The Hong Kong International Piano Competition 2025 - A Guide for Applicants by Anabella Levin-Freris

THE 7th HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION 第七屆香港國際鋼琴大賽

2025

Mon 29th September - Thu 16th October 2025 2025 年 9 月 29 日 - 10 月 16 日

at the Hong Kong City Hall 香港大會堂

A GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS

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THE 7th HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION 第七屆香港國際鋼琴大賽

2025

Mon 29th September - Thu 16th October 2025 2025 年 9 月 29 日 - 10 月 16 日

at the Hong Kong City Hall 香港大會堂

An Introduction to The Hong Kong International Piano Competition Music is for many the ultimate form of human communication as it transcends time, geographical limits, cultures and language. Musicians are, therefore, par excellence communicators and their success relies completely on being able to say something and touch people with their music-making. The word “competition” and “music” may not intuitively go together as art and aesthetic pleasures are not meant to evolve in an environment of pressure. But this approach would perhaps miss out an important element inherent to all public performances of art. Whether an artist is able to communicate successfully is ultimately decided only by the audiences. The process of reaching out to an audience is long and arduous in terms of the hard work involved in learning and practicing and in the need to master the fine art of performing in public to various audiences and in various venues all over the world. It is at this juncture where a music competition can act as a form of “aesthetic filter” and give a head-start to aspiring, and mostly young, musicians by affording them a platform to perform in front of a knowledgeable jury, members of which would probably have already gone through similar processes earlier on in their careers, as well as of an audience, since the competition will be open to the public. In our efforts to make the Competition an event which will be emphasizing its music making aspect rather than its competitive edge which, by definition cannot be avoided, we have been introducing a number of changes on which we would like to reflect for a while along the next paragraphs and in the overall context of the competition. The Organizing Committee of the Hong Kong International Piano Competition (from now on referred to as The Committee) is inviting Pianists from all over the world, whose dates of birth are on or later than the 1st January 1995, to apply to participate in the 7th Hong Kong International Piano Competition, (HKIPC).

WHO CAN APPLY Pianists from all over the world whose dates of birth are on or later than the 1st January 1995. Students of Members of the Jury ARE allowed to participate in the competition. When the time comes to vote, Jury Members whose students are participating in the competition will abstain from voting for his/her students. To achieve a fair treatment of all participants, each time it comes to cast a vote, the score received by each one of the participants will be divided by the number of votes contributing to achieve that score for each stage. Applicants must list all teachers they have studied or are studying with, specifying the form of studies undertaken with each of them, duration of studies, etc. Failing to do so might result in disqualification of candidates at any stage of the competition.

HOW TO APPLY Applicants will need to send: a) A duly completed APPLICATION FORM supplied with this brochure. b) Along with their application form, applicants are requested to participate in a PRELIMINARY AUDITION by sending a digital video recording (in any standard format) of their performance, minimum 40 minutes long, which must include pieces selected, (and as directed), in the list accompanying the application form and marked as: “PRELIMINARY AUDITION – Repertoire to choose from – ANNEX 1” (page 6). The pieces do not need to have been recorded all at the same time, and they can include selections from recordings of recent (no more than two years old) live performances. The recordings should clearly show the performer and should not have been subjected to any editing. c) First Prize-winners of International Piano Competitions, members of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, will be automatically accepted to participate in the HKIPC without having to go through this Selection process of participating in the PRELIMINARY AUDITION, provided they comply with other conditions of application to participate in the competition and they will need to send their application form and other documents requested by the deadline indicated below. Given the new format the Competition is adopting, they will be requested to participate in Round I (Quarter Finals) of the Competition. c) A recent digital passport-size photograph plus two high definition photographs (one in color and one in black and white) which could be used in all publicity material. d) Ecopy (scanned copy) of all relevant pages of their passports. If the participant lives in a country different from the one who issued his/her passport, please, include supporting documents proving permission to stay (and study and/or work as it might be the case) in the declared present country of residence. e) Furthermore, the candidates will need to include a detailed CV with proofs of achievements claimed, such as prizes won in competitions, etc. Applicants must list all teachers they have studied or are studying with, specifying the form of studies undertaken with each of them, duration of studies, etc. Failing to do so might result in disqualification of candidates at any stage of the competition.

f) A non-refundable application fee of USD150 must be paid. Payment should be made by telegraphic transfer to the following bank account: Name of account: Number of account: Bank: Bank code: SWIFT: Bank address:

The Chopin Society of Hong Kong Ltd. 848 – 609525 – 838 HSBC Hong Kong 004 HSBCHKHHHKH 1 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

The receipt or duplicate issued by the bank executing the telegraphic order should be sent together with other documents accompanying the application form and digital video recording (if applicable). All bank charges (by the sending and receiving banks), connected with this remittance, should be paid for by the applicant.

g) Proposed repertoire of an up to 70 minutes performance which will constitute the Quarter Finals of the Competition, should the participant be selected among the 35 Contestants taking part in the 7th HKIPC. The above mentioned repertoire must include pieces selected, (and as directed), in the list accompanying the application form and marked as: “QUARTER-FINALS – Repertoire to choose from – ANNEX 2” (page 9). The pieces do not need to have been recorded all at the same time, and they can include selections from recordings of recent (no more than two years old) live performances. The recordings should clearly show the performer and should not have been subjected to any editing. In the cases when the Contestants have taken part in the Preliminary Audition and, should the list to build up the proposed repertoire for the quarter finals include them, the Contestants will be allowed to include some of the recordings used in the Preliminary Audition. h) There is no need to send, at this stage, the proposed programme for further stages of the competition.

ALL DOCUMENTS AND RECORDINGS SHOULD BE SENT TO: Dr. Anabella Levin-Freris, Executive Secretary,

The Hong Kong International Piano Competition, Room 1909, 19/F., St. George’s Building, No.2 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong Tel: (+ 852) 2868 3325, (+ 852) 2868 3387 Mobile & WhatsApp: (+ 852) 9027 1429 Fax: (852) 2868 1994 E-mail: afreris@netvigator.com OR they can be sent digitally.

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WHEN TO APPLY The Application package should reach the office of the competition any time from now on and until the 1st March 2025. (Should the applicant have problems meeting this deadline, he/she should contact the office of the competition to agree on an acceptable alternative date). First prize winners of international piano competitions included in the list of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, will be automatically accepted to participate in the competition directly in Round I (Quarter finals). However, they will also need to send all the documents requested above, with the exception of the video recording.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SELECTED UP TO 35 CONTESTANTS (Quarter finalists) The processing of the Preliminary Auditions will be done by the 3 local members of the Jury who will be selecting the up to 35 Contestants (Quarter Finalists) who will be participating in Round I (quarter finals), of the competition. The names of the up to 35 Contestants (Quarter finalists) accepted to participate in The Hong Kong International Piano Competition will be publicly announced in the official Website of our Competition: www.chopinsocietyhk.org on the 15th Apr 2025. All applicants will be contacted individually to let them know of the results of the Preliminary Audition. An additional number of Quarter finalists will be added by incorporating the Applicants who are First Prizewinners of International Piano Competitions members of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, who will be automatically accepted to participate in the competition without having to go through this Selection process, provided they comply with all other conditions of application to participate in the competition.

The list of Members of the Jury of the Hong Kong International Piano Competition – 2025 will be published at a later stage.

PRELIMINARY AUDITION (Minimum 40 minutes)

Repertoire to choose from Applicants are requested to participate in a preliminary audition by sending a digital video recording (in any standard format) of their performance, minimum 40 minutes long, which must include pieces selected, and as directed in the list below. (The pieces do not need to have been recorded all at the same time, and they can include selections from live performances, for example). First Prize-winners of International Piano Competitions, members of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, will be automatically accepted to participate without having to go through this Selection process, provided they comply with other conditions of application to participate in the competition. However, given the new format the Competition is adopting, they will be requested to participate in Round I (Quarter Finals) of the Competition. 1) One etude from F. Chopin Etudes Op.10 or Op.25 (except Op.10 No.3, Op.10 No.6, Op.25 No.7) 2) One complete sonata by J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart or L. V. Beethoven 3) Choice of one or more pieces from the following repertoire list: I. Albéniz S. Barber B. Bartok A. Berg J. Brahms J. Brahms J. Brahms J. Brahms J. Brahms J. Brahms J. Brahms J. Brahms F. Chopin F. Chopin F. Chopin F. Chopin F. Chopin F. Chopin F. Chopin C. Debussy C. Debussy C. Debussy C. Debussy C. Debussy C. Debussy C. Franck E. Granados F. Liszt

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One or more pieces from ‘Iberia’ Sonata, Op.26 Sonata (1926) Sonata Op.1 Any one of the sonatas Variations on a Theme by Händel, Op.24 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op.35 (Book 1 and/or Book 2) Klavierstücke, Op.76 Fantasien, Op.116 Intermezzi, Op.117 Klavierstücke, Op.118 Klavierstücke, Op.119 Preludes, Op.28 Sonata No.2, Op.35 Sonata No.3, Op.58 Any of the 4 Ballades Op.23, 38, 47, 52 Fantasie, Op.49 Barcarolle Op.60 Polonaise-Fantasie Op.61 Estampes Images Book 1 or Book 2 L’isle joyeuse Pour le piano One or more pieces from Preludes Book 1 or Book 2 Suite Bergamasque Prelude, Choral and Fugue Any piece from ‘Goyescas’ Ballade No.2 in B minor

F. Liszt F. Liszt F. Mendelssohn F. Mendelssohn O. Messiaen M. Mussorgsky S. Prokofiev S. Rachmaninov S. Rachmaninov M. Ravel M. Ravel M. Ravel M. Ravel M. Ravel A. Schönberg A. Schönberg A. Schönberg R. Schumann R. Schumann R. Schumann R. Schumann R. Schumann R. Schumann R. Schumann R. Schumann A. Scriabin I. Stravinsky

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Sonata in B minor One or more pieces from‘Années de Pèlerinage’ Fantasie, Op.28 Variations Sérieuses, Op.54 Any piece from ‘Vingtregards sur l’enfant-Jésus’ Pictures from an Exhibition Any one of the sonatas Sonata No.2, Op.36 Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42 Gaspard de la nuit Jeux d’eau Le Tombeau de Couperin Miroirs Valses nobles et sentimentales Drei Klavierstücke, Op.11 Fünf Klavierstücke, Op.23 Suite für Klavier, Op.25 Davidsbündlertänze, Op.6 Carnaval, Op.9 Sonata No.1, Op.11 Symphonic Etudes, Op.13 Kreisleriana, Op.16 Fantasia, Op.17 Humoresque, Op.20 Sonata No.2, Op.22 Any one of the sonatas Three Movements from ‘Petrushka’

4) One own choice published piece of 5 – 10 minutes (OPTIONAL)

ALL DOCUMENTS AND RECORDINGS SHOULD BE SENT TO: Dr. Anabella Levin-Freris, Executive Secretary,

These Digital Video Recordings, should t h e y b e re c ord e d i n a d i g it a l d e v i c e or sent by a digital file, should be received by our office on or before the 1st March 2025 latest.

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ROUND I Quarter-finals

The participation in Round I – Quarter finals of the competition, will be achieved by each of the contestants sending us a recording of their up to 70 minutes performances of a programme which each one of them will have selected (as directed) from a given list accompanying the application form and marked as: QUARTERFINALS – Repertoire to choose from – ANNEX 2 (Page 9). -

1st ROUND (Quarter Finals) video recordings to be received by our Office by the 15th June 2025

Our IT engineer will then upload all the recordings onto a “cloud” and a password will be given to each of the 11 members of the Jury (number of members of the Jury to be confirmed) for them to listen to all the recordings at their own pace.

The Members of the Jury will be given a date by which each one of them has to return to us a list of his/her choice of 15 contestants to go on to Round II (semi-finals) of the Competition.

The Chairman and the Executive Secretary of the Society, administrative, non-voting members of the Panel of the Jury, will be in charge of processing the results of the voting of the members of the Jury.

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1st August 2025 – Announcing the 15 Contestants (Semi-finalists) who will be participating in Round II – Semi-finals of the Competition.

The 15 Semi finalists of the 7th Hong Kong International Piano Competition will be publicly announced in the official Website of our Competition: www.chopinsocietyhk.org on the 1st Aug. 2025. The Contestants and the Members of the Jury will be contacted individually to let them know of the results of Round I – Quarter finals.

HOW WILL IT ALL CONTINUE … IT IS AT THIS POINT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPETITION THAT WE WILL MAKE HONG KONG THE STAGE IN WHICH A COMPLETELY NEW WAY OF CONCEIVING AND PUTTING INTO THE SCENE A MUSIC COMPETITION IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE … THE CONCEPT: The 15 Semi-finalists will literally come to Hong Kong to perform a full recital each (Part I – Intermission – Part II), of a total maximum duration of 105 minutes, to include an intermission of 15 minutes. The recital will be of a completely free repertoire, chosen by each one of the artists from published, commercially available scores, which will be performed in front of an audience composed by the general public and which will include the 11 Members of the Jury.

QUARTER- FINALS (60 - 70 minutes)

Repertoire to choose from 1) One complete sonata by Mozart OR Beethoven OR Schubert 2) Choice of one or more pieces from the following repertoire list : I. Albéniz

One or more pieces from ‘Iberia’

J.S. Bach

Any one of the 6 Partitas

S. Barber

Sonata, Op.26

B. Bartok

Sonata (1926)

A. Berg

Sonata Op.1

J. Brahms

Any one of the sonatas

J. Brahms

Variations on a Theme by Händel, Op.24

J. Brahms

Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op.35 (Book 1 and/or Book 2)

J. Brahms

Klavierstücke, Op.76

J. Brahms

Fantasien, Op.116

J. Brahms

Intermezzi, Op.117

J. Brahms

Klavierstücke, Op.118

J. Brahms

Klavierstücke, Op.119

F. Chopin

Etudes (complete Op.10 or Op.25)

F. Chopin

Preludes, Op.28

F. Chopin

Sonata No.2, Op.35

F. Chopin

Sonata No.3, Op.58

F. Chopin

Any of the 4 Ballades Op.23, 38, 47, 52

F. Chopin

Fantasie, Op.49

F. Chopin

Barcarolle Op.60

F. Chopin

Polonaise-Fantasie Op.61

C. Debussy

Estampes

C. Debussy

Images Book 1 or Book 2

C. Debussy

L’isle joyeuse

C. Debussy

Pour le piano

C. Debussy

One or more pieces from Preludes Book 1 or Book 2

C. Debussy

Suite Bergamasque

C. Franck

Prelude, Choral and Fugue

E. Granados

Any piece from ‘Goyescas’

F. Liszt

Ballade No.2 in B minor

F. Liszt

Sonata in B minor

F. Liszt

One or more pieces from‘Années de Pèlerinage’

F. Mendelssohn

Fantasie, Op.28

F. Mendelssohn

Variations Sérieuses, Op.54

O. Messiaen

Any piece from ‘Vingtregards sur l’enfant-Jésus’

M. Mussorgsky

Pictures from an Exhibition

S. Prokofiev

Any one of the sonatas

S. Rachmaninov :

Sonata No.2, Op.36

S. Rachmaninov :

Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42

M. Ravel

Gaspard de la nuit

M. Ravel

Jeux d’eau

M. Ravel

Le Tombeau de Couperin

M. Ravel

Miroirs

M. Ravel

Valses nobles et sentimentales

A. Schönberg

Drei Klavierstücke, Op.11

A. Schönberg

Fünf Klavierstücke, Op.23

A. Schönberg

Suite für Klavier, Op.25

R. Schumann

Davidsbündlertänze, Op.6

R. Schumann

Carnaval, Op.9

R. Schumann

Sonata No.1, Op.11

R. Schumann

Symphonic Etudes, Op.13

R. Schumann

Kreisleriana, Op.16

R. Schumann

Fantasia, Op.17

R. Schumann

Humoresque, Op.20

R. Schumann

Sonata No.2, Op.22

A. Scriabin

Any one of the sonatas

I. Stravinsky

Three Movements from ‘Petrushka’

3) One own choice published piece of 5 – 10 minutes (OPTIONAL)

ALL DOCUMENTS AND RECORDINGS SHOULD BE SENT TO: Dr. Anabella Levin-Freris, Executive Secretary,

These Digital Video Recordings, should t h e y b e re c ord e d i n a d i g it a l d e v i c e or sent by a digital file, should be received by our office on or before the 15th June 2025 latest.

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ROUND II Semi-finals

The 15 Semi-finalists selected in the way we have described above, will be offered an Agreement to come to perform in Hong Kong. The terms of the Agreement will be: •

The Artists will be refunded the cost of their return economy class tickets to fly to Hong Kong from their place of abode (residence), at the time when the competition will take place. Any other arrangement (request) will need to be approved by the Organizing Comittee

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They will be provided Hotel Accommodation with a buffet breakfast included while in Hong Kong and while under the terms of the Agreement.

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They will be given a per diem allowance as well as being provided with practicing facilities and intra city transportation as needed between the hotel, practicing venue and the Hong Kong City Hall, where the Competition will be taking place.

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The 9 semi finalists who will not go on to the Finals, will receive a Performing Fee of USD 500 each.

• The 15 Semi-finalists will literally come to Hong Kong to perform a full recital each (Part I – Intermission – Part II), of a total maximum duration of 105 minutes, to include an intermission of 15 minutes. The recital will be of a completely free repertoire, chosen by each one of the artists from published, commercially available scores, which will be performed in front of an audience composed by the general public and which will include the 11 Members of the Jury. •

There will be two recitals per day, starting at 16:00 and at 20:00 respectively, on the following days: Mon. 29th Sept., Tue. 30th Sept., Wed. 1st Oct., Thu. 2nd Oct., Fri. 3rd Oct., Sat. 4th Oct., Sun. 5th Oct. On Mon. 6th Oct. there will be only one recital at 15:00, following which there will be a Jury Deliberation and announcement of 6 FINALISTS who will be taking part in Round III – Finals of the Competition (consisting of two parts: chamber music and a concerto)

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The announcement will be then immediately posted in the notice board of the competition at the Hong Kong City Hall and in our official website: www.chopinsocietyhk.org A meeting will be separately held by the Organizing Committee with the ARTISTS to give them the results of the voting by the Members of the Jury and take care of all management issues relating to 9 of the Artists going back home and organizing the remaining 6 Artists’ (Finalists) rehearsals and performances schedules with the Logos Chamber Group and with the official Orchestra of the Competition.

With this re-structuring of the way we are conceiving the Competition, we eliminate the wall-to-wall music exercise for the Jury, which has been preoccupying us since the inception of our competition, format which we feel is counter-productive to be imposed onto any artistic presentation, never mind when it is one that involves “comparing” different performances. We aim then at presenting 15 top class artists in Hong Kong from which the Jury will select the 6 Finalists who will then go on to the Finals consisting of two parts: Chamber Music and Concertos. •

On Tue. 7th and Wed. 8th Oct., there will be performances part of The Joy of Music Festival 2025, which will be running in tandem with the Competition. Artist(s) and Programmes will be announced in due course.

Tue. 7th October 2025

THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 – (1)

Artist (s) and Programme will be announced.

Wed. 8th October 2025 THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 – (2) Artist (s) and Programme will be announced.

As we have done it in all our previous competitions, once the competition proper is done with, and even before this stage, during the competition-free days, all part of our Joy of Music Festival, run in tandem with the Competition, the members of the Jury as well as invited guests will take to the stage to perform either solo performances, chamber music or concertos. Most members of the Jury will deliver master classes and/or special presentations. We will be announcing the Master Classes and Special Presentations as we are having them confirmed.

The Practical Terms: The 15 Semi finalists who will be invited to come to Hong Kong, will be contacted by the Organizers to provide the additional documentation required to process their entry-working visas to enter Hong Kong. The entry - working visas will be processed by the Organizers in all cases and need to be obtained by all participants, independently of the passport they will be holding when travelling to Hong Kong. Part of the documentation to be sent to the Organizers will include the signed Agreement that the Society will be offering them as described below, accompanied by their choice of repertoire for their recitals (Semi finals) and their repertoire of Chamber Music and Concertos which those ones passing on to the Finals will be performing as part of the next stages of the Competition. As already mentioned, the 15 Semi finalists who will be coming to Hong Kong will need to send at this stage the chamber music piece each one of them requests to E-mails with all of the above information will need to be received by the Organizers latest by the 20th August 2025.

The Contestants will be informed of the result of a draw which will be conducted at the office of the Competition as soon as the names of the 15 semi finalists are known, determining the order in which they will be performing and therefore determining the day in which each contestant will be expected to arrive in Hong Kong. The Contestants will be responsible for buying their tickets (which will then be refunded) to come to Hong Kong. They will be expected to consult the office of the Competition before buying their tickets to get the Organizers’ approval in writing for buying the airtickets. The approval by the Organizers will be needed in order to have the airfares refunded on arrival of each of the Contestants to Hong Kong. Recitals in Hong Kong will take place at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall at 16:00 and at 20:00 respectively, starting on Mon. 29th Sept. with the last one taking place at 15:00 on Mon. 6th Oct. 2025 following which there will be a Jury Deliberation and announcement of 6 FINALISTS who will be taking part in Round III – Finals of the Competition. The Semi finalists will be expected to arrive in Hong Kong two days before their performance day, with the first two therefore arriving on the 27th Sept. and the last one on the 4th Oct. 2025. Their return date should be marked on the 17th October, although this date should be able to be changed to the 8th Oct., when the 9 Semi finalists who will not go on to the Final Round of the competition will be departing Hong Kong. •

The 9 artists who will not advance on to the Finals, will receive a “performing fee” of U$D 500 each.

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These 9 artists who will have not been selected to participate in the Final Round will be given free accommodation until Wed. 8th October when they will be departing Hong Kong.

Should they wish to stay on in Hong Kong and attend the final round and the gala performances part of the Joy of Music Festival 2025, they will be welcome to do so, although the Society will not be paying for their expenses beyond the Wed. 8th October. All of the above information will need to be received by the Organizers latest by the 20th August 2025, since most information will be needed to process their working visas.

ROUND III Finals (Part 1) – Chamber Music

The Society’s own LOGOS Ensemble will be in charge of performing with each one of the 6 Finalists during the Chamber Music section of the Finals. Another very special aspect of our Competition is a unique offer from the LOGOS Ensemble by which the Finalists will be able to have a free choice of repertoire from the extensive list of published, commercially available scores of Piano Trios, Quartets or Quintets to be performed during their Chamber Music section of the Finals. In addition to this, there will be the performance by each one of the 6 Finalists of the only piece which will be compulsory during the entire competition and that is a piece for piano and guitar (or for piano and Chinese Ensemble) which will be selected and performed accompanying the finalists at the guitar by renowned guitarist Alvaro Pierri, (or by a Chinese Ensemble (TBC)), `to be played by each contestant just before their performance with the LOGOS Chamber Group.

Thu. 9th October 2025 Chamber music performances, starting at 19:00 Finalists 1, 2 and 3 will each perform a compulsory piece for piano and guitar to be played with Alvaro Pierri at the guitar, (or for piano and Chinese ensemble) (to be announced in due course) followed by the contestant’s choice of a piano trio, quartet or quintet, played with the LOGOS Chamber Group.

Performance by Finalist 1

Intermission of 10 minutes.

Performance by Finalist 2

Intermission of 15 minutes.

Performance by Finalist 3 The three Finalists performing in the evening of Thu. 9th Oct. will be rehearsing with the Logos Chamber Group in the morning of the Tue. 7th October as follows:

09:30 to 10:45 (Finalist 1) 11:00 to 12:15 (Finalist 2) 12:30 to 13:45 (Finalist 3) and the same schedule for a second rehearsal (dress rehearsal) on Thu.9th Oct. 2025, when they will be performing in the evening.

Fri. 10th October 2025 Chamber music performances, starting at 19:00 Finalists 4, 5 and 6 will each perform a compulsory piece for piano and guitar to be played with Alvaro Pierri at the guitar, (or for piano and Chinese ensemble) (to be announced in due course) followed by the contestant’s choice of a piano trio, quartet or quintet, played with the LOGOS Chamber Group.

Performance by Finalist 4

Intermission of 10 minutes.

Performance by Finalist 5

Intermission of 15 minutes.

Performance by Finalist 6 The three Finalists performing in the evening of Fri. 10th Oct. will be rehearsing with the Logos Chamber Group in the morning of the Wed. 8th October as follows:

09:30 to 10:45 (Finalist 4) 11:00 to 12:15 (Finalist 5) 12:30 to 13:45 (Finalist 6) and the same schedule for a second rehearsal on Fri.10th Oct. 2025, when they will be performing in the evening.

Sat. 11th October 2025

THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 – (3)

Artist (s) and Programme will be announced.

Sun. 12th October 2025 THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 – (4) Artist (s) and Programme will be announced.

There will be performances part of The Joy of Music Festival 2025, which will be running in tandem with the Competition. Artist (s) and Programme will be announced in due course.

FINALS PART 2 The finalists will then go on to perform a concerto with the official orchestra of the Hong Kong International Piano Competition (TBC), conducted by (TBC)

ROUND III Finals (Part 2) – Concerti

Each one of the 6 Finalists will be performing a concerto of his/her choice to be selected from the following list: L. v. Beethoven

Concertos No. 3, 4, 5

F. Chopin

Concertos No.1 , 2

S. Prokofiev

Concertos No.2, 3

S. Rachmaninov :

Concertos No.2, 3

C. Saint Säens

Concerto No.5

R. Schumann

Concerto

P. Tchaikovsky

Concerto No.1

Mon. 13th October 2025 Concerti Performances, starting at 19:00 Finalists 1, 2 & 3 will each perform a Piano Concerto played with the official Orchestra of the Competition. Conducted by: (conductor tba)

Performance by Finalist 1

Intermission of 15 minutes

Performance by Finalist 2

Intermission of 15 minutes

Performance by Finalist 3 The three Finalists performing in the evening of Mon. 13th Oct. will be rehearsing with the Orchestra in the morning of Sat.11th Oct. as follows:

09:30 to 11:00 (Finalist 1) 11:20 to 12:50 (Finalist 2) 13:10 to 14:40 (Finalist 3) and the same schedule for a dress rehearsal on Mon. 13th October2025, (when they will be performing in the evening).

Tue. 14th October 2025 Concerti Performances, starting at 19:00 Finalists 4, 5 & 6 will each perform a Piano Concerto played with the official Orchestra of the Competition. Conducted by: (TBC)

Performance by Finalist 4

Intermission of 15 minutes

Performance by Finalist 5

Intermission of 15 minutes

Performance by Finalist 6 The three Finalists performing in the evening of Tue. 14th Oct. will be rehearsing with the Orchestra in the morning of Sun. 12th Oct. as follows:

09:30 to 11:00 (Finalist 4) 11:20 to 12:50 (Finalist 5) 13:10 to 14:40 (Finalist 6) and the same schedule for a dress rehearsal on Tue. 14th 2025, (when they will be performing in the evening).

The last performance on this evening will be followed by Jury deliberation and announcement of: THE WINNERS OF THE 7th HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION - 2025

THE PRIZES There will be three prizes awarded:

First Prize: -

USD 25, 000,

a 18K gold medal,

a CD recording to be released by the ALPHA OMEGA SOUND, the recording label of the Chopin Society of Hong Kong Ltd.,

Membership of the Club of the First Prize Winners of the Hong Kong International Piano Competition (with one of the benefits, among others, being an invitation to participate every year in the annual Joy of Music Festival presented by the Society).

The Society is negotiating a number of international engagements.

Second Prize: -

(USD 15, 000 and a sterling silver medal) and

Third Prize: -

(USD 10, 000 and a bronze medal)

Of the 6 Finalists, each of the ones NOT awarded one of the three Prizes, will receive a performing fee of USD 1, 000

The Hong Kong Joy of Music Festival

2025

Tue. 7th October 2025

THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 – (1)

Wed. 8th October 2025

THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 – (2)

Sat. 11th October 2025

THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 – (3)

Artist (s) and Programme will be announced.

Sun. 12th October 2025 THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 – (4) Artist (s) and Programme will be announced.

Wed. 15th October 2025 THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 – (5) Prize giving ceremony and The Winners’ Gala Performance (Programme TBA) Ilya Rashkovskiy – 1st Prize Winner – 1st HK Int. Piano Competition 2005 Jinsang Lee – 1st Prize Winner – 2nd HK Int. Piano Competition 2008 Giuseppe Andaloro - 1st Prize Winner – 3rd HK Int. Piano Competition 2011 Luka Okros – 1st Prize Winner – 4th HK Int. Piano Competition 2016 Honggi Kim 1st Prize Winner - 5th HK Int. Piano Competition 2019 Jonas Stark 1st Prize Winner - 6th HK Int. Piano Competition 2022 The 1st Prize Winner of the 7th HK Int. Piano Competition 2025

Thu. 16th October 2025

THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 – (6)

Concerti Performances by 3 Members of the Jury, performing with The official orchestra of the Hong Kong International Piano Competition

(Conductor TBA) / (Programme TBA)

Presented by:

Acknowledgement: THE TRIENNIAL HONG KONG INTER NATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION AND THE ANNUAL JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL, RUNNING IN TANDEM DURING COMPETITION YEARS, OWE THEIR EXISTENCE TO THE MOST GENEROUS SPONSORHSIPS AND SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG SAR AND A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE SPONSORS. A WARM AND BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS FOR MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR HONG KONG TO HOST THIS GREAT EVENT. Project Grant 項目計劃資助

藝能發展資助計劃 Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme HKSAR Government 香港特別行政區政府

The content of these programmes does not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 節目內容並不反映香港特別行政區政府的意見

Major Sponsors 主要贊助 PATRONS OF THE CHOPIN SOCIETY OF HONG KONG SIR MICHAEL KADOORIE AND FAMILY 香港蕭邦社贊助人米高嘉道理爵士及其家人

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