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The corona measures have been tightened up again, but the masterclass by Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden in Muziekhaven (Zaandam) on Saturday 20 November and the Young Virtuosi concert by Yang Yang Cai in De Duif (Amsterdam) on Sunday 28 November will continue! It is important that the visit to our events is as safe as possible. […]

On Sunday, November 28, 2021, Yang Yang Cai will play works by Beethoven and Ravel during the 5th concert of the YPF Young Virtuosi series in De Duif in Amsterdam. It promises to be another wonderful afternoon at a unique location of Stadsherstel Amsterdam. The program Beethoven, 32 Variations in C minor WoO 8 Ravel, […]

The YPF has received 48 applications from 19 different countries. Wonderful! The submitted video recordings will be reviewed and assessed by the pre-selection jury in the near future. Around December 1, it will be announced which 24 participants will advance to the quarter-finals. The schedule for the quarter-finals (that start on February 10, 2022 in […]

Today the application for the YPF European Piano Competition 2022 closed. We are very thankful to all the young talented pianists who applied for the first European edition of the YPF Piano Competition! We are not only thankful but also very excited… coming weeks the pre-selection jury will review all the pre-selection videos and decides […]

Who follows in the footsteps of our laureates including a.o. Nino Gvetadze, Ramon van Engelenhoven and Yang Yang Cai? Just a few more days to subscribe as a participant of the YPF European Piano Competition 2022! Application deadline: November, 1st, 2021. This is your CHANCE to play before our renowned jury Severin von Eckardstein (Germany) Jean-Claude […]

Youri Egorov’s grand piano was put to the test during the fourth concert of the YPF Young Virtuosi series. With his playing full of passion and Spanish temperament, Carlos Marín Rayo, student of Frank van de Laar (Amsterdam Conservatory), played works by Mozart, Respighi, Albéniz, Prokofiev and Schumann. An afternoon not soon to be forgotten. […]

The NRC: ‘Haitink – the conductor who let music speak for itself’. The Young Pianist Foundation is grateful for the important role Bernard Haitink has played in the world of classical music and for his association with the YPF as a member of the Music Council. Photo: FA2010, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Haitink with […]

The work composed by the Dutch composer Reza Namavar (1980) especially for the final of the YPF European Piano Competition – Grand Prix Youri Egorov 2022 has been published! The work named Ti’afa’a can be viewed and downloaded here and will have its world premiere during the final of the competition on Sunday February 20th, […]

On Sunday October 24th, 2021, the Spanish pianist Carlos Marín Rayo, winner of the second prize and the audience prize of the YPF Piano Competition 2019, will take place behind the grand piano of Youri Egorov in De Duif. Tickets for the concert that starts at 4 p.m. can be ordered here. Program: Wolfgang Amadeus […]

The third concert of the YPF Young Virtuosi series: a great pleasure to attend. The audience enjoyed the performance of the teenagers Alexander Jansen, Jure Jurakic and Philip Karmanov. So beautiful to see how these young talents have further developed into young adult musicians in the period after the final of the YPF Junior Competition […]