Third Prize: Annika Renganathan First Prize: Rishi Hazra Silver Medalist: Emily Shang Hyun is continuously recognized for his musical talent as he was invited to perform with the Bellevue Symphony, the Mukilteo Symphony, and the various chamber groups to perform as a soloist. Bronze Medalist: Arnav Bablani Second Prize: Eileen Moon Gold Medalist: Farrah Lee . Barvinoks main goal is to turn dancing into a passion and spread knowledge about Ukraines vibrant culture to local and not so local communities. Previous teachers also include Konstantin Sirounian, Bruce Sutherland and Abbey Simon.Rufus Choi currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Ruth Choi and their three sons, Noah, Micah and Nathanael. Bronze Medalist: Marcus Lo Stay safe! Steven is the author of: Chopin's Heart: The Quest to Identify the Mysterious Illness of the World's Most Beloved Composer and Essays on Chopin.Copyright 2020-21. These places, however, need music. Silver Medalist: Justin Chen Gold Medalist: Mia Liu Second Prize: Samantha Ryan Gold Medalist: Amy Li Gold Medalist: Jonathan Li Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, pianist Vanessa Fadial began piano lessons at the age of four. The NW Chopin Foundation holds a yearly competition featuring the finest youth talent in Washington state. Second Place: JingYang Xu The demand for hotels is especially high thus it is recommended to order tickets and hotel room in advance. Her orchestral engagements comprise the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.3 with Eastside Symphony, Brahms Piano Concerto No.2 with Mukilteo Orchestra, and Prokofiev Concerto No.2 with Bellevue Symphony. Steven Lagerberg, FounderDr. Honorable Mention: Frank Ouyang Born in Florence Italy, Roberto learned his craft . Honorable Mention: Annika Renganathan Ms. Carol Hartoon (Piano, Theory, Ear-Training). It is through the art of cinema that we foster a community that is more informed, aware, and alive. Bronze Medalist: Andrew Liang Silver Medalist: Aarav Srivastava Honorable Mention: Adrian Boskovic . First Place: Jonathan Li Chopin. The 2023 concerto Grand Prize winner will perform the entire Concerto or Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise with Cascade Symphony on October 2023. Gold Medalist: Matthew Hrmich In 2001 The Northwest Council located in Seattle joined the Chopin Foundation's family. Polish Festival Seattle will take place on July 8, 2023 at the Armory Food & Event Hall and Mural Amphitheatre. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". Third Prize: Jasper Wu Silver Medal: Evelyn Hing But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Honorable Mention: Miah Li Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. Silver Medalist: Sean Fedorov Bronze Medalist: Frank Ouyang Second Prize: Katherine Chen OUR MISSION. Honorable Mention: Ekaterina Grebennikova Silver Medalist: Ryan Hing Silver Medalist: Doris Wang Tuesday 09 May 2023. Honorable Mention: Yuze (Eric) Ma The Yarbo-Davenport Duo recently performed at the South Pasadena Library in California and in New York City.While living in New York City, she was on the roster of the Golden Key Salon Series at Klavierhaus, was a member of the New Yorkbased chamber group the Circadia Ensemble, and performed with her trio on the Trinity Concerts at One series at Trinity Church, Wall Street. Second Prize: Caleb Sica Second Prize: Selina Yao Gold Medalist: Yechong (Eric) Shan Second Prize: Doris Wang Additionally, Enzo placed 3rd in the Washington State Outstanding Young Artists Piano Competition in fall of 2022 and 2nd in the Olympia Symphony Young Artists Competition that recently took place. Honorable Mention: Shreya Sahoo - Invitation to the winners concert of XII Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford on March 21, 2021 (virtual) and March 2022 (in-person) -Invitation to the winners concert of V Tkaczewski International Piano Competition in Poland on July 30 and August 1, 2021. First Place: Noah Martinez Two short films from Seattle Polish Film Festival,Chopin. First Place: Eny Chen However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Cameron Silver Medalist: Vera Youngquist Silver Medal (concerto division): Nicholas Chin He has won first place in many competitions, including the Pacific Northwest Piano Competition, the Tokyo International Festival, the SCMTA Concerto Competition, and PAFE. The Frost School of Music is once again partnering with the Chopin Foundation to present the 4th annual Frost Chopin Academy and Festival with the generous support of the M. Lee Pearce Foundation, the Patrick Park Foundation, and Olga and David Melin. Honorable Mention: Armen Dockter Honorable Mention: Ashlyn Buck Back Requirements Recipients 2022-2023 Past Scholarship Recipients Back . Determined to bring music to everyone, she created workshops for children with learning difficulties and disadvantaged social backgrounds. The 17th International Music Festival "Chopin and His Europe" / "Chopin i jego Europa" will be held from August 14-31, 2021. Rufus Choi has always felt that his American birth and Korean heritage have imparted an international aura and underlying wanderlust to his musical career, which is defined by passionate, sold-out performances in numerous countries across the globe. Gold Medal: Anna Fitzgerald Bronze Medalist: Edgar Li The tenth bi-annual Seattle International Piano Festival and Competition will take place 2024, providing musical opportunities for aspiring pianists, music lovers, and professional musicians. Geneva hosts, every year, festival that is dedicated to the greatest romantic composer Frdric Franois Chopin who was born in Poland. Honorable Mention: Aishwarya Vijay All events are subject to change without notice. Silver Medalist: Mia Shi Honorable Mention: Miah Li Justin Birchell is Vivat Musica music director, Maria Grabowska serves as music consultant/ piano accompanist, and Mira Pawluskiewicz serves as the choir manager. Third Prize: Rishi Hazra Our band is especially passionate about Ukrainian music. The Polish choir Vivat Musica! was established in March of 2004 at the Polish Cultural Center in Seattle. Chopin. Silver Medalist: Siddharth Baasri Gold Medal: Justin Chen Sunday, November 20, 2022 . Dr. Laure Struber is delighted to perform Chopin at the Polish Festival for the second year in a row, as Chopins music perfectly captures the soul of Poland. The 2022 Chopin Avenue Summer Festival will begin in Warsaw, Poland. The poster sports more than a dozen other Seattle bands including the Black Tones, Guayaba, and the Grizzled Mighty. In 2003 the Chopin Festival, open to young talented local students was introduced, and has become their major musical event. Movie Club 35mm presentation | Apr 5 (Uptown), Registration open now | Starts Jun 29 (Film Center), Annual Volunteer Meeting - April 8 (Uptown). Bronze Medalist: Andy Sun-Zhuang Honorable Mention: Jenna Sorror First Place: Travis Lee Honorable Mention: Toprak Celikel SIPF Excellence in Musical Arts: Anna Fitzgerald, Ethan Go, Lucas Lee, Eric Yuze Ma, Anika Samuel, and Yechong (Eric) Shan In 2021, Jimmy won the Grand-prix and four Gold Medals in the Bach Prelude and Fugue, Concerto, Chopin, and Mozart categories at the Northern Lights International Piano Festival in Sweden. The 2022 Seattle Int'l Piano Competition comes live on the morning of October 8. Gold Medalist: Ethan Go Share. Be a part of the jury! SIPF Excellence in Musical Arts Vivien Lai I'm Not Afraid of Darkness andOn the Frontline. Honorable Mention: Grace Sun Recitals include respected series such as Carmel Music Society, The Maestro Foundation & IU Jacobs School of Music.A student of renowned American pianist Sidney Foster, Boepple holds both a Bachelor & Master of Music in Piano Performance from Indiana University as well as an honorary Performers Certificate. Currently, they have 20 members and are always looking for new members to join their group. Gold Medalist: David Samuel SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this film. Honorable Mention: Sanchit Sanyal Second Place: Taissia Thesmann Gold Medalist: Anna Fitzgerald Silver Medalist: Sean Fedorov Honorable Mention: Annika Renganathan https://belpres.org/ Bronze Medalist: Kayden Xu Medium Build. Third Prize: Selah Girges These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Honorable Mention: Sisong Li Third Place: Anya Louise Clemente Honorable Mention: Abhinav Nandakishor Complete rules and details are found on the Virtuoso Artists Festival page. Silver Medalist: Toprak Celikel Its international competitions, education programs, and concert series embody an enduring commitment to artistic excellence and the discovery of young artists. Third Place: Andrew Lin First Prize: Anna Fitzgerald To join Chopin Membership in the San Francisco area and to learn more about the Councils activities please go to their web site www.chopinSF.org. Silver Medalist: Arjun Bhate Honorable Mention: Ashlyn Buck Second Prize: Travis Lee Silver Medalist: Vidyut Prasad Second Place: Cameron Lee For the last six years, he has been studying with Dr. Oksana Ejokina. Silver Medalist: Jasper Wu Check with your primary instructor for online lesson procedures today. In Taiwan, he won a major prize in the Taiwan International Piano competition and performed as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra in the National Chiang Kai-shek Concert hall.Rufus Chois musical training also reflects his international outlook. CHOPINPiano Concerto No. COMPETITION DAY AND LOCATION: Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 Mercer Island Presbyterian Church 3605 84th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA GOLD MEDALISTS' CONCERT: Sunday, December 4th, 2023 1:00 pm and 3:15 pm Mercer Island Presbyterian Church 3605 84th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA Third Place: Vera Youngquist, Third Prize: Yechong (Eric) Shan Silver Medal: Selina Yao It is a celebration of Poland's unique musical genius, Fryderyk Chopin. All music performed at the Festival will be by the maestro, with audiences enjoying well-loved traditional performances by some truly [] Recently added to the distinguished roster of Steinway Artists, Mr. Choi won First Prize and the Peoples Choice Award in the notable Jose Iturbi International Music Competition which offers one of the largest monetary prizes for piano competitions in the world.Internationally, Choi has appeared in recital at the prestigious Salzburg Festival in Austria, given various concerts and masterclasses in Nicosia, Cyprus, performed in the Philomusica Festival in Oxford, England, and was invited to perform at music festivals in Puigcerda, Spain and Locarno, Switzerland. Polish Festival Seattle Live Stage Performances 2022 Live Stage Performances 2022 Program Schedule here Live Stage Performances Overview From traditional to contemporary, the festival is pleased to welcome a variety of entertainers. Gold Star Performer: Annabelle Zhang Third Prize: Justin Chen Honorable Mention: Shreya Sahoo Fleeing Irpin. Bronze Medalist: Vika Aleynikov Silver Medalist: Andrew Liang Be A Part of the Jury - Seattle International Piano Festival Be a part of the jury by casting your vote for the Audience Favorite in each category. Saturday 13 May 2023. First Prize: Ethan Go Honorable Mention: Molly Xu, Second Place, Pre-Grade 2: Kayla Phung | 112 min. Compositional Competition In honor of Chopin, Kosovo Chopin Association Faculty of Arts, University of Prishtina, https://www.instagram.com/chopinpianofest/, Bernardo Brizani, Cello, Slovenia Misbah Kacamaku, Piano, Kosova, Arben Ramadani, Jazz Piano, Kosova-Netherland & Armend Xhaferi, Jazz Guitar, Kosova, dm Balogh, Piano, Hungary & dm Banda, Violin, Hungary, ChopinPianoFEST Special Prize Competition, Jana Machalett ,Flute, Netherland & Enkelejda Zajmi Gorani, Flute, Kosova & Pauline Post, Piano, Netherland, Martin Kasik & String Quartet Czech Republic. Second Place: Molly Xu Second Prize: William Feng Details including complete rules for the 2022 festival will be announced on the Bach Festival page during June, 2022. First Place: Selina Yao Honorable Mention: David Zhang, First Place: Sophia Beams Second Prize: Kevin Wang Aneesha Needamangala has been cast in the Village Theatre KidSTAGE production of Little Mermaid for this summer, Grand Prix Gold: Shichu (David) Liu First Place: Rishi Hazra His recital includes works of Brahms and Chopin, and will be preceded by three of our talented Academy students: Canadian pianist Athena Deng, prize winner of the 2021 William Knabe International Piano Competition, American Christopher Shin, prize winner of the MTNA 2021-2022 Senior Piano Competition, and South Floridas own Madison Yan, prize winner of the 2019 William Knabe International Piano Competition. Chopin Foundation of the United States, Northwest Council This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. He records for Warner Classics under an exclusive contract, and has performed with many of the world's major orchestras including the Chicago . First Place: Rebecca Sun Honorable Mention: Kedar Chintalapati Third Place: Samantha Ryan Honorable Mention: Cailin Surtihadi Audience Favorite Prize, Ages 9 and Under: Andrew Sun-Zhuang, Distinguished Gold Medalist: William Feng At the SCMA he participated in masterclasses with Craig Sheppard, Anne Marie McDermott, Marta Aznavoorian, and Sasha Starcevich. First Place: Anna Fitzgerald If music matters to you, then you belong at the Chopin Academy. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Silver Medalist: Toprak Celikel Emily Huang The SIPF also organizes other local events throughout the year, including the NW Festivals for local competitive participants, and guest artist performances as a part of its KB Piano Series. Gold Medalist: Tanya Moore Bronze Medalist: William Wu Gold Medalist: William Feng Silver Medalist: Jasmine Ma Bronze Medalist: Brian Liang Silver Medalist: Vivien Lai Check with your primary instructor regarding online procedures. A former full-time member of the piano faculty at the IU School of Music, Bloomington, Boepple has been Professor of Music at Santa Clara University since 1978.In demand as national convention artist, author, judge, lecturer, and master teacher. Third Prize: Samantha Ryan Lajkonik also performs at the Polish, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, and Serbian festivals in Phoenix and Tucson as well as in cities across the US including Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, and Las Vegas Lajkonik is the first and only Polish dance group from Arizona invited to the International Festival of Polish Folk Dance Groups in Rzeszow, Poland, performing in 2014, 2017, and 2019; they plan to attend the next festival there in 2023. Distinguished Gold Medalist: Justin Chen Tt in Seattle - Vietnamese Lunar New Year will take place on January 14-15, 2023, 11am-6pm at the Armory Food & Event Hall and Fisher Pavilion.The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festl series. First Place: Esther Liu In his free time, Jimmy likes to compose, play tennis, ski, and travel. First Place: Andrew Lin Each succeeding year, the Festival has grown to becoming one of the region's largest and well-known piano competitions. Honorable Mention: Aishwarya Vijay Gold Medalist: Noah Maeda This page was last edited on 26 . 2018 Chopin Academy of Music, Inc. 58 Front St N, Suite 200, Issaquah, WA 98027, Music Lessons in Issaquah, Sammamish and Bellevue, WA, The CAM thanks its student performers: Aislin Cecelia Alancheril, Fiona Boskovic, Stella Bowerman, Eny Chen, Travis Lee, Noah Martinez, Aneesha Needamangala, Diana Ouyang, Chelsea Qiu, Yechong (Eric) Shan, and Kevin Yip, First Prize (Chamber): Erica Li (String Quartet), Josephine Bryant Memorial Award for Piano: Arthur Yan, First Prize, Senior Division: Jonathan Staley, Second Prize, Senior Division: Shichu (David) Liu. 3/5 2:30 PM. Second Prize: Adalyn Ng Bronze Medalist: Ishika Kumar Seattle International Piano Festival & Competition Home You are here: Home 12th Classical Fest January 16, 2023 Schedule of Finals October 7, 2022 Be A Part of the Jury October 5, 2022 Final Round - Join the Jury! For best results, confirm details with performer or venue before attending. Second Place: Matthew Hrmich In the six days of the festival that is held on the second half of November, concerts performed by world famous artists, workshops, master classes and more take place. Silver Medalist: Albert Li They primarily focus on their annual Seattle competition and furthering young local talent. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. Gold Medalist: Kavya Vijayabaskar Gold Medalist: Yechong (Eric) Shan To join Chopin Membership in Seattle and to learn about the coming Chopin Festival please go towww.chopinNW.org. First Place: Wiliam Feng Registration: Registration opens on August 15, 2023 Registration closes in September Questions: Cherie Felts, OAC Chair Cherie Felts and Judy Price at CWU during the 2018 Outstanding Artist Competition 2022 Outstanding Artist Junior Competition Results Silver Medalist: Rishi Hazra 2022 Program Schedule here. Nino Merabishvili, Board MemberDr. Second Place: Angel Shen Bronze Medalist: Ekaterina Grebennikova Bronze Medalist: Haoran Cong Gold Medal: Siddharth Baasri Honorable Mention: Clarence Yan The San Francisco Council was organized in 1987. Honorable Mention: Arnav Bablani Many competitions require the pianist to travel great distances and live out of a hotel at great personal expense and risk, not knowing whether one will survive to the last round. Jimmy is one of the youngest students to pass the Comprehensive Level 10 Examination of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada with First Class Honors with Distinction. Honorable Mention: Arnav Bablani January 27 through February 5, 2023 Honorable Mention: Albert Li Hanna Cyba, Vice PresidentJudy Baker, Artistic Co-DirectorCathy Carpenter, Recording SecretaryDr. Bronze Medalist: Kashvi Takrani It consists of a series of concerts held in the cloister of Valldemossa Monastery. Since the age of 15, Dr. Laure Struber has performed widely throughout Europe and in the United States as a soloist and chamber musician, and performed for prestigious ensembles such as the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Inverted Space Ensemble, the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra and String Orchestra, and the Harry Partch Ensemble. Bronze Medalist: Carolyn Yang Gold Medalist: Vidyut Prasad Silver Medalist: Joye Xu First Place: David Zhang Historic artists like Sarah Bernhardt and George Sand, interweave with beautiful green fairies, aerial numbers, dance, burlesque . David Liu Warsaw, Poland. Honorable Mention: Recca Sun, First Place: Nile Camai CHOPINPiano Concerto No. Distinguished Gold Medalist: Chileil Chen Dancing also teaches students the value of discipline, dedication, and the importance of teamwork fundamental qualities that are highly valued in life and in the workforce. Silver Medalist: Evelyn Hing First Prize: William Feng Honorable Mention: Ashlyn Buck Honorable Mention: Nile Camai In Frankfurt Mr. Choi performed Rachmaninoffs 2nd Piano Concerto with the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic under the baton of Juri Gilbo. Silver Medalist: Andrew Liang Honorable Mention: Rebecca Sun, Gold Medal: Travis Lee This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Bronze Medalist: Kavya Vijayabaskar Programme; Live broadcast; Photo; 75 Festival - 2020; 74 Festival - 2019; 73 Festival - 2018; 72 Festival - 2017; . Honorable Mention: Shreya Sahoo He has toured in South Korea on a number of occasions, and performed at the Seoul Arts Center, Hoam Art Hall, Busan Cultural Center, Sejong Hall, as soloist with the Puchon Philharmonic, and was top prize winner in the Han Romanson International Piano Competition. Honorable Mention: Amy Li Second Place: Radley Timajo Youth, piano students of universities and conservatories, professional pianists and amateur pianists all are invited to compete in the bi-annual piano competition to share their original artistry. Honorable Mention: Vera Youngquist, Gold Star Performer: Scarlett Yuen Ting Lo (Danielle St. Laurent) Second Place: Shichu (David) Liu Honorable Mention: Ishika Kumar Silver Medal: Doris Wang Bronze Medalist: Cailin Surtihadi April 17 - 23, 2023 The series continues in April 2023, with four concerts at Barrister Winery, 1213 W. Railroad Avenue in Spokane. Gold Medalist: Yechong (Eric) Shan Silver Medalist: Noah Maeda Finally, as the support of Ukriane in such a difficult time, we will present the Ukrainian Evening on July 23, 2022 presenting two award winning Ukrainian pianists: Danylo Saienko and Maria Narodytska. A recital by the performers of the Chopin PianoFEST, Pristina Andi Duraku (piano) and Rron Bakalli (violin) When: Saturday, 15 October 2022, 6 pm Where: Hegyvidk Cultural Salon This is a joint concert of the Cziffra Gyrgy Fesztivll, the Chopin PianoFEST, MOMkult, and the Hegyvidk Cultural Salon organized in