1st CATEGORY (competitors who have been playing an instrument for 2 years or less) – max. 10 minutes:

    1. any composition of competitor’s choice – a slow tempo,

    2. any composition of competitor’s choice – a fast tempo,

    3. a piece of the origin country of competitor’s musical education.

2nd CATEGORY (competitors who have been playing an instrument for 4 years or less) – max. 15 minutes:

    1. any composition of competitor’s choice – a slow tempo,

    2. any virtuoso composition of competitor’s choice (a fast movement of concerto or sonata is allowed),

    3. a piece of the origin country of competitor’s musical education.

3rd CATEGORY (competitors who have been playing an instrument for 6 years or less) – max. 20 minutes:

  1. any composition of competitor’s choice – a slow tempo (a slow movement of sonata or concerto is allowed),

  2. any etude (study) or capriccio,

        c. any virtuoso composition of competitor’s choice (a fast movement of concerto or sonata is allowed),

       d. a piece of the origin country of competitor’s musical education.


4th CATEGORY (competitors who have been playing an instrument for 8 years or less) – max. 35 minutes:

  1. any piece of slow tempo (a slow movement of sonata or concerto is allowed),

  2. any etude (study) or capriccio,

  3. any virtuoso piece,

  4. one fast concerto movement of competitor’s choice,

  5. a piece of the origin country of competitor’s musical education.


5th CATEGORY (competitors who have been playing an instrument for 10 years or less) – max. 50 minutes in both Stages:

The First Stage

  1. a piece of a slow tempo (a slow movement of sonata or concerto is allowed),

  2. a piece of the origin country of competitor’s musical education,

  3. any virtuoso piece of competitor’s choice,

The Second Stage

  1. J. S. Bach: one movement for solo instrument,

  2. one fast concerto movement of competitor’s choice,

  3. one etude or capriccio.


6th CATEGORY (competitors who have been playing an instrument for 13 years or less) – max. 60 minutes in both Stages:

The First Stage

  1. a piece of a slow tempo (a slow movement of sonata or concerto is allowed),

  2. a piece of the origin country of competitor’s musical education,

  3. any virtuoso piece of competitor’s choice.

The Second Stage

  1. two movements from sonata, partita or suita for solo instrument (Bach, Reger,

Hindemith or else) or Ciaccona from Partita No2 (J. S. Bach),

  1. two etudes or capricces,

  2. one fast concerto movement of competitor’s choice.

7th CATEGORY (competitiors who have been playing an instrument for more than 13 years):

The First Stage

  1. a piece of a slow tempo (a slow movement of sonata or concerto is allowed),

  2. a piece of the origin country of competitor’s musical education,

  3. any virtuoso piece of competitor’s choice,

  4. two movements from sonata, partita or suita for solo instrument (Bach, Reger, Hindemith or else)

or Ciaccona from Partita No2 by J. S. Bach.

The Second Stage

a) the whole concerto of competitors choice.