The International Competition Piano Val de Travers is open to pianists of any nationality from 5 to 25 years old.
The competition was created for promotion of young talents in Switzerland. They are organizing concerts for their winners in the way to motivate them in their music studies and helping them with their future carrier.
In this difficult time, the main part of the competition will be online with recordings for the first round of each category. It means that you don’t need to spend money for accommodation and plane tickets before you will be sure to become a finalist. The quality of jury judging will not be changed and vote will be always anonymous and impartial. All recordings will be published on the YouTube channel and you will be able to take a contact with jury members if you want to get a feedback of your performance. Only one thing what you need it’s to make good recording of first round and to send us a link with application form till 5th December! For any questions, don’t hesitate to write an email info@piano.international, or a message on Whatsapp +41797582863.
Association « Les interprètes de demain ». Katja Avdeeva founder and artistic director
The participants should be aged up to 29 years old.
The competition has three rounds.
10 December, 2026
Every two years.
5-6-7 February, 2027
competition
Applicants will be admitted to participate in the competition only after the application fee is paid. Any application bank charges or commissions are payable by the applicant. The participant’s full name should be indicated in the payment reference. The application fee is non-refundable.
Application fee:
Category A 110 CHF bank transfer
or 120 Euro via online platform
Category B 130 CHF bank transfer
or 140 Euro via online platform
To apply, please, send your application form and following documents by e-mail : info@piano.international
The application form is available here
The video must be recent (recorded within the last 12 months), filmed in a single take with no edits. The camera must remain fixed on the participant’s face and hands. Any audio or video editing is strictly forbidden, under penalty of disqualification. Recordings from other competitions are not accepted.
The title of your video must include:
Competition name: “Piano Neuchâtel – Val de Travers” 2027 / Participant’s first and last name / Date of birth / Category.
The competition is open to pianists of any nationality, born after 9 February 1999. The competitors are divided in three age categories:
Participants of the international competition will be divided into two age categories:
“A”- participants born on or after February 7, 2011
“B” – participants born on or after February 7, 1998
From each category maximum 20 candidates will be invited in Neuchâtel after jury decision.
The competition organizers reserve the rights to all audio and video recordings, photos, Internet publications and broadcasts of the performances and concerts during the competition.
Winners will participate in the final concert and any other events arranged by the competition organizers.
All works must be performed from memory except contemporary pieces written after 1960.
Competitor must bring to the jury tree copies of music score of his contemporary piece written after 1960.
The jury’s decision will be final and not subject to appeal.
By registering to participate in the competition, the applicant accepts the competition rules.
More info here.
One study by Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Scriabin, Ligeti, Unsuk Chin or Rubinstein
Category A
1st prize : 1000 francs
2nd prize : 700 francs
3rd prize : 300 francs
Category B
1st prize : 4000 francs and a solo recital in 2028
2nd prize : 2000 francs
3rd prize : 1000 francs
Finalists will get 500 CHF and diploma
Competition Website
