International Piano Competition Prize Jaén (Premio Jaén de Piano)

Bedingungen & Repertoire

Anmeldung & Gebühr

• Any nationality, born 1 April 1995–1 April 2013 inclusive. Former first-prize winners excluded. Apply by 28 January 2027, enter all programmes and submit proof of the nonrefundable €80 wire transfer and audition link or eligibility proof for the video waiver. The organizer may ask for a letter of introduction from a recognized teacher when needed. The linked submission form still displays the 2026 edition; verify the active upload checklist before submitting.
• Up to 60 admitted. Notification from 23 February, confirm by email before 5 March. Attend the draw on 1 April at 18:00 and present official ID. Shared room and breakfast while competing.

Runden & Zeitvorgaben

Video preselection · three items in one link

• One Bach prelude and fugue, one étude, and movement I of the Classical sonata. The same video pieces must be submitted for the live programme. Record each item in one take, separately allowed, and provide one unedited link. Prizewinners at WFIMC-member competitions in the last four years may supply proof instead; for age divisions only the oldest category counts.

Round 1 · solo · up to 20 min

• One Bach WTC I or II prelude and fugue, one étude by Chopin, Liszt, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Bartók, Stravinsky or Ligeti, and one substantial 20th- or 21st-century work. Selections from multi-movement works are permitted for the third item. The étude and the modern work must have different composers.

Round 2 · solo · up to 50 min plus optional commission

• One sonata: Haydn Nos. 31, 33, 42, 43, 47, 49, 53, 59, 60 or 62 (Wiener Urtext numbering); Mozart except K. 545; Beethoven except Op. 49 Nos. 1 and 2 or Op. 79; or Schubert except Wanderer Fantasy D 760.
• One Spanish selection: Albéniz, an Iberia piece except Evocación or Navarra; Falla Fantasía Bética or at least two of his Four Spanish Pieces; or one Granados Goyescas piece including El Pelele as an option. Optional for the contemporary prize: Gustavo Díaz-Jerez’s Yayyan, extra to the 50 minutes. No minimum duration.

Round 3 · 50–75 min · solo then piano quintet

• One substantial Romantic work by Schubert (D 760 or complete D 780, 899, 935 or 946), Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms, Franck or Mussorgsky; finish with one piano quintet by Franck, Brahms, Schumann, Shostakovich or Dvořák (only No. 2 Op. 81), with Cosmos Quartet. Up to six reach this round.

Final · three pianists · choose one concerto

• With Córdoba Orchestra: Beethoven No. 4 or 5, Brahms No. 1, Chopin No. 1 or 2, Rachmaninoff No. 2, Schumann Op. 54 or Tchaikovsky No. 1.

Repertoire

• One item per section unless multiple works from a shared opus or an explicit exception. Play from memory except the commission and chamber music. No changes after the application deadline. Prior Rosa Sabater or Chamber Music winners must choose a different work to compete for the same special prize again.

Quelle: Official 2027 conditions · Official Jaén repertoire by round · Organizer timetable