2023 GOCAA New York International Piano Competition Finals Schedule
 

July 5th 

National Opera Center

Address: 330 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Masterclass Sessions (limited availabilities).

3:00 PM to 10:00 PM Practice room (with Grand Piano/ Upright Piano) reservations are available (limited availabilities).

July 6th

National Opera Center

Address: 330 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM 1 on 1 Lesson Sessions with Professors from Manhattan/Juilliard/Curtis Music Institute(limited availabilities)

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Professional Recording and Filming/Piano Audition Session (Limited to 20 people, only 5 spots left).

Option No.1:Video recording at Marc Scorca Hall: $200 for 5 minutes session（limited availabilities left)

Option No.2: Sound-Check at Marc Scorca Hall without videography: $100 for 5 minutes session （limited availabilities left)

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Opening Concert by GOCAA Artists: Wenting Yu and JingcCi Liu (Reserve free tickets | 70 audiences limited)

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM GOCAA Finals Live Competition

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Concert by participants of the GOCAA 2022 Grand Finals (Reserve free tickets | 70 audiences limited)

July 7th

National Opera Center

Address: 330 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Full day: GOCAA Finals Live Competition

Free time after 6 PM

July 8th

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

Address: 154 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019

Afternoon (6:00PM-7:30PM): Rehearsal/sound-check for Concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

For All performers:

1. You should arrive no later than 5:45 pm, by entering at the Carnegie Hall Stage Door located at 161 W. 56th Street and take elevator Z to 4N, backstage Weill Recital Hall. 

2. Your name will be on the backstage access list.

3. Only the performers are permitted backstage.  Parents and teachers will not be able to go backstage. 

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8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Concert at Carnegie Hall featuring the 2022 Winners and 2023 GOCAA Finals Award Ceremony 

All trophies and certificates must be collected at the Weill Recital Hall. If you cannot attend, we can mail the certificate for you, but trophies will not be included.

July 10th - July 16th

GOCAA Ivy League Study Tours

*$2500 per person, including accommodation, meals, and transportation. Optional activities are available.

*Departure in small groups of 8-12 people.

Fees

• Piano room reservation: $50 per hour (Please make the reservation after the specific competition schedule for the Grand Finals participants is announced on June 1st).

• Masterclass Session with Professors from Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School $300 + $50 Piano Studio Charge

• Masterclass Session with Professors from Curtis Institute of Music $500 + $50 Piano Studio Charge

• Note: The competition details for the live finals in New York and Boston and online finals will be announced on the website and notified via email after June 1st. Please check it on a daily base.

Payment Methods

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We also recommend the websites of music events near Lincoln Center, where you can book your tickets:

Here are the links:

• Lincoln Center: http://www.lincolncenter.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw586hBhBrEiwAQYEnHZ44gx55yjGX4qtuUJ4FNSqpfLFYH7ryZWfYSjdG0R7Q0gZ_lVWgphoCeCgQAvD_BwE

• Carnegie Hall: https://www.carnegiehall.org/?sourceCode=38845&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxYOiBhC9ARIsANiEIfZlah94Nxk84B0K7zgA4e5ylXTi8ntkRQW4YjWswjdZl7Vvz0vT3m0aAgQdEALw_wcB

You can attend concerts in New York and enjoy performances by world-renowned maestros. Please save these links for your convenience in planning your events.