Chopin International Piano Competition
Hartford, CT
SPECIAL ONLINE EDITION
presented by Connecticut Chopin Foundation, Inc.
VII Chopin International Piano Competition, Hartford, CT
March 10-13, 2016
Laureates:
Category “Junior” (up to 12 years old)
Grand Prix Oscar Paz-Suaznabar,USA (VA)
I Prize Natalie Zhang, USA (MA)
Yuki Kimoto, Japan
Freya Pang,USA (IL)
Maxine Park,USA (NH)
II Prize William Ge, USA (PA)
Meagan Lee, USA (NY)
Issay Niki, USA/Japan
III Prize Alexis Chen, USA (MA)
Alyssa Gabrilovich, USA (PA)
Luca Gierlinger, USA (NY)
Ariel Gurevich, USA (NY)
Celena Ho, USA (NY)
Raelyn Hoang,USA (VA)
Sammi Li, USA (NJ)
Patrick Lu,USA(MA)
Bedros Vartavar Maldjian, USA/Armenia
Mii Ohnuki, Japan
Kasey Shao, USA (NJ)
Max Wang, USA (NJ)
Megan Zhang, USA (MA)
Steven Zhang, USA (MA)
Philina Zhang, USA (NY)
Honorable Mention Jacqueline Chen, USA
Marena Chen, USA (MA)
Siddharth Chilluvuri, USA
Michelle Gong, USA
Gracelynne Hao, USA
Kendle Lam, USA (NH)
Hannah Li, USA (MA)
Margaret Li, USA (MA)
McKayla Ro, USA (FL)
Renee Wang, USA (NY)
Jack Wei, USA (NY)
Megan Xie, USA (PA)
Eric Yang, USA (NY)
Audrey Yin, USA (IL)
Jacqueline Zhang, USA
Julia Zhou, USA (MA)
Scores
Category "Junior"
Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski with Oscar Paz-Suaznabar, USA
Grand Prix "junior" category
Category “Young Artist” (up to 17 years old)
I Prize Niklas Kniesche, USA (RI)
II Prize J.J. Bui, Canada
Nagisa Tomochika, Japan
Hibiki Katayama, Japan
III Prize Maggie Ma, USA (NY)
Rafe Schaberg, USA (CA)
Honorable Mention Lindsay Bui, Canada
Andrew Chen, USA (NY)
Derek Chung, USA (IL)
Yuy Hsiang, USA (GA)
Gabrielle Hsu, USA (NJ)
Allison Lie, USA (IL)
Herman Liu, USA (NY)
Changning Xu, China
Scores
Category "Young Artist"
Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, with Niklas Kniesche, USA
I prize "Young Artist" category
Category “Professional” (no age limit)
I Prize Yi-Yang Chen,Taiwan
II Prize Sherry Kim, USA
III Prize Patrick Lechner, Austria
Yin fei Wang, China
Scores
Category "Professional"
Preliminary Round
Scores
Category "Professional"
FINAL
Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, Poland with Yi-Yang Chen, Taiwan
I prize "professional" category
Judges
Krystian Tkaczewski, Poland - President of Jury
Roy Eaton, USA
Naomi Ishii, Japan
Stephan Möller, Austria
Jan Popis, Poland
Gallery
 Jury during winners concert (from the left) Naomi Ishii, Japan, Stephan Moeller, Austria, Krystian Tkaczewski (President), Poland, Jan Popis, Poland, Roy Eaton, USA |  Our MC's Irma Lange and Jackie Borkowski |  President of Connecticut Chopin Foundation, Mr. Mike Kilian |
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 President of Connecticut Chopin Foundation, Mr. Mike Kilian |  Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski Artistic Director and President of Jury of VII Chopin International Piano Competition, Hartford CT |  Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski Artistic Director and President of Jury of VII Chopin International Piano Competition, Hartford CT |
 Maggie Ma, III prize "Young Artist" Category |  Nagisa Tomochika, Japan, II Prize "Young Artist" catergory |  Natalie Zhang I prize "Junior" category |
 J.J.Bui, Canada II prize "Young Artist" category |  J.J.Bui, Canada II prize "Young Artist" category |  J.J.Bui, Canada II prize "Young Artist" category |
 Hibiki Katayama, Japan II prize "Young artist" category |  Hibiki Katayama, Japan II prize "Young artist" category |  Hibiki Katayama, Japan II prize "Young artist" category |
 Patrick Lechner, Austria III prize "Professional" category |  Sherry Kim, II prize "professional" category |  Yuki Kimoto, Japan I prize "junior category" |
 Yuki Kimoto, Japan I prize "junior category" |  Freya Pang (7 years), USA I prize "junior" category |  Freya Pang (7 years), USA I prize "junior" category |
 Freya Pang (7 years), USA I prize "junior" category |  Rafe Schaberg, USA III prize "Young Artist" category |  Rafe Schaberg, USA III prize "Young Artist" category |
 Sherry Kim, II prize "professional" category |  Oscar Paz-Suaznabar, USA Grand Prix "junior" category |  Oscar Paz-Suaznabar, USA Grand Prix "junior" category |
 Sherry Kim, II prize "professional" category |  Sherry Kim, II prize "professional" category |  Niklas Kniesche, USA I prize "Young Artist" category |
 Niklas Kniesche, USA I prize "Young Artist" category |  Maxine Park, USA I prize "junior category" |  Maxine Park, USA I prize "junior category" |
 Niklas Kniesche, USA I prize "Young Artist" category |  Yi-Yang Chen, Taiwan I prize "professional" |  Maxine Park, USA I prize "junior category" |
 Yinfei Wang, China III prize "Professional" category |  Yi-Yang Chen, Taiwan I prize "professional" |  Yi-Yang Chen, Taiwan I prize "professional" |
 Yinfei Wang, China III prize "Professional" category |  Jury during award ceremony: Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski (President of Jury), Prof. Roy Eaton, USA, Prof. Naomi Ishii, Prof. Stephan Moeller, Austria, Jan Popis, Poland, Michael Kilian, President of Connecticut Chopin Foundation. |  Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski with Natalie Zhang, USA I prize winner "junior" category |
 Dr, Krystian Tkaczewski, prof. Roy Eaton and Maxine Park, I prize "junior" category |  Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, prof. Roy Eaton and Freya Pang, I prize "junior" category |  Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, prof. Roy Eaton with Yuki Kimoto, Japan I prize "junior" category |
 Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski with Oscar Paz-Suaznabar, USA Grand Prix "junior" category |  Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski with Yuy Hsiang, USA, honorable mention "Young Artist" category |  Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski with Yuy Hsiang, USA, honorable mention "Young Artist" category |
 Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, Poland, prof. Roy Eaton, USA, prof, Naomi Ishii and Maggie Ma (USA), III prize "Young Artist" category |  Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, prof. Stephan Moeller, Austria with Rafe Schaberg, III prize "Young Artist" category |  Jan Popis, Poland, Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, Poland, Prof. Roy Eaton, Prof. Naomi Ishii, Japan with Hibiki Katayama, Japan, II prize "Young Artist" category |
 Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, prof. Roy Eaton, prof. Stephan Moeller, Jan Popis with Nagisa Tomochika, Japan, II prize "Young Artist" category |  Prof. Roy Eaton, Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, prof. Naomii Ishii with J.J. Bui, Canada II prize "Young Artist" Category |  Prof. Roy Eaton, Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, prof. Naomii Ishii with J.J. Bui, Canada II prize "Young Artist" Category |
 Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, prof. Roy Eaton, prof. Naomi Ishii with Niklas Kniesche, USA I prize "Young Artist" category |  Prof. Roy Eaton with Yinfei Wang, China III prize "professional" category |  Prof. Roy Eaton with Yinfei Wang, China III prize "professional" category |
 Prof. Naomi Ishii with Patrick Lechner, III prize "profesisonal" category |  Prof. Stephan Moeller, Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, prof. Naomi Ishii with Sherry Kim, USA II prize winner "profesisonal" category |  Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, prof. Roy Eaton with Yi-Yang Chen, Taiwan I prize "profesisonal" category |
 Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, prof. Roy Eaton with Yi-Yang Chen, Taiwan I prize "profesisonal" category |  Winners, judges and board members of Connecticut Chopin Foundation |  (From the left) Mike Kilian, President of Connecticut Chopin Foundation, Jan Popis, Poland (judge), Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, Poland, (Jury president, Artistic Director), prof. Naomi Ishii, Japan (judge) prof. Stephan Moeller, Austria (judge) prof. Roy Eaton (judge |
 (From the left) Irma Lange, Treasurer of Connecticut Chopin Foundation, Mike Kilian, President of Connecticut Chopin Foundation, Jan Popis, Poland (judge), Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, Poland, President of Jury and Artistic Director, prof. Naomii Ishii, Japan (judge), prof. Stephan Moeller, Austria (judge), prof. Roy Eaton, USA (judge), Jacke Jackie Borkowski, Board Member of Connecticut Chopin Foundation |
photos by: H.Robert Thiesfield
Video
Oscar Paz-Suaznabar,USA
Grand Prix
Category "Junior"
Category "Junior"
I Prize
II Prize
Niklas Kniesche, USA
I Prize
Category "Young Artist"
Category "Young Artist"
I Prize
Yi-Yang Chen,Taiwan
I Prize
Category "Professional"
Category "Professional"
I Prize
II Prize
II Prize
III Prize
III Prize
III Prize
Honorable Mention