The International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival

The International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival The International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival (IKOF) is a competition and festival highlighting the joy of music making in the presence of a live audience.

A Journey to the Performance of a Lifetime – The weeklong summer piano festival features more than a dozen guest artists in masterclasses, the Semifinal and Final Rounds of the Olympic-styled Odyssiad® competition, and concerts by renowned pianists. Headquartered in the U.S.A. and licensed to host countries around the world, the IKOF seeks to enhance the careers of young musicians through a link with other participating member associates.

Do you have your tickets for the Odyssiad® 2025 Evening Concert Series? Tickets are on sale now: csuartstickets.universi...
07/01/2025

Do you have your tickets for the Odyssiad® 2025 Evening Concert Series? Tickets are on sale now:
csuartstickets.universitytickets.com

Do you have tickets for The International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival Evening Concert Series? Experience the joy and ...
06/30/2025

Do you have tickets for The International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival Evening Concert Series? Experience the joy and magic of classical music! Tickets are on sale at https://csuartstickets.universitytickets.com

Odyssiad® 2025
August 4-8
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Today is the final day to apply for the Odyssiad® Preliminary Round. Don't miss this valuable opportunity to make connec...
06/09/2025

Today is the final day to apply for the Odyssiad® Preliminary Round. Don't miss this valuable opportunity to make connections with other musicians, learn from the masters, & participate in a rewarding environment for musical growth & recognition.

Apply here: https://app.getacceptd.com/ikof

Today is the final day to apply for The International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival Preliminary Round. Don't miss this ...
06/09/2025

Today is the final day to apply for The International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival Preliminary Round. Don't miss this valuable opportunity to make connections with other musicians, learn from the masters, & participate in a rewarding environment for musical growth & recognition. Apply here: https://app.getacceptd.com/ikof

We are pleased to present The Cliburn Silver Medalist Vitaly Starikov as a Guest Artist at The International Keyboard Od...
06/09/2025

We are pleased to present The Cliburn Silver Medalist Vitaly Starikov as a Guest Artist at The International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival, Friday, Aug. 8, 7:30 p.m Colorado State University Center for the Arts, Organ Recital Hall.

Tickets: https://csuartstickets.universitytickets.com

We had a spectacular two weeks at The Cliburn! Congratulations to all of the competitors, the winners, and to the outsta...
06/09/2025

We had a spectacular two weeks at The Cliburn! Congratulations to all of the competitors, the winners, and to the outstanding The Cliburn staff & volunteers. Bravi tutti!

NANCY LEE AND PERRY R. BASS GOLD MEDAL

🥇 Aristo Sham, Hong Kong, China, 29

SILVER MEDAL

🥈 Vitaly Starikov, Israel/Russia, 30

BRONZE MEDAL

🥉 Evren Ozel, United States, 26

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Beverley Taylor Smith Award for the Best Performance of a New Work

Yangrui Cai, China, 24

Best Performance of the Mozart Concerto Award

Evren Ozel, United States, 26

John Giordano Jury Chairman Discretionary Award

Mikhail Kambarov, Russia, 24

Raymond E. Buck Jury Discretionary Award

Jonas Aumiller, Germany, 26

Patricia and Neal Steffen Family Jury Discretionary Award

Alice Burla, Canada, 28

Carla and Kelly Thompson Audience Award

Aristo Sham, Hong Kong, China, 29

(📸 Ralph Lauer)

Loved catching up with Anton Nel at The Cliburn!
06/04/2025

Loved catching up with Anton Nel at The Cliburn!

06/02/2025

Il 6 giugno alle 19:00, la potenza di Rachmaninov incontra il talento di Artem Kuznetsov. Un viaggio tra virtuosismo e poesia.
🎟️ Acquista ora o prenota scrivendo a [email protected]

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The International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festival (IKOF) is a competition and festival highlighting the joy of music making in the presence of a live audience. Headquartered in the U.S.A. and licensed to host countries around the world, the IKOF seeks to enhance the careers of young musicians through a link with other participating member associates.