CALL FOR APPLICANTS

You may have played in public extensively, or have only performed for family. You may hold an advanced degree in piano, or have never taken a single lesson. No matter how you arrived here, you are driven to play – not as a career, not as simple pastime, but as a pure passion. And now you are ready to challenge yourself – to expand your experience as an amateur pianist and unite with others who share your devotion to classical music-making.

The Van Cliburn Foundation will host its sixth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs™ May 23-29, 2011. Inaugurated in 1999, the competition was created to celebrate and recognize the importance of music-making, both on and off the stage.

Awards include: First Prize, $2,000; Second Prize, $1,500; Third Prize, $1,000; Press Jury Award; Audience Award; Most Creative Programming Award as well as special awards in each category of repertoire.