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International Competition 'Young Virtuosos' - Zlatka Zlatkova
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Annual international competition for young pianists at the National Academy of Music 'Pancho Vladigerov' in Sofia; EMCY member. Open to young pianists of all nationalities in three age groups, each including a commissioned Bulgarian work.
- Organiser
- Young Virtuosos Foundation
- Instruments
- Piano
- Category
- Solo piano
- Age limits
- 2025: Group I up to 12 (born after 1 Jan 2013); Group II up to 16 (born after 1 Jan 2009); Group III up to 23 (born after 1 Jan 2002)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Electronic registration form with proof of age, photos, biography and payment of BGN 100 fee.
Rounds & time limits
- Groups I and II: one performance (up to 20 / 35 min)
- Group III: two rounds of up to 45 min
Repertoire
Group I (up to 20 min): Bach invention, free piece, commissioned Bulgarian work; Group II (up to 35 min): Baroque/Classical piece, classical sonata first movement, Romantic piece, virtuoso etude, Bulgarian work; Group III (up to 45 min per round): R1 etude, Bulgarian work, Beethoven sonata; R2 Bach prelude and fugue, Romantic piece, miniature, post-1950 piece.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- Group I: BGN 1,000 / 750 / 500
- Group II: BGN 3,000 / 2,000 / 1,000
- Group III: BGN 5,000 / 4,000 / 3,000
- EMCY Special Prize and special awards for set works and the commissioned Bulgarian piece
Past editions
- 2025 — National Academy of Music, Sofia (26-29 June 2025) source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source