2020 Piano Competition Finals
Back for an encore performance: the virtual event of the year, featuring amazing pianists from all around the world.
Our 2020 Piano Competition received hundreds of submissions from talented young pianists. This special video event includes the finalists’ performances and announcement of the winners!
The video lasts approximately two hours and ends with an announcement of the winner in each category. The recording will be available to ticket holders to pause and play at their leisure until 9 am EDT on October 13.
What is the format for this event?
This event is a two-hour video presentation of our piano competition finalists, hosted by The Princeton Festival’s Greg Geehern. You will get to see performances by three outstanding pianists in each of our six competition categories before hearing the announcement of the winners.
The event is streamed on YouTube, accessible only by private links. Ticket buyers will receive an email containing their link as soon as their purchase is complete.
Who are the pianists?
Contestants in this year’s competition range in age from 6 to 25, and hail from countries including Brazil, the U.K., Austria, China, Indonesia, Serbia, India, Colombia, Germany, Taiwan, Australia, and Bolivia, along with twenty-two different US states.
Can I buy tickets for my friends?
Yes! You can purchase multiple tickets and enter in additional email addresses during the checkout to make sure they get links to watch the finals.
Finalists
Senior Class
Kai-Hung Chou
Zhubei, Taiwan
Elementary Class
Amy Chu
West Windsor, New Jersey
Four Hands Class
Kristina Didenko
Spokane, Washington
Junior Class
William Ge
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Elementary Class
Jackson He
Chino Hills, California
Elementary Class
Alisa Yunfei Huang
Irvine, California
Four Hands Class
Ani Hutchens
Lexington, Kentucky
Senior Class
Andrew Kim
San Jose, California
Senior Class
Ming Hei Leung
Hong Kong
Four Hands Class
Alesia Levchenko
Spokane, Washington
Intermediate Class
Ariel Little
Spokane, Washington
Intermediate Class
Maya Rangarajan
Scarsdale, New York
Junior Class
Matthew Scott
Lewisville, Texas
Four Hands Class
Clara Shin
Princeton, New Jersey
Four Hands Class
Ellie Shin
Princeton, New Jersey
Open Class
Ryan Soeyadi
New York City, New York
Four Hands Class
Emily Steinbach
Louisville, Kentucky
Open Class
Moritz Wagner
Leicestershire, U.K.
Open Class
Zitong Wang
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Intermediate Class
Abigail Yanovitsky
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania