Festival dates: April 18 - 19, April 25 - 26, May 2 - 3, 2020

2020 Syllabus is available here!

AN EXCITING C0LLABORATION!

Two Top Award Winners of YMF 2019 - Richard Yeh (Best of Piano) and Sanaz Lordfard (Best of Violin) - were chosen to perform with Northumberland Orchestra & Choir, with Music Director Maestro John Kraus, at a concert on Feb 29, 2020, 2pm at Trinity United Church, 284 Division St, Cobourg. Congratulations, Richard and Sanaz! Filled with anticipation for this wonderful concert, we are proud to announce that we will continue this collaboration into 2020! The recipients of Best of Festival (Piano & Violin), as well as Best of Concerto (Piano) Awards from YMF 2020 will be nominated for an opportunity to perform with NOC in their 2021/22 season.

News!

Participants who have placed First in the following classes can re-enter those classes:

Violin Recital Class - Open (V-RL-OP)
Piano Recital Class - Open (P-RL-OP)
Piano Concerto Class - Open (P-CL-OP)
Bach Prelude & Fugue Class (P-BA-PF)

Past recipients of the following awards can re-enter YMF in the same category
but ONLY in a HIGHER age-group:

Best of Recital (Violin and Piano)
Best of Concerto (Piano)

Member of: The Ontario Music Festivals Association &
The Federation of Canadian Music Festivals