Program

Video Preselection Round

(Video submission deadline: 10 March 2026 – see video requirements on the Regulation page)
Each competitor must submit a video with a program lasting between 15 and 20 minutes, which must include:

• One Étude by one of the following composers:
  F. Chopin, F. Liszt, A. Scriabin, S. Rachmaninov, S. Prokofiev, C. Debussy, or G. Ligeti

Live First Round

(13 May 2026 – Maximum 20 selected competitors)
Each competitor must present a free-choice program lasting between 15 and 20 minutes, which must include:

• One Étude by one of the following composers:
  F. Chopin, F. Liszt, A. Scriabin, S. Rachmaninov, S. Prokofiev, C. Debussy, or G. Ligeti

Repeating pieces performed in the Video Preselection Round is allowed.

Live Second (Final) Round

(14 May 2026 – Maximum 6 finalists)
Each finalist must present a free-choice program lasting between 35 and 40 minutes, which must include:

• The first movement of a Sonata by one of the following composers:
  J. Haydn, M. Clementi, W. A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, or F. Schubert

Repeating pieces performed in the Video Preselection Round is allowed, but not from the Live First Round.

Awards

Laureates

🥇 1st Prize:
€4,000 scholarship and concert engagements at the Orbetello Piano Festival and with Ars Alta Association in Spain.

🥈 2nd Prize:
€2,000 scholarship.

🥉 3rd Prize:
€1,000 scholarship.

Finalists who do not receive one of the top three prizes will be granted a scholarship of €250.

Please read the full REGULATION page for further details.