Primary School 1st and 2nd Grade (born in the year 2004 and younger)

FIRST STAGE

(A) F. Chopin – Any of the Waltzes or free selection of other Chopin piece(s) without opus number
(B) Free selection of piece(s) from the Baroque or Classical Period
(A + B must be within 5 minutes)

SECOND STAGE

F. Chopin – Free selection of piece(s) – not performed in the First Stage
(not more than 5 minutes)

FINAL STAGE

F. Chopin – Both pieces performed in the First Stage (A) and Second Stage
(About 6 – 8 minutes)

Primary School 3rd and 4th Grade (Born in the year 2002 – 2003)

FIRST STAGE

(A) F. Chopin – Free selection of either Waltz or Mazurka(s)
(B) Free selection of any piece from the Classical period
(Only 1st movement for Sonatine/ Sonata)
(A + B must be about 6- 8 minutes)

SECOND STAGE

F. Chopin – Free selection of any piece(s) – not performed in the First Stage
(About 6 minutes)

FINAL STAGE

F. Chopin – The pieces performed in both First Stage (A) and Second Stage
(About 10 Minutes)

Primary School 5th and 6th Grade (born in the year 2000 – 2001)

SECOND STAGE

F. Chopin – Free selection of piece(s)
(About 7 – 9 minutes)

FINAL STAGE

F. Chopin -    The pieces performed in both First Stage (A) and Second Stage

Junior School (born in the year 1997, 1998 and 1999)

FIRST STAGE

(A) F. Chopin -    One Etude- Free selection from Op. 10 or Op. 25
(except for Op. 10 no. 6 and Op. 25 no. 7) or From Trois Nouvelles Etudes Op. posth.
(B) F. Chopin-     Free selection of piece(s)
(C) J. S. Bach -   One free selection from Three-part Inventions (Sinfonias) or any of the Gigues from the French Suites
(A + B + C not more than 15 minutes)

SECOND STAGE

F. Chopin – Free selection of piece(s) – not performed in the First Stage
(About 10 minutes)

FINAL STAGE

F. Chopin – Two pieces:
Etude performed in the First Stage (A) and
Piece(s) Performed in the Second Stage
(About 13 minutes)

Senior School (born in the Year 1995 – 1996)

FIRST STAGE

(A) F. Chopin – Two Etudes – Free selection from Op.10 or Op.25
(except for Op. no. 6, Op. 25 no. 7)
(B) J.S. Bach – Any pair of Prelude & Fugue BWV 846 -893 or Aria Variata in Italian Style in A Minor
(A + B not more than 13-15 minutes)

SECOND STAGE

(A) F. Chopin -    One Nocturne – Free selection
(B) F. Chopin -    One Scherzo – Free selection
(About 18 minutes)

FINAL STAGE

F. Chopin – One Etude from the First Stage (except for Op. no. 6 and Op. 25 no. 7) and the same works performed in the Second Stage

College (born between 1990 -1994)

FIRST STAGE

SECOND STAGE

(A) F. Chopin – One Nocturne – Free selection
(B) F. Chopin – One Etude – Free selection (not performed in the First Stage)
(C) F. Chopin – Free selection of piece(s) (not performed in the First Stage)
(A + B +C about 22 minutes)

FINAL STAGE

F. Chopin – The following piece(s):
- One of the Etudes performed in the First Stage (A)
- Nocturne performed in the Second Stage (A)
- Free selection of pieces performed in the Second Stage (C)

General (No age limit)

FIRST STAGE
F. Chopin -    Free selection of piece(s) (except for Mazurkas)
(About 15-25 minutes)

SECOND STAGE

(A) F. Chopin -    A full cycle of one of the following Mazurkas:
Op. 17, 24, 30, 33, 41, 50, 56, 59, 63
(B) F. Chopin –    Two Etudes – Free selection from Op. 10 or Op. 25 (except for Op. 10 no. 6 and Op. 25 no. 7)

FINAL STAGE
Both of the following works:
(i) Same piece(s) performed in the First Stage
(ii) Same piece(s) performed in the Second Stage (B)
(About 35 minutes)

Concerto A (born in the year 1997 and younger)

FIRST STAGE

(A) F. Chopin – Free selection of piece(s)
(About be 6 – 8 minutes) and
(B) Special commissioned composition by Mr. Ng Chong Lim*

FINAL STAGE

One of the following works (with piano accompaniment):
1. J. S. Bach : Piano Concerto in F minor BWV 1056 (all movements)
2. T. Giordani: Concerto in C Major Op. 23 (all movements)
3. J. Haydn : Piano Concerto in D Major – 1st or 2nd and 3rd movements
4. W.A. Mozart : Piano concerto in D Major KV 107 no. 1 (all movements)
5. W.A. Mozart : Piano concerto in G Major KV 107 no. 2 (all movements)
6. W.A. Mozart : Piano Concerto KV 413 (1st movement only)
7. W.A. Mozart : Piano Concerto KV 414 (1st movement only)
8. W.A Mozart : Piano Concerto KV 415 (1st movement only)

Concerto B (born between 1993 – 1996)

FIRST STAGE

(A) Chopin – Free selection of piece(s) – except for pieces from the Final Stage
(About 18 minutes)
(B) Special commissioned composition by Mr. Ng Chong Lim*

FINAL STAGE

One of the following works (with piano accompaniment):
1. F. Chopin: Grande Polonaise Brilliante precede d’un Andante Spianato in E flat major Op. 22
2. F. Chopin : Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11 (1st movement only)
3. F. Chopin : Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 (1st movement only)

Concerto C (No age limit)

FIRST STAGE

(A) F. Chopin -    Two Etudes from Op. 10 or Op. 25 (except Op. 10 no. 6, and Op. 25 no. 7)
(B) F. Chopin -    Free selection of solo – piece(s)
(Must be within 25 minutes)
(C) Special commissioned composition by Mr. Ng Chong Lim*

FINAL STAGE

One of the following Chopin’s Piano Concertos – all movements
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21

*Note:

Candidates in all Concerto categories will receive the composition from Malaysian composer Mr. Ng Chong Lim together with the letter of acceptance after offical audition.

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