Shigeru Kawai is the official piano of
the Dallas International Piano Competition.

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. 

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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.

Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor