes, outside the live set lists.

Category II · video and one live round

• Video: Chopin Berceuse Op. 57 and one étude: Chopin Op. 10 No. 5, 7, 9 or 12, Op. 25 No. 1, 2 or 3, Liszt Op. 1, or Mendelssohn Op. 104b. The live round requires an étude from the same list and allows reuse.
• Live also choose one Chopin polonaise (Op. 26 No. 1, Op. 40 No. 2, Op. 71 No. 1 or 2, or G-sharp or B-flat minor posthumous), one nocturne (Op. 9 No. 1 or 2, Op. 15 No. 1–3, Op. 32 No. 1 or 2, Op. 37 No. 1, Op. 55 No. 1 or Op. 72 No. 1), and one waltz (Op. 18, Op. 34 No. 1 or 3, Op. 42 or Op. 64 No. 1). Add other Chopin work(s) not on the live lists, up to eight minutes.

Category III · video

• All Chopin. Play Op. 25 No. 7 immediately followed by one other étude from Op. 10 or 25 (except Op. 10 No. 3). Also choose Op. 57 Berceuse or Nocturne Op. 9 No. 3, Op. 27 No. 1 or 2, Op. 37 No. 2, Op. 48 No. 1 or 2, Op. 55 No. 2, or Op. 62 No. 1 or 2, and one mazurka Op. 30 No. 1 or 2.

Category III · live Stage 1

• Play two consecutive Chopin études, one from each pool. A: Op. 10 No. 1, 4, 5, 8 or 12, or Op. 25 No. 11 or 12. B: Op. 10 No. 2, 7 or 10, or Op. 25 No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 or 10. Also choose Op. 57 Berceuse or Nocturne Op. 9 No. 3, Op. 27 No. 1 or 2, Op. 37 No. 2, Op. 48 No. 1 or 2, Op. 55 No. 2, or Op. 62 No. 1 or 2; that selection may repeat from video.

Category III · live Stage 2 · three selections

• Half of Stage 1 participants advance. Choose one Chopin major work (one of four Ballades or four Scherzos, Barcarolle Op. 60, Fantasy Op. 49 or Polonaise-Fantaisie Op. 61); one complete set of Mazurkas Op. 6, 7, 17, 24, 30, 33, 41, 50, 56, 59 or 63; and one Polonaise Op. 26 No. 1 or 2, Op. 40 No. 1 or 2, Op. 44 or Op. 53.

課題曲

• Record with good sound and image, full side profile, from memory, with printed repeats. Play in the order registered. Any edition is permitted; the organizers recommend the Ekier edition.

出典： Official eligibility and application materials · Official repertoire for all age groups · Jeune Chopin application form