SoCal International Piano Competition

01/03/2023

Congratulations to the 2023 Prizewinners! The judges were very impressed by the high level of dedication and musicianship displayed by all participants. We hope it was a valuable and enjoyable experience for everyone!

01/03/2023

2023 SCIPC Jurors:

𝗗𝗿. 𝗗𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘃
Chair of Keyboard Studies at California State University Northridge

𝗗𝗿. 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲
Piano Faculty at University of Southern California

Learn more about our esteemed jurors for the 2023 SCIPC at www.socalpianocompetition.com/jurors/

28/02/2023

Dear Participants, Parents and Teachers,

The results of the competition have been finalized and will be announced live on YouTube in our 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗖 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆.

Join us for this event at 𝟳:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 (Los Angeles local time).

Link to the Youtube livestream: https://youtube.com/live/CkNsrAigU1o?feature=share

Good luck to all our participants! See you soon!

21/12/2022

Application deadline extended to 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡! There is still time to join the 2023 SoCal International Piano Competition and be a part of this vibrant online event that will bring together pianists from many different countries!

Applications are submitted through the website: www.socalpianocompetition.com/application/

You can also follow the SCIPC instagram official Instagram account: www.instagram.com/socal_piano_competition/

There is one month left to submit the video recordings. Good luck to all our participants! We wish you a good preparation process and we are looking forward to hearing your performances!

29/11/2022

Apply, record and submit your recordings online. Every participant will receive written feedback from the judges. There are 7 categories:

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝟭, 𝗔𝟮 | ages 6-9

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝟭, 𝗕𝟮 | ages 10-13

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗖 | ages 14-16

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗗 | ages 17-18

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗘 "𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀" | ages over 19 (no upper age limit)

⇒ 𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝘼 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙤𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮.

⇒ 𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙀 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙋𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩. 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙨 (𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚: 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙚𝙩𝙘.)

27/09/2022

Announcing the 2023 SCIPC Competition! This year it will take place in January. Here are the the important dates:

Application Deadline: December 20th, 2022
Recording Submission Deadline: January 20th, 2023
Results announced on February 28th, 2023

Applications are submitted through our website: www.socalpianocompetition.com
Looking forward to hearing all of you talented pianists!

30/08/2021

We are very excited to host a *𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞* 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 on our YouTube channel today, August 30th, at 𝟖:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦 (PST, Los Angeles local time). Join us to meet the founders and the jurors of the competition and share the excitement with us!

Link to livestream:
https://youtu.be/uwdSMa01-Uw

The results of the 2021 SCIPC will be announced, followed by the streamed performances of the 1st Prize Winners. You can also check the results on our website right after the event: www.socalpianocompetition.com/2021-prizewinners/

You can also get to know our distinguished jurors on our website: www.socalpianocompetition.com/jurors/

Hope to "see" you there!

01/08/2021

📥PST 11:59pm📥
📣Today is the last day to apply‼️
The video submission deadline is 8/15 after applying‼️
Do not miss this incredible opportunity for your students✔️

https://youtu.be/ohrogt2IA8g

🎹2021 SoCal International Piano Competition🎹1️⃣ Deadline: August 1, 2021 at 11:59 PM PST2️⃣ Age: 6 years and older3️⃣ Who: Anybody ❌except professional pia...

19/07/2021

Attention pianists, parents and teachers!

We are less than two weeks away from the REGISTRATION DEADLINE on August 1st.

If you are thinking of entering the 2021 SoCal Piano Competition, follow this link to fill out the application online:

www.socalpianocompetition.com/application/

Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions!

17/05/2021

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 2021 SoCal International Piano Competition fully online this summer! It's for ages 6-18 and 19+ Amateur Pianists.

We have created additional categories to make the competition more fair and accessible to students of all ages and experience levels. You can access the updated rules and application form for this year’s competition on our website: www.socalpianocompetition.com

Last year we had participants from over 4 different continents! We hope you will also join us this year. The deadline to apply is August 1st, 2021, and the video submission deadline is August 15th. Visit our website and apply today!

30/08/2020

We are pleased to announce that the judges have submitted the results of this year's competition! Please click on the following link to find these results posted on our website: www.socalpianocompetition.com/2020-prizewinners/

Congratulations to the winners and to all the performers for competing at such a high level! We look forward to hearing you again in 2021.

Stay healthy and keep up the good work!

24/07/2020

📣 Saturday, 08/01 📣

Just friendly reminder to you all that the application will be closing soon! Winners will receive a 💰 prize, and ALL participants will receive our AMAZING judges' 📝 comments. Please visit our website for more details. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
www.socalpianocompetition.com

22/07/2020

📣08/01/Saturday📣

Just a friendly reminder to you all that the application will be closing soon! Winners will receive a💰prize, and ALL participants will receive our AMAZING judges’ 📝 comments. Please visit our website for more details. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

http://www.socalpianocompetition.com

24/06/2020

Hi everyone! Remember to apply before August 1st and to submit your recordings by August 15th! For detailed information about categories, repertoire, time limit, etc. visit our Rules and Guidelines page:

http://www.socalpianocompetition.com/rules-and-guidelines-1/

*Amateur Pianists' category is open to anyone over 18 years old who does not hold and is not currently pursuing a major or minor degree in Piano Performance or under professional management