Semi Final Round (May 20 – 22, 2025)

Joseph Haydn Hall at mdw: May 20, 21 and 22, 2025

Tuesday, May 20 (Round 2, Day 1):

10:00 Adam KAŁDUNSKI op. 10/2 und op. 106
11:10 Maximilian KROMER op. 2/1 und op. 111
12:00 Chang Gyu LEE op. 7 und op. 101
15:00 Tianyou LI op. 10/2 und op. 106
16:10 Wataru MASHIMO op. 10/1 und op. 110
16:50 Yau Nam NG op. 2/3 und op. 109
17:45 Martin NÖBAUER op. 26 und op. 106

Wednesday, May 21 (Round 2, Day 2):

10:00 Hyo-Eun PARK op. 7 und op. 110
10:50 Viktor SOOS op. 26 und op. 111
12:00 Jonas STARK op. 7 und op. 110
15:00 Zvjezdan VOJVODIC op. 22 und op. 111
16:00 Junzhe ZHANG op. 2/2 und op. 111
17:00 Hyounglok CHOI op. 10/2 und op. 101
18:00 Isak CHOI op. 10/3 und op. 111

Thursday, May 22 (Round 2, Day 3):

10:00 Kyubin CHUNG op. 10/1 und op. 109
10:45 Vincent GATKE op. 2/3 und op. 111
11:45 Derek HARTMAN op. 7 und op. 101
12:45 Wataru HISASUE op. 10/1 und op. 106
14:00 Seika ISHIDA op. 13 und op. 109

Admission is free!

Up to twenty-one (21) competitors present a program according to the repertoire requirements (one work each from Group 1 and 3).

• Group 1: One of the sonatas from op. 2/1 to op. 26 (with the exception of op. 14/1 and 14/2)
• Group 3: One of the sonatas op. 101*, 106*, 109, 110, 111*

The three (3) pianists who receive the highest scores from the international jury will advance to the Grand Finale on May 24, 2025 in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein.

The piano concerto to be performed by each candidate will be chosen by lot on May 22, 2025.