The European Piano Competition Bremen (German: Europäischer Klavierwettbewerb Bremen, also known as the Bremer Klavierwettbewerb) is an international piano competition held every 2 years in Bremen. It was founded in 1987 by Radio Bremen. The competition is open to pianists from all over Europe, including the musicians from CIS states, Turkey and Israel.
Due to its high artistic requirements and esteemed jury, the European Piano Competition Bremen gained a reputable position among international competitions since its inception. The Competition is organized by Radio Bremen, the Sparkasse Bremen, the Glocke, the Sendesaal Bremen and the Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra. From the very beginning competition has always been overseen by the current Minister for Foreign of Germany.
List of winners Source.
Andreas Woyke (1987) Manfred Kratzer (1989) Nadja Rubanenko and Daniel Gortler, jointly (1991) Cédric Tiberghien and Igor Kamenz, jointly (1993) Filippo Gamba (1995) Peter Laul (Russia) (1997) Emre Elivar and Alexandre Pirojenko, jointly (1999) Eugene Mursky (2001) Julian Gorus (2003) David Meier (2005) Yana Vasilyeva (2007) Violetta Khachikyan (2009) Jamie Bergin (2012) Stanislav Khegai and Jean-Paul Gasparian, jointly (2014) Elizaveta Ukrainskaia (2016) Marek Kozák (2018) Valère Burnon (2021) Théotime Gillot (2024)
Jury
2024 Konstanze Eickhorst, Germany – Chair Silke Avenhaus, Germany Carsten Dürer, Germany Christopher Elton, Great Britain Roland Krüger, Germany Varvara Nepomnyashchaya, Russia / Germany Andrzej Pikul, Poland
2021 Konstanze Eickhorst, Germany – Chair Ian Fountain, United Kingdom Andreas Groethuysen, Germany Violetta Khachikyan, Russia Matthias Kornemann, Germany Gülsin Onay, Turkey Erik Tawaststjerna, Finland
2018 Konstanze Eickhorst, Germany – Chair Olivier Gardon, France Klaus Hellwig, Germany Elza Kolodin, Poland Jevgeny Koroliov, Russia Peter Laul, Russia Florian Ludwig, Germany
2016 Konstanze Eickhorst, Germany – Chair Boris Bloch, Ukraine Finghin Collins, Ireland Ewa Kupiec, Poland Piers Lane, Australia David Meier, Germany Mitsuko Shirai, Japan
2014 Konstanze Eickhorst, Germany – Chair Hamish Milne, United Kingdom Eugene Mursky, Berlin Alfredo Perl, Chile Catherine Rückwardt, US Henri Sigfridsson, Finland Tamas Vesmas, Romania
2012 Konstanze Eickhorst, Germany – Chair Aquiles Delle Vigne, Argentina Gerald Fauth, Germany Julian Gorus, Bulgaria Karen Kamensek, Chicago Jonathan Plowright, United Kingdom Nina Tichman, New York
2009 Konstanze Eickhorst, Germany – Chair Peter Cossé, Austria Julian Gorus, Bulgaria Emanuel Krasovsky, Israel Gitti Pirner, Germany Matti Raekallio, Finland Maria Tipo, Italy
2007 Konstanze Eickhorst, Germany – Chair Pi-Hsien Chen, Taiwan Homero Francesch, Switzerland Filippo Gamba, Italy Kalle Randalu, Estonia Wilfried Schäper, Germany Nina Tichman, US
2005 Peter Schilbach, Germany – Chair Peter Cossé, Austria András Hamary, Hungary Heinz Medjimorec, Austria Gülsin Onay, Turkey Cécile Ousset, France Begoña Uriarte, Spain
2003 Peter Schilbach, Germany – Chair Peter Cossé, Austria Ewa Kupiec, Poland Nikolaus Lahusen, Germany Maria Tipo, Italy Begoña Uriarte, Spain Arie Vardi, Israel
2001 Jürgen Meyer-Josten, Germany – Chair Konstanze Eickhorst, Germany Pi-Hsien Chen, Taiwan Heinz Medjimorec, Austria Anne Queffélec, France Einar Steen-Nokleberg, Norway Kurt Seibert, Germany
1999 Peter Schilbach, Germany – Chair Peter Cossé, Austria Valentin Gheorghiu, Romania Cécile Ousset, France Peter Rösel, Germany Maria Tipo, Italy Begoña Uriarte, Spain
1997 Jürgen Meyer-Josten, Germany – Chair Peter Cossé, Austria Valentin Gheorghiu, Romania Cécile Ousset, France Kurt Seibert, Germany Einar Steen-Nökleberg, Norway Begoña Uriarte, Spain
1995 Peter Schilbach, Germany – Chair Maria Tipo, Italy Nina Tichman, USA Gülsin Onay, Turkey Catherine Vickers, Canada Homero Francesch, Uruguay Roland Keller, Germany
1993 Jürgen Meyer-Josten, Germany – Chair Kurt Bauer, Germany Bernhard Ebert, Germany Gerhard Erber, Germany Valentin Gheorghiu, Romania Renate Kretschmar-Fischer, Germany Gülsin Onay, Turkey Klaus Schilde, Germany
1991 Peter Schilbach, Germany – Chair Volker Banfield, Germany Karl Betz, Germany Valentin Gheorghiu, Romania Gitti Pirner, Germany Annerose Schmidt, Germany Arie Vardi, Israel Dinorah Varsi, Switzerland
1989 Klaus Bernbacher, West Germany – Chair Pavel Gililov, USSR Eliza Hansen, West Germany Margarita Höhenrieder, West Germany Detlef Kraus, West Germany Annerose Schmidt, GDR
1987 Klaus Bernbacher, West Germany – Chair Bernhard Ebert, West Germany Eliza Hansen, West Germany Germaine Mounier, France Kurt Seibert, West Germany Janos Solyom, Sweden
References
External links Official website of the European Piano Competition Bremen