2023 Finalists and Repertoire

Kenneth Chen - 14 (Canada)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Nocturne in G Major, Op.37, #2
Etude in A minor, Op. 10, #2
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne
Frédéric Chopin:
Rondo in E flat Major, Op. 16

Bingjian Chen - 19 (China)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Sonata No.3, Op.58 in B Minor
Etude Op.25 #6 in G sharp Minor
Etude Op.10 #5 in G flat Major
Nocturne Op.27 #2 in D flat Major
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne

Galileo Skye Chrisman Caro - 15 (Puerto Rico)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Nocturne in F Major, Op. 15, # 1
Etude in C♯ minor, Op. 10, #4
Etude in E♭ minor, Op. 10, #6
Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op. 23
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne

Athena Deng - 20 (Canada)

REPERTOIRE
FrédéricChopin:
Etude Op. 10, #12
Etude Op. 25, #10
Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor
Nocturne Op. 9 #3
Polonaise-Fantaisie Op. 61

Kaitlyn Han - 9 (United States)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Valse Brillante op.34, #2
Etude op.25, #2 in f minor
Impromptu #1 in A Flat Major, op.29

Katherine Hibbs - 10 (United States)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Nocturne in c# minor, op. posth.
Etude Op. 25, #2
Fantaisie - Impromptu, op. 66

Leping Ho - 10 (Canada)

REPERTOIRE
Franz Joseph Haydn:
Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII:6
Frédéric Chopin:
Tarantella in A-flat major, Op.43

Kento Ishikawa - 9 (United States)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Waltz in E-flat major, Op. 18
Impromptu #3 in G-flat major
Franz Liszt:
Two Concert Études, S. 145 #2 (Gnomenreigen)

Mohan Jia - 16 (China)

REPERTOIRE
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne
Frédéric Chopin:
Nocturne in F Major, Op. 15, #1
Etude Op. 10, #1
Etude Op. 10, #2
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Mazurkas, Op. 33
Scherzo in C-sharp minor, Op. 39

Franciszek Kalus - 17 (Poland)

REPERTOIRE
Frédérik Chopin:
Scherzo in b minor op. 20
Etude in C major op. 10, #1
Etude in c minor op. 25, #12
Waltz in A flat major op. 34, #1
Nocturne in G major op. 37, #2
Ballade in f minor, op. 52
Polonaise in A flat major, op. 53
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne

Ariya Laothitipong - 19 (Thailand)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin;
Mazurka in D flat major, Op. 30, #3
Fantasy in F minor Op. 49
Nocturne in B major, Op. 62, #1
Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 10, #4
Etude in G flat major Op. 10, #5
Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22

Megan Lo - 16 (Canada)

REPERTOIRE
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne
Frédéric Chopin:
Etude in Gb Major, Op. 25, #9
Etude in B Minor, Op. 25, #10
Barcarolle in F sharp Major, op. 60
Sonata in B Minor, op. 58

Ethan Loch - 19 (United Kingdom)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Scherzo Op. 54, #4 in E major
Etude Op. 10, #4 in C sharp minor
Polonaise #5 in f-sharp minor, Op. 44
Etude Op. 25, #11
Nocturne Op. 15, #2 in F-Sharp Major
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne
Frédéric Chopin:
Mazurka Op. 7, #1 in B-Flat Major
Ballade op. 52, #4 in f minor

Zhiqian Lyu - 14 (China)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Mazurka in A Minor, Op.17, #4
Nocturne in C Minor, Op.48, #1
Ballade #1 in G Minor, Op.23
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne

Murasaki Matsutani - 8 (Canada)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Nocturne #21 in C minor, Op. posth.
Franz Liszt:
Valse-Impromptu S. 213

Ethan Mihaescu - 12 (United States)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Nocturne in C minor Op. 48, #1
Ballade #4 in F minor, Op. 52
Étude Op. 25, #11

Elisey Mysin - 12 (Russia)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Mazurka op.6, #1 in f-sharp minor
Mazurka op.7, #2 in a minor
Waltz op.34, #2 in a minor
Waltz op.34, #3 F Major
Polonaise op.26, #1 in c# minor
Nocturne op.15, #2 in F-Sharp Major
Etude op.10, #8 F Major
Etude op.25, #2 in f minor
Scherzo op.54, #4 in E Major
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne

André Peck - 13 (United States)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Ballade #2 in F Major, op. 38
Nocturne op. 27, #1 in c# minor
Scherzo #3, op. 39 in c# minor
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne

Andrew Petrescu - 14 (United States)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Etude op. 10, #1 in C Major
Etude op.10, #12 in c minor
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne
Frédéric Chopin:
Nocturne op9, #3 in B Major
Chopin Barcarolle in F# Major, op. 60

Rae Yue Pung - 20 (Singapore)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Nocturne op.48, #1 in c minor
Etude op.10, #12 in c minor
Etude op.10, #4 in c# minor
Ballade #4, op.52 in f minor
Waltz op.34, #1 in A♭ Major
Chopin Polonaise-Fantaisie in A♭ Major, op.61

Ryan Sheng - 19 (United States)

REPERTOIRE
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne
Frédéric Chopin:
Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49
Etudes Op. 10,# 2 in a minor
and #10 in A♭ Major
Barcarolle, op. 60
4 Mazurkas, op. 33
Scherzo #3, Op. 39 in c# minor

Kiron Atom Tellian - 21 (Austria)

REPERTOIRE
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne
Frédéric Chopin:
Barcarolle in F# Major, op. 60
Mazurkas op. 33
Etude op.25, #10 in b minor
Etude op. 25, #6 in g# minor
Etude op.25, #8 in in D♭ Major
Waltz op. 42 in A♭ Major
Scherzo No. 4 in E-Major, op. 54
Waltz op. 34, No. 3 in F Major

Baobao Wang - 21 (China)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
Nocturne op. 9, #1 in b♭ minor
Nocturne op. 27, #2 in D♭ Major
Etude op. 10, #8 in F Major
Etude op. 25, #6 in g# minor
Waltz op. 64, #2 in c# minor
Waltz op. 69, #2 in b minor
Bolero, op.19
Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, op.22

Qizhen Wang - 21 (China)

REPERTOIRE
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne
Frédéric Chopin:
Etude Op.10, #1 in C Major
Etude Op.10, #2 in a minor
Waltz Op.42 in A♭ Major
Scherzo #3, op. 39 in c# minor
Sonata #3, Op.58 in b minor

Nathaniel Zhang - 16 (United States)

REPERTOIRE
Frédéric Chopin:
12 Etudes, op. 10
Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante in E♭ major, op. 22
Ashot Ariyan:
Nashville Nocturne

Alexander Zhou - 7 (United States)

REPERTOIRE
J. S. Bach:
English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807: Prelude
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy:
Song without Words, op. 53, #1
Frédéric Chopin:
Etude in f minor, op. 25, #2