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International Competition for Young Pianists 'Città di Minerbio'

Minerbio (Bologna), Italy

Next edition

No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.

Overview

Annual international piano competition with a festival character in Minerbio near Bologna (9th edition in 2026); EMCY member. Three categories by age, up to 70 participants.

Organiser: Associazione Amici della Musica di Minerbio
Instruments: Piano
Category: Solo piano
Age limits: Cat. I up to 17; Cat. II up to 23; Cat. III no age limit (introductory text says max. 26)

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Online registration on the competition website; fee Cat. I EUR 60, Cat. II EUR 80, Cat. III EUR 100.

Rounds & time limits

Round 1: 8-12 min by category
Round 2 / final: 15-25 min (up to 10 per category)
Winners' concert (overall winner chosen)

Repertoire

Cat. I: R1 8 min free programme with Baroque or Classical piece, R2 15 min with Romantic piece; Cat. II: R1 10 min incl. Baroque/Classical piece and brilliant etude, R2 max 22 min with Romantic piece; Cat. III: R1 12 min, R2 max 25 min, same requirements.

Jury & prizes

Jury

Riccardo Risaliti
Oxana Yablonskaya
Markus Schirmer
Giovanna Valente
Boris Bekhterev

Prizes

Category scholarships: Cat. I EUR 700, Cat. II EUR 800, Cat. III EUR 1,000
Overall winner: EUR 2,500 (Municipality of Minerbio)
Special prizes EUR 500 each: Romantic, Liszt, Classical
Recording contract with 2R Digital Classics, concert engagements, EMCY diploma

Past editions

To protect minors, we do not show the names of winners in categories open to under-18s, or of winners whose category the official source does not state (this competition also has under-18 categories). Category, age range and prize are always shown.

2026 — Minerbio (27 September - 2 October 2026) source
Category II · up to 23
- 1st prize and EMCY Prize — Enoch Wai
2024 — Minerbio source
Category I · up to 17
- Absolute winner — name not shown (category open to under-18s)
Category II · up to 23
- 1st prize (absolute) — Anton Juhl
Category III · no age limit
- 1st prize (absolute) — Giulia Falzarano
Category not stated by the source
- 1st prize (absolute) in a “Category IV” not described in the rules — name not shown (category not stated)

Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source