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JUDGES FOR THE FINAL ROUND OF THE 2026 COMPETITION MAX LEVINSON Pianist Max Levinson is known as an intelligent and sensitive artist with a fearless  technique. His international career was launched when he won First Prize at the Dublin  International Piano Competition. He is also recipient of other prestigious prizes including  the Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Andrew Wolf Award. He has performed as soloist  with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, St. Louis Symphony, Detroit Symphony, San  Francisco Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Oregon  Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Colorado Symphony, New World Symphony, Utah  Symphony, Boston Pops, and National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, andRead More →

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THE WINNERS CONCERT is on SUNDAY, JUNE 7 at 7 PM at the ALLEN CENTER, 35 Webster Street, Newton, MA. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! ALL ARE INVITED!! CONGRATULATIONS to the FINALISTS and their TEACHERS! The FINAL ROUND of the Competition will be held on Saturday, June 6 in Concert Format. SCHEDULE FOR FINAL ROUND TBA. Division I 102  Brooke Zhang student of Tanya Schwartzman 103  Isabelle Ziv student of Ranko Konishi-Houston 104  Harvey Wang student of Kanako Nishikawa 106 Elon Du-Chang student of Jeanie Lee 108 Freddie Luo student of Mila Filatova Division II 202 Julian Tushman student of Sandra Hebert 206 Alexander Mikhailov studentRead More →

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YOU told us …and WE listened… THANKS to popular demand the 2026 Steinway Society of Massachusetts Piano Competition has been moved to later this Spring. The 2026 SSOMA Piano Competition will now be held during four in-person events on several weekends in May and June. The Preliminary Round scheduled for the weekends of May 2, 3 and 9, the Semifinal Round on the weekend of May 30 and 31, and the Final Round on Saturday, June 6 will all be held at M. Steinert & Sons’ Waltham location. The Winners Concert scheduled for June 7, 2026 will be held at the Allen Center in Newton.Read More →

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Please note: registration for the 2026 Steinway Society Piano Competition is now closed. This Competition represents our commitment to pursuing superior artistic expression through piano performance! COMPETITION INFORMATION – NEW DATES The 2026 Steinway Society of Massachusetts Piano Competition will be held during four in-person events on several weekends in the Spring. The Preliminary Round scheduled for the weekends of May 2, 3 and 9, the Semifinal Round the weekend of May 30 and 31, and the Final Round on Saturday, June 6 will all be held at M. Steinert & Sons’ Waltham location. The Winners Concert scheduled on June 7, 2026 will be heldRead More →

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DIVISION III RANDALL HODGKINSON “The finest performance I have ever heard of this very difficult piece. It was as if he was reading my mind…” Aaron Copland on hearing pianist Randall Hodgkinson performing his Piano Fantasy in Jordan Hall, Boston. While a student at the New England Conservatory Hodgkinson became grand prizewinner of the International American Music Competition sponsored by Carnegie Hall and the Rockefeller Foundation. He has performed with orchestras in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Boston, Cleveland and abroad in Italy and Iceland, and also numerous recital programs spanning the repertoire from J.S. Bach to Donald Martino.  A frequent guest of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, he also performsRead More →

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Recording guidelines and tips for the Steinway Society Piano Competition: We are simulating the environment and requirements of a live competition: One Recording – both pieces performed during the same video session. Tips for recording: For more information see the  Competition Rules. If you should have questions please contact Christina Dietrich at christinad@steinwaysocietymass.org

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SSOMA 2023 EVENT: MASTER CLASS with PAVEL NERSESSIAN Please join us for a MASTER CLASS with WORLD RENOWNED PIANIST and PEDAGOGUE, PAVEL NERSESSIAN on Sunday, May 7th from 4 to 6 pm at M. STEINERT & SONS in NEWTON. SUNDAY, MAY 7 at 4 PM M. STEINERT & SONS NEWTON LOCATION The STEINWAY SOCIETY in collaboration with M. STEINERT & SONS will present two exclusive events for the 2023 STEINWAY SOCIETY COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS. Attendance to these events will be open to the FIRST 40 REGISTRANTS on a first come first serve basis through an Eventbrite link included with your registration confirmation. For more information pleaseRead More →

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE STEINWAY SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS 2022 PIANO COMPETITION It gives us great pleasure to announce this year’s WINNERS of the 2022 Steinway Society Piano Competition! Congratulations to all the participants and their teachers on all your hard work! Special THANKS to our wonderful team of judges who gave so generously of their time for this year’s Competition.   Division III First Place Yixiu Lin Student of Matti Raekallio ___ Second Place  Nathaniel Su Student of Niva Fried ___ Third Place Christopher Tillen Student of Erin Lindsey ___ Honorable Mention Evan Huang Student of Mila Filatova Division II First Place Adalia WenRead More →

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RASA VITKAUSKAITE FANEUF Internationally acclaimed, multiple prize-winning Lithuanian pianist RASA VITKAUSKAITE FANEUF has been hailed for “artistry of poetic and observant sensitivity” (Gramophone) and dubbed as “a Beethoven interpreter of penetrating insight” (Fanfare). She is quickly establishing herself as one of the leading recording artists of her generation. Her latest CD including Mozart Concerto No. 20 in D Minor and Beethoven Concerto No. 3 in C Minor was praised as comparable to Rudolf Serkin and the New York Philharmonic. Rasa has performed in over 30 countries and was recently named the Steinway Artist. She released her debut solo CD Reflections on Ongaku Records in 2014, featuring works by Beethoven, Ravel, Guastavino and Liebermann. Fanfare highlighted theRead More →