Our thanks for the many excellent video performance submissions by this year’s competitors. We appreciate your patience as we continue our survey of preliminary and semi-competitive entries. Due to the availability of some adjudicators, the SIPF anticipates the survey to continue at least one more week. This means notifications of finalist/winner status will be issued…
Ninth SIPC Deadline: July 15 Two days remain before the deadline of the Ninth Seattle Int’l Piano Competition. This year’s event is online. With a chance to win more than $18,000 in total cash prizes, who will be decorated this year’s medalists? Categories for professional and collegiate artist, outstanding amateurs, and youth divide the participants…
Dear participants, their families, and coaches: The results are in! After a long review of stunning entries, the adjudicators of the 2022 Virtuoso Artists Festival have reached their decisions. We would like to thank the dedicated artists who prepared their entries so lovingly and the instructors that guided and inspired them. As a reminder, all…
Revised Deadlines for Two Competitions The SIPF announces deadline extensions for two of its upcoming events: 2022 Seattle International Piano Competition. Since 2008, the SIPF invites pianists from around the globe to compete for cash and non-cash prizes. With categories for three brackets of youth, outstanding amateurs, collegiate artists, professionals, and free of programming requirements,…
Alexander Tutunov on the Int’l Competition Recently, we asked artist, and former president of the jury his thoughts on the Seattle International Piano Competition. We thank Dr. Tutunov for his thoughts and insights: I feel incredibly fortunate to be involved, in various capacities with the wonderful SIPF and its creators, continuously since the First edition…
Seattle International Piano Festival presents June 5 Event – Xiting Yang and Robert Yan in Concert The SIPF is proud to invite you to a special performance event on Sunday, June 5 at 2 pm. Xiting Yang — 2019 Professional Artist Audience Favorite award recipient and Jury President’s Prizewinner) — and Robert Yan — Collegiate…
The deadline for the 2022 edition of the Seattle International Piano Competition has been extended to June 15. May 15 remains the delineation for all age category divisions as originally published. Check frequently for news regarding changes to the international competition. Click here for complete rules changes and critical information.
Esteemed artist-teacher, concert artist, and current National Music Teacher’s National Association president, and long-time friend of the SIPF, recently we asked to hear how Peter Mack reminisces about his experiences regarding the Seattle International Piano Competition and Festival. Here is a brief exchange about his successes and insight. Ivona Kaminska: You have always been extremely supportive…
The Seattle International Piano Competition is proud to present the winners of the 2022 Classical Viennese Festival (online edition). After many days of deliberating, the jurors came to a final decision regarding this year’s many participants. We thank you for your participation, and we are grateful for the expertise and energy of our jurors, Dr.…
Due to requests from teachers and colleagues, the revised deadline for the Classical Viennese Festival has been published. Participants have two more days to prepare their recordings for submission. Although this deadline has been extended, the original deadline (March 27) still marks the dividing line for age category determination. For example, those turning age 10…