I’m honoured to have received the first prize in the WPTA Spain International Piano Competition artistic category, and i’m extremely thankful for many upcoming opportunities that i got from this competition. I wanted to thank Mr. Devastato, the president of the competition, for such a wonderful platform to showcase our arts to Mr. Jimmy Wang for your generosity in providing an upright Krause Berlin Piano for me, and to each committee and competition member. I highly recommend this competition to everyone who is looking for great opportunities in the future as an artist, WPTA Spain International Piano Competition really puts the artists where they belong to.
WPTA SPAIN IPC aims to create tangible prospects for young pianists to advance their careers.
The Gala Award Concert will occur in Madrid, a centre of musical and institutional distinction.
We consider the online system a valuable resource, while also seeking to match musicians’ needs.
It offers them a chance to perform live at the Gala Concert and be heard by international critics, artistic directors, and agencies for future partnerships.
The audition process is distinctive because contestants may send their recordings as a link.
The World Piano Teachers Association Spain, a member of the Alink-Argerich Foundation, is pleased to announce the 6th Edition of its International Piano Competition.
This respected event provides career prospects and visibility for young pianists around the world.
Winners will receive over €20,000 in prizes, masterclasses, and concert engagements, chosen by a jury of distinguished international artists and professors.
The application and evaluation process is fully online, enabling global access for up to 50 participants.
This 6th Edition is organised in partnership with Ernst Krause Berlin Piano.
Chairman and President of WPTA Spain
Concert Pianist and Professor at Music University of Madrid "Alfonso X el Sabio" and Accademia Musicale Europea in Naples, guest professor at the Talent Music Masters Academy in Brescia and Euro Arts Academy in Germany. Artistic Director of International Piano Balkan Academy "S. Thalberg" Founder of Devastato Talent School
Concert Pianist and Professor
Concert pianist and pedagogue Niklas Pokki is Head of the Piano Department and Lecturer in Piano and Piano Pedagogy at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. In 1999 he co-founded the Mänttä Music Festival, named Festival of the Year by Finland Festivals in 2003, which has hosted artists such as Elisabeth Leonskaja, Richard Goode, Marc-André Hamelin, Angela Hewitt and Beatrice Rana. In 2013 he founded, with Antti Siirala and Teppo Koivisto, the Youth Piano Academy, a training programme for exceptionally talented young pianists. He lectures regularly in Finland and abroad on practising, sight-reading and teacher communication.
Concert pianist and Professor
Acclaimed pianist and pedagogue Natalia Trull won First Prize at the Belgrade International Piano Competition, Second Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow, 1986) and the Grand Prix in Monte Carlo (1993). She has performed as a soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich under conductors such as Frühbeck de Burgos, Rozhdestvensky, Temirkanov and Fedoseev. She is Professor at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and a visiting professor at the European Music Academy in Como.
Concert pianist and Professor
He is an international concert pianist, He won he won the prestigious ‘Carthage International Prize’. Founder of NOMEA – International Company, considered among the best Italian innovative startups. Luciano is Founder of Mimas Festival and Co-Founder and Artistic Director of: Neapolitan Masters Competition, Nomea Competition, WPTA Spain, Accademia Musicale Europea, MuSa art&science
Concert Pianist and Professor
Concert Pianist and Professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln -Aachen and guest professor at the Talent music Masters academy in Brescia, He is an official Steinway Artist .
Director of KNS Classical
He is an Steinway Artist and international concert pianist, co-founder and director of the label KNS Classica, it is a music production company created in 2001. Cales Lama is the artistic director of several cycles and festivals of music, he has also won a reputation for mentoring a wide number of young talents.
Some images from the Winners Gala Award Concert include the Real Conservatorio of Madrid in the “Manuel de Falla Auditorium” on 29 September 2023, the Sala degli Arazzi in Piacenza on 26 October 2024, the Ateneo de Madrid on 6 April 2025, and the Auditorio ‘Yehudi Menuhin’ at the Faculty of Music UAX of Madrid on 14 April 2026.
The winners received opportunities to be heard and acknowledged by international music critics, artistic directors, and agencies for possible collaborations.
