10th Concurso Internacional Competition – City of Vigo-Galicia, Spain

Vigo, Spain

Deadline: June 20th, 2026

X Concurso Internacional Competition – City of Vigo/ Alfred Brendel Edition.

Pianists of any nationality may participate in the competition, without age limit.

Schedule:

1st Round: June 21st to June 27th/ video recordings/ Results: June 29th

August 7th/ Opening concert and inaugural ceremony

2nd Round/August 8th to August 10th 

Semi-final/ August 11th

Final/August 12th (maximum 8 participants)

August 13th/ Rehearsal with the Galician Symphony Orchestra

Grand Final/ August 15th/ with the Galician Symphony Orchestra (3 participants)

Registration Fees:

Pre-registration fee/ €50

For the live rounds in Vigo/ €100

Prizes:

1st Prize “SHIGERU KAWAI”

• €18,000 and diploma, divided as follows:
• €6,000 in cash and diploma.
• A concert tour in Spain as soloist, and 2 concerts with the Galicia Symphony Orchestra, for which the participant will receive a total minimum amount of €12,000.

2nd Prize “DOS ACORDES”

• €3,000 and diploma.

3rd Prize“JUAN MONTES”

• €1,500 and diploma.

4th Prize, 5th Prize, 6th Prize: Diplomas

“MARTHA ARGERICH” PRIZE – Favourite performer of Martha Argerich

• €500 and diploma.

“NELSON FREIRE” PRIZE – Best performance of a work by F. Chopin 

• €200 and diploma.

“ROSA SABATER” PRIZE – Best spanish pianist

• €200 and diploma.

“PEPITO ARRIOLA” PRIZE – Best galician pianist

• €200 and diploma.

“CRISÓSTOMO ARRIAGA” PRIZE – Best participant under 20 years old

• €200 and diploma.

SPECIAL PUBLIC PRIZE “MARTÍN CÓDAX” – Most voted participant in the final

• Diploma.

“BACH” PRIZE – Best performance of a work by J. S. Bach

• €200 and diploma.

“MARCIAL DEL ADALID” PRIZE – Best performance of a work by a spanish composer

• €200 and diploma.

“ANDRÉS GAOS” PRIZE – Best performance of a work by a Galician composer (non-compulsory piece): Andrés Gaos, and the required piece is “Novos Aires Galegos”

• €200 and diploma.

“ROSALÍA DE CASTRO” PRIZE – Best performance of a work by a female composer

 Diploma.

PRIZE FOR THE FAVOURITE PARTICIPANT OF EACH JURY MEMBER.

• Diploma.

UP TO FIVE HONOURABLE MENTIONS

For those participants whom the jury considers to have shown exceptional qualities and who have not advanced to the semi-final.

• Diploma of Honour.

MASTERCLASS