Andres Uibo, Estonia, Chairman
Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin, France
Thierry Escaich, France
Zuzana Ferjencikova, Slovakia
Peter Kofler, Germany/Italy
Gianluca Libertucci, Italy
Kimberly Marshall, USA

1ST ROUND

a) On the West Organ of the music academy
One of the following works

• Dietrich Buxtehude, Toccata for organ D minor BuxWV 155
• Dietrich Buxtehude, Toccata for organ F major BuxWV 156
• Nicolaus Bruhns, Prelude for organ E minor (big)
• Nicolaus Bruhns, Prelude for organ G major

One of the following works

• Francois Couperin, Tierce en taille aus Livres d’orgue:
• I: Messe à l’usage ordinaire des paroisses pour les festes solemnelles or
  II: Messe pour les convents de religieux et de religieuses
• Nicolas de Grigny, Récit de tierce en taille
  aus Livre d’orgue
  
• Johann Sebastian Bach,
• A slow and a fast movement from:
• Trio sonata C major BWV 529
  or Trio sonata G major BWV 530

b) On the Kuhn Organ of the music academy

• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Variations serieuses D minor, op. 54
• A work of your choice composed after 1970

semifinal

c) On the Rieger Organ of church St. Michael

• One or more freely chosen work(s) (no improvisation!);
  Duration 30 minutes
  
• Enjott Schneider, Das Glasperlenspiel for organ solo, Composition commissioned by
  ARD International Music Competition 2026 (World premiere)
  

FINAL

with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

• Francis Poulenc, Concert for organ, strings and timpani in G minor, FP 93 (ed. Salabert)
• A romantic or contemporary piece or arrangement for organ solo, no longer than 15 minutes