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Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition

Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Edition
2029
Location
Ljubljana

Source: ljubljanafestival.si

Overview

The triennial Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition gives young pianists an international stage, with solo rounds at the Slovenian Philharmonic and concerto finals with the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra at Cankarjev dom.

Organiser
Festival Ljubljana
Instruments
Piano
Category
Solo piano
Age limits
Pianists born between 1995 and 2009 (2026 edition)

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Rounds & time limits

  • Round 1 and Round 2 at the Slovenian Philharmonic
  • Two final evenings at Cankarjev dom with the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

Repertoire

Baroque to twentieth-century music.

Jury & prizes

Jury

  • Dubravka Tomšič Srebotnjak (President, 2026)

Prizes

  • Main prize EUR 50,000 with orchestral performances; total prize fund over EUR 100,000 (2026)

Past editions

  • 2026 — Ljubljana source
  • 2023 — Ljubljana source
    1st Kai-Min Chang

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