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Smetana International Piano Competition
Próxima edición
- Edición
- 2027
- Fechas
- 27 de febrero – 5 de marzo de 2027
- Lugar
- Plzeň Conservatory concert hall
- Plazo de inscripción
- 31 de diciembre de 2026
- Cuota de inscripción
- 1000 CZK / 40 € (primera categoría), 1500 CZK / 60 € (segunda), 2000 CZK / 80 € (tercera categoría)
Fuente: piano-competition.com
Información general
Long-running international piano competition in Plzeň (36th edition in 2027), held in three age categories with a compulsory Smetana work in every round. Open to young pianists of all nationalities within the age limits.
- Entidad organizadora
- Conservatorio de Plzeň (Pilsen)
- Instrumentos
- Piano
- Categoría
- Piano solo
- Límites de edad
- First category: born 2012 or later; Second category: born 2006 or later; Third category: born 1997 or later (2027 edition)
Bases y repertorio
Inscripción y cuota
- Open to all nationalities. Apply online by 31 December 2026. I: born 2012 or later, €40/CZK 1,000; II: 2006 or later, €60/CZK 1,500; III: 1997 or later, €80/CZK 2,000. Pay by bank transfer. Pilsen live rounds 27 February to 5 March 2027.
- Enter personal and identity details, school and teacher, repertoire and bank/tax details. Upload a portrait (JPG/PNG) and a JPG scan of passport, ID or birth certificate meeting the form’s identification requirements, up to 2 MB. The public form lists teacher name and gives no recommendation-letter or screening recording requirement.
Eliminatorias y duración
Category I · one round · 13–16 min
- One or more Smetana works totaling at least four minutes. Fill the remaining time with free-choice music and play it last.
Category II · Round 1 · 15–20 min
- One virtuoso concert étude by Chopin, Liszt, Smetana, Rachmaninoff or Scriabin, and one or more Smetana works totaling at least five minutes.
Category II · Round 2 · 20–25 min
- One fast movement from a Classical sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Dusík or Voříšek, or one Mozart/Beethoven rondo; Smetana works totaling at least eight minutes; and free-choice music last. Do not repeat Round 1 repertoire.
Category III · Round 1 · 15–20 min
- One virtuoso concert étude by Chopin, Liszt, Smetana, Rachmaninoff or Scriabin; one or more Smetana works totaling at least five minutes; and music by Czech or international Romantic composers last.
Category III · Round 2 · 35–40 min
- One complete sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Dusík or Voříšek; Smetana works totaling at least ten minutes; then free-choice music. Do not repeat Round 1 repertoire.
Category III · Round 3 · choose one concerto
- With orchestra: Mozart K. 466, 467 or 488; Beethoven No. 1–5; Grieg A minor; Chopin E minor or F minor; Schumann A minor; or Liszt E-flat major.
Repertorio
- Memorize every work. Insufficient Smetana playing time disqualifies. When a round includes a free-choice portion, play it last. Report repertoire changes in writing or by email by 10 January 2027. The seven-volume Bärenreiter Smetana edition governs discrepancies.
Fuente: Official general conditions · Official application checklist · Category I repertoire · Category II repertoire · Category III repertoire
Jurado y premios
Jurado
- Ivan Klánský (chair, HAMU Prague)
- Miroslav Brejcha (Pilsen Conservatory)
- Daniel Buranovský (VŠMU Bratislava)
- Jan Jiraský (JAMU Brno)
- Konrad Skolarski (UMFC Warsaw)
Premios
- First category: 1st CZK 10,000, 2nd CZK 5,000, 3rd CZK 3,000
- Second category: 1st CZK 30,000, 2nd CZK 15,000, 3rd CZK 8,000
- Third category: 1st CZK 50,000, 2nd CZK 25,000, 3rd CZK 12,000
- Premio Bedřich Smetana: 30.000 CZK
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