World Famous Pianists Travel to Fort Collins for a Week of Spectacular Concerts!
A one-of-a-kind international piano competition and festival returns to Fort Collins August 4–8, 2025 giving the public a rare opportunity to hear gifted pianists from around the world perform LIVE at CSU’s University Center for the Arts (UCA). The International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival, U.S.A. celebrates its 14th-year anniversary with a splendid program featuring an assemblage of world-renowned pianists and presenters, including Mikhail Voskresensky, former Head of the Piano Faculty at the famed Moscow Conservatory, and the many young piano prodigies that travel to Colorado to compete for top prizes in the LIVE Odyssiad® competition. Complete details: Odyssiad.com
Odyssiad® Competition Rounds Free & Open to the Public
The term Odyssiad® (pronounced O-dys’-si-ad) comes from odyssey, and was coined to signify “A Journey to the Performance of a Lifetime.” From August 4 to 8, talented pianists will continue their epic journey to Fort Collins, converging on the University Center for the Arts to battle for gold, silver, and bronze medals and other awards during the semifinal and final rounds of the Odyssiad® Competition. The competition is FREE and open to the public.
LIVE Solo Semifinal & Final Rounds: All Solo Semifinal & Final Rounds will take place on Monday, August 4 & Tuesday, August 5 at the University Center for the Arts (UCA) of Colorado State University, 1400 Remington, Fort Collins, Colorado.
LIVE Concerto Semifinal & Final Rounds: All Concerto Semifinal & Final Rounds will take place Thursday Aug. 7 & Friday, August 8 at the University Center for the Arts (UCA) of Colorado State University, 1400 Remington, Fort Collins, Colorado.
For a complete schedule, visit: odyssiad.com
August 4 – 8: Headline Performances
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August 4, 7:30 PM – Chamber Music with Piano: Violinist Yi-Jia Susanne Hou (Concert Violinist), Cellist Zuill Bailey (Grammy award-winning Cellist), and Brian Wallick (Horowitz Gold Medal Pianist). Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts, Colorado State University.
August 6, 7:30 PM– Yaron Kohlberg (World-renowned pianist, Steinway artist, President and CEO of Piano Cleveland and the Cleveland International Piano Competition). Organ Recital Hall, University Center for the Arts, Colorado State University.
August 7, 7:30 PM –Two concerts for the price of one! Dongni Xie – Solo Piano – 7:30 PM, (2017 Odyssiad® Gold Medalist) and Charlotte Hu – Solo Piano – 8:30 PM (Founder and Director of the Philadelphia Young Pianist Academy & Associate Professor at the Boston Conservatory – Berklee). Organ Recital Hall, University Center for the Arts, Colorado State University.
August 8, 7:30 PM – Vitaly Starikov, 2025 Van Cliburn Silver Medalist, Piano. Fresh from winning Silver at the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth, Texas. Organ Recital Hall, University Center for the Arts, Colorado State University.
The Odyssiad® is the largest and most important international competition and festival for pianists in the state of Colorado and is recognized around the U.S. and abroad. For more information on Odyssiad® performances, competitive events, festival sessions & presentations, or how to get involved, please visit www.odyssiad.com
To purchase tickets to Evening Concerts, please visit csuartstickets.com
Adults: $38 pp; Students: $17 pp; Youth 12 & Under - FREE
About the International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival, U.S.A. (Odyssiad®) – The Odyssiad® is dedicated to promoting new generations of young keyboard artists through an internationally linked competition and festival. The Odyssiad® extends its reach through Odyssiad® in the Community (OTC), free educationally infused concerts featuring internationally acclaimed pianists and the festival’s competitors and winners. The additional programming enhances the artistic vitality of Fort Collins and ensures year-round access to live piano music for all demographics. With the exception of a small source of part-time contract support, the Odyssiad® is entirely managed and produced by a dedicated team of volunteers.
