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XII International Piano Competition 'Città di Spoleto'
Next edition
- Edition
- 2026
- Dates
- 19-22 November 2026
- Location
- Spoleto
- Registration deadline
- 5 October 2026 (Premio); 28 October 2026 (categories)
- Fee
- Premio EUR 80; categories EUR 40-70
Source: strumentiemusicafestival.com
Overview
International piano competition in Spoleto with two strands: the Premio Pianistico (video preliminary round, then a live final) and an age-category competition with graded auditions. Held in November; open to young pianists of all nationalities.
- Organiser
- Associazione Italian Accordion Culture (IAC) with ARS Spoletium
- Instruments
- Piano
- Category
- Solo piano
- Age limits
- Premio Pianistico: born 1993 or later; age categories from Piccole Note (born 2019+) to G (born 1993+)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online entry; Premio capped at 20 candidates, first come first served.
Rounds & time limits
- Premio: video preliminary round (max 15 min)
- Premio final: max 30 min, up to 5 finalists
- Categories: single audition scored by points
Repertoire
Premio: video max 15 min including one étude from a listed composer set (Clementi, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Skriabin, Liszt, Saint-Saëns, Lyapunov, Prokofiev, Ligeti); final max 30 min free programme without repeating preliminary pieces. Categories: free programme, 4 to 30 min by age.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Carlo Balzaretti (chair)
- Eser Bilgeman
- Lilia Boyadjieva
- Vittorio Costa
- Alessandro Gagliardi
Prizes
- Premio 1st prize: EUR 2,000
- 2nd prize: EUR 1,200
- 3rd prize: EUR 800
- Category 1st-prize scholarships EUR 100 to 500 (categories C to G)
Past editions
Not published on the official pages we could check.Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source