Registration

• Level: the competition is open to all top-level amateur pianists
• Program: this is no set program
  • Preliminaries: candidate’s choice (10 minutes maximum)
  • Semi-finals: a work by Bach and a romantic composition (15 minutes)
  • Finals: free program (30 minutes)

The same pieces played in the preliminaries and semi-finals can be played in the finals. Ten semi-finalists and five finalists will be selected.

• Dates:
  • Preliminaries: Wednesday, 19 and Thursday, 20 November 2025
  • Semi-finals: Friday, 21 November 2025, 6pm
  • Finals: Saturday 22 November 2025, 5pm, Sorbonne Université

• Pre-requisites:
  • Professional pianists may not compete.
  • Minimum age: 18 (no upper age limit).
  • Send your application to: Le Concours des Grands Amateurs de Piano – 23, rue Raynouard – 75016 Paris, with your full name, address and profession. Please enclose an electronic photo jpg.
  • Enrolment fee: $ 60
  • Deadline: July 25, 2025 with a limit of 100 candidates in order of arrival.

• Awards: The prize winner receive an award of $ 3000 and give a concert with orchestra in Paris.