Final Round CAT. B
3 Ottobre 2026 - 10:30 CEST
- 10:30 Sandra Baumgarten, USA
- 10:51 Carlo Bergamasco, Italy
- 11:13 Alfredo Brambilla, Italy
- 11:32 Marco Cima, Italy
- 11:54 Alain Mari, France
- 12:12 Ian Roy, United Kingdom
10:30 | Sandra Baumgarten, USA
L. van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 23 Op. 57 “Appassionata”: III. Allegro ma non troppo
C. Debussy – Reflets dans l’eau
F. Chopin – Polonaise Op. 53 “Heroic”10:51 | Carlo Bergamasco, Italy
S. Rachmaninov – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 4211:13 | Alfredo Brambilla, Italy
J.S. Bach – Sinfonias Nos. 6, 13, 12
C. Debussy – Cloches à travers les feuilles
D. Mastrandrea – Luce Ovunque
D. Mastrandrea – Sulle Ali della Libertà
11:32 | Marco Cima, Italy
J. Brahms – Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 21 No. 111:54 | Alain Mari, France
F. Chopin – Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4
C. Debussy – Poissons d’or
A. Scriabin – Prelude Op. 16 No. 1
F. Chopin – Étude Op. 10 No. 1
F. Chopin – Waltz Op. 69 No. 1- 12:12 | Ian Roy, England
J. Ireland – April
J.S. Bach / E. Petri – Sheep May Safely Graze
C. Chaminade – L’Automne
M. Ravel – Jeux d’eau
Final Round CAT. A
3 Ottobre 2026 - 14:30 CEST
- 14:30 Marine Bombardier, France
- 14:52 Felipe Capozzi, Brazil
- 15:11 Andrea Demergazzi, Italy
- 15:33 Carl Di Casoli, USA
- 15:55 Claire Meissner-Bernard, France
- 16:15 Din Zohar, Israel
14:30 | Marine Bombardier, France
F. Schubert / F. Liszt – Litanei, S. 562
F. Chopin – Étude Op. 25 No. 5
F. Mendelssohn – Variations sérieuses, Op. 5414:52 | Felipe Capozzi, Brazil
L. van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 12 Op. 26: I. Andante con variazioni
A. Scriabin – Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2, for the Left Hand
S. Prokofiev – Suggestion diabolique, Op. 4 No. 415:11 | Andrea Demergazzi, Italy
C. Franck / H. Bauer – Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18
F. Chopin – Scherzo No. 2 Op. 31
15:33 | Carl Di Casoli, U.S.A.
D. Scarlatti – Sonata K. 380
F. Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 3 Op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso; II. Scherzo – Molto vivace; IV. Finale – Presto non tanto15:55 | Claire Meissner-Bernard, France
J.S. Bach – Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria, Variations 1, 2, 7, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30
W.A. Mozart – 12 Variations on “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman”, K. 26516:15 | Din Zohar, Israel
D. Scarlatti – Sonata K. 87
D. Scarlatti – Sonata K. 476
D. Scarlatti – Sonata K. 427
F. Chopin – Polonaise-Fantaisie Op. 61
WINNERS' ANNOUNCEMENT
3 Ottobre 2026 - 18:00 CEST
The official proclamation of the winners on the stage of Teatro Ponchielli, together with the Jury, Artistic Directors and Partners. La proclamazione ufficiale dei vincitori sul palco del Teatro Ponchielli, insieme alla Giuria, Direttori Artistici e Partner.
The Winners Announcement will take place on the prestigious stage of Teatro Ponchielli in Cremona, in the presence of the international Jury — Ingrid Fliter (Chair), Roberto Cominati, Marie François, Michail Lifits, Jeremy Nicholas — together with the Artistic Directors Andrea Vizzini and Roberto Prosseda, Massimo De Bellis (General Director of CremonaFiere and Cremona Musica), and Paolo Fazioli (FAZIOLI’s Founder and CEO). Together, they will proclaim the winners of the PianoLink International Amateurs Competition 2026.
La Proclamazione dei Vincitori si terrà sul prestigioso palco del Teatro Ponchielli di Cremona, alla presenza della Giuria internazionale — Ingrid Fliter (Presidente), Roberto Cominati, Marie François, Michail Lifits, Jeremy Nicholas — insieme ai Direttori Artistici Andrea Vizzini e Roberto Prosseda, a Massimo De Bellis (Direttore Generale di CremonaFiere e Cremona Musica) e a Paolo Fazioli (Fondatore e CEO di FAZIOLI). Insieme proclameranno i vincitori del PianoLink International Amateurs Competition 2026.
PianoLink Amateurs World Marathon
3 Ottobre 2026 - 18:30 CEST
An extraordinary non-stop concert featuring the competitors of PIAC2026, celebrates music without borders. Una maratona straordinaria con i concorrenti del PIAC 2026 celebra la musica senza confini.
Program
18:30 – Presentation
- 18:45 – Sandra Baumgarten — USA — C. Debussy – Reflets dans l’eau, da Images, Livre I
- 18:51 – Carlo Bergamasco — ITALY — W.A. Mozart – Fantasia in D minor, K. 397
- 18:57 – Paola Capraro — ITALY — J. Halvorsen – Passacaglia; A. Skevington – Something for the Weekend; A.C. Jobim – Wave
- 19:05 – Alain Mari — FRANCE — Bach/Siloti – Prelude; A. Scriabin – Prelude, Op. 16 No. 1
- 19:11 – Michele Perego — ITALY — R. Schumann – Fantasie Op. 17: II. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch
- 19:20 – Marine Bombardier — FRANCE — F. Chopin – Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2
- 19:27 – Maria Irene Rizzo — ITALY — S. Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet Before Parting, Op. 75 No. 10
- 19:35 – Marco Cima — ITALY — J. Brahms – Ballade Op. 10 No. 1
- 19:41 – Sophie Brizzi — FRANCE — C. Debussy – La plus que lente
- 19:47 – Felipe Capozzi — BRAZIL — A. Scriabin – Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2, for the Left Hand
- 19:53 – Gianpietro Storti — ITALY — R. Schumann – Aufschwung, Op. 12 No. 2, da Fantasiestücke
- 19:58 – Claire Meissner-Bernard — FRANCE — J.S. Bach – Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 – Excerpts
- 20:06 – Robert Marchewka — POLAND — G. Gershwin – Three Preludes
- 20:15 – Alfredo Brambilla — ITALY — C. Debussy – Cloches à travers les feuilles, da Images, Livre II; D. Mastrandrea – Sulle Ali della Libertà
- 20:23 – Andrea Corridoni — ITALY — W.A. Mozart – Piano Sonata No. 12 K. 332: III. Allegro assai
- 20:29 – Ian Roy — UNITED KINGDOM — C. Scott – Water Wagtail; A. Ginastera – Danza de la moza donosa, da Danzas argentinas, Op. 2
- 20:37 – Andrea Demergazzi — ITALY — C. Franck / H. Bauer – Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18: Fugue et Variation
- 20:44 – Din Zohar — ISRAEL — L. van Beethoven – Andante favori in F major, WoO 57
- 20:53 – Carl Di Casoli — USA — F. Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 3 Op. 58: IV. Finale – Presto non tanto
