The City of Encinitas is presenting the inaugural 2024 Youth Piano Concerto Competition in collaboration with the North Coast Symphony Orchestra. Young pianists in grades K-12 are invited to compete for the first-place prize of a $250 contract to perform one movement of a selected concerto with the orchestra on a Steinway D concert grand piano.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

• Youth in grades K-12 may register for this competition, including prospective class of 2024 high school graduates.
• All participants must dress in concert attire for all recorded entry submissions, live competitions, rehearsals, and/or the orchestra performance.

HOW TO REGISTER

• Choose one of the approved concerto movements to perform.
• Prepare a recorded performance of the specified measures from the approved concerto you have selected.
• Register for the competition online here with the video link of your performance and the $35 non-refundable fee.
• Complete the registration process by the deadline of March 27, 2024.

THE CONCERTI

Competitors will register for the competition by choosing one of the following concerti movements:

• D. Shostakovich Concerto No. 2 Opus 102: Movement 1: Allegro
• W. A. Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488: Movement 3 Allegro Assai
• L. V. Beethoven Concerto No 1, Opus 15: Movement 3 Rondo. Allegro Scherzando

MORE INFORMATION

For all of the guidelines for the Youth Piano Concerto Competition, please visit https://www.encinitasca.gov/community/cultural-arts/piano-competition