The Application for the New York Piano Competition 2018 is now open.

General Information

The international piano competition hosted by the New York Piano Festival has been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Benjamin Rossen

First Prize Winner of Category I, Ages 12-19

Polonaise in F sharp Minor Op.44 by Chopin

(Live Round – June 24, 2018 – DiMenna Center for Classical Music)

Florian Mitrea

Second Prize Winner of Category II, Ages 20-29

Variations on a Romanian
folksong and Toccata – Dobrogean Dance by Paul Constantinescu

(Live Round – June 25, 2018 – DiMenna Center for Classical Music)

Riccardo Zangirolami

First Prize Winner of Category I, Ages 12-19

Variations on Theme by Brahms

(Live Round – July 5, 2017 – DiMenna Center for Classical Music)

Mengjia Lu

First Prize Winner of Category II, Ages 20-29

Selections from Etude Tableaux by Rachmaninoff

(Live Round – July 6, 2017 – DiMenna Center for Classical Music)

Clayton Stephenson

First Prize Winner of Category I, Ages 12-17

Dante Sonata by Franz Liszt

(Live Round – June 28, 2016 – DiMenna Center for Classical Music)

Polina Ushakova

First Prize Winner of Category II, Ages 18-25

Etude-Fantasy by John Corigliano

(Live Round – June 29, 2016 – DiMenna Center for Classical Music)