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Steinway Piano Competition (Germany)
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Youth piano competition of Steinway & Sons in Germany, held every two years (2024, 2026), with video preliminary rounds recorded at participating Steinway retailers and a public final concert in the Laeiszhalle Hamburg. Children in countries with their own Steinway competition are asked to apply there.
- Organiser
- Steinway & Sons
- Instruments
- Piano
- Category
- Solo piano
- Age limits
- Under 17 on the concert day (2026: group A 7-9, B 11-13, C 15-16 as defined by age on 18 October 2026); students already enrolled in a music degree are excluded
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Registration via eu.steinway.com/de/klavierspiel-wettbewerb and a participating Steinway retailer.
Rounds & time limits
- Preliminary round: video recorded at a participating Steinway retailer in Germany (June-July)
- Final: public concert, Großer Saal, Laeiszhalle Hamburg
Repertoire
Two-handed piano works from pre-classical, classical, romantic and 20th-century periods; groups B and C encouraged to include a Viennese Classical piece; piece length up to 4 min (A), 6 min (B), 8 min (C).
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Cord Garben (chair)
Prizes
Not published on the official pages we could check.Past editions
- 2026 — Laeiszhalle Hamburg (final concert 18 October 2026) source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source