2023 GUIDE TO TOP COMPETITIONS
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Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
The Cooper International Competition alternates annually between piano and violin. Open to the public and live-streamed, it is open to musicians ages 13 to 18. The 2023 piano competition will culminate in a final round at Severance Hall, where the top three competitors perform a full concerto with The Cleveland Orchestra.
MAIN OFFICE
Anna Hoffmann, program administrator
UNITED STATES
440-775-8044
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ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to young pianists ages 13 to 18 by July 30, 2023, and who have not won one of the top three prizes in previous Cooper competitions.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Piano •
Strings
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PANDEMIC & SAFETY
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| Travel Covered? | No |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First prize | $10,000 to $50,000 |
| Smallest prize | Less than $5,000 |
| Additional prizes | Performances |
| Jury chair(s) | Robert Shannon, professor of Piano and director of Division of Keyboard Studies, Oberlin Conservatory |
| Additional jurors | Angela Cheng, professor of Piano, Oberlin Conservatory and winner of the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Masters Competition and Montreal International Piano Competition; Dang Thai Son, professor of Piano, Oberlin Conservatory and gold medalist at the X Warsaw International Chopin Piano Competition; Stanislav Loudenitch, professor of Piano, Oberlin Conservatory and gold medalist at the XI Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; Ewa Poblacka, international performing and recording artist and faculty at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz; Boris Slutsky, professor in the Practice of Piano at The Yale School of Music and performing and recording artist; Peter Tak cs, professor of Piano at Oberlin Conservatory and performing and recording artist |
| Jury size | 6 to 10 |
| Application fee | $130 |
| Application deadline | April 25, 2023 |
SEMIFINALS (live rounds)
Oberlin Conservatory, Warner Concert Hall in Oberlin, Ohio— July 31 - August 1, 2023, 40-minute recitals; August 2, 2023, Concerto Round (performance of full concerto with piano accompaniment); August 3, 2023: Honors Recital |
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FINALS (live rounds)
August 4, Concerto Finals three finalists perform full concertos with The Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH |
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✔ | Semifinals | ✔ | Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ | Finals | TBD | Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
Piano:
2018 Tony Siqi Yun
2016 Ryota Yamakazi
2014 Tony Yike Yang
2012 Leonardo Colafelice
2010 George Li
2018 Tony Siqi Yun
2016 Ryota Yamakazi
2014 Tony Yike Yang
2012 Leonardo Colafelice
2010 George Li
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