How to apply
Apply no later than August 1, 2026. The late fee is 50 USD.
The festival is open for instrumentalists, vocalists, chamber and piano ensembles, and composers.
 

• Find an application form at the bottom of the home page, fill it out, and submit it either by mail or electronically. Please include a $150 application fee (if you are a soloist), or a $100 application fee (if you are a member of an ensemble), which could be paid through PayPal on the same page.  

 

• Submit a high-quality video recording (YouTube link).

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• The competition piece has to be memorized. It is recommended to play the chamber music with the score. If selection of the music exceeds 6 minutes, the additional fee of $50 will be applied.

• The audition results will be announced on August 10, 2026.

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• The winners of the I (Gold) & II (Silver) Prizes will be invited to perform at two winners concerts: at the Steinway & Sons in Shanghai, China and at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, USA. 

• The winners may choose one or two festival locations to participate in the Winners’ Concerts, where they will also receive their awards, including diplomas, medals, and trophies.

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Concert Fee

A concert fee (separate from the application fee) must be paid by the winners after the audition results are announced. All fees are non-refundable.

Gold and Silver Level Concert Fees:

• Solo Performance: $250
• Ensemble Performance: $150 per ensemble member

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A master class

Attendance at the master classes presented by our guest artists is free for all participants.

Participants who wish to perform during a master class and receive a special certificate issued by the Piano Performance Academy will be required to pay an additional fee of $100.

In the event of cancellation by a participant, only the master class fee is refundable. Application and concert fees are non-refundable.

​Contact us at: tmusfest@gmail.com  

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Don't miss an opportunity to study with a founder and an Artistic director of Triumph Music Festival, Dr. Tatiana Abramova and an award-winning distinguished pianist, Marina Kosterina.

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Dr. Tatiana Abramova founded the Triumph Music Festival in 2017 and has served as its Artistic Director and adjudicator since its inception.

As a collaborative pianist and piano educator, Dr. Abramova remains actively engaged with contemporary approaches to piano pedagogy, performance, and composition. Her students have received top honors in numerous prestigious competitions, including the Philadelphia Orchestra Albert M. Greenfield Student Competition, the Steinway & Sons Junior Competition, the Kennett Symphony Instrumental Competition, and the Elite International Music Competition at Carnegie Hall.

Dr. Abramova has served as a piano instructor and chamber music coach at the Luzerne Music Center (Lake Luzerne, New York) and the Philadelphia International Music Festival. She has collaborated with talented young musicians in masterclasses presented by members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as internationally renowned artists including violinist Midori and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

Education and Artistic Development

Dr. Abramova began studying piano at the age of six. Four years later, she made her orchestral debut, performing a piano concerto by Joseph Haydn with the Krasnoyarsk Symphony Orchestra in Russia. The following year, she was admitted to the Specialized Music School for Gifted Children affiliated with the Novosibirsk State Conservatory.

She graduated from the Novosibirsk State Conservatory under the guidance of the distinguished pianist, educator, and Honored Artist of Russia, Professor Mary Lebenzon. Lebenzon was a student of Alexander Goldenweiser, one of the most influential figures in Russian piano pedagogy and the founder of the modern Russian piano school. Through his long tenure at the Moscow Conservatory, Goldenweiser shaped generations of performers and left a lasting mark on twentieth-century piano teaching and interpretation.

During her first year at the Conservatory, Dr. Abramova won the Novosibirsk State Conservatory Piano Competition in recognition of her exceptional artistry and technical mastery. As part of the award, she was invited to perform a solo recital at the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, Israel.

In 2000, Dr. Abramova won the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Society Piano Competition. That same year, she performed piano concertos by J. S. Bach and Robert Schumann with the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra at the Bach Festival and the Classics and Modernity Festival. Both performances received critical acclaim and were recognized among the festival highlights.

Music critic Valeria Rozanova wrote:

“What immediately attracts attention in her performance style is its astounding naturalness and charm, the convincing integrity of feeling and thought, and the profound beauty and depth of sound.”

Dr. Abramova is a prizewinner of numerous national and international competitions, including:

• Tenth All-Russia Piano Competition named after Vassily Safonov (Russia)

• First Prize, D. Kabalevsky All-Russia Competition (Samara, Russia)

• Tenth Città di Marsala International Piano Competition (Italy)

• First Prize in both Solo Piano and Chamber Music categories at the Third International Piano Competition in Pavia (Italy)

• Los Angeles Liszt Piano Competition

• Heida Hermanns International Piano Competition (Westport, Connecticut)

• MTNA State Competition (Texas)

In 2004, Dr. Abramova completed the Artist Diploma program at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, where she studied with Dr. Tomáš Ungár.

In 2014, she earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, studying with Professor Harvey Wedeen. During her doctoral studies, she participated in multiple masterclasses led by the legendary pianist Menahem Pressler through programs organized by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.