Dear pianists,
dear parents, dear teachers,

You have had to wait four weeks for this day, you have shown on the videos how beautifully and passionately you play music, how hard you have been working and now you have finally looked through the results lists on our website and Facebook page to see if your name is there.

To our great regret, he will often not be there: due to the limited time frame of the competition of 2.5 days, the jury could only admit 62 pianists from 11 countries. Unfortunately, this means that 229 participants could not be accepted.

About the procedure of the jury

The jury, consisting of Prof. Christian A. Pohl, Prof. Claudia Schellenberger and myself, took a lot of time to ensure a well-founded and well-reasoned admission of the participants!

Each member of the jury was given a table with the name, date of birth, age group, repertoire and the video of each applicant, which they processed on their own with comments and ratings (Yes, No, Maybe). Nationality, place of residence, educational institution and teacher were not known to the jury to prevent these factors from influencing the decision.

From the outset, the number of participants admitted was clear: only about 60 young pianists can be heard during the 2.5 days of the competition.

After viewing the videos, the results were combined into an overall verdict: three x yes meant clear approval, two x yes and one maybe as well. 48 participants already fell into these categories. The videos with two x yes and one no as well as one yes and two maybes went into an intermediate round, were heard again and discussed in a meeting. Finally, the final selection of 62 approved participants was made.