Pianists from Canada and across the U.S. took home prizes in their divisions in the 2025 Thousand Islands International Piano Competition for Young People, held in Cape Vincent September 5-7. 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, fourteen 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 Winners left to right:
Yunen Gu, Age 15, Oakville, Ontario, Canada - First Prize
Cindy Hu, age 11, Manhasset Hills, New York - Second Prize
Alexander Liu, age 14, Short Hills, New Jersey - Third Place & Audience Prize
Josephine Chow, age 16, Austin, Texas - Honorable Mention
Senior Division Winners left to right:
Frederick Huang, age 19, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Second Prize
Lillian Feng, age 19, Los Angeles, California - Honorable Mention & Audience Prize
Xiaolu Zhang, age 23, Rochester, New York - Third Prize
