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Premio Trio di Trieste International Competition for Piano Chamber Ensembles
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
The 23rd Premio Trio di Trieste, held 12-16 September 2026, is open to piano duos with violin, viola or cello, piano trios and piano quartets of all nationalities. It features video preliminaries followed by live rounds at the Tartini Conservatory and Teatro Miela.
- Organiser
- Associazione Chamber Music Aps
- Instruments
- Piano and violin duo, Piano and viola duo, Piano and cello duo, Piano trio, Piano quartet
- Category
- Piano chamber music, Violin in chamber music, Viola in chamber music, Cello in chamber music, Piano trio & quartet, Duos
- Age limits
- Average age of ensemble not above 32 on 31 December 2026
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Fee EUR 120 per ensemble; 2026 deadline 11 June 2026.
Rounds & time limits
- Preliminary video
- Second round (up to 60 min)
- Semifinal (about 50 min)
- Final (about 30 min, top three)
- Winners' concert
Repertoire
Preliminary video: complete work by Beethoven, Schumann or Brahms. Second round (up to 60 min): Haydn/Mozart (or Brahms for viola and cello duos), Beethoven/Schumann, and a pre-1960 Czech, Polish or Hungarian work. Semifinal (about 50 min): own programme with a published score from 1980 onward. Final (about 30 min): complete work of choice.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Pavel Berman
- Simone Gramaglia
- Marta Gulyas
- Johannes Meissl
- Milos Mlejnik
- Dirk Mommertz
- Danusha Waskiewicz
Prizes
- 1st: EUR 16,000 plus EUR 6,000 Ribotta Special Prize and 18 concerts
- 2nd: EUR 6,000
- 3rd: EUR 4,000
- Special prizes EUR 2,600-4,000
Past editions
- 2026 — Trieste source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source