Two Days Remain

Saturday evening (9 pm Pacific Daylight Time, UTC/GMT-7), October 30 is the deadline for the 2021 Bach Festival. There is still time to prepare and submit your recordings to celebrate this paragon of musical ingenuity. Nearly every composer to follow found the music of this genius to be the model for centuries following his death.…

Countdown to Bach

The countdown to Bach begins as the Seattle International Piano Festival (SIPF) presents the twelfth twelfth annual Bach Festival (online edition) for pianists and instrumentalists of any nationality, featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as other Baroque masters. Exclusively online, this year’s event invites all instrumentalists, from string players to flutists, to submit…

A Tradition 300 Years Old

For more than 12 years, aspiring musicians of all ages in the Pacific Northwest have joined in a celebration of arguably the greatest composer ever to have lived. Now open to all instrumentalists and pianists of any age or nationality, participants of the 2021 Bach Festival are invited to submit video links of their favorite…

2021 Virtuoso Artists Festival

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,…

Announcing Classical Winners 2021

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…

Classical Fest Is Live

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…

Classical Festival Deadline Extended

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…

2020 Bach Fest Online

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…

2020 Classical Festival Open

[dropcap style=”default, circle, box”]D[/dropcap]etails and updated rules for the 2020 Classical Viennese Festival are available and applications active for entry. For more details, visit the festival page. Deadline: 11:59 pm, Thursday, February 27, 2020 Festival Date: all day, Sunday, March 15 Location: Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, in Bellevue, WA 2020 Adjudicators: Dr.…

2019 Laureates

We congratulate the finalists and winners of the 2019 Seattle International Piano Competition. You are an inspiration! 2019 Competition Laureates Youth Ages 9 and under Gold medalists – Cecilia Chen (Canada), Victoria Lahee Han (USA), Taige Wang (China; in absentia) Silver medalists – Papitcha Vejmongkolkorn (Thailand), Xinran Shi (China) Audience Favorite Award – Cecilia Chen…