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:
- Division I: Ages 10 and under: Saturday, March 29, 2025
- Division II: Ages 11-14: Saturday, April 12, 2025
- Division III: Ages 15-18: Saturday, April 26, 2025
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 completion each participant will receive adjudicators comments and a Steinway Certificate of Excellence for their participation in the Auditions.
The registration fee for the Audition is $75 per participant.
Audition Requirements
Each participant will prepare two contrasting piano works – one from the Baroque or Classical and the second from the Romantic or Twentieth/Twenty-first century – from memory and perform at least one in its entirety. Original compositions and improvisations are not permitted. Repeats may be played at the performer’s discretion but are not required. For this performance you should wear concert dress and include appropriate concert etiquette.
- Division I: 10 and under – max 6 minutes
- Division II: 11 to 14 – max 8 minutes
- Division III: 15 to 18 – max 10 minutes
Participants will be evaluated on the following criteria: Musicality and artistry, technical mastery, appropriateness of style, adherence to the score, stage presence and dress code – formal concert attire and memory
Students are expected to play at least one piece. Any additional pieces performed will be at the discretion of the evaluator.
For the Auditions, ALL applicants should bring the original scores of their sheet music with minimal markings for the adjudicator. If a published score of a piece is not available in the United States an IMSLP score will be allowed. Please notify Ms. Dietrich in such cases.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Participants must complete and submit the full application. Registration opens February 1st, 2025 and closes on March 15th, 2025 or once the maximum of applicants is reached per division. The 2025 Auditions are only open to applicants from the six New England states.
A NON-REFUNDABLE application fee of $75 USD must be paid at the time of application submission.
Application questions will include student, parent/guardian, and teacher information.
A confirmation message will be sent once the application and payment have been received. Ms. Christina Dietrich will contact participants with further instructions regarding the auditions.
Each participant will receive their Evaluator Comments as well as a Steinway Certificate of Excellence in Performance.
Each Division of the 2025 Steinway Society Piano Auditions will be held LIVE and IN PERSON at M. Steinert & Sons Newton Location. The audition schedule of performances will be available closer to the event.
Christina Dietrich, Artistic Director can be reached via email at christinad@steinwaysocietymass.org