Retrospect

The first Bremen Piano Competition was held in the Sendesaal Bremen in autumn 1987. Like the competition in 1989, it was initially only open to German pianists aged 16 to 30 and was held on a national level. However, as early as 1990, the three partners at the time, Landesmusikrat Bremen e.V., Radio Bremen and Sparkasse Bremen, decided to continue the competition at an international level in 1991, namely at an all-European level, including musicians from Turkey and Israel. The aim was to support and promote the process of European unification in the field of culture and youth encounters.