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The Sydney 2023

Be part of one of the world’s greatest and most challenging competitions for the piano. Be there when the winner is crowned at the 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition.

Once every three years the Olympics of the piano arrives into town. From 5 – 22 July 2023 the 13th edition of the prestigious Sydney International Piano Competition will be held in the Verbrugghen Hall at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Finals with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. 32 young pianists from around the world will travel to Sydney to battle it out to be crowned the Grand First Prize Winner and to reap the accolades and bathe in the global spotlight of the music world. Don’t miss a moment of this exhilarating competition with the world’s most talented young pianists.

Ticket packages on-sale from Monday 6 February 2023

Single tickets on-sale from Tuesday 11 April 2023

The Sydney 2023: Opening Gala

5 Jul 2023

Revel in music from some of the world’s most distinguished pianists as they celebrate the opening of the 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition in style.

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The Sydney 2023: Preliminaries

10 Jul 2023

Over five glorious days of music making, the 32 competitors compete fiercely to win one of only 12 places to advance through to the Semi Finals Rounds.

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The Sydney 2023: Semi Finals

12 – 15 Jul 2023

Awe inspiring musical feats await from the 12 competitors advancing to the penultimate stage of the competition. Four days of solo repertoire and chamber music will define the six Finalists.

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The Sydney 2023: Finals

18 – 22 Jul 2023

The final and most exhilarating week of performances, with two orchestras, will draw together almost three weeks of competition and culminate with the announcement of the 2023 Grand First Prize Winner.

  • Classical Music
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The Sydney 2023: Finals Awards

22 Jul 2023

Following the final performances, the announcement of the 2023 Grand First Prize Winner.

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The Sydney 2023: Winner’s Recital

28 Jul 2023

Be the first to hear the recently awarded 2023 First Prize winner in their debut recital. Accolades will be flowing for this new star of the world’s concert stages.

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Packages


All Sessions

All 30 performances

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Premium$1,565
A Reserve$1,405
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Preliminaries Sessions

All 16 Preliminary performances at Verbrugghen Hall

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Semi Finals Sessions

All 10 Semi Final performances at Verbrugghen Hall

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Finals Sessions

All 4 Final performances at Sydney Opera House

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Day Passes

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Preliminaries 6 - 7 July

4 performances per day

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Preliminaries 8 - 9 July

3 performances per day

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Preliminaries 10 July

2 performances per day

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Semi Finals 12 - 13 July

3 performances per day

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Semi Finals 14 - 15 July

2 performances per day

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