July 23–30, 2026 · warner concert hall, oberlin conservatory — oberlin, oh · tentative schedule
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Thursday, July 23▸ click to expand▾ click to collapse4
5:00 PM
Registration — Conservatory Student Lounge
01
7:00 PM
Welcome — Conservatory Lounge
02
Friday, July 24▸ click to expand▾ click to collapse4
5:30 PM
Preliminary round — block 1
05
7:30 PM
Preliminary round — block 2
06
10:00 PM
Semifinalist announcement
07
12:00 AM
Faculty forum — Collaborative Playing
08
Saturday, July 25▸ click to expand▾ click to collapse5
1:30 PM
Semifinal round — block 1
09
5:30 PM
Semifinal round — block 2
10
8:30 PM
Finalist announcement & masterclass assignments
11
Sunday, July 26▸ click to expand▾ click to collapse5
11:30 PM
Guest concert — Jon Shih, 2025 First Prize Winner
program
- Grieg
- Holberg Suite, Op. 40: I. Praeludium
— Grief —
- Lyatoshynsky
- Prelude, Op. 44, No. 4
- Coates
- In Memoriam: I. Angelus
- N. Boulanger
- Vers la vie nouvelle
— Nature —
- Griffes
- The Fountain of the Acqua Paola (from Roman Sketches, Op. 7, No. 3)
- Price
- Clouds
- Shih
- Prelude in G minor, Op. 1 "By the Sea"
— The Soul —
- Scriabin
- Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23
I. Drammatico
II. Allegretto
III. Andante
IV. Presto con fuoco
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Monday, July 27▸ click to expand▾ click to collapse5
8:00 PM
Phrase Structures and Tonal Harmony, Part I — Andrew Pau
21
11:00 PM
Fortepianos: What Can We Learn from Old Pianos? — David Breitman
22
12:30 AM
Faculty forum — How to Play Concertos with Orchestra Parts
23
Tuesday, July 28▸ click to expand▾ click to collapse4
4:00 PM
Outreach concert — Cleveland Clinic
24
8:00 PM
Outreach performance — Kendal at Oberlin
25
Wednesday, July 29▸ click to expand▾ click to collapse3
3:00 PM
Phrase Structures and Tonal Harmony, Part II — Andrew Pau
28