Competition 2023

The Ogden Piano Festival Competition 2023 will be held as two events. Please see the calendar below for details.

Information for Competitors: Main Competition

Main Competition Calendar

November 4, 11:59 p.m. MDT	Registration and Video Submission Deadline
November 11	Competition Finalists Announced
November 15-18	Competition Finals at Pleasant Valley Library

First Place Cash Awards

Piano Solo	Piano Ensemble	Piano in Chamber Ensemble	Piano Concerto
Young Elementary (8 and Under) $25	Elementary (5-10) $50	Junior (5-15) $160	Elementary (5-10) $25
Elementary (9-11) $50	Junior (11-14) $80	Senior (16+) $240	Junior (11-14) $50
Junior (12-15) $75	Senior (15-18) $120		Senior (15-18) $100
Senior (16-18) $100

Novice Divisions

Novice Categories Awards: top 15 percent of performers will receive Honors and $20 cash.

Piano Solo Novice	Piano Concerto Novice
Young Elementary (8 and under)	Elementary (5-10)
Elementary (9-11)	Junior (11-14)
Junior (12-15)	Senior (15-18)
Senior (16-18)

Concerto Competition Calendar 2023

June 10	Registration and Video Submission Deadline
June 17	Finalists Announced
June 24	LIVE Concerto Competition Finals at Pleasant Valley Library, South Ogden, UT
August 31 & September 1 at 7:30 p.m.	Winners Rehearsals with Orchestra
September 2 at 4 p.m.	Winners Dress Rehearsal with Orchestra
September 2 at 7:30 p.m.	Winners Concert with Orchestra at Peery’s Egyptian Theatre

*Awards subject to revision for 2023 season

2023 Concerto Winners

Elementary

1st: Natalie Sun

2nd: Maxwell Ji

3rd: Annie Jia

Honorable Mention:
Abigail Yang

Junior

1st: Christina Sung

2nd: Olivia Jiang

3rd: Kourtney Jia

Honorable Mention: Brooklyn Lee

Senior

1st: Emily Runov

2nd: Katherine Leach

3rd: Aimee Lam

Orchestra Performers

Natalie Sun

Kourtney Jia

Maxwell Ji

Emily Runov

Christina Sung

Olivia Jiang

Elementary Division Winners with certificates and prize bags in front of Steinway Grand Piano and Ogden Piano Festival banner. Left to Right: Abigail Yang, Honorable Mention; Annie Jia, 3rd Place; Maxwell Ji, 2nd Place; Natalie Sun, 1st Place. — Elementary Division Winners: Abigail Yang, Honorable Mention; Annie Jia, 3rd; Maxwell Ji, 2nd; Natalie Sun, 1st.

Junior Division Winners with gift bags and certificates in front of Ogden Piano Festival banner and Steinway Grand Piano — Junior Division Winners: Left to Right: Brooklyn Lee, Honorable Mention; Kourtney Jia, 3rd; Olivia Jiang, 2nd; Christina Sung, 1st.

Senior division winners L to R: Aimee Lam, 3rd; Katherine Leach, 2nd; Emily Runov, 3rd. Standing with certificates and gift bags in front of piano and Ogden Piano Festival Banner. — Senior Division Winners: L to R: Aimee Lam, 3rd; Katherine Leach, 2nd; Emily Runov, 3rd.

Information for Competitors: Concerto Competition

Cultural Extravaganza 2023:
Ogden Piano Festival’s 3rd Annual Gift to Ogden Concert

Everyone is invited to our annual Cultural Extravaganza Concert August 17, 2023 at Peery’s Egyptian Theatre at 7 p.m.

Cultural Extravaganza 2023

Performance Evaluations

Ogden Piano Festival is pleased to offer performance evaluation opportunities. All ages are invited to participate at any time. All evaluations are done online. We provide evaluations for Piano Solo, Piano Ensemble, Piano in Chamber Ensemble, and Piano Concerto categories. Musicians of any age are encouraged to submit recordings below. Participants will receive written comments from the judge.

Performance Evaluations