Piano 2023: Schedule

  • Competition rounds July 31-August 2 take place in Warner Concert Hall at Oberlin Conservatory.
  • Concerto Finals with the Cleveland Orchestra on August 4 will be at Severance Music Center's Mandel Concert Hall in Cleveland. 
  • All rounds will be video-streamed live on oberlin.edu. 

Saturday, July 29
Registration and Drawing

3–5 p.m. | Registration at the Conservatory
7 p.m. | Drawing for competition performance order in Kulas Recital Hall

Sunday, July 30
Rehearsal Day

8 a.m. to 11 p.m. | 40-minute rehearsal for each competitor on Warner Concert Hall stage

Monday, July 31
Semifinals: Day 1
The Semifinal Round runs for two days and features 19 pianists performing 40-minute recitals.

9 a.m. | Semifinals: Session 1
1. 9:00 am Andrew Sijie Li
2. 9:45 Jiahong (Ericsson) Lin
3. 10:45 Antoni Kleczek
4. 11:30 Sophia Shuya Liu

2 p.m. | Semifinals: Session 2
5. 2:00 pm Chanhyung Park
6. 2:45 Yanyan Bao
7. 3:45 Harmony Zhu
8. 4:30 Xuanyan Gong

7 p.m. | Semifinals: Session 3
9. 7:00 pm Fuyin Liu
10. 7:45 Lindsey Yang
11. 8:45 Sawako Harada
12. 9:30 Filip Trifu

Tuesday, August 1
Semifinals: Day 2

9 a.m. | Semifinals: Session 4
13. 9:00 am Lewis Fang
14. 9:45 Seoeun Lee
15. 10:45 Taige Wang
16. 11:30 Yuhe Jin

2 p.m. | Semifinals: Session 5
17. 2:00 pm Matthew Chang
18. 2:45 Pyotr Akulov
19. 3:30 David Choi, 15

6 p.m. | Announcement of the SIX pianists who will move on to the Concerto Round.

Wednesday, August 2
Master Class and Concerto Round

10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. | Master Class with Stanislav Ioudenitch, Clonick Hall

The Concerto Round features seven pianists in performances of a full concerto, with piano accompaniment.

2 p.m. | Concerto Round
2:00 p.m. Andrew Sijie Li
L. V. BEETHOVEN Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37

2:45 p.m. Sophia Shuya Liu
C. SAINT-SAENS Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22

3:30 p.m. Yanyan Bao
F. CHOPIN Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21

4:05 p.m. Filip Trifu
R. SCHUMANN Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54

7 p.m. | Concerto Round
7:00 p.m. Seoeun Lee
F. CHOPIN Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11

7:45 p.m. Taige Wang
S. RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

8:15 p.m. Pyotr Akulov
F. LISZT Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, S. 124

9:30 p.m. | Announcement of the THREE pianists who will move onto the Final Round. Awarding of the 4th through 6th prizes, and Audience Prize.

Thursday, August 3
Master Classes and Honors Recital

10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. | Master Class with Angela Cheng in Clonick Hall
3:30–5 p.m. | Master Class with Boris Slutsky in Clonick Hall
7:30 p.m. | Honors Recital in Warner Concert Hall

Friday, August 4
Master Classes and Final Round

10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. | Master Class with Dang Thai Son in Clonick Hall
1:30–3 p.m. | Master Class with Ewa Pobłocka in Clonick Hall

7:30 p.m. | Final Round
Three pianists perform complete concertos with The Cleveland Orchestra, under the direction of David Robertson, at Severance Music Center's Mandel Concert Hall in Cleveland, Ohio.

Awards ceremony for 1st through 3rd prizes follows the performance.

Severance Music Center
Mandel Concert Hall
11001 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44106

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