Introduction to internationally renowned piano competitions

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1. International Chopin Piano Competition This is a piano competition held in memory of Chopin. It started in 1927 and is held every five years in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The competition repertoire is mainly composed of works by Chopin. After the third session, it was interrupted due to the war and resumed in 1947. Since 1955, it has been held every five years. Chinese pianists Fu Cong and Li Mingqiang won third place in the 5th competition in 1955 and fourth place in the 6th competition in 1960 respectively. Liu Yifan won the 10th Special Award in 1980.

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2. The Queen Elizabeth International Music Competition is organized by the "Queen Elizabeth Music Foundation" established in 1929 and is located in Brussels, Belgium. The first violin competition was named after the chairman of the foundation, Isayi, and was called the "Isayi Violin Competition". David Oistrakh won the first prize. In the second year, there was a piano competition, and the first prize was won by Gillelis. After that, it was suspended for a period, and was re-conducted in 1951 under its current name. Since then, it has been held in the order of piano in the first year, violin in the second year, composition in the third year, and rest in the fourth year.

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3. The Geneva International Music Competition has been held annually in Geneva, Switzerland since 1939. During the Second World War, it was limited to domestic competitions, and was restored to international competitions in 1946. There are as many as 26 competition items, including piano, cello, organ, flute, oboe, chamber music ensemble, etc. It is one of the most influential high-level music competitions in the world. The two projects of vocal music and piano are held annually. Chinese pianist Gu Shengying won the second prize in the 1958 Piano Competition (there was no first prize in that year).

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4. Budapest International Music Competition Originally founded in 1933 as the Liszt International Piano Competition, it was renamed in 1948 and took place in Budapest, Hungary. Each competition has its own name depending on the competition, such as the "Ekel Vocal Competition", "Szigeti Violin Competition", "Vajina Chamber Music Competition", etc., all of which are irregular. Chinese pianist Liu Shikun won the third prize in the 1956 Piano Competition. 5. Viotti International Music Competition Founded in 1950, it is held every year from October to November in Vercelli, Italy. The competition is named after the Italian classical music composer and famous violinist Viotti. This competition includes three aspects: piano, vocal music, and composition. Then according to different years, one of the violin, guitar, flute, etc. competitions will be added.

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6. The Munich International Music Competition is centered on the Bavarian Broadcasting Association in Munich and is planned by 9 German broadcasting associations. In 1952 It is held annually in Munich. The full name of the competition is the "International Music Competition of the Federal Republic of Germany". Like the Geneva International Music Competition, there are 26 events. In addition to the two competition items of piano and vocal music every year, other items are also added in different years. 7. Schumann International Music Competition This competition was established in 1956 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Schumann's death. It is held annually in Berlin, Germany. The main content of the competition is voice and piano. Chinese pianist Zhou Guangren won eighth place in the first competition.

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8. Tchaikovsky International Music Competition was founded in 1958 by the former Soviet Union in Moscow. Once every four years, the competition repertoire focuses on Tchaikovsky's works. The first session only included piano and violin, and later added cello and vocal music. Chinese pianists Liu Shikun and Yin Chengzong have won the second prize in this competition. 9. The George Enescu International Music Competition was founded in 1958 in Bucharest, Romania, and is held every three years. The first competition included piano and violin, and the second competition included a vocal competition.

Chinese pianist Li Minqiang won the first prize in the first competition; Hong Teng and Bao Huiqiao won the third and fifth places in the second competition; Li Qi and Li Qifang won the fourth and fifth places in the third competition respectively.

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10. Van Cliburn International Piano Competition This is to commemorate the American pianist Van Cliburn who won the Tchaikovsky International Music Prize in 1958 Founded in 1962 for the first place in the competition, this competition is held every four years in Fort Worth, Texas. 11. Spain Paloma Osea International Piano Competition This competition was founded in 1974. It was held every year before 1978, and then it was held every other year. In the 8th competition, Chinese young pianist Xu Feiping won fourth place. The Japan International Music Competition is a large-scale world music competition hosted by the Japan Performance Federation. It was founded in 1981 and is held every three years. In the second competition in 1983, Chinese young pianist Du Ningwu won fifth place in the piano competition

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What else?

Kingsville International Piano Competition, New York, Oga Gorsoevsky Piano Competition, Ettlingen, Germany, International Youth Piano Competition, Beijing International Piano Competition, Shanghai International Piano Competition, China, Jinna Bahou, USA Ya Young Artists International Piano Competition Bogorlich International Piano Competition Southern Missouri International Piano Competition Leeds International Piano Competition

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