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International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
International piano competition focused on Beethoven's works, run by the mdw in Vienna and a WFIMC member; the 17th edition took place in May 2025. Open to pianists of any nationality within the age limit.
- Organiser
- mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
- Instruments
- Piano
- Category
- Solo piano
- Age limits
- Born after 1 January 1993 (17th edition, 2025)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Application with video for the online pre-selection (details on the official site).
Rounds & time limits
- Screening auditions / online video round
- Round I (Joseph Haydn Hall, mdw)
- Round II (semi-final)
- Round III: Grand Finale with the Wiener Symphoniker, Golden Hall of the Musikverein
Repertoire
Beethoven-focused programme played from memory; final with a Beethoven concerto (2025 finalists played Concertos No. 3 and 4).
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Jan Jiracek von Arnim (chair)
- HieYon Choi
- Ingrid Fliter
- Sofya Gulyak
- Robert Levin
- Hélène Mercier
- Ronan O'Hora
- Antti Siirala
- Jasminka Stančul
Prizes
Not published on the official pages we could check.Past editions
- 2025 — Vienna (16-24 May 2025) source
Finalists: Jonas Stark, Derek Hartman, Martin Nöbauer
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source