(age limit: up to 20 years)

• Competitors born in 2005 and later.
• The competition consists of two rounds.

Programme - first round

• The time limit for the entire first round is 20 minutes.
• A shorter performing time of  B. Smetana´s works will result in the disqualification of the competitor.
• The composition of a free choice of candidate must be played as the last one.

• 1. one concerto etude of a virtuoso character chosen from the works of these composers:
  F. Chopin, F. Liszt, B. Smetana, S. Rachmaninov, A. Scriabin
• 2. B. Smetana: free choice of one or more compositions of not less than seven minutes duration
• 3. the competitor´s free choice of  Czech or the world´s compositions from the romantic period

Programme - second round

• The time limit for the entire second round is 30 minutes.
• A shorter performing time of B. Smetana´s works will result in the disqualification of the competitor.
• The composition of a free choice of candidate must be played as the last one.

• 1. a rapid movement from a classical sonata by one of the following composers:
  J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, J. L. Dusik, J. V. H. Vorisek
  or one rondo chosen from the works of  W. A. Mozart or L. van Beethoven
• 2. B. Smetana: free choice of compositions of not less than ten minutes´ duration.
  No work by B. Smetana included in the previous round may be performed in this round.
• 3. competitor´s free choice of one or more compositions
  No work included in the previous round may be performed in this round.

Sheet music