First Live Round (May 16 – 18, 2025)

Haydn Hall at mdw – May 16, 17 and 18, 2025

Friday, May 16 (Round 1, Day 1):

14:00 Vincent GATKE op. 31/2 & op. 120
15:30 Derek HARTMAN op. 33 & op. 57
16:30 Seika ISHIDA op. 35 & op. 57
17:20 Adam KAŁDUNSKI op. 33 & op. 57

Saturday, May 17 (Round 1, Day 2):

10:00 Maximilian KROMER op. 34 & op. 31/3
10:35 Chang Gyu LEE op. 81a & op. 35
11:15 Tianyou LI op. 34 & op. 57
12:00 Wataru MASHIMO op. 31/1 & op. 35
15:00 Yau Nam NG op. 35 & op. 53
16:00 Martin NÖBAUER op. 27/2 & op. 35
16:45 Hyo-Eun PARK op. 78 & op. 35
17:30 Viktor SOOS op. 34 & op. 53

Sunday, May 18 (Round 1, Day 3):

10:00 Jonas STARK op. 53 & op. 120
11:30 Zvjezdan VOJVODIC op. 33 & op. 57
12:15 Junzhe ZHANG op. 33 & op. 81a
15:00 Hyounglok CHOI op. 27/1 & op. 34
15:40 Isak CHOI op. 34 & op. 57
16:20 Kyubin CHUNG op. 28 & op. 120

Entrance is free, while seating is limited (300 seats).

Please note: due to logistical reasons, seats can not be reserved in advance. We will try our best to accommodate all of you.

Up to twenty-one (21) competitors selected in the Online Video Round present a program according to the requirements of the repertoire (one work each from Group 2 and 5).

• Group 2: One of the sonatas from op. 27 to op. 90 (with the exception of op. 49/1, 49/2 and op. 79)
• Group 5: One of following pieces: Bagatelles op.33, Variations op. 34, Variations op. 35*, Variations op. 120* (Diabelli Variations), Bagatelles op. 126

All competitors advance automatically to the Semi Final Round, however the Chairman of the Jury may request the exclusion of a candidate after the First Round performance in extraordinary cases. The members of the jury vote on this request by simple majority.