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Weatherford College International Piano Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Annual international piano competition at Weatherford College, Texas, open to pianists of all ages. The final round is a piano quartet performance with the college chamber ensemble.
- Organiser
- Weatherford College
- Instruments
- Piano
- Category
- Solo piano
- Age limits
- No age limit (open to pianists of all ages)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online application with YouTube recording; fee USD 160
Rounds & time limits
- Preliminary: video, max. 25 min
- Semifinal: live solo recital, max. 25 min
- Final: piano quartet with WC Chamber Music Ensemble (4 finalists)
Repertoire
Free-choice solo repertoire in preliminary and semifinal; final: piano quartet by Mozart (K. 478), Schumann (Op. 47), Brahms (Op. 25) or Fauré (Op. 15).
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Lydia Artymiw (2024 final)
- Enrico Elisi (2024 final)
- Antonio Pompa-Baldi (2024 final)
Prizes
- 1st: USD 10,000 plus concert engagement
- 2nd: USD 5,000
- 3rd: USD 3,000
- 4th: USD 2,000
- Semifinalists: USD 700 stipend
Past editions
- 2026 — Alkek Performing Arts Center, Weatherford (10-11 April 2026) source
1st: Korkmaz Can Saglam; 2nd: Jihyung Youn; 3rd: Daria Podorozhnova; 4th: Dong Ju Kim
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source