A few brief details about upcoming festivals of note. Due to inclement weather in the Seattle area earlier in the week, the deadline for the Classical Viennese Festival has been postponed to midnight on Saturday evening, Feb 11. This will not affect the date during which time slots will be posted (shortly after Feb 13).…
The deadline approaches for the 2017 Classical Viennese Festival. This is a chance for pianists and violinists to be decorated for sonatas, sonatinas, and variations by Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, and other icons of the Classical era of music. Participants of all nationalities and ages may now apply. Divisions: all ages Categories: Sonatinas; Pre-Classical Sonatas; Sonatas divided into…
Rules, awards, and applications have been updated for the upcoming 2017 Seattle International Piano Competition in October. Part of the bi-annual festival, the SIPF encourages pianists of all ages and nationalities to apply to the 7th edition of this competition. Singled out in 2010 by The Wall Street Journal as one of the world’s most…
We congratulate the hard-working pianists and violinists that took part in yesterday’s Bach Festival, and acknowledge with respect the support system behind their preparation that made it possible: we salute the wonderful, knowledgable teachers, and the supportive family and friends that provide constant encouragement. Our great thanks to the wonderful adjudicators that listened and provided…
This Sunday, October 9, the seventh annual Bach Festival organized by the Seattle International Piano Festival is set to go. With over 175 pianists and violinists locally and from other parts of the country, 2016 represents an unprecedented number of new and returning Bach enthusiasts and competitive attendees. For complete details about this year’s festival,…
We discovered a glitch in our administrative time settings, causing the Bach application to go down early. We have fixed this, and the form will continue to be functional throughout all of today, Thursday, September 29 until 11:59 pm. We look forward to hearing your Bach selections!
The SIPF is happy to release the dates of its three NW Festivals for the 2016-17 season. More detail for each may be found on the events page. 2016 Bach Festival Sunday, October 9, 2016 Deadline: Thursday, September 29 2017 Classical Viennese Festival Sunday, February 19, 2017 Deadline: Thursday, February 9 2017 Virtuoso Festival Sunday,…
The SIPF thanks Dr. Laura Jeon and Mr. Samuel Byun for organizing and running the 2016 Virtuoso Festival. We also thank our two wonderful adjudicators, Dr. Natalya Ageyeva and Dr. Minji Noh, for their time, energy, and insightful comments to our participants. Lastly, we wish to thank the students, parents, and most especially, teachers of…
The Virtuoso Festival Itinerary is up online. All participants, teachers, families, and friends can check the itinerary here. We ask all attendees to read the information, rules, and regulations on this itinerary page carefully, especially those participating for the very first time. We look forward to hearing all your romantic era works this Saturday, April…
Virtuoso Festival Approaches We look forward to the events of the 2016 Virtuoso Festival all day Saturday, April 2, 2016. Open to participants of all ages performing music of the Romantic Era who play solo piano, violin, as well as chamber music with piano, this approachable festival is divided by age categories. Participants are generously decorated with…