Henle Piano Competition

Next edition

Edition

2027

Dates

Starts January 2027 (16th competition)

Location

Online

Source: henle.de

Overview

International video piano competition for children aged 6 to 13 run by the music publisher G. Henle Verlag, with set composers per age group. The 2026 edition had 276 pianists from 31 countries; the 16th edition starts in January 2027.

Organiser

G. Henle Verlag

Instruments

Piano

Category

Solo piano

Age limits

Age groups 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 and 12-13

Jury & prizes

Jury

• Melanie Spanswick (UK)
• Frank Huang (Miami University, USA)
• Claudius Tanski (Mozarteum Salzburg, Austria)

Prizes

• Ages 6-7: EUR 170 / 120 / 70
• Ages 8-9: EUR 200 / 140 / 80
• Ages 10-11: EUR 220 / 150 / 90
• Ages 12-13: EUR 260 / 170 / 120
• Henle Urtext editions for further participants

Past editions

To protect minors, we do not show the names of winners in categories open to under-18s. Category, age range and prize are always shown.

• 2026 — Online (jury met 20 May 2026) source
  Age group 12–13 · ages 12–13

  • 1st prize — name not shown (category open to under-18s)

  Age group 10–11 · ages 10–11

  • 1st prize — name not shown (category open to under-18s)

  Age group 8–9 · ages 8–9

  • 1st prize — name not shown (category open to under-18s)

  Age group 6–7 · ages 6–7

  • 1st prize — name not shown (category open to under-18s)