Students should consult literature produced by the individual funding organisations for complete and up-to-date information & for relevant application forms.

AMA CALABRIA INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Open to all nationalities, under 25. 1st prize=2,500 euro + 16 concert engagements. Deadline for applications: April.
Contact: P Celli, 23 1 88046 Lamezia Terme (CZ)
Tel: +39 0968 24580/453090/25983 Fax: +39 0968 201005
Email: info@amaclabria.org Website: www.amacalabria.org

ADILIA ALIEVA PIANO COMPETITION
Competition in June for professional pianists.
Contact: Madame Renée Magnin, Mairie F-74240, Gaillard, France.
Fax: 00 33 4 50 39 71 80 Email: chateau.gaillard@curarchamps.fr

AMSA INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Open to students of any nationality between ages 5-30. 1st prize = US$20,000. Closing date 1st Jan.
Details: Ms Gloria Ackerman, Chief Executive Officer, 1030 Carew Tower, Cincinnati, OH, 45202, USA.
Tel: +1 513 4212672

ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PIANO MASTER COMPETITION
Triennial, open to pianists of all nationalities, aged 18-32. 10 prizes offered: 1st = Competition Gold Medal + US$25,000, RX 3 Grand Piano by Kawai Piano Co, concert tour of the Far East courtesy of Yamaha; 2nd = Competition Silver Medal + US$15,000; 3rd = Bronze Competition Medal + US$10,000;4th, 5th & 6th = US$3,000.
Details: Mr. Jan Jacob Bistritsky, Director, 12 Huberman Street, Tel Aviv, 64075, Israel.
Tel: 972 3 6856684 Fax: 972 3 6854924
Email: competition@arims.org.il Website: www.arims.org.il

AXA DUBLIN INTERNATION PIANO COMPETITION
Contact: The Administrator, AXA Insurance, Dublin Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.
Tel: 00 353 1 272 1523 Fax: 00 353 1 272 1508 Email: pianos@iol.ie

CLARA HASKIL COMPETITION
Biennial, open to pianists of any nationality and either sex under age 27. 1st prize = SwFr20,000. Closing date July of competition year. Entry fee.
Details: Mr. Patrick Peikert, Director, reu du Conseil 31, Vevey 1, CH-1800, Switzerland.
Tel: 41 21 9226704 Fax: 41 21 9226734
Email: clara.haskil@smile.ch Website: www.regart.ch/clara-haskil/

CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE DI MUSIC CARLO SOLIVA
Valter Maria Massaza Prize for solo pianists under age 35, with special prize for best performance of work by Bartók, piano 4 hands for those born from 1965 onwards, chamber instrumental music for all ages, also special prize for musical interpretation of work by Bartók. 1st 25 candidates from overseas receive free accommodation. Closing date 21st Feb.
Contact: via Facino Cane 35, Casale Monferrato I-15033, Italy.
Tel/Fax: +39 142-55760

CONCOURS INTERNATIONAL DE PIANO XXe SIECLE
Open to pianists. Deadline December. Prizes totalling 55 000 euro.
Contact: OCI, Maison des Associations, 46 ter, rue Sainte-Catherine, 45000 Orléans.
Tel: +33 02 38 62 89 22 Paris: +33 01 42 45 56 81
Email: oci.piano@wanadoo.fr Website: www.oci-piano.com

DINO CIANI PRIZE FOR YOUNG PIANISTS
Address: Teatro all Scala, Via filodrammatici 2, 1-20121, Milano, Italy.
Tel: 39 2 88791

F. BUSONI INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Open to pianists of any nationality, age limit 16-28. Closing date 31st May, competition Aug./Sept. each year.
Details: Foundation "Ferruccio Busoni" International Piano Competition, Piazza Domenicani, 25, 39100 Bolzano Italy.
Tel: (39/0471) 976568 Fax: (39/0471) 973579
Email: info@concorsobusoni.it Website: www.concorsobusoni.it

HAMAMATSU INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Competition held in Japan, open to pianists under age 28.
Contact: The Secretariat, Hamamatsu PO Box 105, 430-7790 Japan.
Tel: (81/53) 451 1114 Fax: (81/53) 451 1123
Email: hipic@actcity.jp Website:www.actcity.jp/hipic

HONENS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Deadline Oct. More then $100,000 CAD in cash prizes + Artistic & Career Development Program for Laureates.
Tel +1 403 299 0130 Email: info@honens.com
Application forms available online at: www.honens.com

INTERNATIONAL BEETHOVEN PIANO COMPETITION
Open to pianists of any nationality aged 17-32. Held every 4 years. Closing date Sept.
Details: Ms Elga Ponzer, Secretary General, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, Anton von Webern Platz 1, Vienna, A-1030, Austria.
Tel: +43 1 71155 6050 Fax: -6059
Email: beethoven-comp@mdw.ac.at
Website: www.mdw.ac.at/beethoven-competition

INTERNATIONAL FREDERIC CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION
Open to pianists of any nationality, aged 17-28. Held every 5 years (next 2005). Prizes: 1st = US$25,000 + gold medal; 2nd = US$20,000 + silver medal; 3rd = US$15,000 + bronze medal; 4th = US$11,000; 5th = US$8,000; 6th = US$6,000. Closing date 1st Mar.
Frederic Chopin Society Prize - for best performance of a polonaise = US$5,000
Polish Radio Prize - for best performance of a mazurka = US$5,000
National Philharmonic Prize - for best performance of a concerto = US$5,000
Details: The Jury, Frederic Chopin Society in Warsaw, Ostrogski Castle,
ul Okólnik 1, Warsaw, PL-00-368, Poland.
Tel: 48 8275471 Fax: 48 8279599 Website: www.chopin.pl

INTERNATIONAL GÉZA ANDA PIANO COMPETITION
Triennial, open to young pianists under age 32. Cash prizes of SwFr60,000 + free concert management services for 3 years. Closing date 1st March.
Details: Ms Ruth Bossart, Bleicherweg 18, Zurich, CH-8002, Switzerland.
Tel: 41 1 2051-423 Fax:-429
Email: gezaanda@bluewin.ch Website: www.gezaanda.org

KELVIN GROUT INTERNATIONAL ACCOMPANISTS' COMPETITION
The first truly international competition, exclusively for piano accompanists will take place in Amsterdam from the 8th to the 13th September 2008.
Details: UK based management: www.arrivadiva.com or email: Mary Kaptein - mary@arrivadiva.com
competition site : www.kgcompetition.com or email :Kelvin Grout - kelvingrout@gmail.com

INTERNATIONAL MARGUERITE LONG COMPETITION
Triennial, open to pianists under age 30 of any nationality. Registration fee. Closing date 1st Sept.
Details: Mrs. Claude Perin, General Secretary, 32 Avenue Matignon, Paris, F-75008, France.
Tel: 33 1 42 666680 Fax: 33 1 42 660643
Email: longthi@club-internet.fr

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION - WILLIAM KAPELL
Biennial, open to pianists aged 18-33. 1st prize = US$20,000.
Details: Mr. Don Reinhold, National Orchestral Institute School of Music - 2114 Tawes, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742-1211,USA.
Tel: 1 301 4038370 Fax: 1 301 4038375

INTERNATIONAL ROBERT SCHUMANN COMPETITION
Open to pianists under age 30 and to individual singers under age 32. Held every 4 years.
Details: Mr. Hanelore Heil, Organisationsbüro, Münzstrasse 12, Zwickau, D-08056, Germany.
Tel: 0049 375 212636 Fax: 0049 375 834130

MARIA CALLAS GRAND PRIX FOR PIANISTS
Biennial, open to pianists of any nationality under age 30. Registration Fee.
Details: The General Secretary and Founder, 8 Amerikis Street, Athens, GR-10671, Greece.
Tel: 30 1 3633701 Fax: 30 1 3635957 Email: athenm@lbm.net

PALOMA O’SHEA SANTANDER INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Open to pianists of any nationality under age 29. Preselections in London; semi-finals and finals in Spain. Closing date Dec.
Details: The Secretariat General, Calle Hernán Cortés 3 Enlo, Santander, E-39003, Spain.
Tel: 34 942 311451 Fax: 34 942 314816
Email: concurso@albeniz.com Website: www.albeniz.com

THE PRO PIANO NEW YORK RECITAL SERIES
No age limits. Auditions May. Prize includes recording contract.
Apply: The Founder & Executive Director, 85 Jane Street, New York, NY 10014, USA.
Tel: +1 212 206 8794 Fax: +1 212 633 1207
Email: classicmus@aol.com

Two Pianos

MURRAY DRANOFF INTERNATIONAL TWO PIANO COMPETITION
Biennial. Closing date: July. Open to pianists aged 18-35.
Contact: Loretta Dranoff, Director, Murray Dranoff Foundation, 180 NE 39 St, Miami, Florida 33137, USA.
Tel: +1 305 572 9900 Fax: +1 305 572 9922 Email: mail@dranoff2piano.org

THE REDING-PIETTE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR DUO PIANO
Triennial. Deadline for applications: December. Open to those aged 30 and under. 1st Prize= SFR 25,000.
Contact: Janine Reding, competition president, Chateau Perigord II, Monte Carlo, MC-98000, Monaco. Tel/Fax: +377 93 30 07 21 Email: reding-piette@bluewin.ch

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