Each year, St. Cecilia Music Center holds its Piano Concerto Competition for students in grades 6-12. The winner of the competition will play the required piano concerto with SCMC’s top youth orchestra, Philharmonic, at its winter concert on Saturday, January 15, 2022.

This year’s concerto is: Haydn Piano Concerto in D Major, Hob. XVIII/11, Movements 1 & 3

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
COMPETITION DATE:  Saturday, December 4, 2021 | 9am-12pm

CONTESTANTS MUST:

  • be in grades 6-12.
  • not be a previous winner.
  • provide their own second piano accompanist for the competition.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • The concerto must be memorized.
  • Cadenzas other than the one in the specified edition will be considered.
  • Auditions are closed. Parents and teachers will not be permitted in the audition room. Exception: a parent or teacher may play the piano reduction of the orchestral part for the soloist.
  • Tape recorders are prohibited in the audition room and adjoining areas.

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