World PIANOvision Competition

Preliminary and Semi-Final Rounds heard on the www.pianovision.com!

Finals – Phoenix, Arizona, October 24^th, 2009

Final Round during the 14^th World Piano Pedagogy Conference

250 years of music competitions bring to mind the rivalries of Mozart and Clementi or Liszt and Thalberg.  The Van Cliburn, Rubinstein and Tchaikovsky Competitions led the way into thousands of competitions in the twentieth century. Competitions have proven to be very motivating and encouraging for students of all ages and levels

The WPPC Most Wanted is a modern competition that combines what we have learned from the past with modern approaches and technology. With on-line preliminary rounds, unique jury and original program selection we, first of all, offer to ALL competitors the opportunity to be heard worldwide on www.pianovision.com and also look to discover the most promising performers of any age! All competitors will be posted on PianoTV (YouTUBE for piano) for thousands of viewers to see even after the competition is over.

The final round of the competition will be part of the largest international piano gathering - The World Piano Pedagogy Conference, described by Prof. David Abbott from Albion College in Michigan, "WPPC is without a doubt the FINEST conference I have ever attended on piano with consistently high artistic performances and master classes. There is nothing in the USA that comes close to this!" These unique circumstances afford us the opportunity to have a versatile and well qualified professional jury and a new style of competition unlike any other. 

Benjamin Saver
Founder & Executive Director
World Piano Pedagogy Conference