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

• 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)

• 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:

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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

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​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, 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 - Mankato Symphony Young Artist Competition

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

• Saturday, December 23 - Application and Video Round Deadline - International Young Artist Concerto Competition (Chicago)

• Wednesday, December 27 - Application Deadline - Dakota Valley Symphony Concerto Competition. 

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January​

• Monday, January 1 - Sunday, April 21 - Applications open, Ettlingen International Piano Competition

• ​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

• Wednesday, January 10 -  Dakota Valley Symphony Concerto Competition.  Schmitt Music Edina

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

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

• 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

• Saturday, January 27 - Semi-final, International Young Artist Concerto Competition (Chicago)

• Sunday, January 28 - Finals, International Young Artist Concerto Competition (Chicago)

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

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February​

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

• Thursday, February 15 - Application Deadline, Texas State International Piano Festival ​

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

• Saturday, February 24 - Mankato Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Concerto Competition.  Bethany Lutheran College, Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center, Mankato

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

• TBA - David D. Dubois Piano Festival & Competition

• TBA - Schubert Club Special Grants

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March​​

• Friday, March 1 - Application Deadline, Oberlin Conservatory Summer Piano Festival

• Friday, March 1 - Application Deadline, Frost-Chopin Academy & Festival

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

• Monday, March 4 - Application Deadline, Piano Texas International Festival and Academy

• 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

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

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

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April

• Monday, April 1 - Status Notification, Oberlin Conservatory Summer Piano Festival

• 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

• Sunday, April 21 - Application Deadline, Ettlingen International Piano Competition

• Sunday, April 21 - Dakota Valley Young Artist's Concert, Ames Center, Burnsville

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

• TBA - Deadline, Schubert Club Special Grants

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May​​​​​

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

• 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

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June

• Saturday, June 1 - Sunday, June 9 - Texas State International Piano Festival ​

• Sunday, June 9 - Saturday, June 15 - Southeastern Piano Festival (SEPF) and the Arthur Fraser International Competition

• Sunday, June 9 - Sunday, June 16 - Frost Chopin Festival and Academy

• Thursday, June 13 - Sunday, June 30 - Piano Texas International Festival and Academy

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July​​​​

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

• Sunday July 7 - Friday, August 2 - Morningside Music Bridge, The New England Conservatory in Boston

• Sunday, July 21 - Saturday, August 3 - Oberlin Conservatory Piano Festival 

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

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August

• Sunday, August 4 - Sunday, August 11 - Ettlingen International Piano Competition

• Thursday, August 15 - Scholarships Announced, Chopin Foundation of the United States

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