Cleveland, OH – The winner of the next Cleveland International Piano Competition, which will be held in 2016, will be presented with a cash award of $75,000, up from $50,000, thanks to the generosity of prize donors Mal and Barbara Mixon.  The Mixons, who have donated the First Prize cash award of $50,000 since 2003, felt the time was right to up the ante.

“The CIPC attracts the highest caliber contestants, and is in the very top echelon of piano competitions worldwide,” Mr. Mixon said. “It is entirely appropriate that the First Prize cash award reflects the winner’s level of skill, as well as the international stature of this competition.”

The commitment extends through the 2022 Cleveland International Piano Competition.

The 2016 winner also will receive three years of professional concert management services and engagements, a New York recital debut, and a CD recording.

About the CIPC
The triennial Cleveland International Piano Competition is held over nearly two weeks at the Cleveland Museum of Art and Severance Hall.  By attracting the world’s best young concert pianists, presenting a diversely-programmed festival, and showcasing the skills of the finalists with the incomparable Cleveland Orchestra, it has become recognized worldwide as one of the most innovative and rewarding competition experiences for both pianists and audiences.