Video Preparation and Final Round Procedures
In August, the selection to fill the final round of the 9th Seattle International Piano Competition within each fully competitive category were notified of the preliminary results. That was the green light to prepare a video submission to compete as a finalist in the 9th Seattle International Piano Competition. The rules for this submission required an original exclusive video consisting of a free program of the finalists’ choice, to be through-played sans cuts or edits of any sort. To ensure the recording was made exclusively for the event, each participant must display the event’s 2022 logo. In addition, the short required work was revealed for all Professional and Collegiate finalists; that being Antonio Soler’s Sonata in G minor (in the dorian mode), R.32.
After our final round jurors are assembled and sequestered on location beginning October 8, all finalists and semi-competitive winners will be revealed on the website for immediate public viewing. The published videos appear at the moment the jurors begin their evaluation of randomized entrants. Since 2013, the SIPC has been conducted as a blind jury process. This year’s online edition is no different. Jurors conduct a review of the audio through a moderated process. Jurors have the opportunity to hear each finalists’ performance once in its entirety without pausing, skipping, or rewinding. A point system allows them to score their desired order of finalists. No lobbying or discussion is permitted among jurors until results are locked in.
Additionally, the public have a limited opportunity until midnight on the day of each portion of the online event to cast their vote for Audience Favorite.
Prizes
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: Gold ($4,000); Silver ($2,500); Bronze ($1,500)
- Collegiate: Gold ($3,000); Silver ($2,000); Bronze ($1,000)
- Youth, Ages 14-18: Gold ($500); Silver ($350); Bronze ($250)
- Youth, Ages 10-13: Gold ($400); Silver ($250); Bronze ($150)
- Outstanding Amateur: up to 8 unranked gold medalists
- Youth, Ages 9 and under: up to 8 unranked gold medalists
Additional $750 and a concert engagement for President’s Prize for best performance of a work by Robert Schumann or Johannes Brahms; Additional $750 and a concert engagement for the James Miles Memorial Prize (one of each chosen among Professional and Collegiate Artist Finalists)
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
Additionally, online attendees have a chance to cast their vote for the Audience Favorite prize in each category, including semi-competitive gold medal winners.
