Schedule
Quarterfinals Session 1
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Murchison Performing Arts Center
9:00am - 11:30am
Quarterfinalists perform their chosen concerto with piano accompaniment. Quarterfinals and semifinals are free and open to the public. Parking at Murchison in E20 is free. This lot will not be ticketed during competition events. Quarterfinals and semifinals are free and open to the public. Quarterfinal results will be announced shortly after the conclusion of the round, at around 7:30pm in Brock Lobby.
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Elena Zyl, collaborative pianist
I. Allegramente
II. Adagio assai
III. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
Michael Bukhman, collaborative pianist
I. Allegro
II. Adagio un poco mosso
III. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor
Elena Zyl, collaborative pianist
I. Allegro ma non tanto
II. Intermezzo: Adagio
III. Finale: Alla breve
George Gershwin: Concerto in F
Michael Bukhman, collaborative pianist
I. Allegro
II. Adagio – Andante con moto
III. Allegro agitato
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major
Elena Zyl, collaborative pianist
I. Andante – Allegro
II. Tema con variazioni
III. Allegro, ma non troppo
Quarterfinals Session 2
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Murchison Performing Arts Center
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Quarterfinalists perform their chosen concerto with piano accompaniment. Quarterfinals and semifinals are free and open to the public. Parking at Murchison in E20 is free. This lot will not be ticketed during competition events. Quarterfinals and semifinals are free and open to the public. Quarterfinal results will be announced shortly after the conclusion of the round, at around 7:30pm in Brock Lobby.
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor
Michael Bukhman, collaborative pianist
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Romanze – Larghetto
III. Rondo – Vivace
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
Elena Zyl, collaborative pianist
I. Andante – Allegro
II. Tema con variazioni
III. Allegro, ma non troppo
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor
Jialin Yao, collaborative pianist
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Larghetto
III. Rondo – Vivace
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor
Cameron Hofmann, collaborative pianist
I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo I
III. Allegro con fuoco – Molto meno mosso – Allegro vivo
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor
Yuhang Wang, collaborative pianist
I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo I
III. Allegro con fuoco – Molto meno mosso – Allegro vivo
Quarterfinals Session 3
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Murchison Performing Arts Center
4:30pm - 7:00pm
Quarterfinalists perform their chosen concerto with piano accompaniment. Quarterfinals and semifinals are free and open to the public. Parking at Murchison in E20 is free. This lot will not be ticketed during competition events. Quarterfinals and semifinals are free and open to the public. Quarterfinal results will be announced shortly after the conclusion of the round, at around 7:30pm in Brock Lobby.
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor
Cameron Hofmann, collaborative pianist
I. Allegro moderato
II. Lento
III. Moderato
IV. Allegro con brio
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor
Lucas Amory, collaborative pianist
I. Andantino – Allegretto
II. Scherzo: Vivace
III. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
IV. Finale: Allegro tempestoso
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor
Cameron Hofmann, collaborative pianist
I. Allegro moderato
II. Lento
III. Moderato
IV. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor
Angeline Callista Ma, collaborative pianist
I. Allegro con brio
II. Largo
III. Rondo: Allegro – Presto
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor
Hanxiao Lai, collaborative pianist
I. Allegro ma non tanto
II. Intermezzo: Adagio
III. Finale: Alla breve
Announcement of Quarterfinal Results
In the Brock Lobby at ~ 7:30 p.m.
Semifinals
June 19, 2026
Murchison Performing Arts Center
Margot and Bill Winspear Performance Hall
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Candidates advancing from Round 1 will perform their entire 30-minute solo recital program, without interruption.
Quarterfinals and semifinals are free and open to the public. Semifinal results will be announced from the Winspear stage shortly after the conclusion of the round.
Free parking is available in the E20 lot near the main entrance. This lot will not be ticketed during competition events.
10:00 a.m.
Ravel – Miroirs
I. Noctuelles
II. Oiseaux tristes
IV. Alborada del gracioso
Rachmaninoff – Six moments musicaux, Op. 16
No. 1 Andantino
No. 2 Allegretto
No. 4 Presto
10:30 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach – Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother, BWV 992
Paul Hindemith – Piano Sonata No. 3
I. Ruhig bewegt
II. Sehr lebhaft
III. Mäßig schnell
IV. Fuge. Lebhaft
11:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sonata in C Minor, K. 457
I. Molto Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro assai
Robert Schumann – Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17
I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
11:30 p.m.
Frédéric Chopin – Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
Claude Debussy – Préludes, Book II, L. 123:
– Ondine
– Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses
– General Lavine — eccentric
– La puerta del Vino
Franz Liszt – Deux Légendes, S. 175:
II. St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots
12:00 p.m.
Robert Schumann – Kreisleriana, Op. 16
2:00 p.m.
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata in F Major, Op. 54
I. In tempo d’un menuetto
II. Allegretto – Più allegro
Sergei Prokofiev – Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 83
I. Allegro inquieto
II. Andante caloroso
III. Precipitato
2:30 p.m.
Isaac Albéniz – Navarra
Frédéric Chopin – Barcarolle, Op. 60
Sergei Prokofiev – Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, Op. 84: III. Vivace
3:00 p.m.
Frédéric Chopin – Mazurka in B Major, Op. 56, No. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich – Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 61
I. Allegretto
Johannes Brahms – Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5
I. Allegro maestoso
V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato
3:30 p.m.
Claude Debussy – Études, Book 1
I. Pour les cinq doigts
II. Pour les tierces
III. Pour les quartes
IV. Pour les sixtes
V. Pour les octaves
VI. Pour les huit doigts
Frédéric Chopin – Barcarolle, Op. 60
Announcement of Semifinal Results
In the Brock Lobby at ~ 4:15 p.m.
Finals
June 23, 2026
7:00 p.m. | Moody Performance Hall
Three candidates advancing from Round 2 will be invited to perform their entire piano concerto with the Dallas Chamber Symphony at Moody Performance Hall, located in the Dallas Arts District.