Ravina's Etudes de Concert are challenging works designed to develop advanced piano technique, focusing on virtuosity and clarity of execution. They are known for their demanding passagework and brilliant musicality.
Requires extreme finger dexterity and stamina for rapid scale and arpeggio passages.
12 Etudes de Concert is rated Henle level 6 of 9 — advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 7–8. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 8.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 6 — meaning you can already play level 5–6 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of 12 Etudes de Concert lasts about 20 minutes.
12 Etudes de Concert is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.