Shaofan Qi’s Capriccio integrates modern pianism with a spirited, driving character. It is marked by its surprising harmonic turns and rhythmic vitality.
Focus on maintaining independence between the hands during the frequent rhythmic juxtapositions.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Capriccio for Piano is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 5 — meaning you can already play level 4–5 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 Capriccio for Piano lasts about 3 minutes.
Capriccio for Piano is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Piano Sonata No. 8 'Pathétique' by Ludwig van Beethoven, Solfegetto in C minor, H 220 by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Allegro in D minor by George Frideric Handel — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.