Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition
Corporate Sponsors:
Central Medical Building Central Medical Building
The Central Medical Building is conveniently located between Minneapolis and St. Paul, offering its medical users easy access to a variety of hospital campus facilities in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas.


Christensen Group Insurance Christensen Group Insurance
With all the challenges facing organizations and families today, no one has time to become an insurance expert. An experienced team of Christensen Group will analyze various options open to you and suggest the best alternative for your specific situation. Christensen Group is a full service, independent insurance agency. Forging relationships, building values.


Chubb Group Chubb Group
Chubb provides property and casualty and specialty insurance to individuals and businesses around the world. We have emerged as a leader in the property and casualty insurance industry not on the basis of our size or our longevity but because we consistently strive to build lasting relationships and to be the best at what we do.


Clear Channel Clear Channel
We are in the business of helping our customers grow their businesses. We do this effectively with our wide variety of media and entertainment products. We believe in providing superior value to customers through high quality, technologically advanced, fairly priced services designed to meet customer needs better than all the possible alternatives.


Elness Swenson and Graham Architects Elness Swenson and Graham Architects
Since the early 70's, Elness Swenson Graham (ESG) has helped clients create environments for living, business and community. We are noted as a company of team players who deliver design solutions that are consistently creative and cost-effective.


Erik Prentnieks

Erik Prentnieks
Through his video production company, OnLine Productions, Erik Prentnieks produces, directs and photographs commercial, corporate, educational and broadcast projects.



Excel Bank Minnesota Excel Bank Minnesota
Excel Bank Minnesota provides commercial and private banking services to a select group of clients: small and mid-market companies, commercial real estate developers and investors, professional service firms, and high net worth individuals.


Grand Hotel Minneapolis Grand Hotel Minneapolis
The Grand Hotel Minneapolis uniquely combines casual elegance with world class accommodations and an incomparable level of personal service. We offer 140 distinctive guest rooms and suites, luxurious appointments, award-winning restaurants, an exceptional athletic club and spa, state-of-the-art conference facilities, the Grand Ballroom, 3,500 square foot Presidential Suite and more. The Grand Hotel is the only Preferred Hotel in the Twin Cities.


Grand Rios Grand Rios
The Grand Rios is home to Minnesota’s Largest Indoor Water Park – survive the Hurricane plunge, challenge your fears in our 4 story water slides or play on Coconut Island! The Grand Rios provides entertainment for not only the young, but the young at heart!


Hamline University Hamline University
One hundred fifty-one years ago, Methodist pioneers founded Hamline University as the first institution of higher education in the state. Today, Hamline is a high-quality, nationally ranked, comprehensive university with more than 4,000 students in its undergraduate college, law school, and graduate schools.


Minnesota Orchestra Minnesota Orchestra
The Minnesota Orchestra ranks amongst top American symphonic ensembles. The 98-member ensemble performs nearly 200 concerts each year. Its award-winning concert broadcasts, produced by Minnesota Public Radio and distributed by American Public Media to more than 120 radio stations nationwide, reach approximately 200,000 people each week.


Grand Hotel Minneapolis Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Public Radio® is one of the nation's premier public radio organizations. With headquarters in the heart of downtown St. Paul, Minnesota Public Radio operates a regional network of 37 stations, covering Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin, the Dakotas, Michigan, Iowa and Idaho.


Music Connection Music Connection
The Music Connection is owned and operated by professional musicians and music educators. Music Connection specializes in fine musical instruments, both acoustic and electric, state-of-the-art portable and permanently installed sound systems, and a complete assortment of accessories and printed music.


Oppenheimer Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. ("Oppenheimer") is a leading national investment boutique that provides financial services and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. Our commitment to our clients' investment needs, our experienced and dedicated professionals, and our proud tradition empower us to deliver effective and innovative solutions to our clients.

Radisson Radisson Hotel Bloomington by Mall of America
Minutes from downtown and situated on Bloomington’s main entertainment and business strip, the Radisson Hotel is perfectly positioned to handle the corporate traveler or weekend tourist. Relax the body and open the mind with a massage, pedicure or manicure at Trillium Spa.

Ramsey Engler LTD Ramsey Engler LTD
Each space Ramsey Engler designs reflects the unmistakable mark of its owner. We pride ourselves on effective, team-based project planning and management, seamlessly executing our client’s vision from the project’s beginning to its completion. Ramsey Engler is not just a name, but a signature of excellence.


The Schubert Club Schubert Club
The Schubert Club, Minnesota’s oldest performing arts organization, promotes the art of music – particularly recital music, through concert, museum and education programs – and maintains high standard of excellence.


Star Tribune Foundation
Star Tribune Foundation
The Star Tribune Foundation supports programs and organizations that strengthen the communities we serve. We focus on activities that enrich the shared life of the community and the social and physical infrastructure that connects us all.


Star Tribune Foundation
TimeWarp Technologies
TimeWarp Technologies serves the community of music students, educators, home hobbyists, and concert performers with a suite of intelligent, interactive music software products. Home Concert Xtreme, for example, will display your music on the screen, turn your pages automatically, and coordinate orchestrated accompaniment tracks that follow YOU, the soloist.


The Wirth Companies The Wirth Companies
The Wirth Companies is a full service real estate development and management company operating and owning valued properties in the hospitality, office, warehouse, retail and multi-family industries.


Water Park of America Water Park of America
Welcome to Water Park of America - America’s biggest indoor water park. It all started with Jack Trammel, the legendary Water Park of America explorer who set out more than 100 years ago to document the natural wonders of Minnesota. Now the best of the great Minnesota outdoors is all indoors, ready to use all year long.


Wenger Corporation Wenger Corporation
Wenger has been serving customers around the world with products that are unsurpassed in the value they provide for the investment. For almost 60 years this has been a place where good people have put hard work behind good ideas. A place where quality counts and products are built to last. And most importantly, a place that helps bring music to the lives of people everywhere.


Yamaha Corporation of America Yamaha Corporation of America
Yamaha is the world’s largest manufacturer of musical instruments. Our goal is to inspire and enhance the quality of people’s life through our unique corporate culture, products, and service. Yamaha’s mission is to spread our passion for music-making through creative products and programs that bring people to play and enjoy music. We strive to demonstrate our commitment to our customers and community by achieving our corporate goals, enhancing the musical experience, participating in our community, and being environmentally responsible.


Zenph Studios Zenph Studios
Zenph Studios (TM) is a software-based services company, building advanced technology for understanding – and re-creating – the fine nuances with which musicians play. We can take the oldest monaural recordings and re-record them flawlessly into today’s highest digital standards.


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Star Tribune Foundation
Wenger Foundation
Fingerhut Family Foundation
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