2026 GOCAA International Music Competition Final Rounds
Host : The Global Outstanding Chinese Artists Association
Official Venue Partnership in New York：OPERA America’s National Opera Center
During July 11，12 all the activities （Masterclass, practice, concert, recording,etc)will be held at the National Opera Center
Address: 330 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Marc A. Scorca Hall
OPERA America’s National Opera Center
Competition Final Round
Time : July 11 ,2026
Weill Recital Hall
at
Carnegie Hall
GOCAA Finalist Concert
&
2026 GOCAA Finals Awards Ceremony
Time : July 12 , 2026 7:30 pm
2026 GOCAA New York International Piano Competition Finals Schedule
GOCAA Master Class /Final Round
July 11Th
National Opera Center
Address: 330 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001
July 14 : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Full day: GOCAA Finals Live Competition
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM GOCAA National Opera Center Concert (Reserve free tickets | 70 audiences limited)
July 12th
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Address: 154 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019
Afternoon (2:30PM-5:00PM): Rehearsal/sound-check for Concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
For All performers:
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You should arrive no later than2:30 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.
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Your name will be on the backstage access list.
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Only the performers are permitted backstage. Parents and teachers will not be able to go backstage.
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Concert at Carnegie Hall and 2026 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.
Please Note :
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please wait at the Competition registration counter 15 min, in advance
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please bring a copy of the music sheet to the Judges
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Each group will select one Gold, Silver, and Bronze award or tie.
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Special Award: in order to reward the efforts of the contestants participating in the in-person final, we will also set up the best performance award trophy for the in-person finalists
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We will select 3-5 Contracted GOCAA Young Artists from all the In-person Gold Award medalists. （But there needs to be an additional concerto live competition on August /Sep in Los Angeles）
Master Class Schedule
July 11
GOCAA Master class:
Room 711 : Matthew Odell, Pianist
Faculty, The Juilliard School
Studio 706 Master Class: Mika Sasaki ,Pianist
Faculty, The Juilliard School
Studio 710 Master Class ： Angel Wang, Violinist
Faculty member at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto
Studio 710 Master Class: Pala Garcia Violinist
Faculty, The Juilliard School
Studio 710 Master Class :John Popham Cellist
12th GOCAA New York International Music Competition Presents
GOCAA Classical TWO Concert
First Concert Monday, July 11,
2025, 6PM-8PM
OPERA America's National Opera Center, Marc A. Scorca Hall
Second Concert Tuesday , July 12 ( 7:30-9:30)
Carnegie Hall
GOCAA International Music Competition 2026 Finals Award Ceremony
Carnegie Hall
Finalists Concert & 2026Final Award Ceremony
July 12, 7:30PM, 2026
