AAF-2026

Calendar of events AAF Member Competitions taking place in 2026-2028 Y : indicates a special focus on (very) young pianists (see pages 30-33) +Y means a special category/-ies with even lower age limits 2026

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January-Febr. [ 1 Feb] Vancouver (can) 'WPTA Canada' 15 and up January-March [20 Jan] Silicon Valley (CA, usa) 'Open Doors' [cat.] 20 and up +Y January-March [31 Mar] Piacenza (it) 'WPTA Italy' [6 age cat.] 16-38 + Y January-May [10 May] Hong Kong (hk) 'Intellectual' [various cat.] all ages + Y January-June [ 1 June] Honolulu (Hawaii, usa) 'Aloha' [5 age cat.] 19-25 + Y January-August[ 1 Aug] LosAngeles (CA, usa) 'Pacific Stars' [5 cat.] 19-32 + Y 7 - 19 January [23 Oct] Tokyo (jpn) 'Chopin' [various cat.] all ages + Y 16 - 24 January [31 Aug ’24 ]Utrecht (hol) ' Liszt/von Weber' [Finals] 20-30 22 - 25 January [15 Dec] Adana (tur) ' Adana Rhapsody' [5 age cat.] 22-26 + Y 24 Jan. - 1 Feb. [15 Nov] Graz (a) 'Bartók' [6 age cat.] 23-26 + Y 26 Jan. - 6 Feb. [15 Jan] Fujairah (uae) [4 age cat.] 18 and up + Y February [~12 Nov] Hong Kong (hk) 'HKYPAF' [63 cat.] ~all ages + Y 9 - 14 February [15 Nov ’ ] Los Angeles (CA, usa) 'Paderewski' 16-31 10 - 22 February [20 Aug ’ ] Takamatsu (jpn) 15-35 11 - 15 February [16 Jan] Zagreb (crt) 'Young Virtuoso' [6 age cat.] up to 26 + Y 13 - 15 February [21 Nov] Pontoise (f) 'Piano Campus' 16-25 13 - 19 February [15 Sep] Salzburg (a) 'Mozart' 15-32 15 - 22 February [20 Dec] Grosseto (it) 'Scriabin' up to 36 20 - 25 February [30 Sep ’ ] Zagreb (crt) 'Svetislav Stancic' up to 35 21 - 24 February [10 Jan] Hong Kong (hk) 'HK IMCA' [various cat.] all ages +Y 21 - 27 February [25 Sep] Enschede (hol) [2 age cat.] 16-20 + Y 21 Feb. - 1 Mar [15 Sep] Ljubljana (slvn) 16-31 26 Feb. - 7 Mar [30 Sep] Hastings (gb) 16-30 11 - 15 March [ 1 Feb] Hartford (CT, usa) 'Chopin' [4 age cat.] all ages + Y 14 - 26 March [ 1 Dec] Barcelona (esp) 'Maria Canals' 17-29 16 - 19 March [25 Feb] Lamporecchio (it) 'Schumann' None 16 - 21 March [30 Sep] Hilton Head (SC, usa) 13-17 Y 19 - 21 March [25 Feb] Lamporecchio (it) 'Rospigliosi' None 20 - 28 March [ 1 Feb] Vilnius (lit) 'Vainiunas' up to 30 27 - 29 March [10 Jan] Hilversum (hol) 'Globe' [4 age cat.] 18-21 + Y 3 - 10 April [ 5 Mar] Smederevo (serb) [11 cat.] all ages + Y 8 - 12 April [ 1 Mar] Brussels (b) 'Merci, Maestro!' [6 age cat.] 23-25 + Y 9 - 15 April [15 Mar] Varaždin (crt) 'Jurica Murai' [7 cat.] 17-32 + Y 9 - 18 April [31 Jan] Jaén (esp) 14-32 10 - 12 April [20 Mar] Trapani (it) 'Domenico Scarlatti -Y' [4 age cat.] 23-27 + Y 13 - 17 April [20 Mar] Trapani (it) 'Domenico Scarlatti' - Esec.Pian. 18-38 16 - 19 April [15 Mar] Las Rozas (esp) 'CIPCE Junior' [4 age cat.] 17-20 + Y 23 - 26 April [23 Feb] Mayenne (f) up to 33

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