Results: Best Chopin Performance (1st Edition 2017)

We are thrilled to announce the results of the 1st edition of the international competition for young instrumentalists Best Chopin Performance.

Best Chopin Performance is a member of Best Performance Competition Series. All of the competitions in this series are designed in such a way that the award winners will be announced annually on the composers' birthdays. Today is March 1, 2017 - Frédéric Chopin's 207th anniversary. Happy Birthday Chopin!

And congratulations to all winners!

We encourage all of the participants who didn't make it to the final round. Don't lose hope, keep trying.

RESULTS

Age Group I

Not Awarded

Age Group II

FIRST PRIZE

Clara Belle Wrolstad
USA

Jacob Rockower
USA

Victoria Mo
Canada


SECOND PRIZE

Chloe Ding
Canada

Jessica Yi
USA

Sophia Jiang
USA

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Age Group III


FIRST PRIZE

Caitlan Rinaldy
Austria/Australia

Gary Peng
USA

Jairus Joseph-Sioeli Rhoades
USA

Riley Kong
USA

Susan Z. Meng
USA


SECOND PRIZE

Grace Yan
USA

Jessica Jiang
USA

Leon Katsnelson
Canada/Israel

Lillian Li
USA

Max Zhang
USA

Sara Janke
Canada/Germany


THIRD PRIZE

Andrew Huang
USA

Fiona Sechrist
USA/Taiwan

Mia Ruth Moore
USA

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Age Group IV


FIRST PRIZE

Atsuo Chiu
USA

Kevin Xu
USA

Nikolay Dimitrov
Bulgaria

Yannie Tan
USA


SECOND PRIZE

Aleena Li
USA

James Zhu
USA

Josette Huang
USA


THIRD PRIZE

Anika Price
Canada

Blaine McNeil
USA

Catharine Davenport
USA

Sophie Huang
USA

Sophia Zheng
USA

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Age Group V


FIRST PRIZE

Angelus Matthew Roxas
USA

Jolandi Schaap
South Africa

Polina Cherezova
USA/Russia


SECOND PRIZE

Tycho L. Gormley
USA

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Age Group VI


FIRST PRIZE

Tyler Bordelon
USA


SECOND PRIZE

Melissa Terrall
USA

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Age Group VII


FIRST PRIZE

Verina Chen
USA


SECOND PRIZE

Marina Bengoa Roldan
USA/Spain


THIRD PRIZE

Jose Maria Concha Calderon
Spain