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 Toronto Symphony Orchestra National Piano Competition 

A prestigious biennial event, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra National Piano Competition attracts Canada's finest pianists between the ages of 16 and 25.  The competition was created 28 years ago by the Toronto Symphony Volunteer Committee to foster young talent. Past winners have included celebrated performers such as Stewart Goodyear, Todd Yaniw, Rozalyn Chok, Darrett Zusko, among others.

The next competition will take place May 27 - 29, 2011. See the rules and regulations. For comments and inquiries about the competition, please contact us at pianocompetition@tsvc.on.ca.

The winners of the last competition, held May 22 - 24, 2009 at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, were:

ALEXANDER SEREDENKO (Richmond Hill, Ontario)
The Roy Thomson Hall First Prize
$8,000 and a performance with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. 
Buy tickets for Alexander's debut with the TSO in December 2010.

ALEXANDER MALIKOV (Calgary, Alberta)
The Toronto Symphony Volunteer Committee Second Prize
$5,000 and a noon-hour recital at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts 
The Reny Burrows Prize for best performance of a Sonata
$1,000

SCOTT MacISAAC (Calgary, Alberta)
The Fong-Yee Family Third Prize
$2,000 and a Master Class at the Glenn Gould School, Royal Conservatory of Music

LEONARD GILBERT (Markham, Ontario)
The Pasquale Sabatino Prize for Best Performance of a 19th Century Romantic Piece
$1,000

SAMUEL DEASON (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
The Victor Feldbrill Prize for Best Performance of a Canadian Work
$500

RONNY MICHAEL (Montreal, Quebec)
Best Performance of a Canadian Work (funded by the SOCAN Foundation)
$500

In Round One of the competition, 21 talented musicians from across Canada each performed a 40-minute recital. The esteemed jury -- Isobel Rolston, Marc Durand, Walter Homburger, Heather Slater, and Ronald Turini -- were so impressed with the calibre of performance that they chose eight finalists to play in the Final Round: Samuel Deason, Leonard Gilbert, Olivier Hébert-Bouchard, Devon Joiner, Scott MacIsaac, Alexander Malikov, Ronny Michael, and Alexander Seredenko.

View photos of the 2009 competition.

 

Robert Lowrey's Piano Experts was the official sponsor of the 2009 Toronto Symphony Orchestra National Piano Competition.

Schimmel Pianos was the official piano of the 2009 Toronto Symphony Orchestra National Piano Competition.