DUDLEY INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Supported by Limoges Charitable Trust
Patron: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Chairman and Artistic Director
John Humphreys
Celebrating 57 Years
Donations - Please Help!
Although we have been pledged funding from generous sponsors we still need funds to ensure that we can run the competition and that it will continue past 2025. If you are able to make a donation it will be very gratefully received. You can use this PayPal Giving Fund link and your donation will reach us. Thank you for your support!
LATEST NEWS
Applications for the 2025 competition are now closed. Thank you to all who have applied. It promises to be a great competition!
Preliminary and Semi Final rounds will be on 3rd & 4th May 2025 and 25th May for the Recital Final. See the Events page for more information.
2025 Competitors
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A large number of applications for the competition were received and our thanks go to all those who applied. The recordings submitted contained some excellent playing and it was not easy for the judges to decide which sixteen will play in the first round on 3rd May at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. A decision was, however, reached and the following will play:
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Tomos Boyles, William Bracken, Jeremy Chan, Julian Chan, Xizong Chen, Dida Condria, Wun Man Ho, Yu-Chieh Lin, Sherri Lun, Karin Miura, Iwan Owen, Sonya Pigot, Roberto Rumenov, Seth Schultheis, Alvina Yang and Bridget Yee.
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Eight of these sixteen will be selected to play in the semi finals at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire starting at 10.00 am on 4th May.
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It promises to be an excellent competition so please put the dates in your diary!
Additional Jury Member
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We are very pleased to announce that Lowri Porter will be joining the Jury for the final. Lowri joined the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra as Section Leader Second Violins in January 2024. Prior to this she was Co-Leader of the Welsh National Opera Orchestra and regularly appeared as Leader of the Orchestra. Whilst at WNO, she also made guest appearances in principal positions with many other UK orchestras. She is a passionate chamber musician, co-founding both the Ceridwen Quartet and the Zoltan Ensemble. Whilst in Wales she was a dedicated member of the teaching staff at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She has trained as a coach through the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and was recently made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in recognition of her achievements.
​PRIZES 2025
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1st Prize £6000
(Sponsored by The Limoges Charitable Trust)
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The following will also be offered to the winner:
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The CBSO will award the winner of the Competition the opportunity to perform a concerto with the orchestra in a future season. The date, time, venue, conductor and conditions of the concerto performance will be at the CBSO’s discretion.
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Recitals with:
Music at Park House (Cheltenham)
Arts St Laurence (Ludlow)
St Mary's (Perivale)
​ Barber Concerts
Howdenshire Music
Details of dates etc will be agreed with each venue after the competition.
2nd Prize £4000
3rd Prize £3000
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4th Prize £1000
Semi final prizes £250 each
(Sponsored by Waldrons)
Audience Prize £500
(Sponsored by the William A Cadbury Charitable Trust)
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The preliminary round and semi-finals will be held at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on 3rd & 4th May 2025. The final will be held the Elgar Concert Hall, University of Birmingham on 25th May 2025. See Events for more details.
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Although the first rounds have traditionally been held in Dudley the committee feel that there are many advantages to moving them to Birmingham. Updates on the application process and dates for applying etc will be posted here in due course. Please don't hesitate to contact Steve Taylor at 2020dipc@gmail.com if you want more information.​​