COMPETITIONS FOR 2024-2025:
2024 Sanford Wright Chamber Music Festival
Saturday, June 1st 12 pm to 2:30 pm
Hartley Mansion
2024 Pacific International Piano Competition
pipcpiano.org
Application deadline: June 1, 2024
Video link deadline: Tuesday, June 10, 2024
Online judging period: Wednesday, June 14 to June 18, 2024
2024 Virtuoso Artists Festival
Application Deadline: The online registration period closes at 9:00 pm, Monday, June 17, 2024.
www.seattlepianocompetition.org/nw-festivals/virtuoso/
2024 International German Music Piano Competition
germanpiano.org
REGISTRATION PERIOD: APRIL 1, 2024 TO JUNE 1ST, 2024
APPLICATION PERIOD: May 1, 2024 to September 1, 2024. Judging period is approximately one week. Results will be posted by September 7, 2024. Winners will be posted here, on our website.
YOUTUBE LINK MUST BE SUBMITTED BY: September 1, 2024.
2024 Pacific NW Piano Competition
https://www.pnwpiano.org/
DATE OF LIVE, IN-PERSON COMPETITION: Saturday, October 26, 2024 (Bellevue and Mercer Island)
Registration period: August 1 to October 1st, 2024
VIRTUAL COMPETITION YOUTUBE LINKS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY OCT. 20
TWO LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN SECURED FOR IN-PERSON COMPETITION:
Crossroads Community Center
16000 NE 10th St, Bellevue, WA 98008:
FOR AGES: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 17 and older
Mercer Island Presbyterian Church:
3605 84th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040:
FOR AGES: 7, 10, 13 and 16
2024 Bellevue Symphony Concerto Competition
https://concertos.org/
Four winners will be chosen to perform with Bellevue Symphony!
Application period: September 1st, 2024 to December 1st, 2024. ELIGIBILITY: Open to residents of Washington, Idaho and Oregon, ages 8 to 18 (age as of March 2nd, 2025).
APPLICATION PERIOD:
September 1st, 2024 to December 1st, 2024.
Video submission deadline: December 1st, 2024
Announcement of winners: December 15th, 2024.
Playlist of all applicants will be provided on December 15th, 2024.
VIDEO SUBMISSION ONLY. No in-person auditions. Winners are required to perform IN-PERSON at either the Bellevue Symphony Winter Concert in MARCH 2nd, 2025 at 3 pm.
APPLICATION FEE: $90 for up to 15 minutes of video footage.
INSTRUMENTS: Acceptable instruments: Piano, strings, woodwinds, brass.
ELIGIBLE MUSICIANS: Applicant must be a resident from one of these three Pacific NW states: Washington, Idaho, Oregon. Our focus is showcasing the youth of the great Pacific NW. Former winners of Bellevue Symphony Concerto Competition are eligible to enter, but must use a different selection or movement. All winners must provide their own transportation, expenses, lodging etc.
AGES: Applicant must be between the ages of 8 to 18 as of December 1st, 2024.
2024 Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle Competition
http://www.russianchambermusic.org/
LOCATION: MERCER ISLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 3605 84th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
COMPETITION DATE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024.
GOLD MEDALISTS’ CONCERT: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2024, 1:00 pm and 3 pm
REGISTRATION PERIOD: October 1st, 2024 to December 1st, 2024. All ages as of December 1st, 2024.
2025 International French Piano Music Competition
https://frenchpiano.org/
APPLICATION FEE:
$60 (5 minutes and less, 1 or 2 solo piano French pieces)
$75 (6 to 10 minutes, 1 or 2 solo piano French pieces)
$90 (11 to 15 minutes, 1 or 2 solo piano French pieces)
100% online competition. Submit your YouTube link by January 12, 2025
PERFORMER ELIGIBILITY: Any age, any nationality, any country.
APPLICATION PERIOD: November 1, 2024 to December 31st, 2024. Results will be posted by January 21, 2025.
YOUTUBE LINK MUST BE SUBMITTED BY: January 12, 2024.
MAXIMUM APPLICATIONS: 75 Contestants
2025 Chopin NW Competition
chopinnw.org/
COMPETITION DATE:
SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 2025
Overlake Christian Church 9900 Willows Rd NE Redmond, WA 98052
9 am to 6 pm
GOLD MEDALISTS’ CONCERT: SUNDAY, FEB 9, 2025
1:30 pm and 3:30 pm Location: St. Lukes Church 3030 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
CONCERTO DIVISION: (VIDEO SUBMISSION ONLY) Video deadline: Feb. 1, 2025
CONCERTO WINNER’S CONCERT with BELLEVUE SYMPHONY
Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 3 pm
2025 Seattle Young Artist Music Foundation Association Festival
https://syamfa.org/
Online registration: Dec 5, 2024 to Jan 12, 2025
Young Artists Concerto Concert: Concerto Playoffs:
Adjudications:
March 24-28, 2025
UW School of Music
March 29, 2025
UW School of Music
7:30pm, Saturday, May 10, 2025, The Great Hall, Town Hall Seattle
2024 Sanford Wright Chamber Music Festival
Saturday, June 1st 12 pm to 2:30 pm
Hartley Mansion
2024 Pacific International Piano Competition
pipcpiano.org
Application deadline: June 1, 2024
Video link deadline: Tuesday, June 10, 2024
Online judging period: Wednesday, June 14 to June 18, 2024
2024 Virtuoso Artists Festival
Application Deadline: The online registration period closes at 9:00 pm, Monday, June 17, 2024.
www.seattlepianocompetition.org/nw-festivals/virtuoso/
2024 International German Music Piano Competition
germanpiano.org
REGISTRATION PERIOD: APRIL 1, 2024 TO JUNE 1ST, 2024
APPLICATION PERIOD: May 1, 2024 to September 1, 2024. Judging period is approximately one week. Results will be posted by September 7, 2024. Winners will be posted here, on our website.
YOUTUBE LINK MUST BE SUBMITTED BY: September 1, 2024.
2024 Pacific NW Piano Competition
https://www.pnwpiano.org/
DATE OF LIVE, IN-PERSON COMPETITION: Saturday, October 26, 2024 (Bellevue and Mercer Island)
Registration period: August 1 to October 1st, 2024
VIRTUAL COMPETITION YOUTUBE LINKS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY OCT. 20
TWO LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN SECURED FOR IN-PERSON COMPETITION:
Crossroads Community Center
16000 NE 10th St, Bellevue, WA 98008:
FOR AGES: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 17 and older
Mercer Island Presbyterian Church:
3605 84th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040:
FOR AGES: 7, 10, 13 and 16
2024 Bellevue Symphony Concerto Competition
https://concertos.org/
Four winners will be chosen to perform with Bellevue Symphony!
Application period: September 1st, 2024 to December 1st, 2024. ELIGIBILITY: Open to residents of Washington, Idaho and Oregon, ages 8 to 18 (age as of March 2nd, 2025).
APPLICATION PERIOD:
September 1st, 2024 to December 1st, 2024.
Video submission deadline: December 1st, 2024
Announcement of winners: December 15th, 2024.
Playlist of all applicants will be provided on December 15th, 2024.
VIDEO SUBMISSION ONLY. No in-person auditions. Winners are required to perform IN-PERSON at either the Bellevue Symphony Winter Concert in MARCH 2nd, 2025 at 3 pm.
APPLICATION FEE: $90 for up to 15 minutes of video footage.
INSTRUMENTS: Acceptable instruments: Piano, strings, woodwinds, brass.
ELIGIBLE MUSICIANS: Applicant must be a resident from one of these three Pacific NW states: Washington, Idaho, Oregon. Our focus is showcasing the youth of the great Pacific NW. Former winners of Bellevue Symphony Concerto Competition are eligible to enter, but must use a different selection or movement. All winners must provide their own transportation, expenses, lodging etc.
AGES: Applicant must be between the ages of 8 to 18 as of December 1st, 2024.
2024 Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle Competition
http://www.russianchambermusic.org/
LOCATION: MERCER ISLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 3605 84th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
COMPETITION DATE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024.
GOLD MEDALISTS’ CONCERT: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2024, 1:00 pm and 3 pm
REGISTRATION PERIOD: October 1st, 2024 to December 1st, 2024. All ages as of December 1st, 2024.
2025 International French Piano Music Competition
https://frenchpiano.org/
APPLICATION FEE:
$60 (5 minutes and less, 1 or 2 solo piano French pieces)
$75 (6 to 10 minutes, 1 or 2 solo piano French pieces)
$90 (11 to 15 minutes, 1 or 2 solo piano French pieces)
100% online competition. Submit your YouTube link by January 12, 2025
PERFORMER ELIGIBILITY: Any age, any nationality, any country.
APPLICATION PERIOD: November 1, 2024 to December 31st, 2024. Results will be posted by January 21, 2025.
YOUTUBE LINK MUST BE SUBMITTED BY: January 12, 2024.
MAXIMUM APPLICATIONS: 75 Contestants
2025 Chopin NW Competition
chopinnw.org/
COMPETITION DATE:
SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 2025
Overlake Christian Church 9900 Willows Rd NE Redmond, WA 98052
9 am to 6 pm
GOLD MEDALISTS’ CONCERT: SUNDAY, FEB 9, 2025
1:30 pm and 3:30 pm Location: St. Lukes Church 3030 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
CONCERTO DIVISION: (VIDEO SUBMISSION ONLY) Video deadline: Feb. 1, 2025
CONCERTO WINNER’S CONCERT with BELLEVUE SYMPHONY
Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 3 pm
2025 Seattle Young Artist Music Foundation Association Festival
https://syamfa.org/
Online registration: Dec 5, 2024 to Jan 12, 2025
Young Artists Concerto Concert: Concerto Playoffs:
Adjudications:
March 24-28, 2025
UW School of Music
March 29, 2025
UW School of Music
7:30pm, Saturday, May 10, 2025, The Great Hall, Town Hall Seattle