July 23–30, 2026 · warner concert hall, oberlin conservatory — oberlin, oh · tentative schedule
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Thursday, July 23▸ click to expand▾ click to collapse4
5:00 PM
Registration — Conservatory Student Lounge
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7:00 PM
Welcome — Conservatory Lounge
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11:30 PM
Masterclass with Robert Shannon
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Friday, July 24▸ click to expand▾ click to collapse13
7:00 PM
preliminary · Ohio, USA
program
- Liszt
- Consolation No. 3
- Mendelssohn
- Songs without Words, Op. 19, No. 1
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7:10 PM
preliminary · New York, USA
program
- Liszt
- Concert Etude No. 2, "La leggierezza"
- Prokofiev
- Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14
IV. Vivace
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7:20 PM
preliminary · Massachusetts, USA
program
07
7:30 PM
preliminary · Indiana, USA
program
- Griffes
- Notturno (from Fantasy Pieces, Op. 6, No. 2)
- Rachmaninoff
- Étude-tableau in G minor, Op. 33, No. 8
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7:40 PM
preliminary · Massachusetts, USA
program
- Rachmaninoff
- Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)
I. Allegro agitato
- Chopin
- Étude in G-flat major, Op. 10, No. 5 "Black Key"
09
8:10 PM
preliminary · New York, USA
program
- Brahms
- Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118, No. 2
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8:20 PM
preliminary · Texas, USA
program
- Scarlatti
- Sonata in D minor, K. 213
- Mompou
- El lago (from Paisajes, No. 2)
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8:30 PM
preliminary · California, USA
program
- Haydn
- Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:49
I. Allegro
- Prokofiev
- Étude, Op. 2, No. 1
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8:40 PM
preliminary · Ohio, USA
program
- Mendelssohn
- Songs without Words in F-sharp minor, Op. 67, No. 2
- Scriabin
- Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23
I. Drammatico
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8:50 PM
preliminary · Michigan, USA
program
- Prokofiev
- Visions fugitives, Op. 22, Nos. 1 & 11
- Beethoven
- Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique"
I. Grave — Allegro di molto e con brio
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9:00 PM
preliminary · California, USA
program
- Rachmaninoff
- Prelude in D major, Op. 23, No. 4
- Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5
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11:00 PM
Masterclass with Carl Cranmer
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Saturday, July 25▸ click to expand▾ click to collapse14
1:30 PM
Masterclass with Yejin Lee
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5:30 PM
semifinal · Ohio, USA
program
- Mendelssohn
- Songs without Words, Op. 38, No. 6 "Duetto"
- Liszt
- Liebestraum No. 3
- Chopin
- Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 29
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5:45 PM
semifinal · New York, USA
program
- Haydn
- Sonata in E minor, Hob. XVI:34
I. Presto
- Liszt
- Années de pèlerinage, Venezia e Napoli, S. 162
III. Tarantella
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6:00 PM
semifinal · Massachusetts, USA
program
- Liszt
- Après une lecture du Dante — Fantasia quasi Sonata, S. 161, No. 7
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6:15 PM
semifinal · Indiana, USA
program
- Bach
- English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
I. Prélude
IV. Sarabande
VI. Gigue
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6:30 PM
semifinal · Massachusetts, USA
program
- Bach
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria and Variations 1–15
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7:00 PM
semifinal · New York, USA
program
- Brahms
- Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118, No. 2
- Mozart
- Sonata in G major, K. 283
I. Allegro
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7:15 PM
semifinal · Texas, USA
program
- Scarlatti
- Sonata in D minor, K. 213
- Mozart
- Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310
I. Allegro maestoso
- Chopin
- Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2
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7:30 PM
semifinal · California, USA
program
- Bach
- Prelude and Fugue in D major (WTC Book I, BWV 850)
- Prokofiev
- Étude, Op. 2, No. 2
- Brahms
- Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79, No. 2
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7:45 PM
semifinal · Ohio, USA
program
- Beethoven
- Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78 "à Thérèse"
- Chopin
- Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1
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8:00 PM
semifinal · Michigan, USA
program
- Chopin
- Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2
- Beethoven
- Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique"
II. Adagio cantabile
III. Rondo: Allegro
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8:15 PM
semifinal · California, USA
program
- Beethoven
- Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3
I. Allegro con brio
- Liszt
- Transcendental Étude in F minor, S. 139, No. 10
30
8:45 PM
Six finalists announcement
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Sunday, July 26▸ click to expand▾ click to collapse9
5:30 PM
final · New York, USA
program
- Beethoven
- Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3
I. Presto
II. Largo e mesto
III. Menuetto: Allegro
IV. Rondo: Allegro
- Chopin
- Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
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6:00 PM
final · Massachusetts, USA
program
- Gubaidulina
- Chaconne
- Scarlatti
- Sonata in B minor, K. 87
- Chopin
- Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
III. Largo
IV. Finale. Presto non tanto
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6:30 PM
final · Massachusetts, USA
program
- Bach
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria and Variations 1–15
- Rachmaninoff
- Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)
II. Non allegro—Lento
III. L'istesso tempo—Allegro molto
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7:45 PM
final · Ohio, USA
program
- Mendelssohn
- Songs without Words in F-sharp minor, Op. 67, No. 2
- Scriabin
- Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23
I. Drammatico
- Chopin
- Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
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11:30 PM
Guest concert — Jon Shih, 2025 First Prize Winner
program
- Grieg
- Holberg Suite, Op. 40: I. Praeludium
— Grief —
- Lyatoshynsky
- Prelude, Op. 44, No. 4
- Coates
- In Memoriam: I. Angelus
- N. Boulanger
- Vers la vie nouvelle
— Nature —
- Griffes
- The Fountain of the Acqua Paola (from Roman Sketches, Op. 7, No. 3)
- Price
- Clouds
- Shih
- Prelude in G minor, Op. 1 "By the Sea"
— The Soul —
- Scriabin
- Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23
I. Drammatico
II. Allegretto
III. Andante
IV. Presto con fuoco
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Monday, July 27▸ click to expand▾ click to collapse3
8:00 PM
Phrase Structures and Tonal Harmony, Part I — Andrew Pau
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11:00 PM
Fortepianos — David Breitman
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Tuesday, July 28▸ click to expand▾ click to collapse3
4:00 PM
Outreach concert — Cleveland Clinic
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8:00 PM
Outreach performance — Kendal at Oberlin
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Wednesday, July 29▸ click to expand▾ click to collapse3
3:00 PM
Phrase Structures and Tonal Harmony, Part II — Andrew Pau
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