AAF-2025

13 July 15 July 15 July 17 July 31 July 31 July 31 July 31 July

Finale Ligure (it) Palma d'Oro

7 October 8 October 10 October 11 October 15 October 17 October 17 October 20 October 23 October

Lazise (it) Amadeus Rome (it) Chopin Grez-Doiceau (b) EPTA

Marbella (esp)

Sydney (aus) Aegio

Livorno (it)

Contursi Therme (it) Terme Artlive

Campillos (esp)

Aachen (frg) MozARTe

Budapest (hun) Danubia Talents

Novara (it) Sergio Fiorentino

Radovljica (slvn)

Rabat (mrc) Princess Lalla Meryem

Novi Sad (serb) Isidor Bajic

Sanremo (it) Russian Music

Tokyo (jpn) Chopin 2026 31 October Novi Sad (serb) WPTA [online] ~1 November Enna (it) F.P. Neglia 4 November Paris (f) Chopin ~ 8 November Osimo (it) Nuova Coppa Pianisti 9 November Varallo (it) Varallo Sesia 12 November Salerno (it) A. Napolitano 15 November Warsaw (pol) Zarebski 15 November Kraainem (b) César Franck 15 November Graz (a) Bartók 2026 15 November Los Angeles (usa) Paderewski 2026 21 November Pontoise (f) Piano Campus 2026 23 November Ariano Irpino (it) 26 November Orléans (f) 20th & 21st Century 2026 ~ 30 November Bern (ch) Interlaken Classics 2026 1 December Prague (cz) Prague Spring 2026 5 December Cleveland (usa) Young Artist 2026 12 December Barcelona (esp) Maria Canals 2026 15 December Dallas (TX) (usa) 2026 20 December Grosseto (it) Scriabin 2026 31 December Hilversum (hol) GIPC 2026 ~ 31 December Hong Kong (hk) HKYPAF 2026

10 August 20 August 25 August 26 August 30 August

Los Angeles (CA, usa) Pacific Stars OL

Takamatsu (jpn) 2026 Aachen (frg) MozARTe Y

Gioia del Colle (it) Pietro Argento

Lovere (it) Tadini 1 September San Benedetto del Tronto (it) 2 September Ulm (frg) Euplayy - Ponte Concerto 3 September Valladolid (esp) Frechilla-Zuloaga 10 September Minerbio (it) 15 September Tel Aviv (isr) Stretto 15 September Borjomi (geor) T. Amirejibi 15 September Salt Lake City (usa) Bachauer Y 2026 25 September New York (NV, usa) Ocean Music 25 September Manchester (gb) James Mottram 25 September Enschede (hol) 2026 30 September Zagreb (crt) S vetislav Stancic 2026 30 September Kronberg (frg) IGPA 30 September Hilton Head (SC) (usa) 2026 30 September Hastings (gb) 2026 1 October Las Rozas (esp) Spanish Composers 5 October Acquaviva delle Fonti (it) 15 September Salzburg (a) 2026 15 September Ljubljana (slvn) 2026

N.B. Competition organisers sometimes decide to extend the application deadline, hoping for more pianists to apply. This is then usually announced at the last moment, so it is advisable to double-check the websites. Naturally, one should never count on this and always try to apply well on time. The organisers will appreciate it. At some competitions, two application deadlines are set (and even mentioned in the rules). Pianists who apply after the first deadline, are required to pay an additional “late application fee” (or “late processing fee” ). Other competitions try to stimulate pianists to apply earlier by mentioning a special “early-bird” deadline. The Santa Cecilia Competition in Porto (Portugal) as well as the Orbetello (Italy) handle different application deadlines for the main competition and for the junior categories. NB: a few competitions require the pianists who have successfully passed the preliminary round, to apply or register again for the final stage. This is specially seen at competitions where the preliminary round is held online.

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