Important Classical Fest Changes With categories for sonatas of the classical era greats (Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart) among others, the SIPF invites pianists and instrumentalists to compete for medals and decorations by an esteemed panel of adjudicators in this virtual competitive event. Note the newest changes, including the deadline. April Deadline Changes The new deadline for…
One week remains as the Classical Fest deadline looms. Participants still have one week to submit their video performances of Beethoven, Mozart, and their contemporaries. The SIPF presents a stunning array of gifted adjudicators for the participants of this year’s festival.
Updated rules and guidelines for the 2024 Virtuoso Artists Festival have been published online. The SIPF invites all pianists and instrumentalists to compete in this year’s festival, awarding medals to its top performers of ballades, etudes, and other important romantic and later era genres. Celebrate the giants of the day, including Chopin, Prokofiev, and Debussy,…
Deadline March 18 Apply now for the 13th Classical Viennese Festival. This unique online educational festival is open to pianists and instrumentalists of all ages and nationalities. Internationally recognized judges during this edition include Junheng Chen (violin, instrumental), Brian Keng-Lun Hsu (piano), Alina Rosevear (piano), Jeffrey Savage (piano), and Karen Savage. Generously awarded, top prizewinners…
With an application deadline of June 1, the Seattle International Piano Festival proudly announces the SIPC final round dates. The approachable structure of the festival’s bi-annual piano competition makes it possible for aspiring pianists of any financial status to apply and participate. Many competitions require the pianist to travel great distances and live…
Accepting Applications! Announcing the 10th Seattle International Piano Competition APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 1, 2024 Apply Now A TWO-ROUND COMPETITION, participants are invited to submit videos. Finalists are selected (up to six in each competitive category) to appear during September, 2024, before a live audience and a blind jury in Seattle, Washington. The SIPC…
The SIPF is proud to announce the twelfth annual Classical Viennese Festival. With a deadline of March 13, this edition widens eligibility to not only pianists, but all instrumentalists with expanded divisions of participation and more narrow age brackets for youth. Collegiate, Professional, and amateur adult artists are also invited to participate. The 2023 Classical…
Our thanks for the many excellent video performance submissions by this year’s competitors. We appreciate your patience as we continue our survey of preliminary and semi-competitive entries. Due to the availability of some adjudicators, the SIPF anticipates the survey to continue at least one more week. This means notifications of finalist/winner status will be issued…
Ninth SIPC Deadline: July 15 Two days remain before the deadline of the Ninth Seattle Int’l Piano Competition. This year’s event is online. With a chance to win more than $18,000 in total cash prizes, who will be decorated this year’s medalists? Categories for professional and collegiate artist, outstanding amateurs, and youth divide the participants…
Revised Deadlines for Two Competitions The SIPF announces deadline extensions for two of its upcoming events: 2022 Seattle International Piano Competition. Since 2008, the SIPF invites pianists from around the globe to compete for cash and non-cash prizes. With categories for three brackets of youth, outstanding amateurs, collegiate artists, professionals, and free of programming requirements,…