2026 Chengdu International Clarinet Competition

Full requirements and application available here

Eligibility
Open to all clarinetists born on or after January 1, 1990, regardless of nationality.

Repertoire

Preliminary Round:
Choose 1 piece from the following:
Johan Stamitz – Clarinet Concerto in B-Flat Major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Stamitz – Clarinet Concerto No.3 in B-Flat Major, I. Allegro moderato (note that CAMco catalogs this as No.7, but some publishers call it No.3)
Carl Stamitz – Clarinet Concerto No.11 in E-Flat Major, I. Allegro

First Round:
W. A. Mozart – Concerto in A major, KV622, Movement 1 (Exposition)

Choose 1 piece from the following:
B.Mantovani – Bug
F.Donatoni – Clair, Movement 1
Igor Stravinsky – Three Pieces
Béla Kovács – Hommage à R. Strauss
H. Sutermeister – Capriccio
G. Miluccio – Rhapsodie

Semi-Final Round:
Ziyang Wen – Immerse in Bashu 2, III. Jin Cheng Impression

Choose 1 piece from the following:
J. Brahms – Sonata No.1, Op.120 Nr.1
J. Brahms – Sonata No.2, Op.120 Nr.2
R. Schumann – Three Romances, Op.94
R. Schumann – Fantasy Pieces, Op.73

Final Round:
L. van Beethoven – Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 11, Movement 1
Claude Debussy – Première Rhapsodie

Choose 1 piece from the following:
F. Poulenc – Sonata
L. Bernstein – Sonata
Arnold Bax – Sonata