IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Despite the challenges, the Rubinstein Competition will launch and be held in a customized format!
Stages 1 & 2 (recitals), 28 April – 4 May 2026, will be held at the Kronberg Academy in Germany.
At the end of Stage 2, six finalists will travel to Israel to compete in the finals, as planned.
If circumstances prevent the final from taking place as scheduled, it will be postponed.
In any case, the final stages will be held in Israel.
***Ticket buyers for the Opening Night and Stages 1 & 2 will be reimbursed by Eventim.
(There’s no need to contact them to request a refund).
27 April
28 April – 1 May
2 May – 4 May
8 May – 9 May
10 May – 11 May
13 May – 14 May
15 May
Opening Gala
Kevin Chen & Yukine Kuroki
Stage I
All competitors, 35 – 40 minutes recitals
Stage II
16 competitors, 50 – 60 minutes recitals
Stage III
Chamber Music
Piano Trios with Saida Bar-Lev and Hillel Zori
Classical Concerto
With the Israeli Camerata Jerusalem, conductor Avner Biron
Grand Concerto
With the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Yoel Levi
Awards Ceremony & Winners Concert
With the Israeli Camerata Jerusalem, conductor Avner Biron
Casals Forum, Kronberg
Kronberg Academy, Kronberg
Kronberg Academy, Kronberg
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Assia Auditorium
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Assia Auditorium
Charles R. Bronfman Auditorium, Tel Aviv Yafo
Charles R. Bronfman Auditorium, Tel Aviv Yafo
Note: The Ballot, which determines the competitors’ order of appearance, will take place on 27 April.
So it is only then that we will know which pianists will perform in each session, and it will be published.
Kronberg Academy, Kronberg
*Hours listed are in German time
STAGE
I
Recitals
TUESDAY 28.4
11:00
SESSION 1
1
2
INTERMISSION
3
15:00
SESSION 2
4
5
INTERMISSION
6
19:00
SESSION 3
7
8
INTERMISSION
9
WEDNESDAY 29.4
10:30
SESSION 4
10
11
INTERMISSION
12
13
15:00
SESSION 5
14
15
INTERMISSION
16
19:00
SESSION 6
17
18
INTERMISSION
19
THURSDAY 30.4
10:30
SESSION 7
20
21
INTERMISSION
22
23
15:00
SESSION 8
24
25
INTERMISSION
26
19:00
SESSION 9
27
28
INTERMISSION
29
30
FRIDAY 1.5
10:30
SESSION 10
31
32
INTERMISSION
33
34
15:00
SESSION 11
35
36
INTERMISSION
37
19:00
SESSION 12
38
39
INTERMISSION
40
Announcement STAGE I
Kronberg Academy, Kronberg
*Hours listed are in German time
STAGE
II
Recitals
SATURDAY 2.5
11:00
SESSION 13
1
INTERMISSION
2
15:00
SESSION 14
3
INTERMISSION
4
19:00
SESSION 15
5
INTERMISSION
6
SUNDAY 3.5
11:00
SESSION 16
7
INTERMISSION
8
15:00
SESSION 17
9
INTERMISSION
10
19:00
SESSION 18
11
INTERMISSION
12
MONDAY 4.5
11:00
SESSION 19
13
INTERMISSION
14
15:00
SESSION 20
15
INTERMISSION
16
Announcement STAGE II
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Assia Auditorium
*Hours listed are in Israel time
FINALS
CHAMBER MUSIC
FRIDAY 8.5
14:00
SESSION 23
1
2
INTERMISSION
3
Charles Bronfman Auditorium
GRAND CONCERTO
*Hours listed are in Israel time
WEDNESDAY 13.5
20:00
SESSION 27
1
2
INTERMISSION
3
CHAMBER MUSIC
SATURDAY 9.5
11:00
SESSION 24
4
5
INTERMISSION
6
Charles Bronfman Auditorium
GRAND CONCERTO
*Hours listed are in Israel time
THURSDAY 14.5
19:00
SESSION 28
4
5
INTERMISSION
6
Announcement
of the
Winners
CLASSICAL CONCERTO
SUNDAY 10.5
20:00
SESSION 25
1
2
INTERMISSION
3
Charles Bronfman Auditorium
*Hours listed are in Israel time
FRIDAY 15.5
11:00
Awards Ceremony
&
Winners Gala Concert
with the
Israel Camerata Jerusalem
CLASSICAL CONCERTO
MONDAY 11.5
20:00
SESSION 26
4
5
INTERMISSION
6