Preliminary Selection CD / DVD
1. First Movement and Slow Movement by Joseph Haydn or W. A. Mozart
2. Complete work of your choice
First Round
1. Franz Schubert
Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 99 – 1st Movement
or Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 100 – 1st Movement
2. One work from among the following:
Ernest Chausson – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 3
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120
Maurice Ravel – Piano Trio
Second Round
1. Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 “Archduke” – 3rd and 4th Movements
2. One work from among the following:
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trios Op. 87, Op. 101, Op. 8
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Trios Op. 21, Op. 26, Op. 65, Op. 90 “Dumky“
Robert Schumann – Piano Trios Op. 63, Op. 80, Op. 110
3. One work from among the following:
Hans Werner Henze – Kammersonate
Charles Ives – Piano Trio
Mauricio Kagel – Piano Trios No. 1, No. 2
Krzysztof Meyer – Piano Trio Op. 50 (1980)
Wolfgang Rihm – Fremde Szenen I–III
Ned Rorem – Spring Music (1990) for Piano Trio
Alfred Schnittke – Piano Trio
Toru Takemitsu – Between Tides
Peteris Vasks – Episodi e canto perpetuo
Third Round
1. Joseph Haydn
Piano Trios
2. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Piano Trios Op. 49, Op. 66
3. One Piano Trio of your choice (or 2 shorter ones)
The duration of the pieces can not exceed a total of 90 minutes. The order of pieces, including the intermission, may be determined by the performers.
Award Winners‘ Concert
The selection of works will be decided by the competition directors. The award winners’ concert will either be broadcast live by NDR Kultur or recorded for broadcast at a later date.