Students should consult websites and literature produced by the individual funding organisations for complete and up-to-date information & for relevant application forms.
NADIA AND LILI BOULANGER INTERNATIONAL SINGING & PIANO COMPETITION
Biennial. Open to pianists of any nationality, age limit applies. Please check website for further details.
Website: http://www.cnlb.fr/
CLARA HASKIL COMPETITION
The Competition’s purpose is to discover young talent capable of representing the Competition’s values: musicality, sensitivity, humility, constant re-evaluation, ceaseless striving for excellence, listening to partners and respect for the composer. Biennial, open to pianists of any nationality. Age limits apply.
Website: https://app.getacceptd.com/clarahaskil
DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Triennial. Open to pianists of all nationalities. Age limits apply.
Contact: P.O. Box No. 71, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland Tel: +353 (01) 272 1523
Website: http://www.dipc.ie/
FERRUCCIO BUSONI INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Open to pianists of any nationality, age limits apply.
Email: info@concorsobusoni.it Website: www.concorsobusoni.it
HAMAMATSU INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Triennial competition held in Japan. Age limits apply.
Website: http://www.hipic.jp/
HONENS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Triennial competition held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Website: www.honens.com
INTERNATIONAL TELEKOM BEETHOVEN COMPETITION
The International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn is open to pianists from all nations, as well as stateless persons, who are between 18 and 32 years old at the time of the competition. Held every 2 years.
Website: https://www.telekom-beethoven-competition.de/itbcb-en
INTERNATIONAL FRYDERYK CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION
Open to pianists of any nationality, held every 5 years.
Website: https://chopin2020.pl/en/
INTERNATIONAL GÉZA ANDA PIANO COMPETITION
Triennial, age limits apply.
Website: http://www.geza-anda.ch/
INTERNATIONAL LONG PIANO CONTEST
Triennial, age limits apply.
Website: https://www.long-thibaud.org/en/
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION BEETHOVEN’S HRADEC
The piano competition is open to students of music schools (conservatory, college, university, academy). It has no age categories. Held in the Czech Republic.
Website: https://www.beethovenuvhradec.cz/soutez/
WILLIAM KAPELL INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Biennial, open to pianists aged 18-33 at the University of Maryland, USA.
Website: https://www.knabeinstitute.org/the-william-kapell-competition.html
INTERNATIONAL ROBERT SCHUMANN PIANO COMPETITION
Open to pianists of all nationalities – age limits apply. Held every 4 years.
Website: https://www.schumann-zwickau.de/en/02/rswettbewerb.php
LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
This competition promotes young, talented pianists among first-class musicians and share classical music with a large international audience. The Competition will be held in Ljubljana from 25 February to 4 March 2023, and we are currently in the process of accepting applications from young talents. The Competition is open to pianists of any nationality born between 1992 and 2006. For more information please click on this link: Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition
ORLEANS CONCOURS INTERNATIONAL DE PIANO XXe SIECLE
Open to pianists up to the age of 42.
Contact: 46 ter, rue Sainte-Catherine, 45000 Orléans, France Tel: +33 (0)2.38.62.89.22
Email: admin.oci.piano@orange.fr Website: www.oci-piano.com
ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PIANO MASTER COMPETITION
Conceived in the spirit of this legendary pianist, the Competition is committed to attaining standards of the highest order and is a valid international forum for presenting talented, aspiring young pianists and fostering their artistic careers. Triennial, open to pianists of all nationalities, aged 18-32.
Contact: ARIPMC, 12 Huberman St., Tel Aviv, 6407510, Israel Tel: +972-3-685-6684
Website: http://www.arims.org.il/
SANTANDER INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION – PALOMA O’SHEA
Open to pianists of any nationality -age limits apply.
Website: http://www.santanderpianocompetition.com/
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION
The “Vienna International Music Competition” has been designed to promote musicians of all ages and disciplines, by offering them performances at Musikverein and Mozarthaus in Vienna, cash prizes, 5 music albums and many special awards. The “4th Vienna International Music Competition” has been designed as an ONLINE COMPETITION: the selection is entirely made through video recordings.https://www.viennacompetition.com/
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