2021 Piano Competition | 2021 Final Round

2021 Final Round

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The performances of each finalist is now released. Please click below on each finalist to reveal and watch their performance videos. Don't forget to check back here on 7/11 at 9:00PM EST for competition results!

Zhongshu Chen
China (9)
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Piece 1: Beethoven: Sonata F minor Op 2 No.1, I

Piece 2: Muczynski: Toccata Op.15

Chelsea Gu
Canada (9)
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Piece 1: Haydn: Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:23, 1st mvt

Piece 2: Béla Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56

Thalit Pakittawatanasiri
Thailand (9)
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Piece 1: Chopin: Polonaise in G# Minor

Piece 2: Bach: Invention 13 in A Minor

Andrew Yin
USA (9)
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Piece 1: Beethoven: Six Variations on ‘Nel cor piu non mi sento’

Piece 2: Moszkowski: Tarentelle Op.77,No.6

Taige Wang
USA (10)
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Piece 1: Bach: Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother in B-flat Major, BWV992

Piece 2: Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Op. 67 No. 2 in F sharp minor

Zhi Xuan Wang
China (11)

Piece 1: Mozart: Sonata in B flat, K.281, I. Allegro

Piece 2: Alberto Ginastera: Sedina Duo-Tres Danzas Argentinas

Victoria Bi
USA (13)
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Piece 1: Mozart: Sonata KV 576, III. Allegretto

Piece 2: Liszt: Rigoletto - Paraphrase from Verdi's Opera

Matthew Chien
USA (14)
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Piece 1: Liszt: La Campanella

Piece 2: Beethoven: Sonata Op. 109, I. Vivace ma non troppo/Adagio Espressivo

Weetiwat Siriwattanakorn
Thailand (14)

Piece 1: D. Scarlatti: Sonata in G Major, K.14

Piece 2: Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.2

Duru Erdogan
‍‍Turkey/UK (17)

Piece 1: Beethoven Sonata op.31 no.2 (1st Mvt)

Piece 2: Scriabin Valse Op. 38

Aidan Lao
‍‍Canada (16)

Piece 1: Beethoven: Sonata in E Flat Major Op. 31 No. 3, Mvt. 1

Piece 2: Chopin: Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 1

Lavinia Lee
‍‍Indonesia (16)

Piece 1: Beethoven: Sonata No 2 in A major, Op 2 No 2, I, Allegro Vivace

Piece 2: Chopin: Ballade No 3 in A flat major Op 47

Bokun Liu
‍‍Canada (16)

Piece 1: Bach: Prelude and Fugue in F major, WTC 2, BWV 880

Piece 2: Beethoven: Sonata No.21 in C Major, Op53 “Waldstein”, I

Marie Wurtz
‍‍USA (17)

Piece 1: Beethoven: Sonata no. 13 in E flat major, op. 27 no. 1

Piece 2: Rachmaninov: Etudes-tableaux in C minor, op. 39 no. 1

Isabel Feng
USA (9)
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Piece 1: Mozart: Sonata in D Major, K.576, I. Allegro

Piece 2: Kapustin: Sonatina Op.100

Wu Tiger Kaiyi
Canada (9)
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Piece 1: Chopin: Etude Op.25-Nr 1

Piece 2: Beethoven: Sonata Opus 2 Nr 1

Chanya Bayla Somboonvechakarn
Thailand (8)
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Piece 1: M. Martinez, Sonata No. 3 in A, movement 1
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Piece 2: P. Tchaikovsky (arr. E. Wild), “Dance of The Four Swans”

Wendy Zhou
USA (8)
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Piece 1: Mozart: Sonata k311, 1st movement

Piece 2: Chopin: Waltz Op 64 no. 2

Chanya Methaprayoon
‍‍USA (11)

Piece 1: Bach: French Suite No.5 in G major, BWV 816, Allemande/Courante/Gigue

Piece 2: Glinka/Balakirev: The Lark

Chloe Tan
‍‍USA (12)

Piece 1: Liszt: Concert Etude 2, Gnomenreigen

Piece 2: Beethoven: Sonata Opus 2 no. 3 in C major, I. Allegro con brio

Eric Qian
‍‍USA (13)

Piece 1: Beethoven: Sonata No. 6, Op. 10 No. 2, III. Presto

Piece 2: Chopin: Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31 in B-flat minor

Antian Jiang
‍Canada (14)

Piece 1: Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 , ("Appassionata") 1 Allegro assai

Piece 2: Liszt Étude No. 3, Un sospiro, Three Concert Études (Trois études de concert), S.144

Ella Sumanaseni
‍USA (14)

Piece 1: Beethoven: Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2, I. Largo - Allegro

Piece 2: Ginastera: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 22 I. Allegro marcato

Nicole Lam
‍USA (18)

Piece 1: Beethoven: Sonata Op. 109 No. 30 Mov. 1

Piece 2: Debussy: L'Isle Joyeuse

Angela Lee
‍‍USA (17)

Piece 1: Beethoven: Sonata Op. 13, No. 8 in c minor, mvt. 1

Piece 2: Muczynski: “Desperate Measures” Op. 48

Bryant Li
‍USA (16)

Piece 1: Chopin: Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 IV. Presto, non tanto

Piece 2: Beethoven: Sonata No. 18 in E Flat Major Op. 31 No. 3, I. Allegro

Sophia Si
‍‍USA (16)

Piece 1: Beethoven: Sonata No7 in D Major I.Presto

Piece 2: Prokofiev: Sonata No6 in A Major IV.Vivace

Inaugural Competition Special Founder's Awards:

Advanced
Celine Chen, Joshua Cheng, Julia Huang, William Ji, Lucie Kim, Natalie Su, Angela Yi, Alex Zhang, Jing Zhang, Vivian Zhu, William Zhu
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Junior
Brayden Cheang, Zide Chen, Yuan Dong, Nicholas Xilang Feng, Melody Guo, Audrey Haas, Junyuan (Jeremy) Liu, Pinn Mahasaranond, Ziyue Pang, Daniel Robbins, Claire Rong, Fayfay Sheng, Xuancheng Sheng, Samantha Wuo, Audrey Yin, Julie Zhang
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Elementary
Lillian Bai, Jade Chen, John (Jack) Chen, Yena Cho, Jackson He, Annabelle Gong Ting Li, Elijah Robins, Aaron Su, Ivan Tan, Felicia Xie, Yiyao Yao, Yan Zhe Wang

This year there were 143 contestants participating from 14 countries: 46 entered in the Advanced, 64 in the Junior, and 33 in the Elementary categories. Thank you to all participants and teachers who made this event possible!