Ibiza International Piano Competition is a European piano contest founded in 1987 by Jaume Ferrer Marí, President of the Centro Cultural de San Carlos, a charity organization located in Sant Carles de Peralta, Santa Eularia des Riu, Ibiza. The XXV Ibiza International Piano Competition will take place in September 2023. It usually takes place at Centro Cultural de San Carlos and it is preceded by the Ibiza International Music Festival. From 1999, H.R.H. Princess Irene of Greece is the President of Honour.
History
Since 1987, the Ibiza International Piano Competition is one of the most prestigious European contests. The main goals are to discover new talented pianists and young pianists (without limitations of nationality or residence) and push their careers. There are two different categories: Young pianists (under 16 years old) and Pianists (under 30 years old). The competition takes place during a week with only one round. The awards are made public in a ceremony that includes a concert by the winners. The winners of each contest are invited to perform a concert in the next Festival and be members of the Jury in the following edition. The competition is sponsored by public entities and private donors.
Jury
Musicians from around the world are invited to be part of the Jury, according to their accomplishments in the field of music and practise music. Past jurors have included Julian von Károlyi (Hungary), George Hadjinikos (Grecee), Peter Donohoe (UK), Joaquín Soriano (Spain), Aquiles Delle Vigne (Belgium), Antonio Baciero (Spain), Ilan Rogoff (Israel), Perfecto García Chornet (Spain), Lukas David (Austria), Mary Wu (China), Erling Dahl (Norway), Tomislav Nedelkovic-Baynov (Bulgaria), Tatiana Franova (Slovaquia), Thomas Hecht (USA), Agustín González Acilu (Spain), María Ángeles Ferrer Forés (Spain), Maximino Zumalave (Spain), Sira Hernández (Spain), Suzanne Bradbury (USA)...
List of winners
XXIV Competition (2021) Pianist: Hehuan Yu (China). Young Pianist: Máximo Klyetsun (Portugal).
XXIII Competition (2019) Pianist: Aisylu Saliakhova (Rusia). Young Pianist: Arthur Samuel Coatalen (Francia-Hungría).
XXII Competition (2017) Pianist: Shih-Hsien Yeh (Taiwán). Young Pianist: Miguel Iglesias Lista (España).
XXI Competition (2015) Pianist: Christina Hyun Ah Choi (Corea del Sur). Young Pianist: Noel Redolar (España).
XX Competition (2013) Pianist: Sasha Grynyuk(Ucrania). Young Pianist: Matias Novak (República Checa).
XIX Competition (2010) Pianist: Renata Benvegnù (Italia). Young Pianist: Alexander Voronstov (Rusia).
XVIII Competition (2008) Pianist: Fan-Chiang Yi (Taiwán). Young Pianist: Francisco Miguel Freire dos Reis (Portugal).
XVII Competition (2005) Pianist: Giovanni Doria-Miglietta (Italia). Young Pianist: Abigail Sin (Singapur).
XVI Competition (2003) Pianist: Alexandre Pirojenko (Rusia). Young Pianist: Artiom Akopyan (Rusia).
XV Competition (2001) Pianist: Daria Tschaikovskaya (Rusia). Young Pianist: Konstadinos Valianatos (Grecia).
XIV Competition (2000) Pianist: Eugeni Ganev (Bulgaria). Young Pianist: Diana Brekalo (Alemania).
XIII Competition (1999) Pianist: Sofya Melikyan (Armenia). Young Pianist: Alisa Mbá Ebebele (Ucrania).
XII Competition (1998) Pianist: Vadim Gladkov (Ucrania). Young Pianist: Desierto. Children Pianist under 14 años: Gabrielle Delle Vigne (Bélgica). Children Pianist under 10 años: Beatriz Blanco Barriga (España).
XI Competition (1997) Pianist: Liubomir Daskalov (Bulgaria). Young Pianist: Alexandra Golubitskaya (Rusia). Children Pianist under 14 años: Pavel Chatski (Rusia). Children Pianist under 10 años: María Moratinos Martín (España).
X Competition (1996) Pianist: Sung Hee Kim-Wüst (Corea del Sur). Young Pianist: Desierto. Children Pianist under 14 años: Desierto. Niños Children Pianist under 10 años: María José Perete Marco (España).
IX Competition (1995) Pianist: Vincent D. Ghadimi (Bélgica). Young Pianist: Mario Bernardo Fernández (España). Children Pianist under 14 años: Jordi Nogués Escribà (España). Children Pianist under 10 años: Pedro Guasch Ribas (España).
VIII Competition (1994) Pianist: Isabel Clara Soler Bordería (España). Young Pianist: Desierto. Children Pianist under 14: María del Hoyo Pérez de Rada (España). NiChildren Pianist under 10: Verónica Perete Marco (España).
VII Competition (1993) Pianist: Sergio Sapena Martínez (España). Young Pianist: Jesús Polonio Reberiego (España). Niños Children Pianist under 14 años: Desierto. Niños Children Pianist under 10 años: Antonio Martínez Sykora (España).