European Piano Contest Bremen


The European Piano Contest Bremen, German: Europäischer Klavierwettbewerb Bremen is an international piano competition held every 2 years in Bremen, Germany. It was founded in 1987 by Radio Bremen. The editions of 1987 und 1989 were opened to German pianists aged 16-30. Since 1990 it is open to pianists from all over Europe, including the musicians from CIS states, Turkey and Israel.
Due to its high artistic requirements and esteemed jury, the European Piano Competition Bremen gained a reputable position among international competitions. The Competition is organized by Radio Bremen, the Sparkasse Bremen, Die Glocke, the Jugendherbergswerk, the Sendesaal Bremen and the Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra. From the very beginning competition has always been overseen by the current Minister for Foreign of Germany.

List of winners

  1. Andreas Woyke
  2. Manfred Kratzer
  3. Nadja Rubanenko and Daniel Gortler, jointly
  4. Céderic Tiberghien and Igor Kamenz, jointly
  5. Filippo Gamba
  6. Peter Laul
  7. Emre Elivar and Alexandre Pirojenko, jointly
  8. Eugen Mursky
  9. Julian Gorus
  10. David Meier
  11. Yana Vasilyeva
  12. Violetta Khachikian
  13. Jamie Bergin
  14. Stanislav Khegai and Jean-Paul Gasparian, jointly
  15. Elizaveta Ukrainskaia
  16. Marek Kozák

    Jury