Online Video Round
of the 17th International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna
By invitation only, recordings need to be sent in by February 15, 2025
Candidates can download a PDF with information regarding the Online Video Round here: Online Video Round: Information for Candidates
Successful applicants chosen to participate in the Online Video Round were informed on December 1, 2024.
The videos for the Video Round must be recorded between December 1, 2024 – February 15, 2025 and received by the competition office by February 15, 2025.
For all information regarding the repertoire and the repertoire groups, please refer to our repertoire requirements.
The repertoire for the Online Video Round will be as follows:
- One work chosen from Group 2 or 3
- One work chosen from Group 4
On the following dates, the mdw’s recording team will give interested candidates the opportunity to take part in the recording on a Bösendorfer concert grand piano in the mdw’s concert hall (FAL Hall), subject to limited capacity (first come, first served):
January 16 and 17, 2025 (full day)
February 3 and 4, 2025 (all day)
Those interested must register with Nicon Mladin (beethoven-comp@mdw.ac.at) and select a time slot that is still free.
The jury for the Online Video Round will include members of the international jury who will also be judging the three live rounds in Vienna in May 2025.
The jury of the Online Video Round will publish the names of the selected candidates for the live rounds in Vienna on March 25, 2025.
No more than up to twenty-one (21) candidates will be chosen to perform in Vienna at the live rounds.
The videos of the selected candidates of the Online Video Round will be published on www.beethoven-comp.at and those of the successful candidates will stay online until after the competition is concluded.
In the case of private recordings: Specific Guidelines regarding the camera and microphone settings were communicated together with the invitation to participate in the online video round.
The nomination and publication of the twenty-one (21) names of chosen candidates on March 25, 2025 concludes the Selection Process of the International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna 2025.
