ODYSSIAD® SEMIFINAL AND FINAL ROUNDS

LIVE SOLO SEMIFINAL & FINAL ROUNDS: TBA

LIVE CONCERTO SEMIFINAL & FINAL ROUNDS: TBA

The Odyssiad® LIVE Semifinal and Final Rounds are FREE and open to the public to attend at the University Center for the Arts at Colorado State University: 1400 Remington Street, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524

Applicants will be notified of their acceptance to the Semifinal Round by email through the Acceptd application site. Please check the Acceptd site frequently for announcements and important updates.

All pianists selected for the Semifinal Round, which will take place in Fort Collins, Colorado, must confirm their intent to participate by email by the deadline (date TBA). The Semifinal Round schedule will be prepared, and each competitor will receive their performance time via messaging in Acceptd.

DEADLINES

    • Notify the Odyssiad® Competition of their intent to participate in the LIVE Semifinal Round in Colorado

    • Register and pay the discounted festival fee (TBA).

    • Request a host family

JUDGING

  • A team of judges will individually evaluate performances for technical and artistic merit using the Odyssiad® Competition scoring sheet and then conference together to select up to three (3) finalists in Levels A and B and up to six (6) finalists in Level C, the Junior Young Artist Complete Concerto Division, and the Professional Young Artist Complete Concerto Division.

    • A new team of judges will rate performances using the Odyssiad® Competition scoring sheet AND assign a numerical score for technical merit and artistic merit.

    • Judges will conference together to decide which competitors will receive the Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals, and other awards.

    • All judges’ decisions are final.

SOLO
DIVISION

    • Level A (13 and under): minimum of 10 minutes, maximum of 15 minutes

    • Level B (14-18): minimum of 15 minutes, maximum of 20 minutes

    • Level C Young Artist (19-35): minimum of 20 minutes, maximum of 30 minutes

    • Level is determined by the competitor’s age as of June 2026 - exact date TBA.

    • Repertoire for the LIVE Semifinal and Final Rounds should be the same as the ONLINE Preliminary Round.

    • Odyssiad® competitors are required to keep the same repertoire throughout each round of the competition.

CONCERTO
DIVISION

    • Repertoire requirement: A complete concerto from the standard repertoire with second piano or orchestral accompaniment. All music must be played from memory.

    • The Grieg Concerto in A-minor and the Liszt Totentanz are not permitted in 2025.

    • No changes in concerto repertoire may be made after June 2026 - exact date TBA.

    • Concerto listings may not be changed from the Preliminary Round.

    • Division is determined by the competitor’s age as of June 2026 - exact date TBA.

    • Repertoire requirement: A complete concerto from the standard repertoire with second piano or orchestral accompaniment. All music must be played from memory.

    • The Rachmaninov 3rd Piano Concerto and the Tchaikovsky 1st are not permitted in 2025.

    • No changes in concerto repertoire may be made after June 9, 2025.

    • Concerto listings may not be changed from the Preliminary Round.

    • Division is determined by the competitor’s age as of June 9, 2025.

    • 25 minutes maximum for the Semifinal Round.

    • Complete concerto for the Final Round.

    • An official staff accompanist may be requested for the Live Semifinal and Final Rounds of the competition for a fee of $100 USD.

    • The $100 fee includes one hour of rehearsal time before the Semifinal Round and performances in the Semifinal and Final Rounds.

    • Accompanist fees must be paid in full at the registration table before any rehearsal. If the fee is not paid, the competitor will forfeit all services of the accompanist.

ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION

    • Selected Semifinalists in the Concerto Division should arrive in Fort Collins, Colorado prior to the festival (date TBA)

    • Concerto rehearsals with Official Staff Accompanists: TBA

    • Rehearsal rooms open TBA. A schedule of rehearsal times, accompanist assignments, and room numbers will be sent to all Semifinalists through Acceptd messaging.