Piano Competition
We are waiting for you in beautiful Procida Island
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Awards over €20.000: cash scholarships, concerts, special prizes (bottom of the page) and the opportunity to debut in the Gala of the Mimas Music Festival from 19th to 22nd August 2025
The evaluation and announcement of the winners will be online.
Winners announcement Junior Categories: from 9th June 2025
Winners announcement of Young and Virtuoso Categories: from 16th June 2024
Places are limited: There are only 7 places left!
The Competition is Member of the Alink Argerich Foundation
Your Program
Send us the performance where you feel comfortable
The program is free
You can send us separate links uploaded to one of these channels: Youtube, Tencent, Youku, Vimeo, Google drive
Don’t Forget
Registrations/Links made from 2023 are accepted
Entries are Limited!
Deadlines
Junior Categories: 24th May 2025
Young and Virtuoso: 31st May 2025
please read all other rules at the bottom of the page
Winner Piano Competition
Mimas Music Festival 2022
Junior A
Ages 7 and under
Program Maximum 10 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 500
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2025
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2025’
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Scholarship for OperaLab by Accademia Musicale Europea
- Direct access top selections WPTA Spain
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival in Procida 2026
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
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Official certificate of winners
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Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
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Direct access top selections WPTA Spain
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival in Procida 2026
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp’
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
4th-5th-6th prize
- Official certificate of winners and musical benefits
Top selections
- Honorable mention and musical benefits
Other participants
- Certificate of distinction and musical benefits
Junior B
Ages 8-10
Program Maximum 10 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 700
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2025
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2025′
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections WPTA Spain
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channel
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Direct access top selections WPTA Spain
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winner
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing by Accademia Musicale Europea
4th-5th-6th prize
- Official certificate of winners and musical benefits
Top selections
- Honorable mention and musical benefits
Other participants
- Certificate of distinction and musical benefits
Junior C
Ages 11-13
Program Maximum 12 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 1000
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2025
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2025’
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections WPTA Spain
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Direct access top selections WPTA Spain
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
4th-5th-6th prize
- Official certificate of winners and musical benefits
Top selections
- Honorable mention and musical benefits
Other participants
- Certificate of distinction and musical benefits
Junior D
Ages 14-16
Program Maximum 15 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 2000
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2025
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2025’
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Concert in Spain
- Official certificate of winners
- Direct access top selections WPTA Spain
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival in Procida 2024
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Direct access top selections WPTA Spain
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
4th-5th-6th prize
- Official certificate of winners and musical benefits
Top selections
- Honorable mention and musical benefits
Other participants
- Certificate of distinction and musical benefits
Young
Ages 17-19
Program Maximum 20 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 3000
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2025
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2025’
- Concerto in Leon – Spain
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Direct access top selections WPTA Spain
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Direct access top selections WPTA Spain
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
4th-5th-6th prize
- Official certificate of winners and musical benefits
Top selections
- Honorable mention and musical benefits
Other participants
- Certificate of distinction and musical benefits
Virtuoso
Ages 20-35
Program Maximum 40 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 5000
- Scholarship of € 1000 offered By AMP Pisani srl to the memory of musicologist Allan Evans
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2025
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2025’
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Direct access top selections WPTA Spain
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2025
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2026
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Direct access top selections WPTA Spain
- Direct access top selections Nomea Competition
- Direct access top selections Neapolitan Masters Competition
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival 2025
- Official certificate of winners
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival Summer Camp 2025
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Self Marketing Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
4th-5th-6th prize
- Official certificate of winners and musical benefits
- Broadcast on Mimas Music Festival and NOMEA Social Channels
Top selections
- Honorable mention and musical benefits
Other participants
- Certificate of distinction and musical benefits
Special Prizes
- KNS CLASSICAL PRIZE – Digital publishing and distribution
- Best performance of a work of Baroque Composer
- Best performance of a work of Classical Composer
- Best performance of a work of Romantic Composer
- Best performance of a work of Contemporary Composer
- Best performance of a work of L.v. Beethoven
- Best performance of Virtuoso Etude
- Best performance of Virtuoso Composition
- Best performance of a work of G. Devastato
- Best European Pianist
* The Mimas Special Prize for each category is awarded only if the jury unanimously votes the highest possible score for the first prize.
*The performances will be listened to by the links or downloaded in video format by the organization
*The winners will be entitled to the prizes by participating in the Mimas Festival concerts dedicated to them
Join the Competition
You will only submit your performance once, so as not to create travel costs, the evaluation and announcement of the winners will be online.
Registrations/Links made from 2023 are accepted
Meet the Jury
Giuseppe
Devastato
ITALY
President of the Jury and of WPTA Spain
Concert pianist and composer
KrausePiano Artist
Professor at Musical Arts Madrid Academy and Accademia Musicale Europea.
Andreas
Frölich
GERMANY
Pianist and Professor
He concertises in the most famous venues in the world like Musikverein Wien, Mozarteum Salzburg , Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, Teatro municipal Rio de Janeiro etc
Concert Pianist and Professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln -Aachen and guest professor at the Talent music Masters academy in Brescia, at the international SummerAcademy Mozarteum Salzburg.
He is an official Steinway Artist and he is often inivited as jury member in many international piano competitions
Elena
Margolina
UKRAINE GERMANY
Pianist and Pedagogue
Award-winning concert pianist and Professor at the University of Music Detmold, she is Steinway Artist
Carles
LAma
SPAIN
Director of KNS Classical
Steinway Artist and international concert pianist, co-founder and director of the label KNS Classica.
Artistic director of several cycles and festivals of music, he has also won a reputation for mentoring a wide number of young talents.
Yan
Dongjing
CHINA
Pianist and Teacher
He is a Fazioli Piano Global Ambassador, GROTRIAN Piano Artist.
Pianist and teacher at Shanghai University Conservatory of Music, Mr Yang has been a piano player and music teacher around the world. He became a member of the Menuhin Music Performance Foundation, he was awarded the first prize at the Munich Music and Culture Competition.
In the 2020, he was awarded the title of Expert Appointed by the Expert Review Group of the Ministry of Education’s Joint Action on Community Arts Education Resource Sharing,
Danijel
Gašparović
CROATIA
Pianist and CEO CristoforiumArt Management
He performed as soloist and a chamber musician around the world in Europe, alongside his musical career he also works as a manager for pianists
He is the CEO and founder of the artist management CristoforiumArt. Danijel is a co-founding partner of the Global Piano League, based in Singapore. President of World Piano Teachers Association Croatia President and artistic and executive director of the Kašman Festival in Mali Lošinj.
He is often invited to be a jurist in international piano competitions
Luciano
Ruotolo
ITALY
Founder and Artistic Director
He is an international concert pianist, He won he won the prestigious ‘Carthage International Prize’. Founder of NOMEA – International Company, considered among the best Italian innovative startups. Luciano is Founder of Mimas Festival and Co-Founder and Artistic Director of: Neapolitan Masters Competition, Nomea Competition, WPTA Spain, Accademia Musicale Europea, MuSa art&science
Special thanks for their support of young pianists
Jimmy Wang
CHINA
Partner of Mimas Music Festival
Ernst Krause Berlin Piano represented by Krause Musical Instrument (Yantai)Co., Ltd. in China
Piero Pisani
ITALY
Neapolitan Masters Competition – Honorary President
He is an Italian entrepreneur with AMP Pisani and supports the young musicians of our organization