Piano Concerto Competition

Each year, St. Cecilia Music Center holds a 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, the Philharmonic, at its winter concert at 7:30pm on Saturday, January 17, 2026.

This year's concerto is: HAYDN PIANO CONCERTO in D, mvt 1
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
November 7, 2025 by 5:00pm
COMPETITION DATE: December 6, 2025 | 9am-12pm

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Requirements

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. However, 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.