RULES AND REGULATIONS OF 
THE 34th  Annual International Chopin Competition

Presented by
FRYDERYK CHOPIN SOCIETY OF TEXAS, INC.

President/Founder: Nina Drath
Competition Director: George Tintera

I
1.	The 34th Annual International Chopin Competition will be held in Corpus Christi on January 10, 206.
2.	The Jury will consist of prominent European and American judges.
3.	 The Competition will be held at a St Pius X Church in Corpus Christi, Texas.

II
1.	The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities born between 1989 and 2007
2.	The Competition consists of two stages: Semifinals (by submitted recording) and Finals (performance before the Jury in Corpus Christi on January 10, 2026.

III
Applications for participation in the Competition should be made on the attached form, either typewritten or legibly printed by hand, and must be received at the following address by December 1, 2025

Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc.
4610 Abner Drive
Corpus Christi, Texas U.S.A. 78411

The application must include:
(a)	One recent portrait photograph on glossy paper, not larger than 5”x7”, for use in the Competition program and press publications;
(b)	A copy of the applicant’s birth certificate;
(c)	Short biography;
(d)	Proof of musical studies (copies of diplomas, degrees or recommendations from the applicant’s teacher);
(e)	one DVD or flash drive, on which applicant performs required repetition (See Section X);
(f)	a cashiers check or money order for the application fee of $150.00 (U.S. Dollars) with the names of the applicant payable to the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc.
Incomplete documents will not be accepted. The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc. does not return any documents or DVD’s.

IV
1.	Applications receives after December 1, 2025 will not be considered be the Admissions Committee. The Admissions Committee will be appointed by the Board of the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc.
2.	The decisions of the Admissions Committee are final.
3.	The number of the competitors participating in the final will be at most three (3), unless Admissions Committee decides differently.

V
1.	The Admissions Committee will contact the competitors regarding acceptance or rejection no later than December 8, 2023.
2.	Acceptance constitutes an agreement regarding his or her participation in the Finals of the Competition in accordance with these Regulations.
3.	All pianists accepted to compete in the Finals must submit an application fee of $150.00 (U.S. Dollars) to the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc. by December 10, 2025.
4.	The application fee for anyone withdrawing on or after December 10, 2025 will not be refunded.

VI
1.	All travel expenses to and from Corpus Christi are the responsibility of the competitors.
2.	Private accommodations in Corpus Christi will be provided for each contestant, if desired, along with transportation to and from the Competition. The person who wishes to stay in a hotel needs to make his or her own reservations. Please indicate your accommodation preference on the application.
3.	The Fryderyk Chopin Society will make pianos available for practice to all competitors.

VII
Finalists must check in at the site by 9 am on the day of the Competition (January 10, 2025) to determine the order of the auditions.

VIII
1.	The order of auditions will be determined by drawing number prior to the competition.
2.	The finals will be held in public.  Winners will be announced and prizes will be awarded 45 minutes following the last audition. The Winners’ Recital and Luncheon will be later that day.

IX
All auditions and performances during the Finals of the Competition may be:
(a)	broadcast on radio and/or television
(b)	recorded and later broadcast on radio and/or television
(c)	Photographed by the press, with the approval of the Director of the Competition, without remuneration to the pianist.

X
The repertoire requirements of the Competition are based on the first stage of the 2005 Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland and include the following pieces to be played from memory:

1. Two Etudes, one from each group indicated below. At least one Etude must be different from the one during the preliminary Round.
	a) C major, Op. 10, No. 1			b) A minor, Op. 10, No. 2
	    C-sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4		    C major, Op. 10, No. 7
	    G-flat major, Op. 10, No. 5			    A-flat major, Op. 10, No. 10
	    F major, Op. 10, No. 8			    E-flat major, Op. 25, No. 5
	    C minor, Op. 10, No. 12			    A minor, Op. 25, No. 4
	    A minor, Op. 25, No.11                                  E minor, Op. 25, No. 5
							    G-sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 6
							    B minor, Op. 25, No. 10
2. One of the following nocturnes:
	B major, Op. 9, No. 3				    F-sharp minor, Op. 48, No.2
	C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1			    D-flat major, Op. 27, No. 2			E-flat major, Op. 55, No. 2			    G major, Op. 37, No. 2			B major, Op. 62, No. 1			    C minor, Op. 48, No.1			E major, Op. 62, No. 2

3. A ballade or barcole F-sharp major Op. 60 or Fantasia F minor Op. 49

4. One of the Following waltzes:

E-flat major, Op.18
A-flat major, Op. 34, No.1
F major, Op. 34, No. 3
A-flat major, Op. 42
A-flat major, Op. 64, No. 3

5. One or more of the Following pieces:
Allegro de concert A major, Op. 46
Bolero C major, Op. 19
Berceuse D-flat major, Op. 57
One or more Etudes of the contestant’s Choosing, excluding those he/she performed in the preliminary and first stage auditions (see point 1 section IX).

(If the contestant chooses Etudes de la Methode des Methodes, the whole cycle has to be played in its original order.	F minor, No. 1	A-flat major, No.2	D-flat major, No.3)

Impromptu A-flat major, Op. 29 		Impromptu G-flat major, Op. 51
Impromptu F-sharp major, Op. 36		Nocturne C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1
Preludes from Opus 28: group a or b or c, or two consecutive groups – a and b or b and c.

a) A major, No.7
    F-sharp minor, No. 8
    E major, No. 9
    C-sharp minor, No. 10
    B major, No. 11
    G-sharp minor, No. 12
	b) F-sharp major, No. 13
    E-flat minor, No. 14
    D-flat major, No.15
    B-flat minor, No.16
    A-flat major, No. 17
    F minor, No. 18	c) E- flat major, No. 19
    C minor, No. 20
    B-flat major, No. 21
    G minor, No.22
    F major, No. 23
    D minor, No. 24

Prelude C-sharp minor, Op. 45
Rondo C minor, Op. 1
Rondo a la Mazur F major, Op. 5
Ronda E-flat major, Op. 16
Scherzo B minor, Op.20
Scherzo B-flat minor, Op. 31
Scherzo C-sharp minor, Op. 43
Scherzo E major, Op. 54
Tarantela A-flat major, Op. 43
Waltz A minor, Op. 34, No. 2
Waltz D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1
Waltz C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No.2
Variations B-flat major, Op. 12 on the theme “Je vends des Scapulaires”

The pieces may be performed in any order except the etudes which have to be played one after the other.
Performing time in the first stage: 40-45 minutes.  Should the contestant overrun the time limit, the Jury may stop his/her performance.

The applicants should indicate the order in which the pieces are to be played.

XI
All decisions made by the Jury are final.

XII
The winners of each level will be awarded the following prizes:
First Prize		-$1,200 U.S. Dollars
Second Prize		-$  900 U.S. Dollars
Third Prize		-$  600 U.S. Dollars

Other prizes may be announced later. The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc. reserves the right to award the First Prize Winner with a engagement for a double performance in the following concert season of the Chopin Society.

The prize winners receive the title of Winners of the 34th Annual International Chopin Piano Competition sponsored by the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc.

Application for International Chopin Piano Competition

Name:							Date of Birth:

Address:

Telephone:

REPERTOIRE TO BE PERFORMED  (in order of performance)

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Please check the statements appropriate for your application.

__ I have enclosed the required documents and the DVD or thumb drive/memory stick.

__ I have enclosed $100 for my application fee.

Choose one:	__ I wished to be housed in private accommodations provided by the Chopin Society, OR

__ I will take care of accommodations on my own.

__ I wish to attend the luncheon and winners’ recital on January 10, 2026 and am enclosing $60 for the cost of the banquet.

__ Please reserve ____ additional places at the luncheon for members of my family or friends.  I have included an additional $60.00 per person.

Total amount remitted to the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc.: $________

I understand and agree that the Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc. is not responsible for any accidents or injuries incurred as a result of travel to/from and/or participation in this/these competition(s). 
		Signature of competitor or parent/guardian:________________________