2026 Gina Bachauer Junior & Young Artists PIANO COMPETITION, US
Salt Lake City ( Utah), US
Deadline: September 15th 2025
2026 Gina Bachauer International Young Artists Piano Competition/ June 21-27, 2026
Preliminary Round, two Solo Rounds, and one Concerto Round:
• Preliminary Round (Solo Recital of 25-30 minutes) International Concert Venues
(Hamburg, New York City, Shanghai, Seoul, or Salt Lake City)
• Solo Round I (Solo Recital of 25-30 minutes) Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (Salt Lake City)
• Solo Round II (Solo Recital of 25-30 minutes) Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (Salt Lake City)
• Final Round (The first or final movement of a concerto, selected from the Concerto List for Final Round, to be performed with Utah Symphony)/ Abravanel Hall (Salt Lake City)
PRIZES AND AWARDS:
1st Prize – Gold Medal/ $15,000 Cash Award
2nd Prize – Silver Medal/ $10,000 Cash Award
3rd Prize – Bronze Medal/ $5,000 Cash Award
Finalist Prizes:
$3,000 Cash Award (to each of the remaining two finalists)
Sascha Gorodnitzki Foundation Discretionary Prize: $1,000 Cash Award at Jury’s discretion to a non-finalist
2026 Gina Bachauer International Junior Piano Competition/ June 14-20, 2026
Preliminary Round, two Solo Rounds, and one Concerto Round:
• Preliminary Round (Solo Recital of 25-30 minutes)/ International Concert Venues/ (Hamburg, New York City, Shanghai, Seoul, or Salt Lake City)
• Solo Round I (Solo Recital of 25-30 minutes)/ Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (Salt Lake City)
• Solo Round II (Solo Recital of 25-30 minutes)/ Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (Salt Lake City)
• Final Round (The first or final movement of a concerto of the candidate’s choice, performed with second-piano orchestral reduction)/ Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (Salt Lake City)
PRIZES AND AWARDS:
1st Prize – Gold Medal/ $10,000 Cash Award
2nd Prize – Silver Medal/ $5,000 Cash Award
3rd Prize – Bronze Medal/ $3,000 Cash Award
Finalists Prizes:
$2,000 Cash Award (to each of the remaining two finalists)
Sascha Gorodnitzki Foundation Discretionary Prize
$1,000 Cash Award at Jury’s discretion to a non-finalist
