Calendar overview
Experience the competition live from SCO Concert Hall!
| Date | Event | Venue |
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| 11 Jun 2026, 10am | Registration opens |
Singapore Conference Hall |
| 22 Jul 2026, 5pm | Registration and practice session bookings close | |
| 24 Nov – 1 Dec 2026 |
Preliminary Rounds
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| 3 – 8 Dec 2026 |
Semi-final & Final Rounds
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| 11 Dec 2026 | Prize Winners’ Concert | |
| 12 Dec 2026 | Final for Grand Category & Prize Presentation Ceremony |
Dates and venues are subject to change.
Competition Schedule
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| 23/11 | 24/11 | 25/11 | 26/11 | 27/11 | 28/11 | 29/11 |
| PRELIMINARY | PRELIMINARY | PRELIMINARY | PRELIMINARY | PRELIMINARY | ||
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Guzheng Junior |
Yangqin Junior Pipa Junior Zhongruan Junior Pipa Intermediate Zhongruan Intermediate |
Guzheng Intermediate |
Yangqin Intermediate Guzheng Senior Yangqin Senior Pipa Senior |
Erhu Junior Dizi Junior Sheng Junior Suona Junior |
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| 30/11 | 1/12 | 2/12 | 3/12 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 6/12 |
| PRELIMINARY | PRELIMINARY | SEMI-FINAL | FINAL | FINAL | FINAL | |
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Erhu Intermediate Suona Intermediate Dizi Intermediate |
Sheng Intermediate Erhu Senior Dizi Senior Sheng Senior Suona Senior |
Grand |
Zhongruan Junior Yangqin Junior Dizi Junior Suona Junior Sheng Junior Erhu Junior |
Guzheng Intermediate Yangqin Intermediate Zhongruan Intermediate Pipa Intermediate |
Dizi Intermediate Suona Intermediate Sheng Intermediate Erhu Intermediate |
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| FINAL | ||||||
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Guzheng Junior Pipa Junior |
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| 7/12 | 8/12 | 9/12 | 10/12 | 11/12 | 12/12 | 13/12 |
| FINAL | FINAL | Adjudicators Sharing cum Dialogue Session | Prize Winners’ Concert | Final for Grand Category & Prize Presentation Ceremony | ||
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Guzheng Senior Yangqin Senior Pipa Senior Dizi Senior Suona Senior |
Sheng Senior Erhu Senior Ensemble A Ensemble B |