Originally started as an annual event in 2005, the Iowa Piano Competition is, since 2011, held every two years.
12 pianists were selected (as were 7 alternates), and were invited for the three live stages at Sioux City's famed Orpheum Theatre.
The second round consisted of a chamber music performance with members of the Rawlins Piano Trio, violinist Eunho Kim and cellist Marie-Elaine Gagnon.
The final round consisted of a performance of a Beethoven concerto with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ryan Haskins.
Trio performances with Rawlins Trio members Eunho Kim, violinist and Marie-Elaine Gagnon, cellist Sioux City Symphony Orchestra.