近日，克利夫兰钢琴协会正式官宣深度合作方案：2027年克利夫兰国际钢琴比赛（CIPC）首轮赛事将首次落地中央音乐学院，为国内青年钢琴学子搭建接轨国际顶级舞台的全新机遇。

根据合作规划，2027克利夫兰国际钢琴比赛第一轮部分赛程将在中央音乐学院举办。赛事期间，来华的国际评审专家还将开展大师班、职业发展论坛等系列高端学术活动，推动中外钢琴艺术深度交流。本届比赛首轮赛场分布全球三地，除中央音乐学院赛场外，其余环节分别设于美国克利夫兰音乐学院、法国巴黎科尔托音乐厅。

赛事将遴选至多60位优秀钢琴家入围首轮现场比拼，选手可自主对接组委会确认参赛场地。首轮展演结束后，评审团将择优选出16位选手晋级四分之一决赛，赴美国克利夫兰参与后续角逐。

与此同时，2027年赛事全新增设罗伊·格林旅行基金专项扶持计划，将为入围夏季正赛的选手全额补贴差旅与住宿费用，切实解决青年音乐家参赛的经济壁垒。

中央音乐学院钢琴系主任韦丹文表示，此次与克利夫兰国际钢琴比赛的战略合作意义深远。校内师生可近距离观摩全球顶尖选手展演、对话国际权威音乐家，极大拓宽学术视野、提升专业格局。

克利夫兰钢琴协会艺术总监亚伦·科尔伯格也表示，本次合作是赛事国际化布局的重要举措，有效降低亚洲钢琴学子的参赛门槛，为更多优秀青年人才提供公平优质的国际展示平台。未来，双方将持续深化合作，实现资源互通、互利共赢。

The conservatory will serve as one of the First Round locations for the Cleveland International Piano Competition, which will afford conservatory students access to workshops and masterclasses 

Piano Cleveland has announced that the Cleveland International Piano Competition (CIPC) will partner with Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) to offer the conservatory's piano students a number of opportunities and benefits as part of the competition.

The chief benefit arising from the partnership is that sessions from the First Round of the 2027 CIPC will be held at CCOM, and students and other community members can attend free of charge. While in Beijing, the First Round Jury of the CIPC will also work with select CCOM students in masterclasses and professional development workshops.

Other First Round sessions will be held at the Cleveland Institute of Music (USA) and at the Salle Cortot in Paris.

The Preliminary Jury will select up to sixty pianists to compete in the First Round in January 2027. Accepted contestants will work with Piano Cleveland to identify the best First Round location. Once all First Round contestants have performed their live solo recitals, the First Round Jury will select 16 Quarter-Finalists to come to Cleveland, where the rest of the competition will be held.

A further access initiative launching at the 2027 competition is the Roe Green Travel Fund, which will cover travel costs and housing for pianists who are selected for the summer rounds of the competition in Cleveland.

"It is of vital importance for CCOM’s faculty and students to be connected to such a world-class organization, to witness first-hand how top-level talents of today perform, to communicate with leading international musicians about their views of excellence," says Danwen Wei, CCOM Piano Department Chairman and piano faculty member.

"We believe strongly that this partnership will yield wonderful benefits for both organizations."

"We have long recognized the logistical and economic barriers placed on musicians," adds Yaron Kohlberg, Artistic Director of Piano Cleveland. "Partnering with the Central Conservatory of Music is not only a great honor, but it also increases accessibility to pianists located in Asia."