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Application

Application deadline:
January 26, 2027

Include with application:

  1. Application form (please consult the website's Rounds and Repertory and Requirements and Guidelines).
  2. Proof of age (driver's license, passport, or other government-issued ID).
  3. Two different color photographs (no smaller than 5”x7”, minimum 1200 x 1650 pixels at 300 dpi).
  4. Recommendation by the current teacher via email: competition@pianoarts.org.
  5. Non–refundable application fee of $150.

Judging Procedure

  1. Videos submitted for the virtual preliminary round will be screened for sound quality and for contestant authentication.
  2. The preliminary round is conducted as a blind audition. Judges in the preliminary round will listen only to the audio and will not view the videos. Preliminary judges will know the applicants only by number.
  3. Judges in the semifinal and final rounds will know the contestants by number and first name only.
  4. Following the preliminary round deliberation, judges and PianoArts board members may view excerpts of the video submissions.

Reminders

Video:

  1. Two contrasting solo works or movements of the contestant’s choice, totalling no more than 30 minutes.
  2. Submit all movements of the selected concerto from the Rounds and Repertory, performed with second piano or orchestra.
  3. Videos must clearly show the hands and face of the applicant at all times.

Listing the program

  1. Full titles with names of composers.
  2. Required timestamps for the concerto: soloist entrance; development section; cadenza; second movement; third movement.

Preparing your video recording

  1. The two pianos should be tuned together.
  2. We recommend that the solo piano should be opened to full stick and the second piano on half stick.
  3. Ensure the video features the best sound quality possible and consider engaging a professional recording engineer.
  4. Review the video before submission.