The “Liszt Memorial Prizes” International Piano Open Competition has been one of proud members of the Alink–Argerich Foundation. The Alink-Argerich Foundation (AAF) was co-founded in 1999 by piano competition authority Gustav Alink and the famous pianist Martha Argerich. It’s an active non-profit organization, monitoring piano activities on a worldwide scale. So far, top-level international piano competitions from 50 countries around the world already attained the acceptance of Alink-Argerich Foundation, including The Frederick Chopin International Piano Competition, The Leeds International Piano Competition, The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, The Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD, The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia, The Hamamatsu International Piano Competition,The International Music Competition Queen Elisabeth of Belgium and The International Piano Competition “Ferruccio Busoni”.