Gilmore Piano Festival
The official YouTube channel for the Gilmore International Piano Festival. Located in Kalamazoo, MI, the Gilmore International Piano Festival produces a biennial piano festival, bringing together some of the world's most sought-after classical, jazz, and contemporary artists. Distinction as the Gilmore Artist -- selected every four years -- is one of the piano world's most esteemed honors and includes a $300,000 prize.
Between festivals are the Piano Masters Series and Rising Stars Series, as well as educational events and programs.
The Gilmore Piano Festival 2026 Hype Reel
Giorgi Gigashvili | 2025 Rising Stars Series
Luther S. Allison Trio | 2025 Rising Stars Series
Chelsea Guo | 2025 Rising Stars Series
Anonymous Nominees to Bell Young Artist Stars: Tyler Bullock & Esteban Castro talk with Bill Charlap
The Gilmore 2025 Rising Stars
Fantasie Sonate écossaise, Op 28 Fantasy, Scottish Sonata III
Rare Collaboration: Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Marcus Gilmore Live in Kalamazoo!
Maria João Pires’ Stunning 2024 Festival Performance
Illia Ovcharenko: Beethoven's Etudes in Variation Form on a Theme
Announcing the 24/25 Season
Benito Gonzales Trio: The Nearness of You
Benito Gonzales Trio: Flatbush Avenue
Helen Sung Trio: Feed The Fire
Helen Sung Trio: (Re) Conception
Isaiah J. Thompson Trio: Hi Fly
Isaiah J. Thompson Trio: Chelsea Bridge
Ingrid Fliter 2006 Gilmore Artist: Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58
Paul Lewis: Sonata No. 18 in G Major, D. 894
Kasey Shao: J.S. Bach's Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: Allemande
Gabriela Montero: Canaima: A Quintet for Piano and Strings
Pink Martini: "Hey Eugene"
Paul Lewis: Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959
Pink Martini: "Sympathique"
Kasey Shao: Valse de l'opéra Faust de Ch. Gounod, S407
Kirill Gerstein: Brad Mehldau's Après Fauré No. 13 (Nocturne)
Kirill Gerstein: Gabriel Faurés Nocturne No. 13 in B Minor, Op. 119
Conrad Tao: Intermezzo in E Major, Op. 116 No. 4