The Sächsisches Landesgymnasium für Musik Dresden will be holding the CARL MARIA VON WEBER International Piano Competition for the third time from 6 to 13 October 2024. The competition offers young talents an international platform where they can meet, present themselves, learn from each other and compare notes at an international level. Unique experiences for artistic development are gained here, and for many, participation in this competition is an important milestone at the beginning of their career. The competition is aimed at young pianists up to the age of 24 and is organised in four age categories.

The competition programme focuses on the piano works of its namesake. Carl Maria von Weber, who worked as Kapellmeister (musical director) at the Royal Court Theatre in Dresden from 1817 to 1826, was one of the last universal musicians, who was equally brilliant as a virtuoso on the piano and guitar, as an opera director, orchestra leader, organiser, critic and essayist. As one of the most prominent virtuosos of his time, Weber wrote many highly affecting works for the piano. Like the two previous competitions, the third CARL MARIA VON WEBER International Piano Competition also includes compulsory pieces from Weber’s piano oeuvre in its programme and is thus committed to presenting the wide range of his piano music and raising the profile of these works.