Our thanks to our judges, Dr. JinHee Kate Kim, Dr. Nicole Narboni, Dr. Minji Noh, Dr. Alexander Tutunov, and Dr. Francis Yang, for listening to this year’s participants. We thank all the participants and their teachers especially during these unprecedented times for lovingly preparing their recordings at home. Thanks to our organizers, Chelsea Bloomberg and…
The deadline for the 2021 Virtuoso Artists Festival has been extended to Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 9:00 pm. Note that June 3 still represents the cut-off for dates of birth in terms of age category delineation. The SIPF encourages all prospective participants to make that last push to prepare their Romantic, Contemporary, and Impressionistic…
2021 Virtuoso Artists Festival The SIPF is proud to announce the 7th annual Virtuoso Artists Festival, celebrating the works of the romantic, impressionistic, and contemporary musical eras. In order to open its doors to pianists and instrumentalists of the world, now this online video recording competitive festival is open for participation, providing opportunities for soloists,…
Congratulations The SIPF congratulates each and every performer who put forth their hard work, passion, and dedication, often re-recording their selections a dozen times or more to present the best of themselves. Behind every great performance, not only is there a dedicated pupil or aspiring artist, there is a family to provide the support, and…
The SIPF is proud to present the ninth annual Classical Viennese Festival ONLINE EDITION. In advance of the results, we commend every participant for persevering to create a quality video. Our thanks also for the abundant support of their families and especially their teachers, without which the heights of excellence would be unattainable. We wish…
The deadline for the online Classical Viennese Festival approaches. There are yet two more days to complete an application by the 11:59 pm, Sunday, March 14 deadline. Video links can be submitted until the end. As last-minute entries are prepared for submission, a few common mistakes can forfeit eligibility: Complete Entries. Entries that are incomplete…
The upcoming Classical Viennese Festival deadline has changed. Note that the SIPF accepts applications until 11:59 pm, Sunday, March 14. Similar to previous festivals, this year’s event is conducted online via pre-recorded video links supplied by its performing participants. We look forward to hearing the many classical works, this time also including string entries and…
News: Classical Viennese Festival Rules have been published and applications are open for acceptance for the 2021 Classical Viennese Festival. Deadline: March 4, 2021
The Seattle International Piano Festival (SIPF) is proud to present for the eleventh annual Bach Festival (online edition) for pianists and stringed instrumentalists of any nationality, featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach. This year’s event will be exclusively online. The event has expanded participation categories for all string players, and categories for Baroque keyboard masters…
Our thanks to our judges, Kelli Stephens, Paula Watt, and Francis Yang, for listening to this year’s participants. We thank all the participants and their teachers especially during these unprecedented times for lovingly preparing their recordings at home. Thanks to our organizers, Maxwell Adkisson and Chelsea Bloomberg, for putting the event together and coordinating with…