Clara Haskil Piano Competition 2027: CHF 25,000 Prize, €100 Entry, April 7 Deadline
The 32nd International Clara Haskil Piano Competition will take place in Vevey, Switzerland, from 26 August to 3 September 2027. The competition is a major international platform devoted to young piano performers and to the musical ideals associated with the celebrated pianist Clara Haskil. Applications opened on 31 March 2026 and remain open until 7 April 2027. The 2027 rules are unusually precise about birth dates: applicants of any nationality must have been born between 4 September 1998 and 3 September 2009, inclusive. The nonrefundable registration fee is €100, and the principal award is CHF25,000.
Video qualification and deadline
Apply through the official Acceptd portal no later than 7 April 2027.
Upload two prescribed preliminary video files: selected movements from one Mozart piano sonata, and Robert Schumann's Variations on the Name 'Abegg', Op. 1.
Each prescribed piece must be filmed in a single continuous camera take, with no audio or video edits within the work.
The face and hands must remain visible; the Mozart movements are combined into one upload, while Schumann is a separate recording.
The 24 quarter-finalists are expected to be announced by 3 May 2027.
This is not a free-entry competition. A €100 fee is paid at registration via Acceptd and is explicitly nonrefundable. Check the exact Mozart sonata and movement pairing in the official PDF before recording; the rules give exceptions for particular sonatas. Other repertoire requirements become substantially more complex in the public quarter-final, semifinal and final stages.
Four stages of competition in Vevey
The selection begins with video screening. The 24 selected performers then play quarter-final solo recitals of 55–60 minutes from 26 to 29 August 2027. Six semifinalists perform a chamber-music piano quintet and a recital on 31 August and 1 September, with professional musicians provided for the chamber work. The three finalists play a complete Mozart concerto with an orchestra conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy on 3 September. Public rounds are streamed, and the judges may withhold the Clara Haskil Prize if no performance reaches the required level.
Awards and support
The sole Clara Haskil Prize winner receives CHF25,000; the other two finalists receive CHF5,000 each.
Audience Prize: CHF3,000. Modern Times commissioned-work prize: CHF3,000.
Student critics' Coup de Cœur Prize: CHF3,000. Children's Corner Prize: CHF2,000.
Host-family accommodation is guaranteed free upon request for qualified performers; a paid hotel is an alternative.
Travel costs are the performer's responsibility, but semifinalists may claim reimbursement against receipts, up to CHF1,000.
Why the organiser is credible
Founded in 1963 and held every two years in Vevey since 1973, the competition is associated with distinguished past prizewinners including Richard Goode, Michel Dalberto, Steven Osborne, Martin Helmchen, Sunwook Kim, Mao Fujita and others. Its 2027 panel is chaired by Hisako Kawamura and includes Heinz Holliger, Ingrid Fliter, Steven Osborne and Kazuki Yamada. It publishes a seven-page signed edition of the regulations, with the French text controlling in any discrepancy between translations.
Original sources and application
Official Clara Haskil Competition site: https://clara-haskil.ch/
Official 2027 regulations PDF: https://clara-haskil.ch/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/CCH-2027-reglement-EN.pdf
Official application portal: https://clarahaskil.getacceptd.com/
Checked 24 October 2026. Vevey, Switzerland. Apply by 7 April 2027; entry fee €100. Read the full score list, interpretation rights, accommodation policy and recording details before submitting.