The following information is for the 2007 Fulbright Concerto Competition. New information for the coming FCC 2010 will be available in early 2009.

Eligibility: Pianists of all nationalities must be between 18 and 28 years as of March 29, 2007

Application deadline: December 18, 2006

Application Materials: Applicants should send a CD recording of a minimum of 15 minutes of solo playing (free repertoire choice), along with a non refundable $50 application fee (check or cash; wire transfer to a bank account or Visa or Mastercard credit cards is also possible), competition repertoire, an artistic biography, and the FCC application form to:

Fulbright Concerto Competition
P.O. Box 4728
Fayetteville, AR 72702-4728
USA

The recordings will be evaluated by a panel of distinguished judges. 12 competitors will be selected to travel to Fayetteville and compete. Those pianists will be informed of their selection by December 30th. Housing, within-city travel, meals, and practice facilities will be provided. Each of the 12 semifinalists will perform a 45 minute solo recital. Three will be selected to advance to the final round, a performance of a concerto with the North Arkansas Symphony on one of their subscription concerts. All competitors who do not reach the finals will receive a $300 honorarium.

The solo repertoire can be chosen freely from original compositions and printed piano transcriptions of all styles. If in doubt about the legitimacy of the repertoire, please contact the competition organization.

The concerti to choose from are:

W. A. Mozart Piano Concertos:
No. 9 "Jeunehomme" in E flat major, K. 271
No. 14 in E flat major, K. 449
No. 15 in B flat major, K. 450
No. 16 in D major, K. 451
No. 17 in G major, K. 453
No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456
No. 19 "Coronation I" in F major, K. 459
No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
No. 21 in C major, K. 467
No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
No. 23 in A major, K. 488
No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
No. 25 in C major, K. 503
No. 26 "Coronation II" in D major, K. 537
No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595

L. van Beethoven Piano Concertos:
No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
No. 5 “Emperor” in E flat major, Op. 73

F. Mendelssohn Piano Concertos:
No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40

F. Chopin Piano Concertos:
No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

R. Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

F. Liszt Piano Concertos:
No. 1 in E flat major
No. 2 in A major

J. Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

C. Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22

P. I. Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1 in B flat Minor, Op. 23

E. Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16

M. Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major

S. Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos:
No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 1
No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

S. Prokofiev Piano Concertos:
No. 1 In D Flat Major, Op. 10
No. 3 In C Major, Op. 26

B. Bartok Piano Concertos:
No. 3 in E major