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Please submit this application, a $30 application fee, and a video recording to MYO by Wednesday, December 10, 2025 to be considered for the 2025-2026 MYO Piano Concerto Competition.

There is a $30 application fee payable on this form by either credit card or by PayPal.

Eligibility

The Piano Concerto Competition is open to all pianists grades 4-12 (MYO member and non-MYO member alike). Previous first place winners of a MYO concerto competition are not eligible to apply.

Video Audition

Video audition recordings should be no longer than 15 minutes in length and optionally performed with piano or orchestral accompaniment. (Recorded accompaniment will be accepted if booking live accompaniment is cost-prohibitive.) Please view your video audition before uploading to be sure it plays properly.

• Pianists should include one movement of a concerto from the standard orchestral repertoire in the public domain (more information HERE).
• Check out these video recording tips from Cleveland Institute of Music and video uploading tips from YouTube upload help article.

Awards

The first place winners of the competition will win a cash award in the amount of $500 each and may be able to perform as a soloist with a MYO orchestra. There will also be cash awards for the 2nd ($200), 3rd ($100), and 4th ($50) place winners.

Dates to Remember  

All MYO Piano Concerto Competition applications will be reviewed by a panel of MYO Music Directors and Staff, and applicants will be notified of their standing on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Please note: each applicant will receive feedback from our MYO Directors and Staff on their video audition recording.

Selected finalists will be invited to perform at the Finalists Concert on Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 2PM at Faust Harrison Pianos of Melville. The competition winners will be chosen by a panel of guest adjudicators and announced at the Finalists Concert.

Please email us admin@myo.org if you have any questions about the competition.

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Please use the unlisted or public setting on your YouTube video. Do not use private setting as it cannot be shared with our MYO Music Directors and Staff. To learn more, see the YouTube help article.

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Please read and sign below:

I agree that, if selected, I will perform the work listed in this application at the Finalists Concert on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM.

I understand that winning the MYO Piano Concerto Competition does not automatically guarantee a performance with a MYO ensemble.

Electronic signatures shall be considered as valid and binding as original handwritten signatures, in ink. Signatures, originally signed by hand, but transmitted via e-mail shall also be considered valid and binding as original handwritten signatures, in ink.