MA Competition

In 2027 MA Competition for Pianoforte takes place.
Couldn't attend MA Competition 2026 in Bruges? Don't worry, you can sill rewatch the semi-final and final for free on Early Music Television!
To the livestream

MA Competition is made possible by the players of the National Lottery.

Applications

Find the timeline of MA Competition 2027 here.

Applications open
12.02.2027, 00:01 — 25.02.2027, 23:59
First round
07 — 09.05.2027
Online
Rehearsals semi-final
01.08.2027
in Bruges
Semi-final
02.08.2027
in Bruges & online
Rehearsals final
03.08.2027
in Bruges
Final
04.08.2027
in Bruges & online

Hall of fame

Ontdek de winnaars van MA Competition door de jaren heen.
1970 | Organ
Laureates
Lucie Madden
Second prize
Vladimir Ruso
Second prize
Helen Dugal
Third prize
Marcel Schmid
Fourth prize
Vladimir Ruso
Audience Award
Members of the jury
Michel Chapuis
Kamiel D'Hooghe
Paul François
Friedrich Högner
Peter Hurford
1968 | Basso continuo
Laureates
Ton Koopman
First prize
Colin Tilney
Second prize
Members of the jury
Isolde Ahlgrimm
Thurston Dart
Charles Koenig
Gustav Leonhardt
Robert Veyron-Lacroix
1968 | Harpsichord
Laureates
Martha Brickman
Second prize
Zsuzsa Pertis
Second prize
Anne Gallet
Third prize
Colin Tilney
Fourth prize
Johann Sonnleitner
Fifth prize
Members of the jury
Isolde Ahlgrimm
Thurston Dart
Charles Koenig
Gustav Leonhardt
Robert Veyron-Lacroix
1967 | Organ
Laureates
Günther Kaunzinger
First prize
Jack Hennigan
Second prize
Bengt Berg
Third prize
Leo Krämer
Fourth prize
Bengt Berg
Audience Award
Members of the jury
Wolfgang Auler
Kamiel D'Hooghe
Norbert Dufourcq
Paul François
1965 | Basso continuo
Laureates
Christiane Jaccottet
Laureate
Members of the jury
Gustav Leonhardt
Li Stadelmann
Aimée Van de Wiele
Robert Veyron-Lacroix

Partners

MA Festival Brugge can count on the sup­port of these artis­tic part­ners for the organ­i­sa­tion of MA Competition and MA Festival:

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