Events schedule

IMPORTANT DATES

  • April 30, 2026, 11:59 PM (evening) - Application deadline for the Preliminary Round by recording - Cycle 3 - Piano only

  • May 2, 2026 - Results announced - Preliminary Round by recording - Cycle 3 - Piano

  • May 5, 2026 - Last day to make repertoire changes - Strings

  • May 14-17, 2026 - Gershwin Competition for Piano - Semifinal and Final Rounds in New York

Competition Rounds Schedule



Piano Competition - Opening Ceremony/Drawing of Lots


May 13, 2026
12:30 - 1:30 PM

All Categories

PianoPiano Studios
37 West 65th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10023


Concert at Sponsor's Mansion


May 13, 2026

7:00 - 9:30 PM ~
Open to pianists of all ages

Oriental Boulevard
Manhattan Beach - Brooklyn, New York


Piano - Semifinal Rounds -
Concert Artists (Ages 18-39)


May 14 and May 15, 2026
11:00 am - 4:30 PM

18-39 years of age

Hungarian House of New York
213 East 82 Street, New York, NY 10028


Piano Masterclasses by
Jury members


May 14, 2026
6:00 - 8:00 PM

Olga Kern
Jerome Lowenthal
Michael Bulychev-Okser

Hungarian House of New York
213 East 82 Street, New York, NY 10028


Gala Concert by
Jury members


May 15, 2026
7:00 PM

Luana Struppa (Italy) / Michael Bulychev-Okser (USA) /
Krystian Tkaczewski (Poland/USA)

Hungarian House of New York
213 East 82 Street, New York, NY 10028


Semifinal Rounds
Young Artists & Talent Show


May 16, 2026
Warm-ups: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM /
Semifinals - 12:00 - 4:30 PM

Young Artists & Talent Show
(7-17 years of age)

Kings Bay Y, 2nd floor
3495 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn NY, 11229


Final Rounds
All categories


May 17, 2026
10:00 AM -3:30 PM

10:00 - 11:00 AM ~ Talent Show
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ~ Young Artists
1:00 - 3:30 PM ~ Concert Artists

Hungarian House of New York
213 East 82 Street, New York, NY 10028


Awards Ceremony &
Winners' Concert


May 17, 2026
8:00 - 10:30 PM

All participants

Hungarian House of New York
213 East 82 Street
New York, NY 10028


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