Repertoire
1. Round 1
Contestants play the following pieces in order of (A), (B) and (C).
The performance time shall be no more than 25 minutes in total.
※ Performances exceeding the time limit might be stopped by the juries, but the interruption will not effect their judgement/results.
(A) J.S. Bach: one piece from the following pieces:
- Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in d minor, BWV 903
- Fantasy and Fugue in a minor, BWV 904
- Toccata in f- sharp minor, BWV 910
- Toccata in c minor, BWV 911
- Toccata in D major, BWV 912
- Toccata in d minor, BWV 913
- Toccata in e minor, BWV 914
- Toccata in g minor, BWV 915
- Toccata in G major, BWV 916
- Italian Concerto F major, BWV 971
- Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother in B-flat major, BWV 992
(B) Liszt: one piece from the following etudes:
- Liszt Études d’éxection Transcendante S.139:
- 2. a minor
- 4. Mazeppa
- 5. Feux Follets
- 6. Vision
- 7. Eroica
- 8. Wilde Jagd
- 10. f minor
- 12. Chasse-neige
- Grandes Études de Paganini S.141
- 1. g minor
- 2. E-flat major
- 3. g-sharp minor “La Campanella”
- 4. E major
- 5. E major
- 6. a minor
- Trois Études de Concert S144
- 2. La leggierezza
- 3. Un Sospiro
- Deux Études de Concert S.145
- 2. Gnomenreigen
(C) One or more piece(s) of the following composers:
Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, Messiaen, Scriabin, Prokofiev, Balakirev, Shostakovich, Albeniz, de Falla, Granados Bartók, Janáček, Busoni (original works only)
* Contestants may NOT play the same piece that they performed during the Initial Selection.
2. Round 2
Contestants will be required to play the following pieces in the order of (A) and (B). The performance time shall be no more than 45 minutes in total. Repetition shall be at their own discretion.Performances exceeding the time limit might be stopped by the jury, but the interruption will not effect their judgement/results.
(A) All the movements of Mozart's sonata selected from the followings:
- Piano Sonata in a minor, K. 310
- Piano Sonata in B-flat major, K. 333
- Piano Sonata in c minor, K. 457
- Piano Sonata in B-flat major, K. 570
- Piano Sonata in D major, K. 576
(B) Piece(s) of your choice by Schumann, Brahms, Schubert, Mendelssohn, or Chopin
* You may choose pieces by multiple composers.
* For a sonata, you shall play all the movements.
3. Round 3
Contestants play the following pieces in the order of (A), (B) and (C).
(A) All the movements of Beethoven's sonata selected from the followings:
The repetition shall be as instructed in the parenthesis. Any deviation from the instruction is subject to deduction.
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2-3 (NO repetition, da capo in the 3rd movement to be played)
- Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 (NO repetition, da capo in the 3rd movement to be played)
- Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 (NO repetition)
- Piano Sonata No. 23 in f minor, Op. 57 (the 2nd movement: with repetition, the 3rd movement: repetition of coda)
- Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 (repetition in the 8th bar of the beginning of the 2nd movement to be played, da capo to be played; other repetitions are omitted)
- Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 (repetition in the 2nd movement)
- Piano Sonata No. 32 in c minor, Op. 111 (the 1st movement: NO repetition, the 2nd movement: with repetition)
(B) A commissioned piece for the 6th Takamatsu International Piano Competition
Commissioned composer: KUWABARA Yu
(C) Contestants will select one of the piano quartets listed below and play with the string players designated by the TIPC office. It is highly recommended to use the Henle edition scores for Schumann and Brahms and the score of Durand for Saint-Saëns. Repetition is NOT played except for the 3rd movement of Schumann.
- Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
- Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in c minor, Op. 60
- Saint-Saëns: Piano Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 41
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＜String Players＞ Violin KITADA Chihiro SHINOHARA Yuna Viola TAHARA Ayako MATSUMI Kenta Cello SASANUMA Tatsuki HASEGAWA Yoko
4. Final
Contestants will be required to play one concerto of their choice from the list below with the orchestra designated by the organizer.
(A) Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.3 in c minor, Op. 37
Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, Op. 58
Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 (Emperor)
(B) Chopin
Piano Concerto No.1 in e minor, Op. 11
Piano Concerto No.2 in f minor, Op. 21
(C) Schumann
Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 54
(D) Liszt
Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat major
Piano Concerto No.2 in A major
(E) Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in d minor, Op. 15
(F) Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No.2 in g minor, Op. 22
Piano Concerto No.4 in c minor, Op. 44
Piano Concerto No.5 in F major, Op. 103
(G) Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No.1 in b-flat minor, Op. 23
(H) Grieg
Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 16
( I ) Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor, Op. 18
Piano Concerto No. 3 in d minor, Op. 30
Orchestra: Seto Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: HIROKAMI Junichi
6-5 Notes
- (A) All performances will be open to the general public.
- (B) A part of your performance piece may be cut because of time constraints.
- (C) All performances shall be done from memory except for the commissioned piece and the piano quartet in Round 3.
- (D) If you wish to change your performance pieces which you stated in the entry sheet, notify the change to the TIPC Office by E-mail (info@tipc.jp ) no later than December 15, 2025. The request needs to be approved by the Office.
