|
|
THE DYNAMIC
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF
THE INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARD
ODYSSIAD® & FESTIVAL, U.S.A.
| | |
November 2025
Opus 1, No. 14
www.odyssiad.com
| | |
MISSION
Dedicated to promoting new generations
of young keyboard artists through an internationally linked competition and festival.
| | |
Happy Holidays, Everyone!
IKOF's little elves are gathering our resources and preparing the final details for the 2026 International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival, U.S.A. Stay tuned as we unwrap exciting announcements, guest artist reveals, and everything you’ll need to know to join us for another unforgettable celebration of piano artistry and inspiration!
| | |
Anderson & Roe
Photo credit Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
| | |
Announcing the 2026 Odyssiad® Dates
August 3 - 8, 2026
MARK YOUR CALENDARS now and reserve August 3 - August 8 for a multitude of spectacular events featuring world-renowned pianists in evening concerts and the LIVE Semifinal and Final Rounds of the International Keyboard Odyssiad® competition, attracting hundreds of talented young piano prodigies to Fort Collins from around the U.S. and abroad. All competitive rounds of the Odyssiad® are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
-
We’re thrilled to announce that the captivating "rock star" duo of classical pianists, Anderson & Roe, will light up the stage with an unforgettable performance at our closing concert on Saturday, August 8.
Stay tuned for additional Guest Artist announcements!
Check for updates at Odyssiad.com
| | | |
Save the Date!
Jiarui Cheng, 2024 Odyssiad® Professional Young Artist Concerto Division Gold Medalist and 2025 Cliburn Live Preliminary Round Competitor, returns to Colorado to perform the incomparable Rachmaninov 3rd Piano Concerto with the Symphony of the Rockies and the Boulder Symphony.
Symphony of the Rockies
Saturday, February 28, 2026
7:30 PM
Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Gates Concert Hall
2344 East Iliff Avenue, Denver, CO, 80210
Details & Tickets: Symphony of the Rockies
Boulder Symphony & Music Academy
Sunday, March 1, 2026
4:00 PM
Grace Commons Church
1820 15th Street, Boulder, CO 80302
Details & Tickets: Boulder Symphony
| | |
Early giving for Colorado Gives Day is open! Your generosity will help us to make a meaningful and lasting impact on Colorado, the city of Fort Collins and the music community as the International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival, U.S.A. prepares to celebrate its 15th season.
Colorado Gives Day 2025 is on Tuesday, December 9. If you like what we are doing and agree with our strategic plan to have Fort Collins recognized as the Headquarters of one of the most important international piano competitions and festivals of its kind in the U.S. & abroad, please join us to help with the "Build up and Build out" of this extraordinary non-profit organization.
Now through December 9, every donation you make to our organization online through ColoradoGives.org is boosted by a $1M+ Incentive Fund, thanks to Colorado Gives Foundation and FirstBank.
| |
| |
Oliver Chen
Congratulations to Oliver Chen from Plano, Texas, 2024 Odyssiad® Gold Medalist in the Junior Young Artist Concerto Division, on his outstanding performance of Liszt's Totentanz, with the Fort Collins Health & Wellness Community Orchestra! Two standing ovations!
| | | |
Daria Podorozhnova
2025 Odyssiad® Professional Young Artist Concerto Division Gold Medalist Daria Podorozhnova tied for 2nd place in the 2025 Olga Kern International Piano Competition in Albuquerque, New Mexico (no first prize was awarded).
| | | |
2025 Cliburn International
Piano Competition
Three Odyssiad® Gold Medalists were accepted into the Screening Auditions, Preliminary & Quarterfinal Rounds of the prestigious 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition:
-
Shangru Du, 2022 Odyssiad® Professional Young Artist Concerto Division Gold Medalist, Quarterfinal Round. Follow Shangru's journey here.
-
Jiarui Cheng, 2024 Odyssiad® Gold Medalist (Tied for Gold Medal in the Professional Young Artist Concerto Division with Artem Kuznetsov), Preliminary LIVE Round. Follow Jiarui's journey here.
- Jialin Yao, 2023 Odyssiad® Gold Medalist, Screening Auditions.
| | |
2025 Busoni International Piano Competition
Three Odyssiad® Gold Medalists were accepted into the Semifinal and Final LIVE Rounds of the 65th Busoni International Piano Competition in Bolzano, Italy in 2025, another one of the most famous piano competitions in the world.
-
Jialin Yao, 2023 Odyssiad® Gold Medalist, Busoni Finalist
-
Jiarui Cheng, 2024 Odyssiad® Gold Medalist (Tied for Gold Medal in the Professional Young Artist Concerto Division with Artem Kuznetsov), Busoni Semifinalist, and
-
Shangru Du, 2022 Odyssiad® Gold Medalist, Busoni Semifinalist
| | | | | |
Artem Kuznetzov, 2024 Odyssiad® Gold Medalist (Tied for Gold Medal in the Professional Young Artist Concerto Division with Jiarui Cheng), won first place in the Bianca Uribe International Piano Competition in Columbia, S.A.
Artem has recently been selected as a Kawai Featured Artist. Congratulations, Artem!
| | | |
Many thanks to all our donors and sponsors for their continued support throughout the year!
| | |
The International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival, U.S.A.
is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
EIN: 27- 25 79604
| | | | |
