2026 Classical Viennese Festival International

The Seattle International Piano Festival International (SIPF) is proud to present the fourteenth annual Classical Viennese Festival International (recorded video edition) for pianists and instrumental performers. Participants of any nationality may participate. This competitive event was created to showcase classical and pre-classical sonata forms.

This festival sets forth a number of narrowly defined age groups and narrowly defined performance categories so that they may be fairly judged, and generously decorated.

Notable Changes

The 2026 Classical Viennese Festival is conducted exclusively by video recording submission. Those familiar with previous years should review the rules for the 2026 carefully, as there are a number of lesser and more significant changes. These include:

• There are few changes from the 2025 edition
• Elimination of spoken introduction requirement

Results will be published on or shortly after April 29 on the winners’ page

Classical Viennese Festival General Rules

Application Deadline: All applications must be completed by 9:00 pm, Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8). Click on the icon to the left to download a copy of the rules.

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