First Place: Ruiyi Tao Silver Medal: Isabella Yang He performed with Mukilteo Orchestra in December 2022, Cascade Symphony in February 2023. Second Prize: Katherine Chen This year marks the 12th edition of continued efforts to keep our audience pleased and for classical music to thrive well into the future. Bronze Medalist: Haoran Cong Third Prize: Annika Renganathan Silver Medalist: Rishi Manjure This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Honorable Mention: Khaos Kook EVENT DATE: May 27, 2023 LOCATION: First Presbyterian Church of San Diego REGISTRATION OPENS: April 1, 2023 Second Prize: Yunfei Huang Catherine Oei Sunday, November 20, 2022 . Silver Medalist: Sean Fedorov The 2021 Chopin Festival poster is complemented by concerts on August 22 and 29, with performances by Nikolay Khozyainov and Franois Dumont, respectively. In 1995 the Council introduced the Chopin Competition for Young Pianists, which provides encouragement for young piano students to further their artistic careers. Second Place: Enoch Chau Distinguished Gold Medalist: Chileil Chen This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Her primary instructors included Robert McDonald, Robert Shannon, Anne Epperson, and Christina Dahl. Your donation is tax deductible and we would like to express our sincerest appreciation for your donation.DONATE HERE, Copyright 2023 Chopin Northwest - All Rights Reserved, San Francisco, California, Barboursville, Virginia. GOLD: Annabelle Zhang (Teacher: Nino Merabishvili), GOLD: Chloe Nari Wang (Teacher: Adam Aleksander), SILVER: Agnivesh Chaudhuri (Teacher: Nino Merabishvili), SILVER: Molly Wu (Teacher: Anastasia Solomatina), SILVER: Roy Kim (Teacher: Adam Aleksander), BRONZE: Caleb Casper (Teacher: Nancy Jang), BRONZE: Felix Zhang (Teacher: Sasha Starcevich), BRONZE: Rishab Wishwas (Teacher: Natalya Ageyeva), SILVER: Alexander Wang (Teacher: Tatiana Lanford), BRONZE: Lawrence Kim (Teacher: Sasha Starcevich), GOLD: Lingxi Chen (Teacher: Olga Solomatina), GOLD: William Feng (Teacher: Christopher Bowlby), SILVER: Cara Fan (Teacher: Nino Merabishvili), SILVER: Yuyang Liu (Teacher: Sasha Starcevich), BRONZE: Charlotte Hayes (Teacher: Mark Salman), BRONZE: William Hu (Teacher: Anastasia Solomatina), BRONZE: Yiling Sun (Teacher: Yelena Balabanova), GOLD: Lenka Dzunic (Teacher: Heather Howland), SILVER: Joyce Ye (Teacher: Yelena Balabanova), SILVER: Yuexi Lu (Teacher: Tatiana Lanford), BRONZE: Brandon Li (Teacher: Ekaterina Melkamini), GOLD: Emily Liu (Teacher: Adam Aleksander), GOLD: Stephanie Cheng (Teachers: Ni Liu/Millicent McFall), SILVER: Kevin Fan (Teacher: Yelena Balabanova), BRONZE: Jayden Guo (Teacher: Armine Nagdyan), BRONZE: Joshua Kwan (Teacher: Carl Petersson), GOLD: Eric Shao (Teacher: Nino Merabishvili), SILVER: Alexander Vollmer (Teacher: Allan Park), SILVER: Isabel Yang (Teacher: Shaoming Greene), BRONZE: Ryan Pilat (Teacher: Natalya Ageyeva), BRONZE: Zelin Cen (Teacher: Anastasia Solomatina), GOLD: Nicholas Grote (Teachers: Ni Liu/Peter Mack), SILVER: Avah Girges (Teacher: Oksana Ejokina), SILVER: Haowen Zhang (Teacher: Grace Huang), SILVER: Taiyo Oishi (Teacher: Oksana Ejokina), BRONZE: Owen Wu (Teacher: Yelena Balabanova), GOLD: Michelle Cao (Teacher: Sasha Starcevich), SILVER: Mingyue Yang (Teacher: Victoria Bogdashevskaya), SILVER: William Wang (Teacher: Peter Mack), BRONZE: Corey Zhang (Teacher: Joyce Tang), BRONZE: Jeffrey Zhao (Teacher: Maria Maltseva), GOLD: Haolin Cong (Teacher: Tatiana Lanford), SILVER: Meredith Nam (Teacher: Allan Park), BRONZE: Chaochao Gu (Teacher: James Chen), BRONZE: Haley Montelaro (Teacher: Emily Cho), BRONZE: Isaac Goldstein (Teacher: Peter Mack), SILVER: Uina Yamaguchi (Teacher: Hanna Cyba), BRONZE: Jeffrey Kwan (Teacher: Soonja Kim), BRONZE: Samuel Wang (Teacher: Jinhwa Chon), SILVER: Jennifer Siney (Teacher: Allan Park), GOLD: Jimmy Huang (Teacher: Yelena Balabanova), GOLD ALTERNATE: Enzo Zhao (Teacher: Oksana Ezhokina), SILVER: Melanie Yutong Liu (Teacher: Allan Park), BRONZE: Courtney Tam (Teacher: Yelena Balabanova), BRONZE: Mingyue Yang (Teacher: Victoria Bogdashevskaya). Bronze Medalist: Evelyn Hing Gold Medalist: Hugo Dockter Second Prize: Kevin Wang Gold Medal: Maximus Xu Gold Star Performer: Brian Liang Support The Chopin Foundation of the United StatesThe Northwest Council of the Chopin Foundation of the United States, an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization, will continue the tradition of encouraging talented young American pianists to study and perform classical music, especially highlighting the music of Chopin. The third edition of the Frost Chopin Academy and Festival is being presented online from July 7-10. Honorable Mention: Ashlyn Buck 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 Third Place: Andrew Lin Silver Medalist: Ayana Bharadwaj He has won first place in many competitions, including the Pacific Northwest Piano Competition, the Tokyo International Festival, the SCMTA Concerto Competition, and PAFE. Friday, Feb 24, 2023 at 7:00pm. Second Prize: Sophie Wang 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. 21, for piano and String Quintet (Kevin Kenner arrangement)Enzo Zhao is 13 years old and attends Curtis Junior High in University Place. Third Place: Ethan Go Honorable Mention: Rebecca Sun, 2022 Charleston International Contemporary Music CompetitionGold Medal: Andrew Sun-Zhuang, 2022 Seattle Int'l Piano CompetitionGold Medal: Andrew Sun-ZhuangAudience Favorite: Andrew Sun-Zhuang, 2022 Virtuoso Artists FestivalDist. Silver Medalist: Doris Wang Gold Star Performer: Molly Xu SIPF Excellence in Musical Arts: Anna Fitzgerald, Ethan Go, Lucas Lee, Eric Yuze Ma, Anika Samuel, and Yechong (Eric) Shan Silver Medal: Sean Fedorov First Place: Esther Liu All rights reserved. Armory & Mural Amphitheatre 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109. Gold Medalist: Arianne Zhang Second Place: Matthew Hrmich Chopin Festival 2022 Summary We had a wonderful event with 12 participants: 10 live and 2 remote performances followed by lectures and recitals by our two judges and 6 master classes. Silver Medalist: Farrah Lee Honorable Mention: Cameron Lee Keep on the lookout for announcements of the streaming event during October 8 and 9 on this website and other SIPF social media sources as the SIPF presents the finalists and winners of the 2022 competition. Second Place: Aman Kumar Second Prize: Doris Wang Gold Medalist: Marcus Lo Silver Medalist: Catherine Tang Silver Medalist: Victoria Aleynikov | 112 min. Bronze Medalist: Sophie Wang Festival Chopin in Paris is a wonderful artistic gesture to the known Polish composer Fredrick Chopin. Second Place: Taissia Thesmann Bronze Medalist: Carolyn Yang Honorable Mention: Arnav Bablani The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. Honorable Mention: Recca Sun, First Place: Nile Camai Bronze Medalist: Doris Wang First Place: Selina Yao The piano was exquisite because in a lot of places I have performed it was not good enough. Hanna Cyba, Vice PresidentJudy Baker, Artistic Co-DirectorCathy Carpenter, Recording SecretaryDr. First Place: Ava Zhang Third Prize: Olivia Yee Bronze Medalist: Jonathan Li Second Prize: Eric Lou First Prize: Jonathan Li Bronze Medalist: Andrew Liang Gold Medalist: David Samuel Please visit www.chopininbarboursville.org to learn more about the Councils activities in Virginia. Since then, they have performed in more than 150 concerts across the United States, Canada and Poland. Honorable Mention: Abhinav Nandakishor Bronze Medalist: Shreya Sahoo Third Place: Alan Fan Silver Medalist: Siddharth Baasri Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Cameron Gold Medalist: Scarlett Yuen Ting Lo Gold Medalist: Noah Maeda Aneesha Needamangala has been cast in the Village Theatre KidSTAGE production of Little Mermaid for this summer, Grand Prix Gold: Shichu (David) Liu Lajkonik performs about 25 times per year, entertaining audiences with Polish folk dances and songs from various regions of Poland. Gold Medal: Yechong (Eric) Shan Silver Medalist: Kedar Chintalapati The Covid Protocol for the 2023 Chopin Festival Face covering is strongly recommended for all participants, judges, teachers, and guests while attending the event indoors. CHOPINAndante Spianato and Grande Polonaise for piano and String QuintetHyun Yoon, 17, is a senior at Henry M. Jackson High School in Mill Creek. Bronze Medalist: Ishika Kumar Gold Medal: Carolyn Yang Typically, their repertoire includes patriotic and folk songs, sacral church compositions, classical choir arrangements and Christmas concerts. This year, they will present a medley of traditional Polish songs. He currently studies piano with Dr. Frederick Weldy and Jon Nakamatsu and composition with John Syzygy. Third Prize: Selah Girges Second Place: Colin Sica Gold Medalist: Yechong (Eric) Shan Bronze Medalist: Frank Ouyang Fleeing Irpin Poland | 2022 | 112 min. Silver Medalist: Rebecca Sun Gold Medalist: Vika Alynikov Set in 1890s Prague, Bohemia combines the music of Dvok and Chopin, with art by Alphonse Mucha. As a young pianist, she won several competitions and at 11, performed on WDAV, the local classical radio station. We offer arts and cultural celebrations year round, including Northwest Folklife Festival, the Capitol Hill Block Party, Earshot Jazz Festival and Freakout. Honorable Mention: Armen Dockter Distinguished Gold Medalist: Justin Chen Distinguished Gold Medal: Travis Lee Distinguished Artist Recital: Garrick Ohlsson Sunday, June 26, 2022 - 7:00 PM 2023 Polish Festival Seattle. Silver Medalist: Olivia Yee The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". Movie Club 35mm presentation | Apr 5 (Uptown), Registration open now | Starts Jun 29 (Film Center), Annual Volunteer Meeting - April 8 (Uptown). Bronze Medalist: Joye Xu Honorable Mention: Eugene Yuan, First Place: Shichu (David) Liu Bronze Medal: Antara Jagadish He has been studying with Dr. Yelena Balabanova at the International Conservatory Studio since 2015. Bronze Medalist: Andrew Liang Silver Medalist: Benjamin Podebrad Distinguished Gold Medal: Justin Chen Bronze Medalist: Annika Renganathan First Place: Jasper Wu Honorable Mention: Oisheek Battacharyya 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. Silver Medalist: Ashlyn Buck Third Prize: Rishi Hazra Third Prize: Yechong (Eric) Shan Check with your primary instructor regarding online procedures. This chapter has long been associated with the Chopin Foundation and has held events for more than 12 Seasons. Silver Medalist: Miles Chanbai Chopin in the City Festival. Second Place: Angel Shen Complete rules and details are found on the Virtuoso Artists Festival page. In the future, he hopes to achieve his dream of becoming a concert pianist. Silver Medalist: Jasper Wu A documentary that weaves the stories of three outstanding pianists, a PoleLeszek Moder, a Korean Won Jae-Yeon, and a Syrian immigrant, half a PoleFares, who, apart from their passion for Chopin's music, combine the difficult historical experiences of countries, they come from. Second Prize: Justin Chen Gold Medalist: Noah Martinez Everything was organized better than I would have thought. Bronze Medal: Anna Fitzgerald Silver Medal: Selina Yao All the performances will begin at 22.00, and the tickets can be purchased through the ticket.ib portal, with prices at 30, 20 and 10 euros. The deadline for the 2023 Classical Viennese Festival, now exclusively online, comes in March. Ms. Carol Hartoon (Piano, Theory, Ear-Training). The Chopin Foundation of the United States appreciates your support! We will primarily focus on the Seattle competition and furthering young local talent. Second Prize: Sean Fedorov Second Prize: Ethan Go Chopin Piano FEST Prishtina was established in 2010, on the 200th anniversary of Chopin, by the Kosovo Chopin Association as the youngest member of the International Federation of Chopin Associations, part of UNESCO. Bronze Medalist: Sean Fedorov In Mexico, Mr. Choi took the top prize in the Parnassos International Piano Competition and performed in Monterrey. First Place: Eric Ma Sep 22-26 Boise's major music festival announced it'll return with more than 350 artists, including Seattle's Chong the Nomad in the bold print names (Portland-raised Japanese Breakfast takes top billing). It is through the art of cinema that we foster a community that is more informed, aware, and alive. Gold Medalist: Joshua Kim Gold Medalist: Daniel Li Bronze Medalist: Noah Maeda She also won the UW Concerto Competition in 2015, performing the Chopin e minor Concerto. At the SCMA he participated in masterclasses with Craig Sheppard, Anne Marie McDermott, Marta Aznavoorian, and Sasha Starcevich. In addition to the concerts that were written by Chopin, original contemporary creations that were written with the . Gold Medalist: Armen Dockter Silver Medalist: Evelyn Hing Audience Favorite Prize, Ages 9 and Under: Andrew Sun-Zhuang, Distinguished Gold Medalist: William Feng He is unique for an American pianist, in that he identifies strongly with the Russian school of technique and artistry. Second Prize: Eileen Moon This chapter has been associated with of the Chopin Foundation and has held events for the past 12 Seasons. Au milieu des roses du parc de Bagatelle, venez profiter et dcouvrir de nombreux artistes internationaux qui vous transmettront leurs passions du piano. Second Prize: Ayana Bharadwaj Honorable Mention: Kedar Chintalapati The 19th International Music Festival Chopin and his Europe" 19 August - 3 September 2023 Shop Tickets Records About Library Chopin A Back Home / Program News 2022 About 2022 Calendarium 2022 Artists 2022 Multimedia 2022 Partners and Sponsors 2022 Calendar Filter 08.22 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 13.08.22 Saturday Gold Medalist: Kevin Wang All rights reserved. Bronze Medalist: Miah Li Murray Perahia and Radu Lupu", he won the gold medal at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2018 at age 20. Christopher and Madison are both Chopin Foundation scholarship recipients. Silver Medal: Doris Wang First Place: Cameron Lee Programme; Live broadcast; Photo; 75 Festival - 2020; 74 Festival - 2019; 73 Festival - 2018; 72 Festival - 2017; . First Place: Noah Martinez SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, OCT 29TH: 1:00 PM Ages 6 AND under. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. Honorable Mention: David Zhang, First Place: Sophia Beams Honorable Mention: Ekaterina Grebennikova Semi-finalist (Ages 10 to 13): Rebecca Sun First Place: Shreya Sahoo Gold Medalist: Lucas Lee First Prize: Rishi Hazra From traditional to contemporary, the festival is pleased to welcome a variety of entertainers. Stars like Faith No More, Zedd, Cake and Ellie Goulding are some that have shows there. A user-friendly piano competition such as this provides the pianist a means to participate without such great cost, especially given the new hybrid format. Second Prize: Lucas Lee |Privacy Policy | Designed by Zango Creative. Most recently, she earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from UW. Second Prize: Annika Renganathan Bronze Medalist: Hugo Dockter Outside of piano, Melanie also enjoys playing the violin. Honorable Mention: Lauren Lew Honorable Mention: Adishesh Bharanidharan Honorable Mention: Vera Youngquist, Gold Star Performer: Scarlett Yuen Ting Lo Second Prize: Travis Lee Mr. Boepple balances his demanding performance activities with those of a dedicated and successful teacher. Second Place: Cailin Surtihadi Third Place: Caleb Sica Gold Medalist: David Samuel Vivat Musica! invites everyone who likes to sing to join their group at the Polish Cultural Center in Seattle every Wednesday at 7:30 (September to the first week of July. He records for Warner Classics under an exclusive contract, and has performed with many of the world's major orchestras including the Chicago . Seattle Center Festl is a year-round series of 24 free cultural festivals, produced in partnership with community organizations. In 2003 the Chopin Festival, open to young talented local students was introduced, and has become their major musical event. Second Prize: Doris Wang First Place: Molly Xu The Best Performance of a Chopin Work Award: Yechong (Eric) Shan Charleston International Music Competition - 2022 Spring Music Competition First Prize: William Feng 2022 Classical Viennese Festival Gold Star Performer: Vidyut Prasad Gold Star Performer: Mia Shi Gold Star Performer: Thea Yao Distinguished Gold Medal: Justin Chen The NW Chopin Foundation holds a yearly competition featuring the finest youth talent in Washington state. Fleeing Irpin. These places, however, need music. Second Prize: Daniel Major The Foundation of the International Chopin Piano Festival in Duszniki-Zdrj was established in 1989, with the aim of maintaining and developing Chopinic traditions dating . 2 2 Chopin Nocturne No 20 Op Posth C Sharp Minor Violin 13-09-2022 Chopin Nocturne No. Bronze Medalist: Tulsi Niranjan Gold Medalist: Vivien Lai Honorable Mention: Toprak Celikel Subscribe to our weekly email to receive exclusive news and updates on the Chopin Foundations concerts, competition, and special events. Mary Chandler, Treasurer, Co-Artistic DirectorDr. The Top 42 Events in Seattle This Week: Jan 24-30, 2022 Amy Sedaris, Washed Out, and More Top Picks by Audrey Vann, Elaina Friedman, and Janey Wong January 24, 2022 Like 1 Add to a List Teller of jokes, writer of plays, sister of David, and actress Amy Sedaris takes the Moore Theatre stage this Saturday. Honorable Mention: Annika Renganathan CHOPINPiano Concerto No. We add with pride that the creative energy for the group has been passed to Joannas older son Matthew Schmit who with his wife Amy Robertson Schmit choreograph the dances and lead the group. This event now invites pianists and instrumentalists of all ages and nationalities to participate for medals and distinctions. Silver Medal: Chloe Perrin Silver Medalist: Daniel Li Silver Medalist: Siddharth Baasri 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.