21st MozArte International Piano Competition Professional
(01. - 06.09)
Competition Rules
1. Program changes will be just accepted until 31.07.2025
2. Jury decisions are binding
3. All pieces have to be played by heart. Repeating the competition program is not allowed
4. The application fee can not be refunded except the competition have to be cancelled due to force majeure
5. The jury is allowed to stop the performance if the explicit length is exceeded
6. Students of the jury are not allowed to participate at the competition
7. The competition is allowed to record and film all performances
8. The competition will not take responsibility of the competitor's belongings
9. The competitors will bear the costs of the travel and the accommodation
10. The results for each round will be announced during the festival evening concert and will not be emailed to you
11. Prize winners must attend the Prize Winners' Concert to receive their award. Failure to attend will result in the forfeiture of the prize
12. Rules for the commissioned work by Marc Vogler:
a. Participants may choose to perform the commissioned piece "Grande Valse Macabre" in either the First Round or the Semi-Finals (optional).
b. If a participant performs the commissioned piece in the First Round or Semi-Finals and advances to the Final Round, they are required to perform the piece again in the Final Round.
c. If the commissioned work is performed in the Final Round, the participant is allowed to exceed the standard time limit for the piece, provided the overall program remains within the round's time limit.
Important Notice
Application deadline: 31.07.2025
Program change deadline: 31.07.2025
The order of the competitors will be determined and announced during the Opening Concert on 01.09.25.
The first 50 applications in order of entrance will be considered and invited to the competition - spots are still available!. Students of the jury members are not allowed to participate in the competition.
The Age Limit is 32 years by September 2025 and all nationalities will be accepted.
The prize winners have to attend the prize winners concert to get their prizes and diplomas.
COMPETITION Program
1st Round (10 to max. 12 min.)
- free choice of program
Semi-final (25 to max. 30 min.)
- free choice of program
Final (35 to max. 40 min.)
- free choice of program
Prize
1. prize - 3000€
2. prize - 1500€
3. prize - 750€
Mozart Prize for the best interpretation of W.A. Mozart with minimum duration of 10 minutes (can be chosen from all categories).
A Special Prize in honor of Inge Althoff will be awarded for the best interpretation of the piece "Grande Valse Macabre" by Marc Vogler. (find the score and the rules below).
Concert engagements in Germany, the Netherlands, Croatia and Italy including the Orpheo-concert series in Kerkrade, the Piano Loop Festival in Split etc.
COMPETITION time & venue
When: from 01 to 06.09.2025
See exact schedules on Festival Program
Where: Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln - Aachen, Theaterplatz 16 in 52062 Aachen, Germany
This year, the MozArte Competition has commissioned a composition in honor of Inge Althoff. A Special Prize in her honor will be awarded for the best interpretation of the piece "Grande Valse Macabre" by Marc Vogler.
The composer Marc L. Vogler from Cologne, alumnus of the HfMT Cologne and winner of the German Music Competition 2022, has created a piano work for the Professional Category of the Piano Competition, which will be premiered at the festival.
IMPORTANT:
Rules for the commissioned work by Marc Vogler:
a. Participants may choose to perform the commissioned piece "Grande Valse Macabre" in either the First Round or the Semi-Finals (optional).
b. If a participant performs the commissioned piece in the First Round or Semi-Finals and advances to the Final Round, they are required to perform the piece again in the Final Round.
c. If the commissioned work is performed in the Final Round, the participant is allowed to exceed the standard time limit for the piece, provided the overall program remains within the round's time limit.