IX Future Stars International Piano Competition
By Connecticut Chopin Foundation, Inc.
East Tennessee State University - Creative Arts Scholarship:
It is a four-year scholarship (approx. 19, 00 USD a year, total - 76,000 USD)
RESULTS 2018
Category “Young Talents”
Grand Prix
Nguyen Duc Kien (Vietnam)
I Prize
Hina Shiotsuka (Japan)
Yong-En Teng (Taiwan)
II Prize
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Ian James Lin (USA)
Toby Tan Kai Rong (Singapore)
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Lina Elwood (USA)
Hannah Wang (Australia)
III Prize
Arianna Castellani (Italy)
Chloe Palmes (USA)
Honorable Mention
Joel Kar Hei Leong
(Hong Kong)
Alexandra Ma (Canada)
Danny Shing (USA)
Brandon Cho Hao Wen (Malaysia)
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Jonathan Weng (Canada)
Maria Luisa von Standen (Romania)
Category “Young Musicians”
Grand Prix
I Prize
Ivaylo Vassilev (Bulgaria)
II Prize
Melody Xu (USA)
Alyssa Xu (USA)
III Prize
Christian Gerald Esteban (USA)
Honorable Mention
David Xiong (USA)
Joshua Kar Jun Leong (UK)
Category “Young Artists”
I Prize
Maxine Park (USA)
Ching-Yun Ku (Taiwan)
Dmitri Shostakovich / Prelude and Fuge No.2 in A minor Franz
II Prize
Justin Gu (USA)
So Ho Ming (Hong Kong)
Kayla Shen (USA)
III Prize
Michelle Tang (USA)
Grace Wang (USA)
Honorable Mention
Jennifer Liu (USA)
Category “Young Virtuosi”
Grand Prix
Myuka Urano (Japan)
I Prize
Emanuel Roch (Germany)
II Prize
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Natasha Wu (Taiwan)
Albert Gu (USA)
III Prize
Kameron Duncan (USA)
Miu Ishikawa (Japan)
Honorable Mention
Yimiao Fang (China)
Murad Abasov (Azerbaijan)
Category “Young Masters”
Grand Prix
Marie Luise Bodendorff (Germany)
I Prize
II Prize
III Prize
Hana Igawa (Japan)
JingCi Liu (China)
Sisi Liu (China)
Honorable Mention
Miu Ishikawa (Japan)
Andrii Lunov (Ukraine)
Yehong Shi (China)
Special Prizes
Most Promising Talent – Vo Minh Quang (Vietnam)
Best Sibelius Performance- Arianna Castellani (Italy)
Best Haydn Performance- Hana Igawa (Japan)
Best Scarlatti Performance- Hina Shiotsuka (Japan)
Best Ginastera Performance – Vo Minh Quang (Vietnam)
Best Khachaturian Performance – Yevanhelina But (Ukraine)
Best Busoni Performance- Laetitia Hahn (Germany)
Best Shostakovitch Performance – Ching-Yun Ku (Taiwan)
Best Bolcolm Performance- Jennifer Liu (USA)
Best Bach Performance- Maxine Park (USA)
Best Schedrin Performance -Grace Wang (USA)
Best Scriabine Performance -Murad Abasov (Azerbaijan)
Best Vine Performance- Kameron Duncan (USA)
Best Czerny Performance- Oliver Rähni (Estonia)
Best Debussy Performance- Natasha Wu (Taiwan)
Best Liszt Performance- Marie-Luise Bodenodorff (Germany)
Best Rachmaninov Performance- Marie-Luise Bodendorff (Germany)
Best Schumann Performance- JingCi Liu (China)
Best Wagner Performance- Sisi Liu (China)
Best Original Composition – Markus Siedenberg (Germany)
Best Barber Performance – Pavel Zemen (Czech Republic)