AAF-catalogue-2017

Travel & Accommodation
Taking part in an international piano competition requires not only thorough musical
preparation, but it is also a considerable investment.
Travelling costs money and the participant needs to find accommodation, preferably not too
far from the hall and practicing facilities. The longer the competition lasts, the higher the
costs can mount. With the large quantity of competitions, pianists might prefer to apply for
competitions that are relatively easy to travel to, rather than to indulge in an adventurous
trip to a place far away from any airport or train station.
It becomes almost a must for overseas competitions to offer at least some travel assistance
if they want to attract a truly international field of contestants.
Here are a few examples of competitions planned for 2017, that offer some compensation to
the pianists who have been selected to take part (or to those who have reached a certain
stage in the competition):
Travel assistance
- air ticket fully provided by the Cliburn, Montreal, and Moscow Krainev
- travel compensation/reimbursement: Pontoise, Utrecht Liszt (750 Euro), Bonn (500 Euro),
Eppan Michelangeli (500 Euro), Tel Aviv Rubinstein (up to US$ 500), Tbilisi (40%),
Shigeru Kawai (100,000 Yen), Vevey Haskil (1000 CHF, semifinalists), Hilton Head (US$
500), Shenzhen (US$ 500), Zhuhai (US$ 400), Eppan-Y (300 Euro)
Accommodation offered
- hotel full-board: Bolzano, Pontoise, Eppan Michelangeli, Moscow Krainev
- hotel half-board: Tel Aviv Rubinstein, Murcia
- hotel B&B: Zhuhai, Jaén, Barcelona (from 2 nd stage), Tbilisi (from semifinals)
- host families*: Hastings, Lyon, Maisons-Laffitte, Seregno, Viñes, Tbilisi, Utrecht Liszt,
Glasgow, Bonn, Århus, Vercelli, Maj Lind, Haskil, Cliburn, Montreal, Dallas, Hilton Head,
San Jose (Advanced category), Tempe (Arizona), Miami Beach Carreño, Shenzhen, to
mention a few. There are more.
*: the stay with host families cannot always be guaranteed. It depends on availability and may be
offered upon request.
Other compensations
- Jaén: 300 Euro when in 2 nd round, 400 Euro when in 3 rd round.
- Weimar: 25 Euro per day for accommodation (2 nd round)
Important note: this overview is not exhaustive. Also other competitions offer assistance. It is not
always published, and sometimes only given upon request. Although all details were compiled with
great care, AAF cannot assume responsibility for any mistake or omission. Terms and type of
assistance may also change. Interested pianists should always check the official websites.
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