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Merci, Maestro! International Piano Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
International youth and young-artist piano competition in Brussels with six age categories, video preselection and two live rounds. Open to pianists worldwide; Russian music is excluded.
- Organiser
- Not named on the rules page
- Instruments
- Piano
- Category
- Solo piano
- Age limits
- Categories A under 10 to F 23-25
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online before 1 March 2026; registration fee EUR 25 plus category fee EUR 50-150.
Rounds & time limits
- Pre-selection by video
- First round live in Brussels
- Final round live in Brussels; gala 12 April 2026
Repertoire
Pre-selection: virtuosic piece plus free work; round 1: Bach, etude and free work; final: classical sonata movement or variations plus free work. Russian composers not permitted; from memory.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- Category F: EUR 600 / 350 / 300
- Category E: EUR 500 / 300 / 250
- Lower categories smaller prizes
Past editions
- 2026 — Brussels, 8-12 April 2026 source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source