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Notes:
- a year is indicated in superscript ( '17 , '16 , '15 ...), meaning that the information pertains to that year. For
some competitions, more recent details were not yet certain at the time of printing. However, most of
the organisers keep the same structure for their next events;
- when a competition has several categories, the information in the table refers to the top category;
- the Music without Limits Competition in Druskininkai (Lithuania) has one concerto category, but also
six categories for piano solo;
- the Int'l Chopin Piano Competition in Asia (Japan) has five concerto categories and various solo
categories;
- at the competition in Panama, the finalists will perform a concerto with 2nd piano accompaniment,
but the winner will play the same concerto with orchestra;
- at the Midwest Competition in Cedar Falls (Iowa, USA), the finalists must be prepared to give a solo
encore (to be chosen from a list of five pieces) after their performance of the piano concerto.
* For some competitions, the total amount of solo repertoire to be prepared does not necessarily equal
the sum of the performance times. At a few other competitions contestants may repeat certain works
which they already played earlier. At the Queen Elisabeth Competition two recital programs must be
prepared for the 2nd round (semi-finals) and the jury will choose one. The rules must be read with care.
A few competitions appear again in the table on the next page, as they are in certain years
especially organised for junior pianists. (In these cases, the letter "Y" has been added to
indicate the event for the Youth.)
When a competition stages the events for senior (aged over 22) and junior pianists at almost
the same time, it is then only listed in the table above.
N.B. There are also online competitions, for which the pianists do not need to travel and do
not need to perform on stage to win an award. (See also page 48.)
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