VIII 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 2017
Category “Young Talents”
I Prize
Ryan Phuan Yanming, Singapore
II Prize
Michalina Mastalińska, Poland
III Prize
Claire Rong, USA
Asher Seow, Singapore
Quang Dieu Truong, Vietnam
Honorable Mention
Maxwell Fithian, USA
Taksh Gupta, USA
David Xiong, USA
Julia Zhou, USA
Category “Young Musicians”
I Prize
III Prize
Grace Wang, USA
Julia Zhou, USA
Honorable Mention
Ethan Rong, USA
Alyssa Xu, USA
Vivian Zhu, USA
Category “Young Artists”
II Prize
III Prize
Honorable Mention
Yu-Shiang Chang, China
Jennifer Liu, USA
Kevin Xu, USA
Loh Xin Zhi, Singapore
Category “Young Virtuosi”
I Prize
II Prize
III Prize
Yun-Lin Chen, Taiwan
Jarrett Mitsuhiro Takaki, USA
Brian Low Rhung Wei, Malaysia
Honorable Mention
Yu-Hsin Lin,Taiwan
Vo Minh Quang, Vietnam
Thi Ngan Ha Truong, Vietnam
Category “Young Masters”
I Prize
Ivan Gusev, Russia/Kazakhstan
Evgeny Konnov, Russia
II Prize
Congyu Wang, Singapore
Xiao Chen, China
Phuong Son Bao Nguyen, Vietnam
III Prize
Karlo Ivančić, Croatia
Diego Caetano, Brazil
Xinshuang Jin, China
Honorable Mention
Daria Barabanova, Russia
Hokyong Choi, South Korea
Maria Narodytska, Ukraine
Eunsun So, South Korea
Special Prizes
Most Promising Talent
Yen-Ni Wu, Taiwan
Mary Savannah Howard, USA
Vo Minh Quang, Vietnam
Best Prokofiev Performance – Ryan Phuan Yanming, Singapore
Best Libermann Performance- Evan Hu, USA
Best Muczynski Performance- Avik Sarkar, USA
Best Kapustin Performance- Kevin Xu, USA, Shian Li Chiam, Brunei
Best Liszt Performance- Luigi Borzillo, Italy
Best Bach Performance- Yun-Lin Chen, Taiwan
Best Beethoven Performance – Vo Minh Quang (Vietnam), Brian Low Rhung Wei, Malaysia
Best Barber Performance- Jarrett Mitsuhiro Takaki, USA
Best Granados Performance- Diego Caetano, Brazil
Best Brahms Performance- Xiao Chen, China, Maria Narodytska, Ukraine
Best Schubert Performance- Xiao Chen, China
Best Mendelssohn Performance- Xiao Chen, China
Best Askhenazy Performance- Mark Irchai, USA
Best Rachmaninov Performance- Karlo Ivančić, Croatia, Evgeny Konnov, Russia
Best Horowitz Performance-Evgeny Konnov, Russia
Best Chopin Performance- Pho Son Buo Nguyen, Vietnam
Best Szymanowski Performance- Tomasz Robak, Poland
Best Mozart Performance – Ivan Gusev, Russia
Best Scriabin Performance- Ivan Gusev, Russia
Best Gershwin Performance-Congyu Wang, Singapore