The first International Piano Competition Košice was held in 1993 and up until its fifth year the competition was organized annually. Later the organizing committee decided to change it to biennial cycle.
The aim of competition is to support young talented children and enable them to represent themselves on the stage, not only in Slovakia, but also abroad.
From its very beginning the International Piano Competition Art Director has been Peter Toperczer, Dr. h. c., Rector emeritus at AMU in Prague, a native of Košice. After his sudden death Peter Breiner, composer, pianist and conductor took over the position as art director and from 2013 Professor Toperczer’s son, Peter Tperczer jr., will be art director of the International Piano Competition Košice. The competition is now dedicated to his father thus being renamed into Peter Toperczer International Piano Competition.
Mária Hemerková Elementary School of the Arts
The participants should be aged up to 17.
The competition has two rounds.
Every two years
10-13 April 2025
31 December 2024
competition
The application form should be sent by registered mail before the deadline with:
Application fees (non-refundable):
With accommodation at Garni Hotel Akadémia (free breakfast)
Without accommodation:
The participants should be aged up to 17 and divided in 4 age categories.
I. category – contestants born in 2014, 2015 or younger
II. category – contestants born in 2012, 2013
III. category – contestants born in 2010, 2011
IV. category – contestants born in 2008, 2009
Competition repertoire
| 1st round – selection
composition from the barocco period composition from the romantic period |
2nd round – final
composition from the classical period composition from the 20th or 21st century |
Time limits in each round:
| 1st round | 2nd round | |
| I. Category
II. Category III. Category IV. Category |
5 – 8 min
7 – 12 min 10 – 15 min 13 – 20 min |
5 – 8 min
7 – 12 min 10 – 15 min 13 – 20 min |
Direction for classification of composers by style periods:
Composers living and composing at the turn of the 19th and 20th century (S. Rachmaninoff, A. Scriabin, C. Debussy, M. Ravel, etc.), along with their entire work, should be added to compositions of the 20th and 21st century for the second round.
– financial prize for 1st – 3rd place in each category
– other special awards and giveaway prizes
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