# Ross McKee Foundation > Supporting Bay Area Piano Performance and Education ## Pages - [2025 Laureates](https://rossmckeefoundation.org/2025-laureates/) - [2025 Competition News](https://rossmckeefoundation.org/2025-competition-details/): 2025 Ross McKee Piano Competition —Celebrating Emerging Young Artists The Ross McKee Piano Competition is a prestigious annual event open to serious high school-age piano students (18 and under). Each year, up to four pianists are selected as McKee Laureates. The competition consists of three stages: Round One (video submission), Round Two (live performance), and the Laureates Concert. 2025 Laureates Concert Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.Location: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Recital Hall, 50 Oak Street This celebratory public concert features the competition’s top performers. The winner of the Best Performance of the Required Composition will also […] - [McKee Laureates](https://rossmckeefoundation.org/mckee-laureates/): 2025 (view)2025 Avery Armstrong2025 Isabel Feng2025 Peter Parra2025 Meining Wu (Video of the 2025 Laureate performances will be available following the Laureate Concert) 2024 2024 Sora Corro2024 Brian Lin2024 Xinran Shi2024 Olivia Tu 2023 2023 Claire Chang2023 Tyler Chew2023 Ariel Chien2023 Emma Lai 2022 2022 Iris Cai2022 Munan Cheng2022 Mehana Ellis2022 Letian Lei 2021 2021 Enoch Lee2021 Jeston Lu2021 Sarah Yuan2021 Nancy Zheng 2020 2020 Zak Mustille2020 Ryan Sheng2020 Charlotte Wong2020 Kevin Yang 2019 2019 Amy Bao2019 Ryan Gannon2019 Solomon Ge2019 Kelvin Jiang2019 Zak Mustille2019 Karina Tseng 2018 Josephine Chan2018 April Chen2018 Ethan Andrew Chi2018 Janice Kim2018 Austin Phillips2018 Ethan […] - [The Competition](https://rossmckeefoundation.org/the-competition/): The Ross McKee Piano Competition has been a signature project of the Ross McKee Foundation each year since 1998. Launched by the Foundation’s highly respected first executive director, John Cron, the competition celebrates the talents of young piano virtuosi in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California. It has become one of the premiere piano competitions for young artists in Northern California.   Over the past 27 years, seven hundred and fifty teenage pianists have applied to enter the competition, and, of them, 156 young artists have emerged. We call them the McKee Laureates. They have received $160,000 in […] - [Laureate Opportunities](https://rossmckeefoundation.org/laureate-opportunities/): John Cron Award for Career Development In February of 2023, The Ross McKee Foundation launched the John Cron Award for Career Development. The award is bestowed upon a highly qualified Laureate of the Ross McKee Piano Competition In creating this award, The McKee Foundation’s Board of Directors set out to honor the legacy of the late John Cron, who was the Foundation’s highly respected first Executive Director. Cron founded the McKee Piano Competition in 1998 and was dedicated to developing and providing performance opportunities for young pianists. John Cron (1931-2021) The John Cron Award provides an opportunity for the McKee […] - [Support the Foundation](https://rossmckeefoundation.org/donate/): Help us continue our support of Bay Area piano culture by making a donation. The funds you donate will go directly to a piano-related grant, one that helps fund a piano performance or a keyboard scholarship. - [Piano Breaks & Talks](https://rossmckeefoundation.org/pianobreak/): Piano Break The Piano Break concert series ran from June 2020 through December 2021 and supported Bay Area pianists who had lost performance opportunities due to COVID-19. Piano Talks This recent series explores the depth and richness of the piano through the performance and discussion of its repertoire. All Piano Breaks and Piano Talks are available on the Ross McKee Foundation YouTube channel. - [Recording Guidelines](https://rossmckeefoundation.org/recording-guidelines/): Stay tuned! - [Grant Proposal FAQ](https://rossmckeefoundation.org/grant-proposal-faq/): This content is password-protected. To view it, please enter the password below. Password: - [The Ross McKee Foundation](https://rossmckeefoundation.org/): The Ross McKee Foundation is nationally recognized for its support of accomplished pre-professional piano artists, cultivation of potential piano talent, and advancement of piano performance. Located in San Francisco, California, the Foundation supports the musical arts throughout the Bay Area. Support is provided through quarterly grants to nonprofit organizations, piano scholarships, and an annual piano competition which awards prizes for musical excellence. Learn more about the Foundation We’ve prepared a short video about the Foundation’s mission and history. Ross McKee Newsletter Join our email list to receive a newsletter covering our events in the San Francisco Bay Area. Email Address […] - [Performance and Education Grants](https://rossmckeefoundation.org/ross-mckee-foundation-grant-application/): This content is password-protected. To view it, please enter the password below. Password: - [2025 Ross McKee Piano Competition](https://rossmckeefoundation.org/pianocompetition2025/): The Foundation’s annual Competition has recognized and rewarded the Bay Area’s most talented young pianists for three decades. The application deadline for the 2025 Competition will be in September 1st at 11:59 pm. Information and the online application form will be posted here. Serious piano students of high school age (18 and under) are invited to enter this prestigious annual event. Each year, up to four pianists are recognized as McKee Laureates and receive a $1,500 cash award and further help with their musical career development. For questions related to the Competition, please contact us at executivedirector@rossmckeefoundation.org - [Foundation Programs](https://rossmckeefoundation.org/ross-mckee-foundation-programs/): McKee Piano Competition Each year The Ross McKee Foundation produces a piano competition open to high school students. Up to four contestants are selected to be Ross McKee Young Artists. These laureates receive a prize of $1,500 and participate in a public recital. Additional information is available on the Piano Competition page. McKee Piano Scholarships Scholarship funds are provided to the Community Music Center and to Bay Area summer programs such as Living Jazz’s Jazz Camp West and the Cazadero Music Camp. Recipients are selected by each individual institution; the Foundation does not award scholarships directly to individuals. Piano Break During […] - [About the Foundation](https://rossmckeefoundation.org/about-ross-mckee-foundation/): Mission Statement The Ross McKee Foundation seeks to improve the musical culture of the Bay Area by providing financial assistance to local pianists and the organizations that support them via grants for performances, education, and scholarships. The Ross McKee Foundation was formed in 1992 in honor of pianist and educator, Ross McKee who founded the Music and Arts Institute of San Francisco in 1939 and taught piano there until his death in 1987. The Foundation has operated as a private nonprofit foundation committed to piano education and performance and has an impressive history of support for the piano culture in […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)