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Competitions, Festivals, and Academies for 2024-2025:

  • Bosendorfer Piano Competition

  • Bosendorfer/Yamaha Competition

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

  • 2025 Chicago International Music Competition & Festival

  • Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra Young Artist 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

  • 2026 Ettlingen International Piano Competition (pianocompetition.org)

  • 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

  • International Young Artist Concerto Competition (internationalyoungartistconcertocompetition.org)

  • Madison Symphony Orchestra Bolz Young Artist Competition

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

  • Music Association of Minnetonka Young Artist Competition (youngartist@musicassociation.org)

  • 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 Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition

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Calendar for 2023-2024:

September

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

  • Wednesday, September 11 - Application deadline, 3:00 pm Eastern, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Young Artist Competition

  • Sunday, September 15 - Applications open, 2025 Chicago International Music Competition & Festival

  • Wednesday, September 18 - Applications accepted, Schubert Club

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October​

  • Saturday, October 12 - WS State Division Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Young Artist Competition

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

​November​

  • Saturday, November 2 - MN State Division Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Young Artist Competition St. Olaf

  • Sunday, November 17 - Interest Forms due, Music Association of Minnetonka Young Artist Competition

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

December

  • Sunday, December 1, 11:59 pm CT - Video Submissions due, Music Association of Minnetonka Young Artist Competition

  • Wednesday, December 4 - Video submission deadline, West Central/East Central Divisions, MTNA National Young Artist Competition

  • Friday, December 6 - Application Deadline, Minnesota Orchestra’s Young Peoples Symphony Concert Association (YPSCA) Concerto Competition

  • Saturday, December 7 - St. Paul Piano Teachers (SPPTA) Concerto Competition.  Schmitt Music, Bloomington

  • Friday, December 13 - Application Deadline, Madison Symphony Orchestra Bolz Young Artist Competition

  • Sunday, December 15 - Application Deadline, Mankato Symphony Young Artist Competition

  • Sunday, December 15 - Application Deadline, Golden Valley Orchestra Young Artists Competition

  • Tuesday, December 10 - Application Deadline, International Young Artist Concerto Competition (Chicago)

  • Monday, December 16 - Application deadline, Rising Stars Concerto Competition of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra

  • Friday, December 20 - Video submission deadline, International Young Artist Concerto Competition (Chicago)

  • Sunday, December 22 - Winners announced, Music Association of Minnetonka Young Artist Competition

    

January

  • Saturday, January 4 - Prelims, Madison Symphony Orchestra Bolz Young Artist Competition

  • Monday, January 6 - Prelims (virtual)Minnesota Orchestra’s Young Peoples Symphony Concert Association (YPSCA) Concerto Competition

  • Thursday, January 9 - Semi-finals, Madison Symphony Orchestra Bolz Young Artist Competition

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

  • Saturday, January 11 - Audition,  Golden Valley Orchestra Young Artists Competition

  • Monday, January 13 - Application Deadline, Schubert Club

  • Tuesday, January 14 - Audition,  Golden Valley Orchestra Young Artists Competition

  • Saturday, January 18 - Rising Stars Concerto Competition of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra - Prelims/Semi-finals

  • Sunday, January 19 -  Application Deadline - Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition

  • Tuesday, January 21 - Audition,  Golden Valley Orchestra Young Artists Competition

  • Friday, January 24 -  Application Deadline, Thursday Musical Young Artist Scholarship Competition

  • Saturday & Sunday, January 25 & 26 - International Young Artist Concerto Competition (Chicago)

  • TBA -  Application Deadline, Morningside Music Bridge

February​

  • Sunday, February 2 - Final Round Minnesota Orchestra’s Young Peoples Symphony Concert Association (YPSCA) Concerto Competition, Orchestra Hall

  • Sunday, February 2 - Schubert Club On-line Prelims

  • Sunday, February 9 - Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum (MMTF) Mozart Concerto Competition Schmitt Music Bloomington

  • Friday, February 14 - Deadline, Thursday Musical Video Submission

  • Sunday, February 16 - Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition

  • Sunday, February 16, 3:00 pm - SPPTA Winner's Concert with the Mississippi Valley Orchestra.  Benson Great Hall, Bethel University

  • Saturday, February 22 - Mankato Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Concerto Competition.  Bethany Lutheran College, Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center, Mankato

  • TBA - Application Deadline, Texas State International Piano Festival ​

  • TBA - David D. Dubois Piano Festival & Competition

  • TBA - Schubert Club Special Grants

March​​

  • Saturday, March 1 - Winners Concert, Rising Stars Concerto Competition of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra

  • Sunday, March 2 - Winners Concert, Music Association of Minnetonka Young Artist Competition

  • Wednesday, March 5 - (The Final Forte) Madison Symphony Orchestra Bolz Young Artist Competition, Overture Center for the Arts

  • Saturday, March 15 - Wednesday, March 19 - Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Young Artist Competition Finals.  Minneapolis

  • Saturday, March 22 - Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum (MMTF) Mozart Concerto Competition Winner's Concert  

  • Sunday, March 23 - Schubert Club In-Person Finals

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

  • TBA - Application Deadline, Oberlin Conservatory Summer Piano Festival

  • TBA - Application Deadline, Frost-Chopin Academy & Festival

  • TBA - Rising Stars Concerto Competition of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra Winner’s Finals/Concert

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

April

  • Sunday, April 13 - Schubert Club Winners' Recital, 1:00 pm, Ordway Concert Hall

  • Saturday, April 26 - Thursday Musical Winners Concert.  MacPhail Center for Music, 4:00 pm

  • TBA - Status Notification, Oberlin Conservatory Summer Piano Festival

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

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

  • TBA - Deadline, Schubert Club Special Grants

May​​​​​​​​

  • Sunday, May 4, 3:00 pm - Winners' Concert, Golden Valley Symphony Orchestra, Calvary Lutheran Church

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

  • TBA - Application Deadline, Chopin Foundation of the United States Scholarship Program

June

  • TBA - Texas State International Piano Festival ​

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

  • TBA - Frost Chopin Festival and Academy

  • TBA - Piano Texas International Festival and Academy

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 

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

August

  • TBA - Scholarships Announced, Chopin Foundation of the United States

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