The winners of the 2022 Seattle International Piano Competition enjoy cash and non-cash prizes, including possible future performance engagements. The following list details these awards for 2022 participants.

PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

Invited finalists competing in the final round streaming audit on October 8-9 compete for the following prizes:

  • First Prize: Gold medal, $4,000 cash
  • Second Prize: Silver medal, $2,500 cash
  • Third Prize: Bronze medal, $1,500 cash
  • Opportunity to compete for additional non-cash distinctions* (see below)
  • Opportunity to compete for an audience favorite award
  • Opportunity to compete for the President’s Prize for the best performance of a work by Robert Schumann or Johannes Brahms, and $750 cash, including a potential future professional concert engagement (one awards for a participant of either the Collegiate or Professional Artist category, at the discretion of Dr. Christopher Bowlby and Dr. Alexander Tutunov)
  • Opportunity to compete for the James Miles Memorial Prize, and $750 cash, including a potential future professional concert engagement (one awards for a participant of either the Collegiate or Professional Artist category, at the discretion of Dr. Ivona Kaminska)

COLLEGIATE ARTIST

Invited finalists competing in the final round streaming audit on October 8-9 compete for the following prizes:

  • First Prize: Gold medal, $3,000 cash
  • Second Prize: Silver medal, $2,000 cash
  • Third Prize: Bronze medal, $1,000 cash
  • Opportunity to compete for additional non-cash distinctions* (see below)
  • Opportunity to compete for an audience favorite award
  • Opportunity to compete for the President’s Prize for the best performance of a work by Robert Schumann or Johannes Brahms, and $750 cash, including a potential future professional concert engagement (one awards for a participant of either the Collegiate or Professional Artist category, at the discretion of Dr. Christopher Bowlby and Dr. Alexander Tutunov)
  • Opportunity to compete for the James Miles Memorial Prize, and $750 cash, including a potential future professional concert engagement (one awards for a participant of either the Collegiate or Professional Artist category, at the discretion of Dr. Ivona Kaminska)

OUTSTANDING AMATEUR

Outstanding Amateur participants are considered semi-competitive, meaning that chosen finalists from the preliminary recording are unranked winners. Winners’ video recordings will be published during the October 8-9 streaming event and proceedings of the 2022 Seattle International Piano Festival. All Outstanding Amateur winners receive:

  • Gold medal
  • Opportunity for one’s video to be published on SIPF website and social media sources
  • Opportunity to compete for additional non-cash distinctions* (see below)
  • Opportunity to compete for an audience favorite award

YOUTH, AGES 14-18

Invited finalists competing in the final round streaming audit on October 8-9 compete for the following prizes:

  • First Prize: Gold medal, $500 cash
  • Second Prize: Silver medal, $350 cash
  • Third Prize: Bronze medal, $250 cash
  • Opportunity to compete for additional non-cash distinctions* (see below)
  • Opportunity to compete for an audience favorite award

YOUTH, AGES 10-13

Invited finalists competing in the final round streaming audit on October 8-9 compete for the following prizes:

  • First Prize: Gold medal, $400 cash
  • Second Prize: Silver medal, $250 cash
  • Third Prize: Bronze medal, $150 cash
  • Opportunity to compete for additional non-cash distinctions* (see below)
  • Opportunity to compete for an audience favorite award

YOUTH, AGES 9 AND UNDER

Outstanding Amateur participants are considered semi-competitive, meaning that chosen finalists from the preliminary recording are unranked winners. Winners’ video recordings will be published during the October 8-9 streaming event and proceedings of the 2022 Seattle International Piano Festival. All Youth, Ages 9 and Under winners receive:

  • Gold medal
  • Opportunity for one’s video to be published on SIPF website and social media sources
  • Opportunity to compete for additional non-cash distinctions* (see below)
  • Opportunity to compete for an audience favorite award

NON-CASH DISTINCTIONS

In addition to the above prizes, all invited finalists (and single-round participants of the Outstanding Amateur and Youth, Ages 9 and Under categories) may also compete for additional distinctions, including a jurors’ award (in each category) for the best performance of:

  • a Mazurka by Frederic Chopin
  • a short character work by either Claude Debussy or Maurice Ravel (under 4 minutes in duration)
  • a Mazurka by Karol Szymanowski
  • an Etude by Nikolai Kapustin

All winners, finalists and semi-finalists will be listed on the website; the instructors of all finalists and winners will also be listed on the Master Teachers page.

Local area finalists and semi-finalists may have future opportunities including engagements in future fund raising events and concerts.

The SIPF reserves the right to amend or augment the above listed prizes at any time at its sole discretion.