Results of the 31st IPC
Results of the 31st Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Szafarnia
The jury, made up of:
Prof. Piotr Paleczny (Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, Poland) – Chairman of the Jury
Prof. Anthony Adkins (Royal College of Music in London, United Kingdom)
Prof. Clara Biermasz (Chopin Stichting Foundation, Netherlands)
Prof. Alberto Nosè (Evaristo Dall’Abaco Conservatory of Music in Verona, Italy)
Prof. Zbigniew Raubo (Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland)
Prof. Michał Szymanowski (Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, Poland)
After hearing from 22-25 May 2024. 54 participants from three groups awarded the following prizes:
Group I
1st prize: ALEXANDER ZHOU (USA)
2nd prize: RUIQI TAN (CHINA)
3rd prize: MIKOŁAJ BRZOSTOWICZ (POLAND)
4th prize: JEFFREY SHIELD (AUSTRALIA)
5th prize: JACQUELINE WAN NING WANG (AUSTRALIA)
6th prize: DEREK SUN (CANADA)
Distinctions:
1) CHEN CARSON (CANADA)
2) SZYMON GOŚLIŃSKI (POLAND)
Group II
1st prize: YURI YASUI (JAPAN)
2nd prize: SOPHIE XIN MENG (CANADA)
3rd prize: ZEMING WU (CHINA)
Special distinctions:
1) ZIRUI YIN (CHINA)
Distinctions:
1) YULIANNA BEZIAZYCHNA (UKRAINE)
2) AMANDA ZOYA KIERUN (POLAND)
3) BELINDA ZHU (USA)
4) JINGWEN JIANG (CHINA)
Group III
1st prize: TIANYAO LYU (CHINA)
2nd prize: MATTHEW CHANG (USA)
3rd prize: KENNETH CHEN (CANADA)
Special distinctions:
1) IVAN PETRENKO (UKRAINE)
2) FILIP KAUCH (POLAND)
Distinctions:
1) TIAN LIANG (AUSTRALIA)
2) VÁZQUEZ CARLA ROMÁN (HISZPANIA)
3) MACIEJ JERZY BIEŃKOWSKI (POLSKA)
The jury decided to award additional prizes to the following participants:
1. Grand Prix of the Competition
TIANYAO LYU (CHINA)
2. Prize of National Fryderyk Chopin Institute in the character of a recital in Żelazowa Wola on the occasion of Children’s Day (09.06.2024):
FILIP KAUCH (POLAND), MACIEJ JERZY BIEŃKOWSKI (POLAND), JAN MATEUSZ KWIATKOWSKI (POLAND), MIŁOSZ GRZYWIŃSKI (POLAND), KAROLINA SIEMIENOWICZ (POLAND), KRZYSZTOF ANTONI RADOMSKI (POLAND), MIKOŁAJ BRZOSTOWICZ (POLAND
3. Prize of National Fryderyk Chopin Institute in the character of a recital during „Kwadranse Muzyczne” cycle:
MIKOŁAJ BRZOSTOWICZ (POLAND), AMANDA ZOYA KIERUN (POLAND), SZYMON GOŚLIŃSKI (POLAND)
4. Prize of the Chopin in the Garden of Arts foundation in the character of recital in the Chopin Centre in Szafarnia, for best three polish participants:
MIKOŁAJ BRZOSTOWICZ (POLAND), AMANDA ZOYA KIERUN (POLAND), FILIP KAUCH (POLAND)
5. The Award of Ljubljana Festival. Concert during 32nd Young Virtuosi, International Music Cycle of the Ljubljana Festival 2024/2025 in Slovenia:
FILIP KAUCH (POLAND), IVAN PETRENKO (POLAND)
6. Award of the Mayor of the Radomin Commune, Mr. Piotr Wolski, in the form of PWM sheet music publications:
SZYMON GOŚLIŃSKI (POLAND)
7. Award of the Consul of the Republic of Poland in Navarre, the Basque Country and La Roja Angel Tellechea Goyena
FILIP KAUCH (POLAND)
8. The Award of the Chopin Stichting Foundation in the character of recital:
IVAN PETRENKO (UKRAINE)
JAN MATEUSZ KWIATKOWSKI (POLAND)
9. Award of the György Ferenczy Foundation in Budapest for the best performance of a mazurka (invitation to Hungary):
MATTHEW CHANG (USA)
FILIP KAUCH (POLAND)