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Coimbra World Piano Meeting
Coimbra World Piano Competition
Coimbra World Piano Competition 2026
The festival will include one International Piano Competition, selecting one participant to perform with orchestra:
1) Repertoire
The competition will consist of two rounds:
Selection round:
Free choice repertoire, which must include:
-One virtuoso Etude of the participant´s own choice, among those of Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Prokofiev or Ligeti
The jury will finish the candidate’s audition at the end of the 15th minute, in case the repertoire exceeds this timing.
Final:
6 pianists may be admitted.
Free choice repertoire, which must include:
– One movement of a sonata or a set of Variations by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven.
The jury will finish the candidate’s audition at the end of the 20th minute, in case the repertoire exceeds this timing.
Works performed in the selection round may not be included
Prizewinner Concert:
The absolute winner of the competition must perform with orchestra the following concert:
- L. van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
2) Prizes
1st prize: 600 €
3) Rules
1. Competitors who are not ready to perform when called upon to do so may be disqualified.
2. The Jury retains the right to stop a performance if the competitor exceeds the allotted time.
3. Competitors cannot appeal against the decisions of the Jury.
4. Works must be performed by memory.
5. The jury reserves the right to select less finalists/prizewinners if the level of the performances is below the standard considered appropriate by the jury to perform as soloist with orchestra.