International Discovery: Young Pianist 2025

Registration Deadline: 15 March 2025

Video Recording Submission Deadline: 18 April 2025

Live-Final Round: 4 July 2025, Friday

Masterclasses: 5 July 2025, Saturday

Prize Winner Concert: 5 July 2025, Saturday

 

IDYP2025's Categories:

    Category                      Age                   Duration

• Prodigy A                  Age 4 - 5            within 2 minutes 

• Prodigy B                  Age 6 - 7            within 3 minutes 

• Junior A                    Age 8 - 9            within 4 minutes 

• Junior B                    Age 10 - 11         within 5 minutes 

• Intermediate A          Age 12 - 13         within 7 minutes 

• Intermediate B          Age 14 - 15         within 10 minutes 

• Young Artist              Age 16 - 18         within 15 minutes

  

Guidelines for Submitting Video Performances

• Participants who choose to play more than one piece must be recorded in one continuous take without any cuts or edits.
• Professional recording is not compulsory, but the video and audio quality must be reasonable with minimal background noise.
• The video must be unedited and must clearly show the applicant’s hand and face.
• Description of the recording (Applicant’s name in Full, composer, and full title of the piece) must be clearly stated in English only.
• Video performance recordings must not exceed the maximum time allowed for the chosen category and should include all pauses and non-playing time.
• No changes of repertoire will be allowed after the application has been submitted and accepted.
• Ensure the video’s privacy settings allow for viewing by the competition organizers.

Preliminary and Final Round’s Repertoire Guidelines

• Programs must consist of classical piano pieces from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century periods. Pop, Jazz, or other non-classical genres are not permitted. Candidates playing non-classical piano pieces will be disqualified.
• Participants have the freedom to select their repertoire, with a maximum allowance of two pieces.
• The choice of repertoire must adhere to the specified time limit.
• It is mandatory that all pieces be performed from memory, and repetitions should be omitted.
• Once the video has been submitted, the selected repertoire cannot be altered; any attempt to do so may result in disqualification at the discretion of the organizers.
• Not adhering to the stated rules could result in the participant's disqualification.

Terms & Conditions:

• Registration fee is absolutely non-refundable.
• By applying into the audition, online or manually, applicant automatically understands, accepts and agrees to the terms, conditions and rules of the International Discovery: Young Pianist 2025.
• The organiser reserves the right to cancel or alter the event due to unforeseen circumstances. 
• The organiser reserves the right to amend any rules, terms and conditions and other matters without prior notice.
• By submitting the registration form, all candidates agree that all copyrights of their photographs, audio and/or video recordings belong to the organiser. The organiser retains all rights to the recorded materials. No payment to the participants will be made for the use of these materials for competition submission, broadcast and promotional purposes by the organiser and/or its sponsors.