Dear pianist, piano teacher or piano music lover,

🎹 The 4th edition of the Northern Lights International Piano Festival will take place in March. This online festival and competition will be held from 10 to 30 March, 2025.

🎶 We invite all classical pianists and piano enthusiasts around the world to apply to our 9 age categories + Nordic citizens class, as well as 26 repertoire categories.

Advanced players, young pupils, amateurs, all are welcome to apply!

📆 Deadline for application is 20 February 2025, application is now open!

Highlights of the festival

🎵 Prepare your repertoire, record it, upload it and send it to our professional jury for review.

👱‍♀️ Every video will get feedback from our international jury and each participant will get a diploma of participation by e-mail.

🥇 Those who the jury deem to have special talent or possibilities will receive prize diplomas or special mentions and have the possibility to be published on our YouTube-channel, our website as well as different social media platforms.

💵 In addition, we have introduced several Cash Prizes for this edition, distributed at the end of the festival to a chosen number of the best players in the whole festival (both repertoire and performance categories).

📜 Teachers who have 10 or more students participating in the Festival will receive an Outstanding Teacher’s Award.

🥉 Pianists who apply to 3 or more classes will be eligible for a special achievement prize.

🌐 Please visit our website at www.northernlightspiano.com for more information. 

The jury sends greetings that they look forward to hearing all your beautiful performances! Applications are open until 20 February 2025. Please feel free to share this information to any pianists or piano teachers who might be interested.

🙏 Thank you for believing in the transformative power of music-making.