13ThGOCAA International Music Competition Final Rounds 2026
Host : The Global Outstanding Chinese Artists Association
Official Venue Partnership in New York：Kaufman Music Center
Date : July 11，2026
Kaufman Music Center
129 West 67th Street
New York, NY 10023
Kaufman Music Center
Merkin Hall
Address :129 West 67th Street
New York, NY 10023
Competition Final Round
Time : July 11 ,2026
2026 GOCAA New York International Piano
Competition Finals Schedule
GOCAA Master Class /Final Round
July 11Th
Kaufman Music Center
Merkin Hall
Address :129 West 67th Street
New York, NY 10023
July 11 : 10:00 AM - 14:00 PM Full day: GOCAA Finals Live Competition
July 12th
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Address: 154 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019
Morning (9:00AM-12:00PM): Rehearsal/sound-check for Concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
For All performers:
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You should arrive no later than(9:00am, 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.
1:00 PM - 4:00 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）
GOCAA International Music Competition 2026 Finals Award Ceremony
Carnegie Hall
Finalists Concert & 2026Final Award Ceremony
July 12, 1:00PM, 2026
