Registration Information
Dates: February 20 – 22, 2026
Venue: Falcetti Pianos, 2284 Washington St, Newton
Tuition: Preliminary Application Fee: $50 (Required for all applicants)
Festival Tuition: $750 per participant
Note: The $50 application fee will be credited toward the final tuition for admitted students.
💰 Scholarship Opportunity: Merit-based scholarships of up to $300 will be awarded to outstanding students.
Tuition Includes:
All Masterclass tuitions
Competition entry fee
Tickets to all concerts
Concert Performance
Professional Performance Photography
Eligibility: Open to Piano and Strings students, as well as music enthusiasts.
To ensure the highest artistic standards of the festival, all applicants are required to submit a prescreening video.
Prescreening Round
Deadline: January 20, 2026 (Before 11:59 PM EST)
Format: Prescreening Video (Unedited performance)
Repertoire: One free-choice piece (or movement) that best demonstrates your technique and musical expressiveness.
Submission: Please upload your video to a cloud platform (YouTube/Bilibili/Google Drive) and send the link to the Organizing Committee's official email.
Admission Notification Official Offer Letters will be issued within 3 business days of the prescreening review.
Please complete your payment using one of the following secure options.
Please include the Student's Full Name in the payment memo/note to ensure your registration is processed correctly.
Note: Payments are processed by Gien Media LLC