The Piano Star International Piano Competition spans an entire season, and about twelve adjudicators will review the applicants’ performances for the various rounds.

For the Professional Division Grand Final on December 11th, the adjudicators will be Enrico Elisi, Yong Hi Moon, and Alan Chow.

Applicants send their preliminary videos by the end of October. In November, the weekend before American Thanksgiving, the competition hosts the Final Round on Zoom. Students play for judges in real-time and receive comments.

In December, the competition hosts the Grand Finals (the last round) on Restream — a multi-streaming platform. The Grand Finalists must send a new video with brand new pieces for this round. 

The top 4 scoring contestants in each age category from the Final Round can advance to the Grand Finals in December. The competition will broadcast the pre-recorded performances on several social media platforms, while the judges’ feedback will be in real-time. In the end, there will be the anticipated Awards Ceremony.