Music

The 10 candidates chosen from Round I will now be joined in Round II by 8 first prize winners from competitions which are members of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, the Society being also a member of that Federation. Under the rules of the Competition these prize winners are allowed after applying to the organizers, to join Round II directly.
The 18 candidates will then play over 3 days in front of the full jury a solo piano program of not more than 75 minutes from pieces selected from a prescribed list by the organizers, including a compulsory piece specially commissioned and composed for the Competition by the word-famous Finnish composer E. Rautavaara. The jury will then vote and choose up to 6 candidates to go on to Rounds III and Round IV. Exactly the same voting procedures and rules outlined above apply in this stage of the competition.