Piano Bridges International Competition for Amateur Pianists

The Piano Bridges Competition was founded in July 2011 by Natalia Dobrovolskaya.

[2] The competition aims to draw attention to amateur piano performances, maintain interest in performing among piano amateurs and promote their further creative development.

The other significant feature is the monthly concerts with the participation of the finalists and winners of the competition that are held throughout the year at different venues in St. Petersburg and other cities (Pavlovsk, Veliky Novgorod, Moscow and others).

The educational part of the competition includes free masterclasses held by the jury members.

Each year, the jury panel consists of well-known pianists: Grigory Korchmar, Oleg Vainstein, Pavel Eliashevich, Luc Ponet, Galina Minsker, Sergei Uryvaev and others.