2006 Valencia International Piano Competition Prize Iturbi

XV Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition took place in Valencia, from September 14 to the 30th, 2006. The competition is held every two years and is a member of the Geneva World Federation of International Music Competitions. Pianist Josu De Solaun Soto was given the First Grand Prize, becoming the first Spanish pianist to be awarded such distinction in the 25 years of the competition's existence. The prize included over $25,000, recital and orchestral engagements and a recording contract.

Jury

 * [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|20px|Spain]] Joaquín Soriano (president)
 * [[Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg|20px|Lithuania]] Sulamita Aronovsky
 * [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|20px|Russia]] Sergei Dorensky
 * [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|20px|Spain]] Miguel Ángel Herranz
 * [[Image:Flag of Panama.svg|20px|Panama]] Jaime Ingram
 * [[Image:Flag of South Korea.svg|20px|South Korea]] Mi Kyung Kim
 * [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|20px|Greece]] Natalie Michailidou
 * [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|20px|Spain]] Fernando Puchol
 * [[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|20px|Ecuador]] Leslie Wright (substituting [[Image:Flag of France.svg|20px|France]] Jean-Bernard Pommier)
 * [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|20px|Russia]] Oxana Yablonskaya

Compositions commissioned for the competition

 * Joan Cerveró - Verdi
 * Carlos Fontcuberta - Après tout [ Performance by Miguel Á. Castro ]
 * Voro García Fernández - Etoiles filantes