

XVI Chopin International Piano Competition
Hartford, CT
presented by Connecticut Chopin Foundation, Inc.
March 12-16, 2025

XVI Chopin International Piano Competition Hartford, CT
March 12-16, 2025
Laureates:
Category “Young Talents” (up to 10 years old)
Grand Prix
Claire Li, USA (NJ)
Olivia Li, USA (NY)
I Prize
Max Lu, USA (NJ)
Adelina Yang,USA (NY)
Olivia Chan, USA (OH)
Cindy Hu, USA (NY)
II Prize
Bryan Wu, USA (NJ)
Erika Xing, USA (NY)
Layla Guan, USA (CA)
III Prize
Maya Liu, Canada
Hoichi Cadence Ma, USA
Emily Xi, USA (MA)
Annie Yin, USA (NY)
Brooke Zhang, USA (MA)
Carson Chen, Canada
Clara Chen, USA (MA)
Olivia Zheng, USA (NY)
Honorable Mention
Roy Kim, USA (NJ)
Annie Lee, Canada
Oscar Lee, USA (NH)
Olivia Li, USA (NJ)
Vera Liao, USA (NY)
Alvin Lu, USA (CA)
Huaizhu Peng, USA (CT)
Audrey Tang, USA (CA)
Alice Wang, USA (NH)
Angelina Wang, USA (NH)
Elena Wang, Canada
Elsa Wang, USA (CA)
Margaret Wang, USA (CA)
Emily Wei, USA (CA)
Thea Xu, USA (MA)
Andrew Zhang, USA (NJ)
Amy Zhao, USA(CA)
John Jr. Bai, USA (MA)
Max Gong, USA (MA)
Audrey Ma, USA (NJ)
Aiden Zhou, USA (NY)
Jaden Zhou, USA (NY)
Owen Zhuang, USA (CA)

Olivia Li, USA
Grand Prix
Category "Young Talents"

Claire Li, USA
Grand Prix
Category "Young Talents"
Category “Junior” (up to 13 years old)
Grand Prix
Sophia Popescu, USA (MA)
Stephen Chen, USA (VA)
Milo Gu USA, (NY)
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I Prize
Tiffany Shen, USA (MA)
Kyle Zhu, USA (NJ)
Matthew Gu USA, (NY)
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II Prize
Alexander Mikhailov, USA (MA)
Elizabeth Levine, USA (NY)
Lauren Kang, USA (NY)
III Prize
Cinthia Pu, USA (PA)
Aavi Sircar, USA (PA)
Jancis Xu, USA (NY)
Honorable Mention
Katherine Liu, USA (NY)
Sheryl Luo, USA (MA)
Jaden Phan, USA (NY)
Elizaveta Pokislyuk, USA (NJ)
Amy Ren, USA (MA)
Anouk Sriskandarajah, USA (CT)
Ethan Xu, USA (NY)
Cecilia Yang, USA (NJ)
Scarlett Yi, USA (MA)
William Zhang, USA (MA)
Kaitlyn Chui, USA (NY)
Ian Kim, USA (CT)

Sophia Popescu, USA
Grand Prix
Category "Junior"

Milo Gu USA
Grand Prix
Category "Junior"

Stephen Chen, USA
Grand Prix
Category "Junior"
Category “Young Artist” (up to 17 years old)
I Prize
Angela Yixuan Miao, Canada
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II Prize
Claire Li, USA (NJ)
Phillip Shi, Canada
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III Prize
Shawn Song, USA (NY)
David Xiong, USA (MA)
Eliot Arolovitch, USA (MA)
Ethan Chi, USA (NY)
Samuel Cronk, USA (NJ)
Roger Guo, USA (NH)
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Honorable Mention
Edward Liu, USA (NY)
Hanna Suzuki, USA (MA)
Olivia Yu, USA (MA)
Joseph Guo, USA (OH)

Angela Yixuan Miao, Canada
I Prize
Category "Young Artist"
Category “Professional” ( no age limit )
I Prize
Daria Podorozhnova, Russia
Vitaly Starikov, Israel/Russia
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II Prize
Haolun Sun, China
Dominik Yoder, Poland/USA
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III Prize
Zongxuan Li, China

Daria Podorozhnova, Russia
I Prize
Category "Professional

Vitaly Starikov, Israel/Russia
I Prize
Category "Professional