First stage competitors

First stage
competitors

All entries for the 26th Edition of the Friuli Venezia Giulia International Piano Competition.

Jungin Ryu

1998 – SOUTH KOREA

Chun Tung Chan

2000 – HONG KONG

Chuanyi Xiang

1999 – CHINA

Filippo Tenisci

1998 – ITALY

Sherri Hoi Ching Lun

2003 – HONG KONG

Alessandro Villalva

1998 – ITALY

Xing Chang

2002 – CHINA

Yuki Kamiya

1994 – JAPAN

Yongqiu Liu

2000 – CHINA

Tomasz Marut

1996 – POLAND

Nunzia Valitutto

2000 – ITALY

Quifang Deng

2004 – CHINA

Wanlin Xie

2004 – CHINA

Junwoo Lee

1994 – SOUTH KOREA

Yi-Hsueh Liu

1996 – TAIWAN

Moeka Arai

1998 – JAPAN

Elia Palade

2003 – AUSTRIA

Alessandra Assi

2000 – ITALY

Jington Yuan

2004 – CHINA

Wuxi Ni

2000 – CHINA

Angela Szu Hsuan Wu

1995 – TAIWAN

Nicolas Ventura

1997 – ITALY

Kong Hanfei

2003 – CHINA

Aaron Kurz

1995 – USA

Teodora Kapinkovska

1999 – NORTHERN MACEDONIA

Zhengwen Chen

2001 – CHINA

Vladimir Skomorokhov

1999 – RUSSIA

Cheng-Jung Wu

2002 – CHINA

Jae-Hyeong Cho

1994 – SOUTH KOREA

Jaeyoon Lee

1997 – SOUTH KOREA

Akihito Maruyama

1998 – JAPAN

Kibeon Lee

1995 – SOUTH KOREA

Marco Ottaviani

2001 – ITALY

Aleksandr Gaidei

1996 – RUSSIA

Mitsuki Fukuhara

1997 – JAPAN

Hyelee Kang

1995 – SOUTH KOREA

Noam Babany

1994 – ISRAEL, FRANCE

Wai Kit Yip

2000 – HONG KONG

Mia Pecnik

2000 – CROATIA

Alessandro Artese

2001 – ITALY

Tomer Domani

2001 – ISRAEL, PORTUGAL

Domenico Bevilacqua

2002 – ITALY

Christian Pastorino

1996 – ITALY

Milen Manoj Earath

2001 – INDIA

Francesco Maria Navelli

2003 – ITALY

Andrea Jermini

2000 – SWITZERLAND

Giulia Loperfido

2000 – ITALY

Ruben Xhaferi

2005 – ITALY

Hanna Tomina

2007 – BELARUS

Daniele Lasta

1999 – ITALY

Tobia Pizzirani

1996 – ITALY

Leonardo Merlini

2003 – ITALY

Martino Detto

1998 – ITALY

Wei Nen Chee

1994 – MALAYSIA

Edoardo Mancini

2000 – ITALY

Mattia Fusi

1997 – ITALY

Nicola Pantani

1995 – ITALY

David Khrikuli

2001 – GEORGIA

Alessandro Simoni

1996 – ITALY

Martin Rizov

2001 – NORTHERN MACEDONIA

Carlo Solinas

2000 – ITALY

Chiara Cerioni

2005 – ITALY

Milan Slijepčević

2000 – SERBIA

Massimiliano Vettore

2002 – ITALY

Pieter Gunawan

2003 – INDONESIA

Giacomo Rossetti

2001 – ITALY

Ivo Gjika

1998 – ALBANIA

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News and Events

Results of the First Round – Announcement of the 12 Candidates Admitted to the Second Round

8 May, 2025

Special Prizes Concert and Announcement of the Winners

4 May, 2025

CEI Piano Forum 2025 – GO! BORDERLESS

1 May, 2025

The Friuli Venezia Giulia International Piano Competition is back!

1 May, 2025

From All Over the World to Sacile for the Piano FVG Prize

9 March, 2025

26th Edition: registration open

18 January, 2025

Online the new website of PianoFVG

18 January, 2025

25th Edition: final concerts – 3rd Round

4 May, 2024

25th Edition: solo rehearsals – 3rd Round

3 May, 2024

Piano Competition

The Friuli Venezia Giulia PianoFVG International Piano Competition is one of the most important international musical events to highlight new keyboard talents from all over the world, within the age limit of 32.

M° Davide Fregona

Artistic Director

International Jury

ANNA KRAVTCHENKO

JURY PRESIDENT – Italy

Described by the Dutch newspaper Het Parool as “the miracle of the keyboard,” Anna Kravtchenko made a name for herself on the international piano scene after winning unanimous first prize at the prestigious “Ferruccio Busoni” International Piano Competition in 1992, when she was only 16 years old.

JURY

ANNA KRAVTCHENKO

JURY PRESIDENT – Italy

Described by the Dutch newspaper Het Parool as “the miracle of the keyboard,” Anna Kravtchenko made a name for herself on the international piano scene after winning unanimous first prize at the prestigious “Ferruccio Busoni” International Piano Competition in 1992, when she was only 16 years old.

JURY

Musical Program

The Friuli Venezia Giulia International Piano Competition takes place in the City of Sacile, which can be reached by a one-hour train ride from Venice.

FIRST PHASE > 2025

Tuesday, May 6 to Saturday, May 10

All competitors must perform a program of a maximum duration of 20 minutes including:

No. 1 Etude by F. Chopin from op. 10 or op. 25

Sonata K 380 in E major (with or without ritornelli) by D.Scarlatti

No. 1 Prelude by C. Debussy from Book I or II

One or more pieces of free choice

All admitted contestants (a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 15) must perform a program lasting between a minimum of 40 minutes and a maximum of 50 minutes including:

No. 1 Sonata by L.v. Beethoven from the 32 free-choice sonatas

No. 1 piece composed after the year 1900

One or more pieces of free choice

*Giuseppe Molinari’s prelude op.2 “Mnemes”

Songs already performed in previous rehearsals cannot be repeated

*Competitors intending to compete for the “Giuseppe Molinari” out-of-competition scholarship may perform in the second round the prelude op.2 “Mnemes” downloadable from this website

SECOND PHASE > 2026

Wednesday, May 6 to Saturday, May 9

The 6 admitted contestants will have to take two practice sessions.

First session for solo piano

All eligible competitors must perform a free-choice program lasting between a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 60 minutes.

Songs already performed in previous rehearsals cannot be repeated

Second session with orchestra

All admitted competitors must perform one piano concerto chosen from the following:

W.a.Mozart, L.v.Beethoven, F.Chopin, R.Schumann, F.Liszt, J.Brahms, P.I. Tchaikovsky, E. Grieg, S.Rachmaninov, S.Prokofiev.

TECHNICAL PARTNER

TECHNICAL PARTNER

Orchestra