The 2nd International Carl Bechstein Piano Competition 2010 could not have been arranged in its present form without the support of our strong partners to whom we want to express our gratitude. We herewith want to introduce these partners to our readers.
Firstly we thank the Folkwang Hochschule, which has been our partner from the very beginning. Furthermore the Theater Duisburg, the Orchesterzentrum|NRW in Dortmund, the Philharmonie Essen and the Bochumer Symphoniker are our partner. We also thank the WAZ Media Group and the magazine for classical music FONO FORUM as our media partners.

The worlwide preliminary auditions are supported by the “Stilwerk” in Berlin, by Bechstein America (New York), by Intermusic Ltd and the Royal Academy of Music in London, the Tschaikowsky Conservatory in Moscow, the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Samick Musical Instruments (Seoul) as well as Gospel Pianos and the Conservatory of Music in Sydney. In addition we express our gratitude to the growing number of festivals, orchestras, philharmonic halls and concert promoters such as the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Liebenberger Music Summer or “Klassik in Spandau”, who invite our laureates.