Summer Festival
Arizona Piano Institute’s annual Summer Festival is a premier program in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona—one unique to the Southwest. Our one-week program in the first full week of June is designed for young and emerging pianists between 8 and 18 years of age.
Students have the opportunity to participate in scheduled solo and ensemble masterclasses, workshops, recitals, and performance practice. Workshops on a myriad of well-rounded topics include performance practice, period keyboards, instrument construction, literature, theory and aural skills, sight reading, composition and improvisation, conducting, and more. The week opens with a Faculty Artist Concert and culminates in a Young Artists’ Showcase Concert, in which all students perform.
This experience inspires and motivates young pianists, helping prepare them for future performances, auditions, and competitions. While connecting with world-renowned pianists and pedagogues, students develop lifelong friendships with fellow pianists and like-minded individuals and absorb the atmosphere from their environment.
View our promotional video for a sneak peak of the Festival.
concerto and Solo competitions
The Arizona Piano Institute periodically hosts solo and concerto competitions, judged by a jury of international renowned artists. Winners garner coveted orchestral and other performance engagements, promotional video presentations, and scholarships. See our menu for more information on our competitions.
Season events
We host performances, masterclasses, and benefit concerts by guest artists throughout the year. We have collaborated with partners such as the Arizona Bach Festival, American Guild of Organists, MusicaNova Orchestra, Phoenix Youth Symphony, Gold Canyon Arts Council, private sponsors, and others. Check out our Events page for upcoming events.
Our masterclasses, workshops, performances, as well as Festival and Competition are open to students, teachers, and the general public. Anyone may seize the opportunity to attend programs of high caliber—at minimal costs, if any.
“The Arizona Piano Institute presents a wonderful opportunity for all of you, dear young pianists, to study with internationally known dedicated teachers, to learn from them, and to connect with like-minded fellow students who are as eager to gain more experience as you are! We hope to see you at the Institute in early June for a week filled with music and fun to explore together the treasures of the rich solo and ensemble piano literature!”