Category I. (born between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2016)
Round 1
- One freely chosen etude from Popper 15 Easy Cello Etudes Op.76/I or Popper Mittelschwer Op.76/II: No.1 or No.2 or No.6 or No.7
- Optional piece of performance (max. 8 minutes) *rule (6)
Round 2
- Popper: Widmung Op.11 or Popper: Tarantella Op.33 or Popper: Dance of Gnomes Op.50 No.2
- Slow or fast movement from a concert (max. 10 minutes)
Category II. (born between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2013)
Round 1
- Popper Mittelschwer Op.76/II: No.4 or No.10
- One fast movement from a baroque sonata: Tessarini or Eccles or Caporale or Vivaldi No.6 or Grazioli or Sammartini
- Optional piece of performance (max. 8 minutes) *rule (6)
Round 2
- J.S.Bach: Menuett I-II. and Gigue from solo suite in G major
- Popper: Mazurka in G minor Op.11 or Popper: Gavotte in D major Op.23
- Fast movement from a concerto (max. 10 minutes)
- Optional piece of performance (max. 8 minutes) *rule (6)
Category III. (born between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2010)
Round 1
- Popper Hohe Schule Op.73: No.10 or No.16
- One fast movement from a baroque sonata: Valentini 2nd or Francoeur 2nd or Locatelli 1st or 3rd movement
- Optional piece of performance (max. 8 minutes) *rule (6)
Round 2
- J.S.Bach: Menuett I-II. and Gigue from solo suite in D minor
- Popper: Vito Op.54 No.5 or Popper: Menuetto Op.65 No.2
- Fast movement from a concerto (max. 10 minutes)
- Optional piece of performance (max. 8 minutes) *rule (6)
Category IV. (born between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2007)
Round 1
- Popper Hohe Schule Op.73: No.20 or No.22
- János Vajda: Just for you (https://www.kotta.info/hu/product/13063/VAJDA-JANOS-Just-for-You) or Péter Tóth: The last letter of Cyrano de Bergerac (https://akkordmusic.com/product/a1098/)
- Optional piece of performance (max. 8 minutes) *rule (6)
Round 2
- J.S.Bach: Bourrèe I-II and Gigue from solo suite in C major
- Popper: Concert Polonaise in D minor Op.14 or Popper: Serenade Op.54 No.2
- Fast movement from a concerto (max. 10 minutes)
- Optional piece of performance (max. 8 minutes) *rule (6)
Category V. (born between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2004)
Round 1
- Popper Hohe Schule Op.73: No.12 or No.33
- Popper: Russian Fantasy Op.43 or Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody Op.68
- Optional piece of performance (max. 8 minutes) *rule (6)
Round 2
- J.S.Bach: Bourrèe I-II and Gigue from solo suite in E flat major
- Popper: Dance of the Elves Op.39 or Popper: Spinning Song Op.55
- Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for cello solo Op.8 1st movement or Sándor Szokolay: Sonata for cello 2nd and 3rd movements (https://www.kotta.info/hu/product/8965/SZOKOLAY-SANDOR-Szonata)
Round 3
- Haydn: Cello Concerto No.1 in C major or Haydn: Cello Concerto No.2 in D major