AAF-2022

Notes: - a year is indicated in superscript ( '23 , '22 , '21 ...), meaning that the information pertains to that year. For some competitions, more recent details were not yet certain at the time of writing. Most of the organisers usually keep the same structure for their next events. However, the planning of many competitions has been affected by the coronavirus crisis. For several competitions, the format changed: --- one or more originally planned live rounds were held online ; --- the number of rounds was reduced; --- the duration (and repertoire) was adjusted; --- a concerto round with orchestra could not be held and was replaced by another solo round or chamber music. In the table, an extra indication can sometimes been found: X behind the year: the competition was scheduled, but could not take place in that year; orig. behind the year in superscript indicates the originally planned structure of the competition; covid behind the year indicates that adjustments were made due to the coronavirus crisis. We cannot tell for how long the new structure will be used and which competitions will return to their usual format for the next events. - when a competition has only one round (possibly after a preselection based on recordings), the information about this one round is given in the "1st stage" column, even when the organisers might refer to this round as the "finals". - before the coronavirus crisis, many competitions were preceded by a preselection stage, for which the pianists had to submit a video recording. But now that many competitions are having the first round online, the difference between preselection and actual start of the competition is fading. - when a competition has several categories, the information in the table refers to the top category . - the Int'l Chopin Piano Competition in Asia (Japan) has a special Concerto category and various solo categories. * 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. Also for the competition in Leeds. In Bremen (2021), finalists were asked to perform a 20 minutes selection of solo pieces from the On the next page, those competitions have been singled out that specifically focus on the youth: contestants not older than 22 . (Mostly, even much lower age limits apply.) When a competition has several age categories, the information in the next table refers to the highest category only. The same notations are used as in the table on the previous pages. A few competitions appear twice (in the table above and also 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. Interestingly, the New York International Piano Competition includes an Ensemble Round, in which the contestants are paired and are required to perform a work for piano duo. This was also done in Cleveland, 2021. earlier rounds (plus Chamber Music, instead of a piano concerto). The rules and any adjustments must always be read with care.

Alink-Argerich Foundation 2022