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Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn
Next edition
- Edition
- 2027
- Dates
- 2-11 December 2027 (provisionally 3-11 December for the main round)
- Location
- Bonn
- Registration deadline
- Application form opens 1 December 2026; application window to 3 May 2027
Source: telekom-beethoven-competition.de
Overview
The Telekom Beethoven Competition is a biennial international piano competition in Bonn devoted to Beethoven's music alongside classical and contemporary repertoire. It ends with a chamber music final with the Beethoven Trio Bonn and an orchestra final.
- Organiser
- Deutsche Telekom in cooperation with Beethovenfest Bonn
- Instruments
- Piano
- Category
- Solo piano
- Age limits
- Pianists of all nationalities born between 11 December 1995 and 1 December 2009 (2027 edition)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online application form via the Muvac portal, opening 1 December 2026, with a recording of the first-round repertoire.
Rounds & time limits
- Qualification by video (up to 28 admitted)
- First round: 28 competitors, 45 minutes
- Second round: 12 competitors, 60 minutes
- Semi-final: 6 competitors, 40 minutes
- Chamber music final: 3 competitors
- Orchestra final: 3 competitors
Repertoire
Bach prelude and fugue and Beethoven sonatas and variations in the early rounds; semi-final adds a Beethoven sonata and 20th-century works; chamber final: a 21st-century work and a Beethoven piano trio; final: Beethoven concerto. Solo repertoire from memory.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- 1st prize EUR 50,000
- 2nd prize EUR 25,000
- 3rd prize EUR 10,000
- Special prizes of EUR 1,000-2,000 and Steinway Prizewinner Concert Network engagements
Past editions
- 2025 — Bonn source
1st Seth Schultheis; 2nd Amir Ron; 3rd Jonas Stark - 2023 — Bonn source
1st Caleb Borick; 2nd Lovre Marušić; 3rd Zhouhui Shen - 2021 — Bonn source
1st Hans Suh; 2nd Alexei Tartakovsky; 3rd Giorgio Lazzari - 2019 — Bonn source
1st Cunmo Yin; 2nd Yuto Takezawa; 3rd Shihyun Lee - 2017 — Bonn source
1st Alberto Ferro; 2nd Tomoki Kitamura; 3rd Ho Jeong Lee
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source