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/Aria 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

• Palm Springs International Piano Competition

• 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:

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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) 

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​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)

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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

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

• 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

• Sunday, December 15 - Application opens, Piano Texas International Festival and Academy (www.pianotexas.org)

• 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

• Monday, December 30 -  Application Deadline, Dakota Valley Symphony Orchestra Concerto/Aria Competition

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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

• Wednesday, January 8 - Audition, Dakota Valley Symphony Orchestra Concerto/Aria Competition, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Schmitt Music, Bloomington

• 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​

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February​

• Saturday, February 1 - Video submission deadline, Mankato Symphony Young Artist Competition

• 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

• Monday, February 3 - Application deadline,  Piano Texas International Festival and Academy (www.pianotexas.org)

• 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

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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

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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

• Sunday, April 27 - Winners' performance, Dakota Valley Symphony, Ames Center, Burnsville 

• 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

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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

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June

• Sunday, June 8 - Monday, June 23 - Piano Texas International Festival and Academy

• TBA - Texas State International Piano Festival ​

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

• TBA - Frost Chopin Festival and Academy

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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

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August​

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

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