The goal of our festival – the first and the only international piano festival in Washington, D.C. – is to provide the best learning experience for everyone by combining an intensive educational program with an outstanding concert series presented by world-class classical pianists. We invite you to become part of the festival either as an active participant or an observer. All participants will have the opportunity to work with prominent piano pedagogues in daily one-on-one private lessons and to participate in a piano competition, recitals, educational workshops, lectures and master classes that will focus on both piano solo and piano ensemble repertoire. In addition to the intensive program offerings, participants will have the chance to enjoy and explore the cultural and historical sights of Washington, D.C. including museums, galleries, memorials, monuments, theaters and restaurants.

During the last twelve editions of the festival, we welcomed more than 850 participants, faculty, and guest artists from all over the world including Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, China, Australia, Singapore, U.A.E., Costa Rica, Argentina, Brazil, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the U.S. They all made our festival become one of the most successful additions to the nation’s capital’s summer cultural life.

In addition to presenting some of the best internationally-renowned pianists in recital, we are excited to offer again to the festival participants and audiences the Young Pianist Showcase concert series. These 30-minute concerts, preceding our guest artists’ evening concerts, will feature an array of extraordinarily talented young pianists who are prizewinners of local, national, and international piano competitions.