SCHEDULE 2026
7th August 2026 Friday
9:00-21:00 competition (all age categories)
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Please note: the competition locations for the piano and the string instruments are different.
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Piano section: Musikquartier/Ehrbar Palais (Grosser Ehrbar Saal), Mühlgasse 28-30, 1040 Vienna
String instruments section: Musikquartier/Ehrbar Palais (Kleiner Ehrbar Saal), Mühlgasse 28-30, 1040 Vienna
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Practice rooms for warming up before the competition will be available depending on your registration time.
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The official announcement of the competition results will be made on 9th August at the awards ceremony
8th August 2026 Saturday
​16:30-18:00
Open Masterclasses
Musikquartier, Mariahilferstrasse 51, 1060 Vienna
piano: Room 23 (E3)
string instruments: Room 20 (L4)
9th August 2026 Sunday
10:00-14:00
Award ceremony and concert of the competition laureates at the Haydn Hall of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Anton von Webern Platz 1, 1030 Vienna
Musikquartier/Ehrbar Palais (Ehrbar Saal), Mühlgasse 28-30, 1040 Vienna
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Musikquartier, Mariahilfer Straße 51
1060 Wien
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Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
​Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Wien