The Application Portal is now open.

Apply early and take advantage of a discounted fee ( $20 off) before Dec 15th.

The 3rd American International Paderewski Piano Competition in Los Angeles will be held from August 3- 8, 2020 at Colburn School of Music.

Rules:

The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities, born after Aug 3, 1990 and before Aug 3, 2004.
25 semi-finalists will be admitted to the competition after preliminary stage via video recording.

6 pianists will be admitted to the final stage.

Preliminary stage: 20-25 minutes of video recording.

Free choice of repertoire. Link to the recording must be submitted with the application.

Recordings must be unedited.

Semi-final stage repertoire: 25-30 minutes.
Mandatory one or more pieces by I. J. Paderewski, chosen from the following: 

Krakowiak Op.9 No.1

Polonaise in B Major Op.9 No.6

Intermezzo Pollaca Op.14 No. 5

Cracovienne Fantastique Op.14 No.6

Legend in A-flat Major Op.16 No.1

Nocturne in B-flat Major Op.16 No.4

And a free choice of repertoire up to the time limit.

Final stage repertoire:  50-55 minutes.
Free choice of repertoire.  Program from the semi-final stage must not be repeated.

Prizes:

1st prize: 10,000 USD

2nd prize: 5,000 USD

3rd prize: 2,500 USD

Special Prize: A recital in Bruno Walter Auditorium at The Lincoln Center, New York for the best American pianist at the Competition. This will be in 2020 as part of "Paderewski Days in New York".

Special Prize: Invitation and scholarship to Music with Masters Festival and Masterclass in Tuscany, Italy in 2021. https://www.musicwithmasters.com/

Concerts in 2020/2021:
Recital in Paris sponsored by the Association Paderewski Lion de Paris
Recital in Cracow sponsored by the Krakow Piano Summer
Recital at the Silesian Beethoven Festival in Glogowek, Poland
Recital in Bydgoszcz, Poland, sponsored by the Paderewski Music Society in Bydgoszcz
Recital in Los Angeles sponsored by the Paderewski Music Society in Los Angeles

Accommodations will be provided for the contestants for the duration of the competition.

The six finalists will be reimbursed for half of their traveling expenses.

Application portal will be open from November 1, 2019 to May 15, 2020.

A non-refundable application fee of $120 will be charged at the time of application.

The international jury will consist of eminent pianists.

The Jury has the option to refrain from awarding all prizes and has the right to divide the prizes between performers. However, the first prize, if awarded, will go to only one contestant. The decisions of the Jury are final.

Foreign contestants are responsible for obtaining their travel documents and visas.

Participants under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

Competitors must not have any other professional commitments during the AIPPC-LA.  No contestant may have any member of the jury or the Artistic Director as a principal teacher during the year preceding the AIPPC-LA (August 2019 - August 2020).  Once the 25 semi-finalists are announced in late May 2020, the competitors must not participate in master classes or take private lessons with the jury members. No relative of any juror or the Artistic Director may participate in the AIPPC-LA.

It is the responsibility of the contestants to provide the Competition with a Social Security Number (SSN) or International Tax Identification Number (ITIN) in order to receive any prize money. Taxes will be deducted from the prizes according to U.S. tax laws in effect at the time of the Piano Competition.