Honorary Patrons
Special appreciation to the Polish Diplomatic Outposts for recognizing and honorary patronage of the competition on their respected territories where the in-person competition rounds will be held.
Translated from English with Google.
Thank you for your understanding 🙂
All deadlines are according to the last time zone on Earth,
UTC+14hrs
1. Registration Deadline:
Hong Kong (in person) – 5 November 2024
South Korea (in person) – 12 November 2024
Japan (in person) – 3 December 2024
Online Wordlwide – 18 December 2024
2. Competition Preliminary Round Solo/Duo:
Hong Kong (in person) – 10 November 2024
South Korea (in person) – 17 November 2024
Japan (in person) – 8 December 2024
Online Worldwide – 18 December
3. Offline Preliminary Round Results – 7 days after the competition round [by email only]
Online Preliminary Round Results – 28 December 2024 [by email only]
4. Competition Final Round for Solo/Duo/Concerto:
Online: Video Submission until – 10 February 2025
5. Young Amateurs (YM) Results Announcement:
– offline – same day at the venue
– online – 28 December 2024 [by email only]
6. Final Round Results Announcement: 22 February 2024 – on the website
7. Winners Concerts
Solo/Duo Winners Concert – Warsaw, August 2025
Concerto Winners Concert with Orchestra – August 2025
(Concerto Group D, E, F, G, H, I, J)
Concerto Winners Concert with Orchestra – August 2025
(Concerto Group A, B, C, M1, M2, M3)
* The Concerto Winners Concert with Orchestra
for Concerto Group A, B, M1, M2, M3 will only take place
if there are enough qualified contestants.
The competition will be held in a hybrid mode.
Participants may choose to participate in an offline + online format or an online-only format.
There are THREE CATEGORIES:
1. Piano Solo (one or two rounds – depending on age group)
2. Piano Duo (one or two rounds – depending on age group)
3. Piano Concerto (one round)
* all groups compete in two rounds except for Young Amateurs Group and Concerto Category.
There are FIVE AGE GROUPS:
Young Amateurs: 5-16 years old *one round, only Solo category
Junior: 5-11 years old *two rounds (same piece for all categories)
Young Artists: 12-18 years old *two rounds (same piece for Duo, different piece for Solo Category)
Professional: 19-33 years old *two rounds (same piece for for Duo, different piece for Solo Category)
Amateur: 17-100 years old. *two rounds (same piece for both rounds for Solo and Duo)
TWO ROUNDS:
PRELIMINARY ROUND Format
Participants may choose to participate online or offline in Preliminary Round for Solo and Duo Categories
Preliminary Round Offline: Competitions for Solo and Duo Categories will be held offline (face-to-face)
Hong Kong : 10 November 2024, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Wanchai
South Korea: 17. November 2024, Cosmos Art Hall, Seoul
Japan: 08 December 2024, Kioicho Salon Hall, Tokyo
or
Preliminary Round Online: Video Submission: Those unable to participate offline will participate online via video submission.
Video Submission for Preliminary Round for Solo and Duo categories as per schedule.
There is only One Round for Concerto category and the video submission deadline as per schedule.
FINAL ROUND Format for Solo and Duo Categories
Online: Video Submission
Participants will be required to submit a recorded video as per schedule.
Special Diplomas
The Best Performers
of Chopin works in Young Artists and Professional cagegories will be awarded a diploma issued by the
Fryderyk Chopin Society in Poland
http:// tifc.chopin.pl
