Greetings, Bach Cognoscenti! Updated rules and guidelines for the 2024 Bach Festival have been published. We call to action all musicians who seek to illuminate the works of this seminal genius. The SIPF invites all pianists and instrumentalists to compete in this year’s festival, awarding medals to its top performers of the many ingenious genres…
10th Seattle International Piano Competition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The SIPF announces a deadline change for the 2024 Seattle International Piano Competition. Candidates have until 11:59 pm (UTC/GMT -7), June 30 to prepare and submit their applications. OVERVIEW A two-round competition, participants are invited to submit videos for a preliminary review. Finalists are selected (up to…
Updated rules and guidelines for the 2024 Virtuoso Artists Festival have been published online. The SIPF invites all pianists and instrumentalists to compete in this year’s festival, awarding medals to its top performers of ballades, etudes, and other important romantic and later era genres. Celebrate the giants of the day, including Chopin, Prokofiev, and Debussy,…
Updated rules and guidelines for the 2024 Classical Viennese Festival have been published online. The SIPF invites all pianists and instrumentalists to compete in this year’s festival, awarding medals to its top performers of sonatas, variations, and other important classical era genres. Celebrate the giants of the day, including Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven, as well…