From more than 300 applications from many countries around the world, the Board of Judges selected 105 best candidates to enter the semi-finals. In the professional group: Group A (9 - 13 years old) has 21 contestants, Group B (14 - 17 years old) has 15 contestants and Group C (18 years old and older) has 15 contestants. In the non-professional group: Group A (from under to 8 years old) has 18 candidates, Group B (9 - 14 years old) has 22 candidates and Group C (15 years old and above) has 14 candidates.
Notably, the professional group has many contestants from the United States, Singapore, Russia, Japan, and Nigeria.
Semi-finalists and finalists will compete directly with the high-end Fazioli F278 Piano at Dien Hong Dong A Hall Theater of Saigon International University.
In the semi-finals, the Board of Judges will select the best contestants for the final round. The number of contestants in the final round depends on the final decision of the Board of Judges.
The most impressive contestant from each group/group with the highest score voted by the online community will advance straight to the final round of the competition.
In case the contestant with the highest score voted by the online community is also selected by the Board of Judges to enter the final round, the Board of Judges will be able to select the contestant with the next highest score (according to the evaluation results of the Board of Examiners). Co-Judge) to the final round. After the final round, in each group, the contestant with the highest number of votes on the contest's Fanpage and YouTube will be awarded the Public Prize.
Contestants from Groups B and C of the professional group in the final round practiced and performed with the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music symphony orchestra under the guidance of artistic advisor and orchestra conductor Meritorious Artist Tran Vuong Thach.
