The number of applicants for the 77th Prague Spring International Music Competition in the flute and piano categories has broken last year’s record!

In the preliminary round of the 77th Prague Spring Competition, 239 flutists and 231 pianists will compete. Compared to 2025, the total number of applicants has increased by 13 to 470. This is the highest number since 1998, when the competition became a two-discipline event. As usual, the largest number of applications came from Asian countries, especially South Korea, China, Japan, and Taiwan, but young artists from France, Italy, Germany, Spain, the United States, and the Czech Republic also showed great interest in the competition. Fifteen Czech artists applied in the piano category and nine in the flute category. Those advancing to the first round will be announced at the end of January 2026.