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Khachaturian International Competition

Yerevan, Armenia

Next edition

Edition: 2027
Dates: 6-13 June 2027
Location: Yerevan
Registration deadline: 10 April 2027 (per WFIMC listing - third-party)

Overview

International competition in Yerevan held since 2003 in honour of Aram Khachaturian, rotating between piano, violin, cello and conducting. The 2027 edition is for piano.

Organiser: Khachaturian International Competition Organizing Committee
Instruments: Piano, Violin, Cello, Conducting
Category: Solo piano, Solo violin, Solo cello, Orchestral conducting
Rotating: Rotates piano / violin / cello / conducting; 2027: piano
Next edition: Piano
Age limits: 16 to 35 on the opening day (2026 edition)

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Piano: Online application form
Cello: 2026: applications closed 10 April 2026; fee EUR 200 payable only by pre-selected applicants (non-refundable).

Rounds & time limits

Piano: Round 1: solo recital max. 40 min
Piano: Round 2: solo recital max. 60 min
Piano: Round 3: with orchestra
Cello: Primary audition: video of at least 15 minutes
Cello: Round 1: 24 participants
Cello: Round 2 (semifinal): 12 participants
Cello: Round 3 (final): 4 participants with the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

Repertoire

Piano: 2027: Round 1 - Bach Prelude and Fugue, Chopin etude, Khachaturian Poem in C-sharp minor, an etude by Liszt/Rachmaninoff/Prokofiev/Scriabin, a Classical sonata; Round 2 - Shakhidi Sonata No. 2 plus large Romantic and 20th-century works; Round 3 - Khachaturian Piano Concerto plus a concerto from a list.
Cello: Video audition: one Baroque or Classical piece and one Romantic piece. Works are played from memory except cello-piano sonatas; programme cannot be changed during the competition; pitch 442 Hz.

Jury & prizes

Jury

Levon Mouradian
Victor Julien-Laferrière
Gregorio Nieto
Josephine Knight
Meehae Ryo
Martti Rousi
Denis Severin

Prizes

1st prize: AMD equivalent of USD 10,000 plus a concert in 2028/29
2nd prize: AMD equivalent of USD 5,000
3rd prize: AMD equivalent of USD 3,000
Special prizes and Audience Award

Past editions

2026 — Cello · Yerevan source
1st prize: Cosima Regina Federle (Germany); 2nd prize: Bogdan Efremov (Russian Federation); 3rd prize: Artyom Ioanisyan (Armenia); Finalist: Miriam K. Smith (USA)
2022 — Cello · Yerevan source
1st prize: Ettore Pagano (Italy); 2nd prize: Yo Kitamura (Japan); 3rd prize: Ivan Sendetckii (Russian Federation)
2018 — Cello · Yerevan source
1st prize: Jonathan Swensen (Denmark); 2nd prize: Fedor Amosov (Russian Federation); 3rd prize (shared): Chae-Won Hong (Republic of Korea), Rustem Khamidullin (Russian Federation)

Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source