AAF-2022

Travel assistance Taking part in an international piano competition requires not only thorough musical preparation, but it is also a considerable investment. Travelling costs money and the participant needs to find accommodation, preferably not too far from the hall and practicing facilities. With the large quantity of competitions, pianists might prefer to apply for competitions that are relatively easy to travel to, rather than to indulge in an adventurous trip to a place far away from any airport or train station. Below and on the next page are a few examples of competitions scheduled for 202 2, that offer compensation and assistance to the pianists who have been selected for participation (or to those who have reached a certain stage in the competition).

Travel assistance (in 2022) Travel expenses fully covered (air ticket / train) - Fort Worth (USA) Cliburn

- Hong Kong Hong Kong IPC [semi-finalists] - Calgary (Canada) Honens [semi-finalists] - Geneva (Switzerland) [semi-finalists] - Utrecht (NL) Liszt [semi-finalists]

- Moscow (Rus) Rachmaninoff - Rio de Janeiro (Brs) [finalists]

- Santander (Spain)

Travel compensation/reimbursement (up to a maximum amount) - Utrecht (NL) Liszt (additional 1000 Euro, semi-finalists) - Sendai (Japan) (up to 100,000 Yen) - Takamatsu (Japan) (up to 100,000 Yen) - Tokyo (Japan) Shigeru Kawai (up to 100,000 Yen) - Calgary (Canada) Honens [quarter-finalists] (up to CAD 750, if over CAD 250) - Fulda (France) Pianale (500 Euro semi-finalists, 1000 Euro finalists) - Pontoise (France) Piano Campus (up to 500 Euro) - Rio de Janeiro (Brs) (up to US$ 500) - Hilton Head (USA) (up to US$ 500) - Shenzhen (China) (up to US$ 500) - Frankfurt (Germany) Int’l German Piano Award 50% - Eppan (Italy) Piano Academy (400 Euro each, for 4 candidates) - Zhuhai (China) Mozart (up to US$ 400) - Tbilisi (Georgia) 40% - Jaén (Spain): 300 Euro when in 2 nd round, 400 Euro when in 3 rd round. - Albuquerque (USA) Olga Kern (up to US$ 300) 2019 - Porto (Portugal) Santa Cecilia (semi-finalists, 300 Euro) - Amsterdam (Netherlands) YPF-Egorov (up to 250 Euro) - Murcia (Spain) CLAMO (up to 200 Euro + 40 Euro local transportation)

Important note: this overview is not exhaustive. Also other competitions offer assistance. It is not always published, and sometimes only given upon request. Although all details were compiled with great care, AAF cannot assume responsibility for any mistake or omission. Terms and type of assistance may also change. Interested pianists should always check the official websites. Alink-Argerich Foundation 2022