Welcome to the 6th edition of the Steinway Youth Piano Competition (SYPC), a biannual event that brings together talented young pianists from Singapore.
The competition seeks to identify, encourage and promote young aspiring pianists in the development stages of their careers. In the national competitions, local Steinway dealers will administer countrywide auditions in the following Asian countries: Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam (Auditions for China and Japan are managed under separate auspices).

The first is The Professional Class: where the winner will represent Singapore in The Southeast Asia Regional Finals and will compete for a coveted spot to perform at the International Steinway Festival. Next is The Amateur Class, first launched in 2020, that is aimed at students who enjoy playing the piano but still wish to have formal recognition of their progress.

Timeline of the Competition

Registration for the SYPC 2022 begins on the 15th of December 2021, with the auditions commencing in March 2022, culminating in the grand finals on the 18th and 19th of June 2022. The competition focuses primarily on young, aspiring musicians under the age of 17, and comprises two classes.

The Professional Class & the Amateur Class

For this year’s competition, it will mainly focus on two categories of classes, the Professional Class & the Amateur Class.

The first is The Professional Class: where the winner will represent Singapore in The Southeast Asia Regional Finals and will compete for a coveted spot to perform at the International Steinway Festival.

Next is The Amateur Class, first launched in 2020, that is aimed at students who enjoy playing the piano but still wish to have formal recognition of their progress. Here the competition requirements are more flexible with no compulsory work required hence students have the freedom to choose pieces that would best represent their musical development.