Piano competitions

The piano competitions in the world can be divided into 3 categories.
According to the difficulties and influences of the competitions, it is structured as followed:

1. International competition, usually once a year to a couple of years;
2. Nation competition;
3. Local competition, few times a year or once a year;
4. Inter-school competition, once a year with qualifying round.
   

The composer competitions are usually regarded as the highest level of competitions because of its in depth influences. However, not all winners can become famous and have their world tour concerts. On the other hand, be aware that some composer competition is not held in the composer nation country, and those competitions are, and will continue to be not recognized as in the highest standard.