Schedule

Check below the detailed schedule of the 2025 Ricard Viñes International Piano Competition. You will find the complete program for all stages of the event. Some sessions are closed to the public, while others are open with free admission.

June 24 – 7:30 PM

Enric Granados Auditorium of Lleida

Reception of the contestants and introduction with the jury

June 25 – First Round

Enric Granados Auditorium of Lleida

First Round – June 25 (Morning Session)

  • 09:30 – 09:50 Jakob Aumiller

  • 09:55 – 10:15 Alexander L. Agate

  • 10:20 – 10:40 Antonin Bonnet

Break: 10:40 – 11:00

  • 11:00 – 11:20 Alexandre Lutz García

  • 11:25 – 11:45 Taewoong Yoo

  • 11:50 – 12:10 Saya Ota

Break: 12:10 – 12:40

  • 12:40 – 13:00 Natalie Schwamova

  • 13:05 – 13:25 Qiao Liu

  • 13:30 – 13:50 Lucas Bischoff

Lunch Break: 13:50 – 15:30


First Round – June 25 (Afternoon Session)

  • 15:30 – 15:50 Lizaveta Zasimovich

  • 15:55 – 16:15 Karina Tseng

  • 16:20 – 16:40 Yuanfan Yang

Break: 16:40 – 17:10

  • 17:10 – 17:30 Tristan Paradee

  • 17:35 – 17:55 Sergi Pacheco

  • 18:00 – 18:20 Xuan Liu

Break: 18:20 – 18:40

  • 18:40 – 19:00 Sayuri Tsuzuki

  • 19:05 – 19:25 Gintare Elena Macijauskaite

Jury Deliberation: 19:30 – 20:00

Sessions open to the public. Free admission.

June 26 – Semifinals

Enric Granados Auditorium of Lleida

Semifinals – Morning Session
Jakob Aumiller – from 10:30 to 11:20
Alexandre Lutz García – from 11:25 to 12:15
Taewoong Yoo – from 12:20 to 13:10
Lunch Break – from 13:10 to 15:00

Semifinals – Afternoon Session
Saya Ota – from 15:00 to 15:50
Natalie Schwamova – from 15:55 to 16:45
Lizaveta Zasimovich – from 16:50 to 17:40
Break – from 17:40 to 18:30

Semifinals – Evening Session
Karina Tseng – from 18:30 to 19:20
Yuanfan Yang – from 19:25 to 20:15
Deliberation – from 20:15 to 20:45

Sessions open to the public. Free admission.

June 27 – Semifinalists' Concerts

Courtyard of the Institute of Ilerdian Studies of Lleida

Morning Session: 11:00 – 12:00 (3 participants)

11:00 | Jakob Aumiller – Germany
Debussy – Préludes, Book I No. 7 "Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest"
Prokofiev – Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28

11:20 | Alexandre Lutz García – France/Spain
Schubert / Liszt – "Der Müller und der Bach" and "Der Doppelgänger"
Chopin – Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

11:40 | Taewoong Yoo – Republic of Korea
Ravel – La Valse

Evening Session: 18:00 – 19:30 (2 participants)

18:00 | Natalie Schwamova – Czech Republic
Debussy – Préludes, Book I No. 5 "Les Collines d’Anacapri"
Scriabin – Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30

18:20 | Lizaveta Zasimovich – Republic of Belarus
Debussy – Préludes, Book II No. 8 "Ondine"
Stravinsky / Agosti – The Firebird

Sessions open to the public. Free admission.

June 28 – Grand Final – 7:00 PM

Enric Granados Auditorium of Lleida

The three finalists are:

  • Saya Ota, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3

  • Yuanfan Yang, performing Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1

  • After the intermission, Karina Tseng will perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2

All three will perform with the Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès, conducted by Néstor Bayona.

The Grand Final will be hosted by journalist Núria Marín.

Tickets available at this link.