AAF-catalogue-2018

International
International
Piano
Piano
Competitions
Competitions
Worldwide
Worldwide
International Piano Competitions Worldwide
The following graph shows how many international piano competitions have taken place
The following graph shows how many international piano competitions have taken place
The
within
within following
a given year.
given year. graph shows how many international piano competitions have taken place
within a given year.
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1950
* the very first international piano competition was the Anton Rubinstein Competition in
the very first international piano competition was the Anton Rubinstein Competition in
the
St. Petersburg,
St. Petersburg, very first international
1890. It was
1890. It was piano
held
held competition
five times at
five times at was
five-year
five-year the Anton
intervals
intervals Rubinstein
(and in
(and in Competition
different cities).
different cities). in
* only only St. Petersburg,
those competitions
those competitions 1890. It was
have
have held
been
been five
counted
counted times
which
which at five-year
are international
are international intervals (and
and
and in
which
which different
are
are cities).
open
open
only
for piano.
for piano. those
Competitions
Competitions competitions have
that have
that have been
various
various counted
age
age which
categories
categories are international
have been
have been and
counted
counted which
as
as are
one.
one. open
* amateur amateur for piano.
competitions
competitions Competitions
have
have that
not
not have
been
been various
included.
included. age categories
Neither have
Neither have have
'mixed'
'mixed' been
competitions
competitions counted as one.
been
been
* amateur
included
included competitions
(where pianists
(where pianists have
compete
compete not been
against
against included.
other
other Neither
instrumentalists
instrumentalists have 'mixed'
or singers).
or singers). competitions been
included (where pianists compete against other instrumentalists or singers).
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1955
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1960
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1965
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1975
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