Schimmel Pianos, Germany’s most awarded piano manufacturer, presents the inaugural Schimmel Piano Competition Asia 2026. This landmark edition gathers exceptional regional talent live before a world-class jury - whose students have won/ claimed honours at top international competitions including the Chopin International Piano Competition (Seong-Jin Cho: 2015 Winner, 1st Prize), Arthur Rubinstein & Tchaikovsky international competitions.

GRAND FINALS: 12 December 2026 | Singapore

PRIZES: SGD 174,000 +

JURY: Prof. Sook-Ryeon Park | Prof. Wolfgang Zill | and more

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Registration Period:
1 Aug - 9 Oct 2026

Recording Upload Deadline:
23 Oct 2026

Results of Online Round | Finalists Announcement:
6 Nov 2026

Grand Finals (Live Round in Singapore):
12 Dec 2026

REGISTRATION FEES & PRIZES

JURY

Prof. Sook-Ryeon Park | Sunchon National University, Korea

Prof. Wolfgang Zill | Hanover University of Music, Drama & Media, Germany

and more

GUIDELINES & RULES

COMPETITION CATEGORIES

SENIOR CATEGORY (≤ 19 Years Old)

  • 1 or 2 Pieces of Participants' choice

  • Repertoire, Genre & Difficulty entirely up to each Participant

  • Not more than 20 minutes, Minimum 6 minutes

  • Born after 9 October 2006

Registration: SGD 170

INTERMEDIATE CATEGORY (≤14 Years Old)

  • 1 or 2 Pieces of Participants' choice

  • Repertoire, Genre & Difficulty entirely up to each Participant

  • Not more than 10 minutes

  • Born after 9 October 2011

Registration: SGD 140

JUNIOR CATEGORY (≤ 9 Years Old)

  • 1 or 2 Pieces of Participants' choice

  • Repertoire, Genre & Difficulty entirely up to each Participant

  • Not more than 6 minutes

  • Born after 9 October 2016

Registration: SGD 110

Register Now

Registration: Fill in the form here.

We will be in touch via email within three (3) working days to:

  1. Confirm your registration; and

  2. Provide a secure payment link.

After successful registration, we will require submission of:

  1. Passport or government-issued photo ID & a high-resolution professional headshot for proof-of-age via email;

  2. Repertoire scores via email; and

  3. Online Round video (“Recording”) to be uploaded to YouTube by 23 Oct 2026. Instructions on the specified format and text to accompany the uploaded Recording will be provided via email.