THE INAUGURAL RICHARD GOULA INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION “PIANO PLUS”

February 27 – 28, 2027
Acadiana Center for the Arts
Lafayette, Louisiana

Following review of the applications and video submissions, between 8 and 10 ensembles will be invited to the semifinal round on February 27, 2027, and 3 finalists will appear in the final round on February 28, 2027.

Prizes:

• First place: $7,500

• Second place: $5,000

• Third place: $2,500

Artistic Advisory Committee

Mrs. Tanya Bannister

International concert pianist
President, Concert Artists Guild, New York
Artistic Director, Alpen Kammermusik Festival, Austria

Prof. Antonio di Cristofano, Italy

International concert pianist
Artistic Director, International Piano Competition A. Scriabin, Italy
Artistic Director, International Conducting Competition S. Kussewitzky, Italy
Artistic Director, Orchestra Sinfonica Città di Grosseto, Italy

Prof. Willis Delony, USA

International Concert Pianist, Composer and Arranger
Boyd Professor of Piano and Jazz Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Prof. James C. Dick, USA

International concert pianist
Artistic Director, Round Top Festival Institute, Texas

Prof. Andreas Frölich, Germany

International concert pianist
Hochschule für Musik und Tanz, Köln
Yehudi Menuhin School, London
Artistic Director MozArte International Piano Competition and Festival, Aachen

Prof. Alexander Huelshoff, Germany

International concert cellist and conductor
Artistic Director, Orchesterzentrum NRW, Dortmund
Professor Folkgang Universität der Künste, Essen
Artistic Director, Villa Musica, Rheinland-Pfalz

Prof. Ilya Kaler, USA

International concert violinist
Professor, Cleveland Institute of Music

Prof. Mariusz Smolij, Poland/USA (chair)

International concert & opera conductor
Music Director, Riverside Symphonia, New Jersey
Professor & Director of Orchestras, Utah State University

Prof. Orit Wolf, Israel

International Concert Pianist & Composer
Associate Professor of Creative Arts, Technion University, Haifa, Israel
Artistic Director of interdisciplinary Concert Series, “On a Personal Note with Orit Wolf” (Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Jerusalem Theatre, Haifa Museum).