The deadline to apply for the 2025 Under 23 Concerto Competition is now closed.

• Candidates will be required to submit an application form, with a link to a performance of one movement of a concerto or concerted work, in which they are the featured soloist.
• Candidates may elect to play a different concerto than in the link provided, if selected for the final round.
• Finalists will be invited to audition live before a jury.
• Applicants must be under the age of 23 on the day of the finals.

The application deadline is January 17, 2025 at midnight.

Finalists will be notified by January 31, 2025.

The finals will be held on Sunday February 16, 2025 from 1:15 to 4pm, at Three Willows Church, 577 Willow Rd.  The finals are open to the public. Admission is free.

The Winner will be invited to perform a full concerto, at a concert in the GSO’s 2025-26 season. 

NOTE: Applicants must arrange for their own piano accompaniment A list of local accompanists will be provided upon request.

The second piano provided will be a digital one.

Applicants may enter the competition with any concerto of their choice, but the winner may be asked to select another work to perform in consideration of the program and cost/availability of orchestral parts.