All Contestants must abide by the following Rules:

There are 4 Categories for PIANO SOLO and 2 categories for PIANO CHAMBER MUSIC

​The focus on Beethoven’s works require competitors to be well equipped to compete with repertoire in ONE ROUND ONLY. Participants of PIANO SOLO categories must send in an audition video of no more than 5 mins from the list of submitted repertoire at the point of registration.  

​1. Submission dates for ALL Categories: 

• Application will open from 18 January 2027 and close on 31 March2027, 5pm.

2. Participants may compete in different categories.   For example, a 16-year old may compete both in the Youth Piano Solo Category and in the Youth Piano Chamber Category.  Applicants of more than one category must complete separate application forms and pay the required fees separately.

3. No changes to the repertoire are allowed across all categories once the applications are received. 

4. The decisions of the Jury are final and not subjected to review or appeal.  

5. The organizers have the rights to combine categories if there are less than 10 participants/groups in any category.   

6. There will be no refund of competition fees if a participant withdraws from the competition at any point.  

7. Masterclasses: Contestants who qualified into the final rounds may also sign up for masterclasses to study with available professors.  

8. Candidates will be judged using a system of points.  Prizes awarded to all pianists and chamber groups will be based on the highest total number of points scored.   
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9.By submitting their application, all participants grant the organizer of the competition the right to publish personal details and use any videos for promotions. The organiser will hold all rights to contestants’ profiles, publicity material, video and audio recordings made over the entire competition period.  Claims by third parties will not be acknowledged. The participants are not entitled to any financial compensation.

10.All participants must complete the ONLINE APPLICATION FORM and are required to pay the following application fees for different stages of the competition.  Applications received without payment by the closing dates will be deemed as void.

Piano SoloCategory

• Junior (ages 9 to 12) : $150

• Youth (ages 13 to 17): $180

Piano Solo with Concerto Categories

• Collegiate (ages 17 to 24) : $200

• Artist (from ages 25 to no upper age limit) : $250

Piano Chamber Music Categories

• Youth Piano Chamber Category (no lower age limit, up to age 20): $200

• Professional Piano Chamber Category (from ages 18 to no upper limit) : $250

The winner of the Beethoven Artist category  will be invited to perform at the Victoria Concert Hall in SHINE! Concerto in Perspective  with Joyeux Sinfonietta. ​