Between 50-60 contestants will be selected for the First Round in Spring 2024. Invited contestants will select to perform in Cleveland the week of March 25, 2024 OR in Paris the week of April 1, 2024.
The signing of the acceptance form constitutes acceptance by the contestant of all rules and regulations. The original English version of these rules governs all interpretations.
All Quarter-Finalists who do not advance to the Semi-Final Round will receive a contestant prize of $1,000.
While participating in the competition rounds in Cleveland, all contestants (Quarter-Finalists and beyond) will be provided with housing, meals, practice facilities, and transportation.
All works are to be performed from memory and in their entirety, with the following exception: scores are permitted for the chamber music round or any work written after 1950.
Repertoire must be different for each in-person round. Any repertoire recorded for the pre-screening round may be repeated during one of the in-person rounds, but no more than one work may be repeated per program.
Contestants will submit two First Round programs following the competition’s repertoire requirements. The First Round Jury will inform contestants which program they will perform by one month before their performance date.
Contestants will prepare two concerti for the Final Round. The CIPC Jury will choose which concerto will be performed, and contestants will be informed of their choice when they learn if they are a Finalist.
The order of appearance of pianists during the Quarter-Final Round will be determined by a drawing conducted by competition officials that will be recorded and made available for viewing online
Jury members will not make contact with contestants while such contestant is continuing to compete.
Contestants cannot be current students to any members of any of the three juries. Once accepted to the First Round, contestants are not allowed to have a masterclass with either First Round or CIPC Jury Members. It is preferable that contestants have not had a masterclass with a member of any of the three juries within the past six months.
Any jury member who has taught a contestant within the last five years, or who will teach a contestant in the immediate future, or has a family relationship with a contestant, must abstain from voting on that contestant. Jury members may also waive their vote for personal or professional reasons. All declarations of abstentions will be made a month before the Quarter-Final Round begins and will be maintained throughout the competition.
All ballots will be written and signed without discussion and submitted to the Jury Chairman. The Jury Chairman will review the ballots and then submit them to competition officials for scoring.
Jury members will not discuss their opinions and decisions regarding proceedings, marks, or rankings outside the jury room.
The decision of the jury is final and not subject to questions, revisions, or appeal.
The competition will consist of four separate rounds: First Round (all contestants); Quarter Final Round (sixteen contestants); Semi-Final and Chamber Round (eight contestants); Salon and Concerto Round (four contestants).
The names of the candidates for the second, third, and fourth rounds will be announced to the public in performance order without regard to rank. After the fourth round is completed, the names of the four finalists will be announced in order of rank.
Beginning with the semi-final round, after the score is determined for each contestant, a cumulative score will be determined as follows:
At the end of the semi-final round, the first and second rounds together count for 50% of the score, and the semi-final round counts for 50% of the score.
At the end of the final round, the first and second rounds together count for 25% of the score; the semi-final round counts for 25% of the score; chamber music round counts for 25% of the score; and the final concerto round counts for 25% of the score.
All announced prizes will be awarded.
Prizes may be subject to U.S. income tax laws.
If any unexpected situations arise in the execution of these guidelines, the Jury Chairman, the Chair of the Board of Directors, and the President will resolve such situations.
