Creme de la Creme of Music Professionals to Judge World Pianist Invitational

World Pianist Invitational (WPI)

Between now and this Saturday, April 20, it’s all about the musicians.

Afterwards, it will be all about the judges!

With the competitor application deadline for the Inaugural World Pianist Invitational (WPI) Classical Piano Competition approaching THIS WEEKEND, young artists from around the globe are finalizing their entries.  For several dozen of the world’s most renowned and accomplished classical piano masters, their work is just beginning.

And, like the performers, they come from everywhere.  They are professors, concert performers, highly-accomplished teachers and master musicians.

“The quantity and caliber of international judges that have submitted their credentials to WPI is beyond impressive,” said Mike Lent, competition Co-Founder and Board Member.  “Our youth classical pianist competitors will have a wonderful opportunity to receive feedback from a truly impressive team of international music professionals and performers.” 

Each submitted entry will be blindly reviewed by two separate judges, the independent scores from which will be merged to create a final score.  “We also have protocols in place to ensure that if there is a broad disparity in judging, a third independent judge will be engaged and that third judge’s score will be combined with the closest original score to ensure the fairest possible outcome for our competitors.”

The judges will select finalists in each of five age groups to travel to Washington, D.C. where they will perform and compete “live” in the International Competition and Concert, which takes place Saturday night, June 15, 2013, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

According to Lent, competition judging will follow the rigorous adjudication guidelines of the Geneva-based World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC).  These guidelines require member competitions to follow strict protocols and competitive structure designed to ensure the highest levels of integrity, fairness and competitive process in the industry.

“We also have a system in place to ensure that teachers will not accidentally wind up judging their own students’ entries and submissions,” Lent says.  “This competition will be absolutely unbiased and above reproach.”

The competition is easy to enter.  Simply visit www.worldpianist.org and follow the registration prompts. 

If you are – or if you know of – an aspiring classical piano musician, aged 5-29, please share this important information. 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Kerry Lynn Bohen at 202-468-8300 (kbohen@aboutbwf.com) or me, Steve Winter, at 202-468-8100 or swinter@aboutbwf.com.

Thank you.

Steve Winter

Competition Manager, World Pianist Invitational