Winners Named in Thousand Islands International Piano Competition
Young pianists from Canada and China claimed first-place prizes in the 2023 Thousand Islands International Piano Competition for Young People. Sponsored by the Cape Vincent Arts Council, the event was held September 8-10 at Maple Grove Estate, 596 West Broadway St., Cape Vincent.
Winners were as follows:
Junior Division (those not yet six months out of high school and younger)
1st Place ($3,000): Kenneth Chen, age 14, Markham, Ontario, Canada
2nd Place ($1,500): Ethan Wong, age 14, Syracuse, New York
3rd Place ($750): Claire Li, age 9, Fort Lee, New Jersey
Honorable Mention: Erdem Lukomyanski, age 11, Sackets Harbor, New York
Audience Awards: Kenneth Chen and Claire Li
Senior Division (high school graduates up to age 26)
2nd Place ($1,500): Jianyi Gu, age 25, Guangdong, China & Xiaoyu (Daniel) Tang, age 21, Yantai, Shandong, China
3rd Place ($750): Xiqiao (Brook) Zhang, age 22, Rochester, New York
Audience Awards: Xiaoyu (Daniel) Tang and Xiquao (Brook) Zhang
Augusta Cecconi-Bates Prize ($400): Xiqiao (Brook) Zhang
Fifteen competitors from the U.S., Canada, and China participated in three rounds of competition, performing music by Chopin, J.S. Bach, and other classical composers. Judging was done by a panel of professional pianists/music educators against a professional-artistic standard based on the students' performance.
Sponsored by
Cape Vincent Arts Council
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