Competitions, Festivals, and Academies for 2022-2023:

• Bosendorfer Piano Competition

• Bosendorfer/Yamaha Competition

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

• 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 2023 

• 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

• 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

• 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 2022-2023:

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September

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

• Wednesday, September 14, 3:00 pm Eastern Time  – Application deadline, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Young Artist Competition

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October​

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

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​November​

• Friday, November 4 - Application Deadline, The Yamaha USasu International Piano Competition for Young Pianists.  Tempe, AZ

• Saturday, November 5 - State Division, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Young Artist Competition.  4th Baptist Church, Plymouth, MN

• Tuesday, November 15 - Applications open, Morningside Music Bridge

• Tuesday, November 15 - Applications open, Cleveland International Piano Competition and Institute for Young Artists

• Tuesday, November 15 - Application deadline, Minnesota Orchestra’s Young Peoples Symphony Concert Association (YPSCA) Concerto Competition

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

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

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December​​

• ​Thursday, December 1 - Application Deadline, Dakota Valley Symphony Concerto Competition

• Saturday, December 3 - St. Paul Piano Teachers (SPPTA) Concerto Competition.  Schmitt Music, Bloomington

• Wednesday, December 7, 3:00 pm Eastern Time - Video submission deadline, West Central Division, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Young Artist Competition

• Thursday, December 15 - Application Deadline, Cleveland International Piano Competition and Institute for Young Artists

• Thursday, December 15 - Dakota Valley Symphony Concerto Competition.  Schmitt Music Edina

• Wednesday, December 28 - Prelim video submission deadline, Minnesota Orchestra’s Young Peoples Symphony Concert Association (YPSCA) Concerto Competition

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January ​

• Tuesday, January 3 - Sunday, January 8 - The Yamaha USasu International Piano Competition for Young Pianists Semi-finals and Finals  Tempe, AZ

• Friday, January 6 - Application deadline (teachers submit applications), Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum (MMTF) Mozart Concerto Competition

• Tuesday, January 10 - Application deadline, Cliburn Junior International Piano Competition

• Sunday, January 15 -  Application Deadline, Morningside Music Bridge

• Sunday, January 15 -  Minnesota Orchestra’s Young Peoples Symphony Concert Association (YPSCA) Concerto Competition Finals

• Sunday, January 15 - Application Deadline, Schubert Club Student Scholarship Competition

• Saturday, January 21 - Rising Stars Concerto Competition of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra - Prelims/Semi-finals

• Friday, January 27 - Application Deadline, Thursday Musical Young Artist Scholarship Competition​

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February​

• Saturday, February 11, 2:00 pm - Winners Concert, Dakota Valley Symphony.  Ames Center for the Arts, Burnsville

• Saturday, February 11 - Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum (MMTF) Mozart Concerto Competition, Schmitt Music Bloomington 

• Sunday, February 12 - Schubert Club Student Scholarship Competition Video Submission Deadline

• Friday, February 17 - Thursday Musical Video Submission Deadline

• Sunday, February 19, 3:00 pm - SPPTA Winner's Concert with the Mississippi Valley Orchestra.  Augustana Lutheran Church, South St. Paul

• TBA - Application deadline, Texas State International Piano Festival

• TBA - David D. Dubois Piano Festival & Competition

• TBA - Schubert Club Special Grants

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March​​

• Wednesday, March 1 - Application deadline, Oberlin Conservatory Summer Piano Festival

• Wednesday, March 1 - Application opens, Cooper International Piano Competition 

• Monday, March 6 - Application Deadline, Piano Texas International Festival and Academy

• Wednesday, March 15 - Application deadline, Southeastern Piano Festival (SEPF) and the Arthur Fraser International Competition

• Saturday, March 18 - Rising Stars Concerto Competition of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra Winner’s Finals/Concert

• Saturday/Sunday, March 25/26 - In Person Finals Schubert Club Student Scholarship Competition

• Saturday - Wednesday, March 25 - March 29 - Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Young Artist Competition Finals.  Reno, Nevada

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

• TBA - MMTF Mozart Concerto Competition Winner with the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra

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April​

• Saturday, April 15 - Schubert Club Winners Recital, Musicians on the Rise, Ordway Concert Hall

• Saturday, April 15 - Thursday Musical Winners Concert.  MacPhail Center for Music, 4:00 pm

• Monday, April 17 - Video Application deadline, Wisconsin Youth Piano Competition

• Tuesday, April 25 - Application deadline, Cooper International Piano Competition

• TBA - Application deadline, Frost Chopin Festival and Academy

• TBA - Deadline, Schubert Club Special Grants

 

May​​

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

• TBA - Application deadline, New Orleans Piano Institute and Keyboard Festival

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June​

• Thursday, June 8 - Saturday, June 17 - Cliburn Junior International Piano Competition

• Sunday, June 11 - Saturday, June 17 - Southeastern Piano Festival (SEPF) and the Arthur Fraser International Competition

• Friday, June 16 - Monday, June 19 - Wisconsin Youth Piano Competition

• Tuesday, June 20 - Sunday, July 2 - Piano Texas International Festival and Academy

• TBA - Texas State International Piano Festival ​

July​​​​

• Wednesday, July 5 - Sunday, July 16 - Cleveland International Piano Competition and Institute for Young Artists

• Monday, July 10 - Friday, August 4 - Morningside Music Bridge, The New England Conservatory in Boston

• Sunday, July 23 - Saturday, August 5 - 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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