»To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable!«
Ludwig van Beethoven
International Piano Forum
International German Piano Award
International piano competition in Frankfurt, Germany.
BEST OF - 10 Years International German Piano Award
Information for applicants
A direct application for the piano competition in 2020 is only possible if you are studying or have studied at a German Music University.
2020, the competition will have been awarded for 10 years in a row. Thus, the application modalities have been changed: The International Piano Forum will itself nominate 3 pianists and the German Music universities as well will nominate 3 pianists.
March 29th – 30th and 31st 2020
The International Piano Competition will take place both as competition and as concerts with its past winners.
March 29th and March 30th
Piano Competition
– First round – Second round – Third round
– Announcement of the Prize Winner 2020
March 31st
Gala Concert – Program
Prize Winner Concert and Ceremony of the Piano Competition
Philharmonie Baden Baden Orchestra
Frédéric Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 2
Pavel Baleff – Conductor
Prize Winner 2020 – Piano
Piotr I. Tschaikowsky – Piano Concerto No. 1
Nimrod David Pfeffer – Conductor
Alexey Melnikov – Piano
Sergej Rachmaninoff – Piano Concert No. 3
Yalchin Adigozalov – Conductor
Dmitri Levkovich – Piano
Piano Competition Hall – Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Literaturhaus Frankfurt
March 29th – 30th
Piano Competition Hall – Gala Concert
Great Hall, Alte Oper Frankfurt
March 31st