Alamo City Ques ‘Talent Hunt’ Competition 2025
Eligible instruments: All instruments
Eligible ages: High School (9th grade – 12th grade)
Registration deadline: Application Deadline Feb 9th
Competition date: Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Cost to participate: FREE
Website: https://www.psialphachapter.com/
South Texas Piano Competition (Online)
Eligible instruments: Piano
Eligible ages:
Piano Solo Division I: Grades 11 & 12 ($500 each winner)
Piano Solo Division II: Grades 9 & 10 ($250 each winner)
Piano Solo Division III: Grades 7 & 8 ($100 each winner)
Piano Concerto Division: Grades 10 – 12 ($500 Grand Prize Winner)
Submission deadline: April 1 – April 15, 2025
Competition date: The winners and their teachers will be notified via email by May 1, 2025.
Cost to participate: FREE
Alamo Playful Piano Competition 2025
Eligible instruments: Piano
Eligible ages: Children 18 and under who live in the San Antonio/Austin Metroplex Area and/or its surrounding region (up to 100 miles)
Registration deadline: TBD (typically between August-September)
Online Submission Opens: TBD (typically between September-October first week)
Top 12 announcement: TBD (typically last week of October)
Competition date: TBD (typically first or the second week of November)
Event Location: TBD (typically at Alamo Music Center (Down Town) 425 N Main Ave, San Antonio, TX 78205)
Cost to participate: $30 (non-refundable)
Website: https://www.alamomusic.com/pages/playful-piano-competition
40th Annual Janice Kay Hodges Contemporary Piano Competition
Eligible instruments: Piano
Eligible ages: Any piano student from grades 4 through 12 who is a Texas resident or studies with a Texas-resident teacher (Teachers are not required to be a member of a music teachers’ organization to enter students)
Registration deadline: Online applications and payment are due January 5th (Now closed)
Competition date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Cost to participate: $30 (non-refundable)
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/jkhpianocompetition/home
2025 Petroff Piano Competition
Eligible instruments: Piano
Eligible ages: Any young pianist in grades 1 thru 12 at the time of the competition.
Registration deadline: TBD (typically the second week of February)
Competition date: TBD (typically the first Saturday of March)
Cost to participate: TBD
Event Location: TBD (typically at Dr. Petroff’s home in Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas)
MONTHLY ONLINE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC COMPETITIONS
Eligible instruments: All levels, styles, and genres of music making
Eligible ages: Open to all ages
Categories:
- Young Musicians: age 7 and younger
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Junior 1: age 8 and 9
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Junior II: ages 10 to 13
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Senior: ages 14 to 18
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Collegiate: age 19 to 26
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Open: 27+
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Mixed: Mixed ages
Registration deadline: Competition applications open on the 1st of each month and close at 11:59 PM ET on the last day
Competition date: Results will be posted on the winners’ page by the 28th and emailed by the 26th of the following month.
Cost to participate: $40 per entry (non-refundable)
Website: https://www.internationalyouthmusiccompetitions.org/
Henle Piano Competition
Eligible instruments: Piano
Eligible ages: Ages between 6-11
Categories:
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Age group 1: 6 to 7 years
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Age group 2: 8 to 9 years
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Age group 3: 10 to 11 years
Deadline for Online Submission: 23:59 Central European Summer Time (CEST) on April 28, 2025 (4:59PM Central Daylight Time on April 28, 2025)
Publication of Winners: Approximately three weeks after the closing date (posted on their website henle.com)
Cost to participate: FREE
Costa Rica Piano Festival 2025
Eligible instruments: Piano
Eligibilities:
- The Competition is open for advanced pianists of all ages and nationalities.
- Registrants are not required to attend the Festival to participate in the competition
Categories: (Age as of July 1st, 2025) Proof of age required in application
A: 12 and under
B: 13 to 17
C: 18+ (no age limit)
Registration deadline: May 18th, 2025 (First round is online, final round is LIVE)
Finalists Announcement: June 1st, 2025
Finalists/Alternate Confirmation: June 8th, 2025
Competition Date: July 9th, 2025
Cost to participate:
Festival Participant: USD$100
Non-Festival Participant: USD$175
Website: https://www.costaricapianofestival.com/internationalcompetition2025
2025 Miclot International Music Competition (Live and Online Competition)
Eligible instruments: Solo Instruments – Piano, String (Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass), Woodwinds, Brass, Harp
Eligible ages: Ages 6-24 (Ages are determined as of June 30th, 2025)
Categories:
Division V: Ages 19-24
Division IV: Ages 16-18
Division III: Ages 13-15
Division II: Ages 10-12
Division I: Ages 6-9
Application deadline: May 19th, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET
Late Application: June 7th, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET
Cost to participate: Non-refundable
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$130 USD for applications submitted by May 19th, 2025
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$180 USD for late applications submitted by June 7th, 2025)
Results Announcement: June 30th, 2025
Audition Locations & Dates (for Live Competition)
- New York City: Saturday, May 31st, 2025, at the Piano Piano Studio, 37 W 65th St, 4th Floor, New York, NY.
- Boston: Saturday, June 7th, 2025, at First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church Street, Watertown, MA
Website: miclotcompetition.org
New York Open Music Festival (NYOMF) LIVE Online Piano Competition
Eligible instruments: All instruments
Eligible ages: Ages 6-24 (Ages are determined as of June 30th, 2025)
Categories:
A. Educational Composer
a. Ages 5-8
b. Ages 9-11
c. Ages 12-14
d. Ages 15-17
B. Open Music
a. Ages 5-8
b. Ages 9-11
c. Ages 12-14
d. Ages 15-17
C. Amateur Adult Pianists (ages 18 and up)
D. Ensemble Categories (Duet or Trio)- based on the oldest kid in the group
a. Ages 5-10
b. Ages 11-17
Registration deadline: March 31st, 2025
Competition Date: May 16-18, 2025
Cost to participate: The solo application fee ($85) is non-refundable. Early registration fee (before March 1, 2025) is $75. Late registration is accepted. The ensemble application fee is $100/ensemble and an early registration fee is $90/ensemble.
Website: https://www.nyomf.org/#/