Munich Piano Competition 2025

Nymphenburg Castle, Munich, Germany

02 – 06 June 2025

Application deadline: 20th of March 2025, 23:59 CEST

Application phase is opening soon!

The updates

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Highlights

  • Competition is open to both professionals and amateurs (music lovers).
  • The online application for all categories except Professionals will automatically qualify you for the live performance at Nymphenburg Castle.
  • The online applications for Professionals will qualify you for a video audition, wich has to be uploaded by a link in the application form. The best ranked competitions of these will be invited for the live audition at Nygmbhenburg castle.

Complete and Updated Rules and Provisions of Munich Piano Competition 2025.

Competition categories

CategoryAge (year of birth)Duration
Pre categoryborn 2017–20194 minutes
Category Aborn 2014–20164–7 minutes
Category Bborn 2012–20135–10 minutes
Category Cborn 2010–20118–15 minutes
Category Dborn 2008–200910–18 minutes
Category Eborn 2006–200712–20 minutes
Category Fborn 2004–200515–25 minutes
Professionalsno age limit20–35 minutes
Music loversno age limit10–20 minutes

Have a question?

Contact us at competition@pianosummer.eu.

Competition partners