Claim: The Svetislav Stančić International Piano Competition was first held in 1999 and is named after Svetislav Stančić, a European pianist and music pedagogue.
Evidence: The first competition was held in 1999 and it takes place in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb. It is named after Svetislav Stančić. Svetislav Stančić (7 July 1895 in Zagreb – 7 January 1970 in Zagreb) was a Croatian pianist and music pedagogue. Croatia (/kroʊˈeɪʃə/ (listen), kroh-AY-shə; Croatian: Hrvatska, pronounced [xř̩ʋaːtskaː), officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska, (listen)), is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe on the Adriatic Sea.