Steinway Piano Competition Switzerland

STEINWAY PIANO

COMPETITION

Switzerland

STEINWAY PIANO COMPETITION 2025

SWITZERLAND

For children and youth under 17 years of age

PRELIMINARY ROUNDS:

Live- Preliminary Round in Zurich: Saturday, 29th and Sunday, 30th March 2025

Musikschule Konservatorium Zürich

or digital

Preliminary Round with Video and Steinway Spirio | r Highend sound recording:

Lausanne: Sunday, March 23, 2025 Hug Musique Lausanne

Zurich: Sunday, April 6, 2025 at Musik Hug Zurich

COMPETITION FINAL:

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Musikschule Konservatorium Zurich, Switzerland

Big Hall

Total Prize Fund CHF 3'000

Additional special prizes from Unite Classics:

"The best teacher"

"The prize of virtuosity"

"Best Performer of a Swiss Composer"

"Best performer of a work from the classical period"

"Best Young Artist"

Additional to the Competition

STEINWAY MASTERCLASSES

no age limit, also for non-competitors

Participation is possible until the end of June 2025 (Live or online/digital)

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Credo of the association "Unite Classics":

«A competition is a stage that allows you to gain experience, develop yourself further

and consolidate yourself musically, keeping in mind Pierre de Coubertin's wonderful motto:

«The essential is not to win, but to participate».

Competition Schedule:

Preliminary Round Live Zurich

Preliminary Round Digital Lausanne

Preliminary Round Digital Zurich

Rules and Application:

Rules of Competition

Application form

Steinway Masterclasses

Jury members:

Stefan Escher

Culture manager and director of the Swiss Youth Music Competition. Member of the jury at various international competitions.

Nataliya Chepurenko

Founder & director of the Brussels International Music Academy, International Competition for Young Pianists “Merci, Maestro!”, Summer Music Academy FORTE, the chamber orchestra ‘CAMERATA BRIMA’. Jury member at many international piano competitions.

Roland Pröll

Pianist and ex. Professor at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, as well as founder of the International Mozart Competition in Berlin and the International Schubert Competition in Dortmund

William Fong

Pianist, Professor at the Royal Academy of Music and Head of Keyboard at the Purcell School for Young Musicians, one of Europe's leading specialist schools for talented young musicians

Jun Kanno

Pianist and Jury member at many prestigeous international competitions. Master classes in Europe, North and South America as well as in Asia.

Benjamin Engeli

Pianist and lecturer at the Landeskonservatorium in Feldkirch (A)

Guillaume Hersperger

Winner of the "Best Teacher" prize at the Swiss Steinway Piano Competition 2021, Artistic Director of the "Week-End Musical de Pully", "Lavaux Classic", "Lavaux Classic Piano Competition". Jury member in various competitions.

Tamara Kordzadze

Pianist and President of the Association “Unite Classics”. Her piano Class at the Zurich Conservatory has won more than 60 prizes in various international Competitions

Organisation: