Israel’s Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Masters Competition is held every three years for pianists aged 18-32. The recital rounds of the competition were recently completed in Kronberg, Germany, and are now available to watch here on The Violin Channel. Six finalists were chosen to move on to the Final Round, which will be held in September 2026 in Israel. The finalists are:
Roman Fediurko
Uladzislau Khandohi
Stanislav Korchagin
Philipp Lynov
Jinhyung Park
Dmitry Yudkin
The Arthur Rubinstein Award and Gold Medal is awarded with $40,000, and an additional $10,000 to the winner’s career enhancement fund. The Silver Medal is endowed with $20,000, and the Bronze Medal winner will receive $10,000.
n the final stage, each of the 6 competitors will play a piano trio, a classical concerto with the Israel Camerata Jerusalem, and a grand concerto with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Previous winners include Emanuel Ax, Gerhard Oppitz, Angela Cheng, Alexander Korsantia, Kirill Gerstein, Alexander Gavrylyuk, Igor Levit, Khatia Buniatishvili, Boris Giltburg, Daniil Trifonov, Juan Pérez Floristán, and, most recently, Kevin Chen.