Competition Schedule 2025

Categories

Preliminary round

Final round and Gala

Date of intention

In Vietnam:

  • Northern region: May 27th, 2025 – May 28th, 2025
  • Southern region: May 27th, 2025 – May 28th, 2025

* Application deadline: 17:00 May 10th, 2025

* Exam submission deadline of preliminary round (online): 17:00 May 26th, 2025
  • Final round: June 20th, 2025 – June 22th, 2025
  • Gala: June 25th, 2025

Estimated number of competition Category

3 (Piano, String, Ensemble)

3 (Piano, String, Ensemble)

Estimated types of competition type
  • Festival: Piano Solo, String Solo, Ensemble.
  • Competition: Piano Solo, Piano Concerto.
  • Festival: Piano Solo, String Solo, Ensemble.
  • Competition: Piano Solo, Piano Concerto.

Competition format
  • Festival: Online
  • Competition: Live

*Notice: International participants will send online submissions (Festival/Competition) or do live performance (Competition), if there is an authorized organizing host of the RSIAF at the respective country.
  • Festival: Live
  • Competition: Live

*Notice: International participants (not residing within Vietnam) will perform live in-person or Online (Live performance through Zoom/Google meet link given by RSIAF organizers) for the Final Round.

Competition location

*In the northern region:

  • May Space – Music Academy (08, TT1, 622 Minh Khai St, Hai Ba Trung, Ha Noi) with Competition Piano solo.
  • 4th floor, Vincom Center, 54 Nguyen Chi Thanh St, Dong Da, Ha Noi with Competition Piano concerto.

* In the southern region: Erato School of Music & Performing Arts (107 Ton Dat Tien St, Tan Phu W, D.7, HCMC).

*  Final round: Small concert hall – Vietnam National Academy of Music (77 Hao Nam, Dong Da district, Hanoi).

* Gala: Large concert hall – Vietnam National Academy of Music (77 Hao Nam, Dong Da district, Hanoi).