General Competition Rules 2023

The New York Franz Liszt International Piano Competition invites pianists of any age to compete in a single category.

The competition preliminary round will be held entirely online in 2023. Contestants are required to submit a 30-minute video. The video must be strictly without any edits, recorded from one angle from the right side of the keyboard. 

The competition's aim is to celebrate Franz Liszt's heritage and to spotlight those exceptional talents chosen to perform at one of the world's most prestigious venues.

The repertoire for the competition's solo round offers a free program, which must include one work by Franz Liszt. 

After listening to the pre-recorded videos, the jury will select four finalists, who will perform two events at Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall and Stern Auditorium on October 6 2022 at our Grand Finals. 

All finalists will be playing their 30 minute pre-recorded video repertoire live at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on October 6, additionally, they will be performing a Liszt Piano Concerto of their choice at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium Perelman Stage on October 6. 

Concerto Repertoire for the final on October 6th, 2023 includes:
Franz Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Franz Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major


Applications may be submitted as early as June 1, 2023. The application fee for the competition is $150 (USD) which is non-refundable. The application deadline is September 19, 2023 (23:59 EST). No applications will be accepted on September 20 and onwards. Announcement of finalists: September 21, 10am, EST.

Following the regulations of Carnegie Hall and New York State, all attendees must be vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to perform at Carnegie Hall.

Our competition's spirit is to celebrate the heritage of Franz Liszt and to nurture young talents by giving them a unique performing opportunity in the Grand Finals of this competition at the prestigious Carnegie Hall. We do not offer cash prize. We believe, that this performing opportunity and outstanding recognition to be selected to perform at Carnegie Hall will provide inspiration for participants to attend.

Furthermore, we are proudly offering a webcast from the Grand Final. This gives a huge exposure to our finalists which we are happy to provide.

All applicants agree to be seen at the live webcast from Carnegie Hall without reservations or claims.

Additional prizes may be given to finalists to further develop their career, such as performing opportunities in the United States, Hungary, Germany, Indonesia, Singapore, scholarships to prestigious master classes and summer academies to work with today's leading professors,. We reserve the right to postpone the event according to changing regulations. 

If New York State, Carnegie Hall, or any federal authorities order another lockdown, the event automatically will be postponed to 2024.

These rules are put together according to our best ability, we reserve the right to change these rules, fine tune them to support our community and participants. 

For all additional questions please email application@newyorkliszt.com
 

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