Scottish International Piano Competition

25/07/2025

🎹 What an incredible day at the Scottish International Youth Piano Competition! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The standard this year was higher than ever, and our jury faced some truly difficult decisions in both the Junior and Senior Divisions. Every performer gave an outstanding account of themselves — congratulations to all who took part! 🌟

The results are:

Junior Division
🥇 1st Prize – Sergey Druzhinin
🥈 2nd Prize – Malwina Jasińska
🥉 3rd Prize – Dylan Keane

Senior Division
🥇 Joint 1st Prize & the Sam Hutchings Memorial Award – Oliver Hak and Richard Qian
🥉 3rd Prize – Eny Chen

A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful jury for their time, care, and insight:
Aaron Shorr, Saša Gerželj, Sinae Lee, Baichuan Hui, Silviya Mihaylova, Isobel Anderson, and chaired by Fali Pavri. 🥰

24/07/2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We are so excited to announce the Finalists for tomorrow's annual Scottish International Youth Piano Competition, held in conjunction with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland! Congratulations to all of our young musicians! 🌟

Performance timings:

🕙 10am - 11.30am (approximately): Junior Division (ages 12 - 14)
🕐 1pm - 4.30pm (approximately): Senior Division (ages 15 - 17)

🎟️ Free tickets are available at the RCS Box Office, in person or online 🎶

23/07/2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We’re delighted to welcome 23 remarkable pianists, aged 12–17, from around the world to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for today’s Semifinal round of the Scottish International Youth Piano Competition! 🎹

🎶 As part of the RCS Piano Summer School, our young musicians have been fully immersed in conservatoire life — enjoying one-to-one lessons, masterclasses, recording sessions, and even a little ceilidh dancing! 💃

🎉 Best of luck to all our competitors – we’re so excited to hear your performances!

🎟️ Find out more and secure your free tickets for Friday's Final at the link.

The SeventhScottish International Youth Piano Competitionwill be held on 25th July 2025. Book Your Free Junior Division Tickets (10am) Book Your Free Senior Division Tickets (1pm) The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) will hold their annual Piano Summer School from 21st – 24th July 2025.In con...

30/06/2025

🌍 Our CEO Edward Cohen has just been in the vibrant city of Harbin, China 🇨🇳, representing SIPC at the General Assembly of the World Federation of International Music Competitions — a meaningful opportunity to connect with colleagues and champion the future of international music-making 🏆

09/05/2025

🎹 Free Tickets Now Available! 🎹

Join us on 25th July 2025 at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for the Seventh Scottish International Youth Piano Competition – a celebration of extraordinary young pianists from around the world!

🕙 10am – Junior Division
🎟️: https://www.rcs.ac.uk/whats-on/scottish-international-youth-piano-competition-junior-division/

🕐 1pm – Senior Division
🎟️: https://www.rcs.ac.uk/whats-on/scottish-international-youth-piano-competition-senior-division/

Many previous winners have gone on to achieve international recognition – don’t miss this chance to hear the next generation of talent! 🌟

11/04/2025

With thanks to our friends at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for sharing —

After three epic concerto performances in Scotland, Jonathan returned to the United States and immediately took first prize at Hilton Head International Piano Competition, before successfully auditioning to take part in The Cliburn next month.

We’re proud to have played a small part in his incredible journey! 👏🎹

Jonathan Mamora's encore performance of Scriabin's Sonata No4 following Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto. Recorded at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 8 M...

17/03/2025

💫 As we prepare for the next competition, we’re excited to launch our refreshed Individual Giving programme! 🎹🙏

As a self-funded organisation, we rely on the generosity of individuals like you to continue our work. By joining, you’ll help Scotland remain a hub for world-class pianistic excellence and support the next generation of musical talent - all while enjoying exclusive and unique benefits! ✨

Find out more & get involved:
www.scotpianocomp.com/individual-giving 💙

12/03/2025

🎉 Today we wish our Patron, Steven Osborne, a very happy birthday! 🎂

🎶 Enjoy his revelatory performance of the piece in the picture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olkpM1mqnYI ✨

09/03/2025

👏 Thank you, Jonathan, and haste ye back! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A roaring applause tonight for Jonathan Mamora after Rachmaninov's exceptional Third Piano Concerto, conducted by Lionel Bringuier 👏

08/03/2025

✨ "It was awe-inspiring to watch him tackle this mammoth work, and it was clear he had mastered all of the technical aspects and played with astonishing virtuosity, but he was also totally in command of the overall musical line. In this way, he made sense of the complex writing and communicated something truly meaningful to the audience. He had complete synergy with the orchestra, winding his phrases in and out of the orchestral part in a conversational yet commanding way. The performance was a stunning accomplishment and remarkable to witness." 🤩

🎶 That’s how last night’s Rach 3 in Edinburgh was described by the Perfect Score Podcast! Tonight, it’s Glasgow’s turn as we welcome Jonathan Mamora back to our home city for his final performance with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Not to be missed! 🎹

05/03/2025

🤩 We can't wait! 🏔️

25/11/2024

We’re delighted to share that Jonathan Mamora, winner of the Scottish International Piano Competition 2023, will return to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland on February 28th 2025 for a recital and masterclass.

✨ Programme:

Alexander Scriabin – Piano Sonata No. 4 in F sharp major, Op. 30

David Önaç – Five Études (SIPC 2023 Compulsory Work)
I. Monody Dance
II. Melancholia
III. Carnival
IV. Toll
V. Pent Up

Maurice Ravel – Miroirs
I. Noctuelles
II. Oiseaux tristes
III. Une barque sur l’océan
IV. Alborada del gracioso
V. La vallée des cloches

Alexander Scriabin – Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53

📅 Recital Tickets: https://www.rcs.ac.uk/whats-on/fridays-at-one-jonathan-mamora/
🎓 Masterclass Tickets: https://www.rcs.ac.uk/whats-on/piano-masterclass-with-jonathan-mamora/

We can’t wait to welcome Jonathan back to Glasgow. Don’t miss this chance to hear him live! 🎶

Winner of the Scottish International Piano Competition, Jonathan Mamora, takes to the Fridays at One stage performing music from Alexander Scriabin, David Önaç, and Maurice Ravel.