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Program

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Junior Division

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849): Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55 No. 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Étude-Tableaux, Op. 39 No. 6
Xuanyan "Jessie" Gong, piano

Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1
Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Transcendental Étude No. 10 in F minor
Tom Liu, piano

Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableaux, Op. 39 No. 5
Rachmaninoff/Zoltán Kocsis (1952-2016): Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 in C-sharp minor
​Benjamin Young, piano
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Young Artist Division

Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Out of Doors, Sz. 81
I. With Drums and Pipes
IV. The Night's Music
V. The Chase
Anna Li, piano

Anatoly Lyadov (1855–1914): The Music Box, Op. 32
Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Toccata in C major, Op. 7
Gregory Martin, piano

Schumann: Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
I. Durchaus phantastisch und liedenschaftlich vorzutragen
Piaoru Li, piano

Artists

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Xuanyan Gong (16)

Xuanyan Gong was born in Shanghai, China. Music entered Xuanyan’s life at the age of five. Before she knew it, an indissoluble bond had forged between her and music. In 2018, Xuanyan moved to the United States together with her parents and brother to study at The Juilliard School pre-college division with Professor Matti Raekallio and later on with Professor Ernest Barretta. In 2022, Xuanyan participated in masterclasses with Professor Oleg Volkov and Shai Wosner. In the same year, Xuanyan Gong became a fellow of NPR’s From the Top program, performed for a children’s hospital and made an appearance in one of From the Top’s shows. Xuanyan also became a member of the Artemisia Foundation and won the First Prize, Senior Division in the Kaufman Music Center International Piano Competition.

Tom Liu (15)

Tom Liu currently resides in New York City, where he attends the Collegiate School in the 10th grade. Currently, Tom studies with Dr. Veda Kaplinsky and Dr. Yiheng Yang at the Juilliard School. Tom was awarded a full scholarship in the Chopin Foundation Scholarship Program 2022, where he will prepare for the National Chopin Piano Competition of the United States, which is held in Miami, Florida, every five years. He also won the 2022 Juilliard pre-college Nordmann and Bachauer Piano Scholarship Competition. Most recently, he placed first in the senior division of the Kaufman Music Center International Youth Piano Competition.

Benjamin Young (15)

Benjamin (Benny) Young has been playing piano since age 5. Praised by professor Christopher Elton as a pianist “with a very high degree of sophistication and artistry indeed", Benny is passionate about classical music. He has amassed an impressively large repertoire.
A sophomore at Stanford University Online High School and the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Division, Benny is identified as Profoundly Gifted. He has been a Davidson Young Scholar since age six. He is also a member of the Julian C. Stanley Study of Exceptional Talent (SET) at Johns Hopkins University since age ten.

Anna Li (27)

Praised for her striking spirit and sensitivity, Australian-born pianist Anna Li made her concerto debut at age twelve with the Tagiev Orchestra. She then studied at both The Juilliard School and the Eastman School of Music.
Li is a top prizewinner in numerous international competitions such as the International Russian Music Piano Competition (San Jose), VIVO International Music Competition (New York), Berliner International Music Competition (Germany), Music International Grand Prix (Texas), Rubato International Piano Competition (Alabama), and Palma d'Oro International Piano Competition (Italy).
Currently, she is pursuing her Artist Diploma at the TCU School of Music with Tamás Ungár. 

Gregory Martin (25)

American-born pianist Gregory Martin’s life in music has been filled with performance opportunities throughout the globe.
Gregory studied with Mikhail Voskresensky, Irina Plotnikova, and Andrei Diev at the Central Music School of the Moscow State Conservatory. He then got his Bachelors and Masters at Rice University studying under Dr. Robert Roux. Gregory currently studies with Olga Kern at the Manhattan School of music. Gregory is a prize winner of many competitions around the globe including Grand prize in the Jackie McGehee concerto competition. Examples of a few of his performances with symphony orchestras include the likes of the, Fort Worth, New Mexico, Moscow City Symphony, and Svetlanov Symphony Orchestras.

Piaoru Li (25)

​Piaoru Li is a pianist living in New York City. Selected competitions and awards of hers include 1st Prize in the 15th Session Xinghai Cup National Piano Competition in Beijing, and the Niuende piano scholarship in The Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She has performed in theaters across the globe including at the National Grand Theater in Beijing, Shanghai Concert Hall, Jordan Hall at NEC, etc. She received her bachelor's degree from NEC in 2020 studying with Professor Bruce Brubaker and Professor Meng-Chieh Liu, and is currently finishing up her master's degree at MSM with Professor Jeffrey Cohen.

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Shigeru Kawai  is the designated piano for the 2023 New York International Winter Piano Festival

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