2026 Festival Features Renowned Teaching Guest Artists, Master Classes, Recitals, Lectures, A Concerto Competition, Chamber Music, and Ample Performance Opportunities
Participant Applications Open on January 8; Auditor Applications Open in April 2026
Full Scholarships and International Travel Stipend for Young Artists
The fourth Tianjin Juilliard Piano Festival will take place from August 2 to 16, 2026 at The Tianjin Juilliard School. Participants will work alongside the world’s finest pianists and teachers in 12 master classes; receive over 200 hours of private lessons; attend recitals given by eminent artists; have performance opportunities; and have access to the finest performance and practice spaces. Embracing the importance of collaborative music-making, the festival provides the unique experience of working with a chamber orchestra and conductor, as well as the opportunity to read chamber music with a professional string quartet.
The two-week festival features many renowned teaching artists. In addition to co-artistic directors Yoheved Kaplinsky and Xiaohan Wang, the 2026 faculty roster includes Ning An, Hortense Cartier-Bresson, Ching-Wen Hsiao, Jin Ju, Daejin Kim, Soyeon Kate Lee, Katarzyna Popowa- Zydroń, and Kathryn Stott. During the festival, these teaching artists will hold a series of private lessons and master classes. All Young Artists will have the opportunity to participate in a concerto competition, and the winner will perform with the Asian Youth Orchestra during their 2027 summer tour. The festival is honored to present pianist Tony Siqi Yun as a performing artist. The QingXin Ensemble and MILA Quartet are the festival’s resident ensembles and artistic partners. More artists will be announced soon.
Applications open on January 8, 2026, to pianists of all nationalities, who can apply to one of the following three categories: Young Artist, Junior, Adjunct. This year, all admitted Young Artists will be offered a full scholarship and international travel stipend. For more details on the application requirements, please check back on the Tianjin Juilliard Piano Festival webpage.
Details about the TJPF Auditor program, Teacher Auditor program, and the Public Education Piano Summer Camp will be released later.
For general inquiries, please email TJPF@tianjinjuilliard.edu.cn