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Thousand Islands International Piano
Competition for Young People

September 5, 6 & 7, 2025

Maple Grove Estate
596 W. Broadway St., Cape Vincent

Competition Information & Entry Packet

Entry Fee


Two young pianists from California claimed first place in their divisions in the 2024 Thousand Islands International Piano Competition for Young People, held in Cape Vincent September 6-8. Presented by the Cape Vincent Arts Council, the competition took place at Maple Grove Estate and was free and open to the public.

This year, fifteen pianists competed for cash prizes in three rounds of competition. They  performed music by Chopin, J.S. Bach, and other classical composers and were judged by a panel of professional pianists/music educators against a professional-artistic standard. In addition to judges' prizes, audience members could vote for their favorite performer in each division.

Winners were as follows:

Junior Division (high school age and younger)
Wilson Liu, 10, Glendora, CA: First Place and Audience Prize
Claire Li, 10, Fort Lee, NJ: Second Place
Mayu Kanai, 15, New York City: Third Place (tie)
Silvia Nicholson, 16, New York City: Third Place (tie)
Leping Ho, 11, Markham, Ontario, Canada: Honorable Mention
Olivia Li, 8, Fort Lee, NJ: Audience Prize

Senior Division (high school graduates up to age 26)
Xiaolong Liu, 24, San Gabriel, CA: First Place and Audience Prize
Hanxiao Lai, 25, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China: Second Place
Ruoyu Ni, 19, Shanghai, China: Third Place
Meihui An, 22, Brookline, MA: Honorable Mention
Benjamin Daly, 25, Syracuse, NY: Audience Prize

If you have any questions please email Cape Vincent Arts Council at chopin@capevincentartscouncil.org


Junior Division: Olivia Li (Audience Prize); Wilson Liu, (First Place/Audience Prize); Leping Ho (Hon. Mention); Mayu Kanai (Third Place); Silvia Nicholson (Third Place); Claire Li (Second Place)
Senior Division: Xiaolong Liu (First Place/Audience Prize); Benjamin Daly (Audience Prize); Meihui An (Hon. Mention); Ruoyu Ni (Third Place); Hanxiao Lai (Second Place)

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