Instrumental Competition
2023 Music in the Vineyards Festival
Solo Instrumental Competition
for string players and pianists
Have you been playing one of the following instruments and striving to achieve the highest musical standard?
•Violin• •Viola• •Cello• •Bass• •Piano•
Join us for our tenth annual competition to compete for one of these fabulous prizes:
Piano Division: 1st place - $1,000 2nd place - $750
Strings Division: 1st place - $1,000 2nd place - $750
Open to California residents, Music in the Vineyards’ annual Solo Instrumental Competition will award $3,500 in prize money. A first and second prize will be awarded in both the Piano Division and the String Division. Applicants must be at least 13, and no older than 18, by March 1, 2023.
NOTE: All prizewinners must be available to perform live on August 5, 2023, at the Music in the Vineyards Winner’s Recital in Napa, CA to receive their award. Please do not apply if you will be unavailable to perform live on the August 5th. (Note: a travel stipend is granted to finalists. See Guidelines below)
- “Application Only” Deadline: March 2, 2023 (no videos)
- Preliminary Round video uploads due March 23, 2023
- The Final Round will be conducted live, online, on June 3, 2023 at 10:00am PST (no recorded performances allowed)
2023 Guidelines & Application
Every August for the past twenty-nine years, MITV has been performing fine chamber music throughout the Napa Valley. This information is also available to download by visiting www.musicinthevineyards.org/scholarships