Competition Rules & Information
The Westside Music Foundation Robert Turner Piano Concerto Competition is open only to students who live in the West Los Angeles area, who study with a teacher who lives in the West Los Angeles area, or who is a member of the West Los Angeles Branch of the Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC-WLA).  Entering students must have studied with his/her current teacher for at least six months prior to the competition.  Previous winners of the Senior Category are ineligible.  Previous winners of the Junior Category may enter the Senior Category.

Age eligibility is based on the student’s age as of February 1, 2012.
Students must be in grade 12 or lower.  Proof-of-age document is required.

Each student must prepare one, and only one, movement of his/her selected concerto.  The concerto movement (and, if applicable, cadenza) must be memorized.  Teachers may enter as many students as they wish in either or both categories, but may only enter students in two of the three movements for each concerto.  For each category, one winner will be selected for each of the three movements, and the winners will perform in a showcase concert with the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra, under the musical direction of Dr. Ivan Shulman.  (www.ladso.org)

The Westside Music Foundation will provide the accompanist on the day of the competition; students may not use their own accompanists.  Although it is not required, the Westside Music Foundation encourages each student to rehearse with the accompanist prior to the competition.  However, if a student chooses to rehearse with the accompanist in advance, the student/teacher will need to make and pay for those arrangements separately.  The name and contact information for the accompanist(s) will be made available from the Concerto Competition Chair upon receipt of application form and entry fee check.