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Competitions, Festivals, and Academies for 2023-2024:

  • Bosendorfer Piano Competition

  • Bosendorfer/Yamaha Competition

  • Canada International Piano Competition (www.canadaipc.com)

  • Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (https://cvsymphony.org)

  • Chopin Foundation of the United States Scholarship Program for Young Pianists (www.chopin.org)

  • Cleveland International Piano Competition and Institute for Young Artists

  • Cliburn International Junior Competition 2027 

  • Dakota Valley Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition

  • David D. Dubois Piano Festival & Competition

  • e piano Junior International Competition

  • Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra Young Artist Competition

  • From the Top

  • Frost Chopin Festival and Academy (www.chopin.org)

  • Golden Valley Orchestra Young Artists Competition

  • Hastings International Piano Competition

  • Madison Symphony Orchestra Bolz Young Artist Competition

  • Mankato Symphony Young Artist Competition (MankatoSymphony.org/competitions)

  • Minnetonka Young Artist Competition

  • Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum (MMTF) Mozart Concerto Competition (mmtfonline.com) 

  • Minnesota Orchestra’s Young Peoples Symphony Concert Association (YPSCA) Concerto Competition

  • Minnesota Public Radio's (MPR) Minnesota Varsity

  • Morningside Music Bridge (www.mmb.international/about/overview)

  • Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Young Artist Competition

  • Nashville International Chopin Piano Competition

  • National Arts Competition/Young Arts Foundation

  • New Orleans Piano Institute (NOPI) - Musical Arts Society of New Orleans (masno.org)

  • Oberlin Conservatory Summer Programs - Piano Festival

  • Piano Arts - North American Competition and Music Festival (pianoarts.org)

  • Piano Texas International Festival and Academy (www.pianotexas.org)

  • Rising Stars Concerto Competition of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra

  • Saint Paul Piano Teachers (SPPTA) Concerto Competition

  • Schubert Club Special Grants

  • Schubert Club Student Scholarship Competition

  • Southeastern Piano Festival (SEPF) and the Arthur Fraser International Competition (www.southeasternpianofestival.com)

  • The Yamaha USasu International Piano Competition for Young Pianists

  • Texas State International Piano Festival (www.tsipf.com/apply/)

  • Thursday Musical Young Artist Scholarship Competition​​

  • Waring International Piano Competition

  • Wisconsin Youth Piano Competition (https://pianoarts.org) of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

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Calendar for 2023-2024:

September

  • Friday, September 1 - Applications accepted, St. Paul Piano Teachers (SPPTA) Concerto Competition (applications submitted by the teachers)

  • Wednesday, September 13, 3:00 pm Eastern - Application deadline, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Young Artist Competition

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October​

  • Saturday/Sunday, October 14/15 - Nashville International Chopin Piano Competition Finals

  • Sunday, October 15 - Application deadline, Saint Paul Piano Teachers (SPPTA) Concerto Competition (applications submitted by the teachers)

  • Saturday, October 28 - State Division, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Young Artist Competition.  4th Baptist Church, Plymouth, MN

​November​

  • Thursday, November 30 - Application deadline, Rising Stars Concerto Competition of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra

  • Thursday, November 30 - Applications open, Thursday Musical Scholarship Competition (thursdaymusical.org)

  • TBA -  Application Deadline, The Yamaha USasu International Piano Competition for Young Pianists.  Tempe, AZ

  • TBA - Applications open, Morningside Music Bridge

  • TBA - Applications open, Cleveland International Piano Competition and Institute for Young Artists

 

December​​

  • Saturday, December 2 - St. Paul Piano Teachers (SPPTA) Concerto Competition.  Schmitt Music, Bloomington

  • Wednesday, December 6, 3:00 pm Eastern - Video submission deadline, West Central Division, MTNA National Young Artist Competition

  • Friday, December 15, Registration Due -Madison Symphony Orchestra Bolz Young Artist Competition

  • TBA - Application Deadline, Dakota Valley Symphony Concerto Competition

  • TBA - Application Deadline, Cleveland International Piano Competition and Institute for Young Artists

  • TBA - Dakota Valley Symphony Concerto Competition.  Schmitt Music Edina

    

January

  • Saturday, January 6 - Preliminary Round, Madison Symphony Orchestra Bolz Young Artist Competition 

  • Monday, January 8 - Application Deadline, Schubert Club

  • Wednesday, January 10 - Application deadline (teachers submit applications), Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum (MMTF) Mozart Concerto Competition

  • Friday, January 12 - Semi-Final Round, Madison Symphony Orchestra Bolz Young Artist Competition 

  • Friday, January 19 - Application Deadline, Minnesota Orchestra’s Young Peoples Symphony Concert Association (YPSCA) Concerto Competition

  • Saturday, January 20 - Rising Stars Concerto Competition of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra - Prelims/Semi-finals

  • Friday, January 26 - Application Deadline, Thursday Musical Young Artist Scholarship Competition

  • Sunday, January 28 - Schubert Club On-line Prelims

  • TBA - The Yamaha USasu International Piano Competition for Young Pianists Semi-finals and Finals  Tempe, AZ

  • TBA - Application deadline (teachers submit applications), Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum (MMTF) Mozart Concerto Competition

  • TBA -  Application Deadline, Morningside Music Bridge

February​

  • Friday, February 9 - Virtual Preliminary Deadline, Minnesota Orchestra’s (YPSCA) Concerto Competition

  • Friday, February 16 - Deadline, Thursday Musical Video Submission

  • Sunday, February 25 - Final Round at Orchestra Hall, Minnesota Orchestra’s (YPSCA) Concerto Competition

  • TBA - Winners Concert, Dakota Valley Symphony.  Ames Center for the Arts, Burnsville

  • TBA - Application deadline, Texas State International Piano Festival

  • TBA - David D. Dubois Piano Festival & Competition

  • TBA - Schubert Club Special Grants

March​​

  • Saturday, March 2 - Rising Stars Concerto Competition of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra Winner’s Finals/Concert

  • Wednesday, March 6 - (The Final Forte) Madison Symphony Orchestra Bolz Young Artist Competition, Overture Center for the Arts

  • Saturday, March 9,  Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum (MMTF) Mozart Concerto Competition, Schmitt Music Bloomington  

  • Sunday, March 10 - Schubert Club In-Person Finals

  • Saturday, March 16 - Wednesday, March 20 - Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Young Artist Competition Finals.  Atlanta 

  • TBA - Application deadline, Oberlin Conservatory Summer Piano Festival

  • TBA - Application opens, Cooper International Piano Competition 

  • TBA - Application Deadline, Piano Texas International Festival and Academy

  • TBA - Application deadline, Southeastern Piano Festival (SEPF) and the Arthur Fraser International Competition

  • TBA - Solo and Concerto Competition Application deadline, Texas State International Piano Festival

April

  • Saturday, April 6 - Application Deadline, Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (https://cvsymphony.org)

  • Saturday, April 20 - Thursday Musical Winners Concert.  MacPhail Center for Music, 4:00 pm

  • Saturday, April 27 - Finals, Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (https://cvsymphony.org)

  • TBA - Application deadline, Cooper International Piano Competition

  • TBA - Application deadline, Frost Chopin Festival and Academy

  • TBA - Deadline, Schubert Club Special Grants

May​​​​​

  • Wednesday, May 15 - Application Deadline, Chopin Foundation of the United States

  • Friday, May 17 - MMTF Mozart Concerto Competition Winner with the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra, Sundin Music Hall

  • Sunday, May 19, 3:00 pm - SPPTA Winner's Concert with the Mississippi Valley Orchestra.  Benson Great Hall, Bethel University

  • TBA - Piano Texas International Festival and Academy

  • TBA - Texas State International Piano Festival ​

  • TBA - Application deadline, Chopin Foundation of the United States Scholarship Program for Young Pianists

June

July​​​

  • TBA - Cleveland International Piano Competition and Institute for Young Artists

  • TBA - Morningside Music Bridge, The New England Conservatory in Boston

  • TBA - Oberlin Conservatory Piano Festival + Cooper International Piano Competition

  • TBA - Frost Chopin Festival and Academy

  • TBA - New Orleans Piano Institute (NOPI) - Musical Arts Society of New Orleans

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