Always envied basketball fans their “March Madness” fun? Inspired by the NCAA basketball championship brackets that appear each spring, here’s your chance to play a frolicsome piano version!
We have carefully selected 16 short and popular piano pieces, most but not all from classical music, and paired them off one against another. However, instead of predicting which piece will “win” in a contest, you get, for each pair, to pick your favorite.
The dedicated PPI staff will count the votes and announce the pieces advancing to the next round in the weekly Thursday newsletter updates through March, until the results of the final “match” is announced on March 26. On World Piano Day (the 88th day of the year), we’ll have Filippo Gorini play the winning piece as part of his program during our Piano Day Celebration with SoundsTruckNW!
To be clear, we want you to vote for your favorite piece, not performance. The performance links are provided for your enjoyment, but mostly so you can say “Oh yeah, I know that one!” Most of these performances feature artists who have performed at Portland Piano International recitals, and are marked on the voting form with an asterisk.
Please share widely with all your piano-loving friends!
Are you mad for the piano? Then play March Piano Madness!
Voting Schedule
• Round 1: February 26–March 3rd
• Round 2: March 5th–March 10th.
• Round 3: March 12–March 17th
• Round 4: March 19th–24th
March 26 – Winner announced
March 29 (Piano Day): Winning piece played by Filippo Gorini at Piano Day event at Pioneer Courthouse Square (with SoundsTruckNW)
Support PPI and keep the music playing!
Piano Madness is part of Portland Piano International’s mission to celebrate the piano and build community around live music. If you’re enjoying the fun, please consider showing your support by making a donation to PPI and helping us continue to bring the world’s greatest pianists to Portland.