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Ralph Votapek International Young Artist Piano Competition at Michigan State University
August 14-17, 2025
The inaugural Ralph Votapek International Young Artist Piano Competition will make its auspicious debut in the summer of 2025, honoring the exceptional career of its namesake with jurors from the esteemed piano faculty at Michigan State University (MSU). The competition is open to gifted young pianists from all over the world aged 14 through 18. With a prize pool of over $10,000 plus scholarship consideration, the competition will be one of the largest international junior piano competitions of its kind.
Following screening by the jurors of all applications that include video performance submissions, the field of competitors will be narrowed to approximately 10 semi-finalists who will be invited to MSU to compete for top prizes. Held in Cook Recital Hall of the Music Building on the beautiful north campus of MSU, semi-finalists will spend four days in the MSU College of Music community with access to concert-quality pianos, and state-of-the-art practice rooms and facilities in the Billman Music Pavilion. The semi-final round will be held on August 15th, and finalists will be chosen to compete on August 17th. Those semi-finalists not advancing to the final round will be invited to participate in masterclasses with members of the jury on August 16th.
The application deadline is April 15th, 2025.
August 14-17, 2025
The inaugural Ralph Votapek International Young Artist Piano Competition will make its auspicious debut in the summer of 2025, honoring the exceptional career of its namesake with jurors from the esteemed piano faculty at Michigan State University (MSU). The competition is open to gifted young pianists from all over the world aged 14 through 18. With a prize pool of over $10,000 plus scholarship consideration, the competition will be one of the largest international junior piano competitions of its kind.
Following screening by the jurors of all applications that include video performance submissions, the field of competitors will be narrowed to approximately 10 semi-finalists who will be invited to MSU to compete for top prizes. Held in Cook Recital Hall of the Music Building on the beautiful north campus of MSU, semi-finalists will spend four days in the MSU College of Music community with access to concert-quality pianos, and state-of-the-art practice rooms and facilities in the Billman Music Pavilion. The semi-final round will be held on August 15th, and finalists will be chosen to compete on August 17th. Those semi-finalists not advancing to the final round will be invited to participate in masterclasses with members of the jury on August 16th.
The application deadline is April 15th, 2025.