Piano Competition
We are waiting for you in beautiful Procida Island
Dream With Us
For You
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 in summer 2023
The evaluation and announcement of the winners will be online.
We will announce the Top selections and then the Winners by 10th June 2023
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 2022 are accepted
Entries are Limited
Deadline: 17th May 2023
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
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2023’
- Concert in Madrid – Spain
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- 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”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
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Official certificate of winners
- 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 2024
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival in Procida 2024
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding 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
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2023’
- Concert in Madrid – Spain
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- 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”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- 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 2024
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival in Procida 2024
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding 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 C
Ages 11-13
Program Maximum 12 min
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 1000
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2023’
- Concert in Madrid – Spain
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- 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”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- 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 2024
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival in Procida 2024
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding 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
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2023’
- Concert in Madrid – Spain
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- 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”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- 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 2024
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival in Procida 2024
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding 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
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2023’
- Concerto in Leon – Spain
- Concert in Madrid – Spain
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- Official certificate of winners
- Recognition Prize Sponsored by our Educational Partner iClassical Academy
- 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”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
- Exclusive interview for the magazine “Mundo Musicos”
Second Prize
- Official certificate of winners
- 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 2024
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Official certificate of winners
- Scholarship for Mimas Festival in Procida 2024
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding 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
Special Prize of € 1000 to be awarded to the best pianists in the Virtuoso Category, who want to play a composition by Brian Field CLICK HERE to find out and download the score
First Prize
*Special Mimas Prize: € 5000
- Scholarship of € 1000 offered by Krause Musical Instrument (Yantai ) Co.,Ltd.
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival
- Nomination for the prestigious award ‘Premio Internazionale Cartagine 2023’
- Concert at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid
- Concert in Tirana – (Albania) European Youth Capital 2022 offered by MuSa Art&Science
- Concert in Naples – Italy organized by NOMEA
- Audition for a concert as a soloist with the ‘Orchestra Sinfonica Brutia’ – Italy
- Official certificate of winners
- Recognition Prize Sponsored by our Educational Partner iClassical Academy
- 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”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
- Exclusive interview for the magazine “Mundo Musicos”
Second Prize
Scholarship of € 500 offered By AMP Pisani srl
To the memory of musicologist Allan Evans
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival
- Official certificate of winners
- 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 Mimas Festival in Procida 2024
- Scholarship for Piano High Course of Accademia Musicale Europea
- Scholarship for Leon Piano Meeting “Summer camp”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding Workshop by Accademia Musicale Europea
Third prize
- Concert in the winners gala of the Mimas Festival
- Official certificate of winners
- 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”
- Scholarship for Musical Arts Madrid “Summer camp”
- Artist Branding 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
-
Special Prize of € 1000 to be awarded to the best pianists in the Virtuoso Category, who want to play a composition by Brian Field CLICK HERE to find out and download the score
- KNS CLASSICAL PRIZE – Digital publishing and distribution
- Best European Young Pianist concert in Bergamo offered by CDpM
- Best Spanish performer concert at Ateneo Madrid
- Best Italian performer concert at Museo Nazionale Ferroviario di Pietrarsa
- 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
Meet the Jury
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
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.
Aisa
Ijiri
JAPAN
Steinway Artist – Artistic Director
Following her sensational debuts at Tokyo Opera City and Carnegie Hall, New York, she has established herself as one of the award-winning concert pianists. Aisa is an official Steinway Artist, Spirio Recording Artist, and Artistic Director of the Tokyo International Piano Association, the Montecatini Piano Festival and the Honorary Representative of the Royal College of Music, London.
Daniel
Goldstein
ARGENTINA
President of the Foundation “El Sonido y El Tiempo Internacional
With his foundation he promotes young pianists. He is considered an heir to the piano school of Vincenzo Scaramuzza,he is a musical reference in Argentina and in South America.He has an extensive discography and has performed all over the world.
Daniel is member and partner of Steinway & Sons Educational Partnership Program
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.
Special thanks for their support of young pianists
Brian Feld
USA
Composer
His music is an eclectic fusion of lyricism and driving rhythm that brings together elements of post-romanticism, minimalism and jazz.
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
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 2022 are accepted
