Founded in 2008 by friends and supporters of classical piano music, it offers outstanding young national and international artistic personalities a platform accompanying them on their way to an international career.
International Piano Forum
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v. Beethoven
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Sergey Belyavskiy, Russia
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He already belongs to the elite of pianists of the new generation! Great teachers such as Prof. E. Virsaladze, A. Jasinski, L. Howard, Y. Kaplinsky and A. Schiff have discovered and formed his talent!
Rodolfo Leone, Italy
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A talent in the next Generation of concert pianists! Latest Achievement: Winner of the prestigious International Beethoven Competition.
Lika Bibileishvili, Georgia
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Praised by critics:
“… physical power … she amazes the audience with her almost vivid clarity, emotional and intellectual dimensions of the respective compositions tangible…”
Luka Okros, Georgia
© Egor Matasov
He is established as one of the most promising pianists of his generation. Praised by critics as “intense, strong and natural, with an impressive creativity”. Lang Lang said about his Liszt’s performance: “In such a technical work, he does not deprive musicality. This is a rarity!”.
Sahun Hong, Korea
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Praised by critics as an “artist already of enormous prowess” with “lots of clarity, confidence, and wisdom”. Latest achievement: Winner of the 2017 Vendome Prize Verbier, 2nd Prize 2017 International Beethoven Competition.
JeungBeum Sohn, Korea
© JeungBeum Sohn
Latest achievement: 2017 first Korean pianist winning 1st prize at the Munich ARD International Music Competition in Germany: Powerfull, imeccable technic with mature and sincere musical sense.
Nominiation Jurors of the 9th International German Piano Award
Professor Paul Dan
Professor Grigory Gruzman
Professor Georg Friedrich Schenck
International German Piano Award
Internationaler Deutscher Pianistenpreis 2019
March 31: Semifinal I 9.30 am – 1 pm
March 31: Semifinal II 2.15 pm – 4.30 pm
March 31: Orchestra rehearsals 6 pm – 9 pm
April 1: Final 10 am – 11.45 am
All performances in the Big Hall, Literaturhaus Frankfurt
10th International Piano Award 2020
We are glad to publish the dates of the 10th International Piano Award 2020:
Semifinal II & II: March 30th 2020
Final and Grand-Prix Final Concert: March 31st 2020
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