All the candidates who have been successful in the video preselection round can take part in the first public round.

The candidates prepare the Sonata n.3 in d minor by Eugène Ysaÿe, three Caprices by N. Paganini, and a piece chosen from among 3 Romances op. 22 by Clara Schumann ; Impromptu concertant by George Enescu ; or Dryades et Pan, excerpt of Mythes op. 30 by Karol Szymanowski.

The jury chooses which works or parts of works each candidate has to perform.