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EDUWEEK is a program within the Chopin Piano Fest Prishtina festival, that seeks to uplift and support young classical musicians, from those attending elementary music schools to university level students, by providing a platform to showcase their talent.
The program’s primary objective is to encourage and motivate young musicians to pursue their professional development in the field of classical music. One of the most inspiring aspects of the program is the opportunity it provides for young musicians to share the same stage with world-renowned artists, which can serve as a source of inspiration and motivation for them.
Since the inception of our journey, EDUWEEK has been a vital component of our festival program, and it has been instrumental in nurturing the talent of young musicians.
The ChopinPianoFEST Prishtina Special Piano Festival Award is a highly anticipated award that is presented to a young pianist every year. This award has become a cherished tradition of the festival and is made possible through the generous support of Dr. Herbert Groeger from Bad Honnef/Salzburg, in collaboration with Kosova pianist Ardita Statovci, who initiated the establishment of this award in 2017.
The audition for the Special Piano Prize for the 14th Edition will be held on June 1st, 2024, at the Faculty of Arts. Eligible to participate in the audition are piano students of the Faculty of Arts of UP and the piano students of music schools in Kosovo who have previously won prizes in competitions and have a prepared program lasting 60 minutes.
Interested candidates should apply by sending their recital program proposal in written form, including the complete program lasting 60 minutes and a part for bis (encore), to the organizers via email at [email protected], by May 25, 2024. Candidates who do not apply with the written program and the relevant details by the given deadline will not be able to participate in the audition.
It is important to note that winners of previous editions of the ChopinPianoFEST Special Prize will not be eligible to compete. In this edition, the Special Prize of Chopin Fest includes a recital concert outside of Kosovo and a monetary award.
ChopinPianoFEST Prishtina wishes all candidates good preparation and success in the audition, as they are enabled to establish their careers as pianists and win a fantastic opportunity.
Compositional Competition ‘In honor of Chopin’
Young composers competition for new piano works
The compositional competition for piano work ‘In honor of Chopin’ was established in 2012, by the festival organizers and it is held every second year of the festival. The tradition that continues to this day, serves amongst others as a motivation for talented Albanian composers to write piano works that enrich the piano literature as well as the opus of the musical creativity in the country. The competition is named after Frederick Chopin, respecting the unique, magnificent, and universal opus of this giant of piano literature.
The festival grants three awards, first, second and third prize. The three winners of the competition are usually awarded in monetary means and their works are promoted further throughout the year by the Festival.