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International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz

Kyiv, Ukraine

Next edition

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

Overview

International piano competition founded in 1995 in Kyiv in memory of Vladimir Horowitz; EMCY member since 2002 and WFIMC member since 2004. Held annually, alternating between Debut/Junior and Intermediate/Senior groups; currently paused because of the war in Ukraine.

Organiser: International Charitable Foundation of the Vladimir Horowitz Competition
Instruments: Piano
Category: Solo piano
Age limits: Groups Horowitz-Debut, Junior, Intermediate and Senior; up to 33 years (Senior)

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Online form with YouTube video, birth certificate/passport copy, photo; fee USD 100.

Rounds & time limits

Qualifying round: documents and video
Round 1: up to 30 min
Round 2: up to 35 min
Round 3: concerto
Laureates' concert

Repertoire

Qualifying video 10-15 min with a virtuoso etude; Round 1: Bach prelude and fugue (WTC), complete classical sonata, virtuoso etude, piece by a Ukrainian composer; Round 2: required work from list plus Romantic-onwards free choice; Round 3: concerto.

Jury & prizes

Jury

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Prizes

1st: USD 5,000 and gold medal
2nd: USD 2,500
3rd: USD 1,500
4th: USD 1,000
5th: USD 700
6th: USD 500

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.

2023 — Geneva (Geneva Conservatory, final at Victoria Hall), 13-21 April 2023, as 'Horowitz Competition Kyiv-Geneva' with WFIMC and Concours de Genève support source
Category not stated by the source
- 1st prize — name not shown (category not stated) — groups Debut, Junior, Intermediate, Senior

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