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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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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 held at the Allen Center in Newton. The Preliminary and Semifinal rounds will beRead More →

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The 2025 Steinway Society of Massachusetts Piano Auditions will be held during three in-person events on three weekends in March and April. (For each division there will be an enrollment cap so that we can ensure a quality experience for all.) All participants should participate in the division corresponding to their age by April 1, 2025. The dates for the 2025 Steinway Piano Auditions are: This year’s event will consist of Three Divisions. Participants in each Division will perform LIVE at M. Steinert and Sons Newton Location. All participants should participate in the division corresponding to their age as of April 1, 2025. Upon completionRead More →

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Registration for the 2025 Steinway Society of Massachusetts Auditions has now closed. We appreciate your interest and enthusiasm and look forward to hearing the performances of our talented young pianists. Thank you for your continued support as we nurture and celebrate the next generation of musicians! For inquiries, please contact christinad@steinwaysocietymass.org.

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It gives us great pleasure to announce this year’s WINNERS of the 2024 Steinway Society Piano Competition in Division III! Congratulations to all the participants and their teachers in this year’s competition for your dedication to this wonderful instrument and your high level of performance. Here is the list of participants and their place in Division III after the competition on April 27th: DIVISION III Gold Medal 301   Henry Tushman student of Dr. Sandra Hebert      311   Perry Moskowitz student of Dr. Bonnie Anderson 316   Eliot Arolovitch student of Mr. Ian Lindsey Silver Medal 304   Isabella Kong student of Ms. Jeannie Lee 307   Evan Wei studentRead 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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It gives us great pleasure to announce this year’s WINNERS of the 2024 Steinway Society Piano Competition in Division II! Congratulations to all the participants and their teachers in this year’s competition for your dedication to this wonderful instrument and your high level of performance. Here is the list of participants and their place in Division II after the competition on April 20th: DIVISION II Gold Medal 211   Hanna Suzuki student of Ms. Hitomi Koyama 215   Alexander Liu student of Ms. Helena Vesterman 224   Luca Daptardar student of Dr. Nilly Shilo 225   Arden Quan student of Ms. Natalia Harlap 226   Lina Elwood student of Ms.Read More →

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It gives us great pleasure to announce this year’s WINNERS of the 2024 Steinway Society Piano Competition in Division I! Congratulations to all the participants and their teachers in this year’s competition for your dedication to this wonderful instrument and your high level of performance. Here is the list of participants and their place in Division I after the competition on April 13th: DIVISION I Gold Medal 130 – Aria Zhao Student of Ms. Jia Shi Silver Medal 102 – Cadence Ma Student of Mr. Yinfei Wang 104 – Katherine Zhang Student of Ms. Tanya Schwartzman 108 – Elena Zhang Student of Ms. Iryna GendinRead More →

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The 2024 competition will happen during three in-person rounds on three weekends in April. We are also introducing a new competition alternative called the Artist Evaluation Tier.  Both tiers will have an enrollment cap so that we can ensure a quality experience for all.   This year’s competition will again consist of Three Divisions. Participants in each Division will perform LIVE at M. Steinert and Sons Newton Location in April 2024. All participants must compete in the division corresponding to their age as of April 1, 2024. To allow broader participation, we are initially asking each teacher to limit their enrollment to two students per divisionRead More →

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE STEINWAY SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS 2023 PIANO COMPETITION It gives us great pleasure to announce this year’s WINNERS of the 2023 Steinway Society Piano Competition! Congratulations to all the participants and their teachers on all your hard work as you continue on your pianistic journey! Special THANKS to our wonderful team of 2023 finalist judges who brought their skill and dedication to this year’s competition. Division III First Place Julia Zhou Student of Niva Fried Second Place  Evan Huang Student of Mila Filatova Third Place  Henry Tushman Student of Sandra Hebert Division II First Place Eunha Basu Student of MilaRead More →