International Piano Competition Johann Sebastian Bach
Sponsor | Organizer: | Association for the Promotion of International Piano Competitions J. S. Bach e.V. (Saarbrücken) in cooperation with the University of Music Würzburg |
Year of foundation: | 1992 |
Instrument | Category: | Piano |
Participants: | young pianists, maximum age 36 |
Frequency: | triennial |
Prize money: | 1st prize: 8.000 € | 2nd prize: 6.000 € | 3rd prize: 4.000 € | 4th prize: 2.000 € |
Obligations: | Auftritt im Preisträgerkonzert |
Next date: | 2022 |
Further Information: | https://www.bach-competition.de/ |
International Piano Competition Johann Sebastian Bach

The International Piano Competition Johann Sebastian Bach, which is sponsored every three years by the Association for International Piano Competitions J. S. Bach e. V. Saarbrücken in conjunction with the University of Music Würzburg, gives young pianists of all nations the possibility to compete with each other for a worthy objective: to update the ”image of Bach” in public concerts and in the area of pedagogy, and to clearly emphasize his importance.