Broumov key

24–46 April 2026

16th year of an international competition for young pianists

Česky     Polski


 

One-round international competition for pianists up to 17 years of age. 
The competition is going to take place in the Broumov
Monastery (Klášterní 1, 550 01 Broumov, Czech Rep.). 


Categories:

For inclusion in the category decides the age of the participant at the day of the competition

 

     Category     

Age

     Time limit     

            Date             

1. category

Till 11 years

5 - 10 min.

April 25, 2026

2. category

12 - 13 years

10 - 15 min.

April 25, 2026

3. category

14 - 15 years

15 - 20 min.

April 26, 2026

4. category

16 - 17 years

20 - 25 min.

April 24, 2026

 

 

Repertoire of the competition:

At least 1 piano piece from the Baroque or Classical Era, at least 1 piano piece from the Romantic Era or a piano piece composed after 1900.

 

 

 

 

 

Dear friends and supporters of Broumovská Klávesa,

We wish you a happy New Year and warmly invite you to the 16th edition of the competition, which will take place from April 24 to 26, 2026, in the premises of the Broumov Monastery.

You can find the application form here.

 

Jury:
 

Doc. MgA. Ivo Kahánek, Ph.D. (CZ) Concert pianist, Artistic leader of the Broumov Key Competition, pedagogue at the Prague Conservatory
Mgr. Jan Simon (CZ)

Concert pianist, Superintendent of the Academy of Classical Music and the Dvořák Prague Festival

MgA. David Mareček Ph.D (CZ)

Executive Director of the Czech Philharmonic, pedagogue of the Brno Conservatoire

MgA. Milan Langer (CZ)

Concert pianist and head of the Piano Department of the Prague Conservatoire 

Doc. MgA. Eliška Novotná 
(CZ)
Concert pianist, pedagogue of the University Of Ostrava

Marian Sobula​ (PL)

Concert pianist, pedagogue of the Music University at Krakow

 

 

Prizes:

Cash prizes of 30 000 CZK in total for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place of given categories.
Concert Performances for selected Laureates:

 

Contacts

Technical and administrative inquiries:

Ing. Tomáš Mrština: tomas.mrstina@zapoklady.cz

Telefon: +420 722 600 300

 

Questions about repertoire list:

Doc. MgA. Ivo Kahánek Ph. D., The artistic director of the Broumov Key competition

Tel: +420 602 708 949

 

Place of the competition:

Broumov Monastery

Klášterní 1,

550 01 Broumov, Czech republic