Solo Groups | Hong Kong International Flute Competition

Elite Young Flautist Group I

Age Limit	Below 7 (as of 5 Apr 2026)
Rounds	Preliminary (video) & Final (in person) Rounds
Competition Entry Fee	Preliminary: HK$340
Application Period	Preliminary: 20 Nov 2025 – 20 Dec 2025
Repertoire	Preliminary: Ernesto Koehler – Study No. 5 from 125 Easy Classical Studies for Flute (Universal Edition) Final: Mozart – No. 12 Minuet from Forty Little Pieces In Progressive Order for Beginner Flutists

Elite Young Flautist Group II

Age Limit	Below 9 (as of 5 Apr 2026)
Rounds	Preliminary (video) & Final (in person) Rounds
Competition Entry Fee	Preliminary: HK$340
Application Period	Preliminary: 20 Nov 2025 – 20 Dec 2025
Set Piece	Preliminary: Ernesto Koehler – Study No. 23 from 125 Easy Classical Studies for Flute (Universal Edition) Final: G H Handel – Menuet II From Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351 OR Mozart – Two Dances (from the ballet “Les petits riens”) Pastourelle: with DC al Fine At the end of the Echo Dance, return to the first part of the Pastourelle and end at the Fine.

Junior Level

Age Limit	Age 11 or below (as of 5 Apr 2026)
Rounds	Preliminary (video) & Final (in person) Rounds
Competition Entry Fee	Preliminary: HK$390
Application Period	Preliminary: 20 Nov 2025 – 20 Dec 2025
Repertoire	Preliminary: Heinrich Soussman – Study No. 38 from 125 Easy Classical Studies for Flute (Universal Edition) Final: James Hook – 1^st movement (Allegretto) from Sonata in C, Op. 54 No. 5 OR M Hauser – Song Without Words Op 37 No 1

Intermediate Level

Age Limit	Age 15 or below (as of 5 Apr 2026)
Rounds	Preliminary (video) & Final (in person) Rounds
Competition Entry Fee	Preliminary: HK$420
Application Period	Preliminary: 20 Nov 2025 – 20 Dec 2025
Repertoire	Preliminary: Ernesto Koehler – Study No. 1 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 from 15 Easy Exercises (Book I of the Progress in Flute Playing) for Flute, Op. 33 (International Music Company) Final: John Rutter – 1^st movement (Prelude) from Suite Antique OR Philippe Gaubert – Madrigal

Senior Level

Age Limit	Age 18 or below (as of 5 Apr 2026)
Rounds	Preliminary (video) & Final (in person) Rounds
Competition Entry Fee	Preliminary: HK$460
Application Period	Preliminary: 20 Nov 2025 – 20 Dec 2025
Repertoire	Preliminary: Ernesto Koehler – One of the studies from 12 Studies (Book II of the Progress in Flute Playing) for Flute, Op. 33 (International Music Company) Final: John Rutter – 4th movement (Walze) from Suite Antique OR C P E Bach – 1st movement (Allegro) from Concerto in D Minor

Young Artist Level

Age Limit	Age 30 or below (as of 5 Apr 2026)
Rounds	Preliminary (video), First (in person) & Final (in person) Rounds
Competition Entry Fee	Preliminary: HK$580
Application Period	Preliminary: 20 Nov 2025 – 20 Dec 2025
Repertoire	Preliminary: Ernesto Koehler – One of the studies from Eight Studies (Book III of the Progress in Flute Playing) for Flute, Op. 33 (International Music Company) First Round: J S Bach – Sonata No.4 BWV 1033 (1st and 2nd movement) AND Gabriel Faure – Fantaisie for flute and piano, Op. 79 OR George Enescu – Cantabile et Presto for flute and piano OR Carl Reinecke – Ballade Op.288 for flute and piano Final: Poulenc – Flute Sonata, FP 164 for flute and piano OR Hindemith – Flute Sonata for flute and piano

4th Hong Kong International
Flute Competition Grand Cup

Age Limit	No age limit
Rounds	Preliminary (video), First (in person), Second (in person) & Final (in person) Rounds
Competition Entry Fee	Preliminary: HK$700
Application Period	Preliminary: 20 Nov 2025 – 20 Dec 2025
Set Piece	Preliminary: Niccolò Paganini – One of the caprices from 24 Caprices for Flute Solo, Op. 1 (International Music Company) AND Arthur Honegger – Danse de la Chèvre for Solo Flute, H. 39 First: Marin Marais – Any 12 Variations from les Folies d’Espagne for Solo Flute AND Eugene Bozza – Image Op. 38 OR Jacques Ibert – Pièce Pour Flute Seule OR Lowell Liebermann – Soliloquy for Flute, Op. 44 Second: L.Berio – Sequenza AND H. Dutilleux – Sonatine for Flute and Piano OR F. Martin – Ballade for Flute and Piano OR P. Sancan – Sonatine pour flûte et piano Final: Sergey Prokofiev – Flute Sonata, Op. 94 (play with string quartet)