Beethoven-Competition

Newsletter Nr. 2 / November 2012

Members of the jury

The Jury of the 14th International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna 2013 will consist of nine distinguished pianists and piano professors (in alphabetical order):
  • Filippo Gamba, Italy
  • Andreas Haefliger, Switzerland
  • Choong Mo Kang, South Korea
  • Markus Schirmer, Austria
  • Jasminka Stancul, Serbia
  • Wolfgang Watzinger, Germany
  • Natasha Vlassenko,  Russia
  • Eleanor Wong,  China/Hong Kong
  • N.N (confirmation pending)
The function of the non-voting Chairman of the Jury holds Jan Jiracek von Arnim.
We are looking forward to welcoming the jury members as well as 36 selected young pianists in Vienna from June 10 - 20, 2013!


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monument of L. v. Beethoven in Vienna
(1, Beethovenplatz)



Statistics of applications

259 pianists from 43 nations have applied to compete in the 14th International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna 2013.
This high number of applicants from all over the world shows once more the interest in the piano works of Ludwig van Beethoven, crucial in the development of every young pianist, as well as the importance of the International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna as being the only international piano competition dedicated exclusively to this composer. This competition was founded more than 50 years ago and will be organized in 2013 for the 14th time by the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.

The graphic indicates the origin of the applicants in percentage.

In total, 142 male and 117 female pianists have applied.
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Statistics of pianist's origin
Competition Office:
International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1
1030 Vienna - AUSTRIA
beethoven-comp@mdw.ac.at
www.beethoven-comp.at