Sydney International Piano Competition

Sydney International Piano Competition
Awarded forExceptional piano performance
CountryAustralia
Presented bySydney International Piano Competition
Formerly calledSydney International Piano Competition of Australia
First awarded1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Websitehttp://www.thesydney.com.au

The Sydney International Piano Competition is a music competition, presented in Sydney and broadcast live throughout Australia and internationally. It is held every four years, over a three-week period in July–August,[1] and is internationally recognised as one of the world's great piano competitions.[2]

The competition was established in July 1977 by Claire Dan, with co-founders Rex Hobcroft and Robert Tobias,[3] and was admitted as a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions in 1978.[4][5]

The artistic director from its inception until 2015 was Warren Thomson, who also served as chairman of the jury from 1992 until 2012. In April 2015, following Thomson's death in February, Piers Lane (a former competitor and juror) was announced as the artistic director of the 2016 competition.[6]

For the first time in its history, the competition due to be held in July 2020 was postponed to 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic.[7] [8]

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  4. ^ "About the Competition". The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Website Detail". Acn.net.au. Archived from the original on 8 September 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  6. ^ Maxim Boon, "Piers Lane to lead Sydney International Piano Competition", Limelight, 8 April 2015 Archived 10 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 May 2015
  7. ^ SIPCA website Archived 27 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 June 2020
  8. ^ "Sydney International Piano Competition announces competitors". Limelight. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.