Clone of 2026 KMC Piano Competition
  • 2026 Kaufman Music Center International Youth Piano Competition - Semifinal Round

  • The deadline to submit the Semifinal recording via video link is April 5.

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  • Semifinal Round Video Information

  • The Semi-Final Round must be recorded in one take, no editing is allowed. (One camera, hands are visible at all times). Please submit one video link that includes all your pieces. 

    Videos must be submitted as YouTube links set to  "public" or "unlisted" view (not "private"). Need help using YouTube? Click here. If YouTube is inaccessible in your country, please submit the links via another online service. Links should be clickable without downloading.

     

    SENIOR DIVISION: AGES 15–18

    Prerecorded: Up to 25 minutes. 

    -One virtuoso etude by Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Prokofiev, etc.
    -One Baroque polyphonic piece
    -One or more pieces at the participant's discretion

    JUNIOR DIVISION 2: AGES 11–14

    Prerecorded: Up to 20 minutes of music. 

    -One Baroque polyphonic work
    -One virtuoso etude by Czerny, Clementi, Moszkowski, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, etc.
    -One or more pieces at the participant's discretion

    JUNIOR DIVISION 1: UP TO AGE 10

    Prerecorded: Up to 15 minutes of music. 

    -One Baroque polyphonic work
    -One virtuoso etude by Czerny, Berens, Lemoine Loeschhorn, Chopin, Moszkowski, Liszt, etc.
    -One or more pieces at the participant's discretion

     

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