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Henle Piano Competition

We were able to see and hear the enthusiasm with which 485 young pianists from 40 different countries participated in the Henle Piano Competition. The young musicians played a piece by Edvard Grieg.

We would like to thank all the girls and boys for their dedicated contributions that truly pleased us. The jury came together recently to watch, listen, discuss – and finally to make their decisions. 

 


 

The Winners are:

 

Age group 1 (6 to 7 years)

 

1st Prize (170 Euro):

Chloe K Wang from Chula Vista, CA, USA

 

2nd Prize (120 Euro):

Ruri Koyama from Kanagawa, Kawasaki, Asao, Ouzenji-higashi, Japan

 

3rd Prize (70 Euro each):

Elfie Tong from Singapore

and

Cynthia Cai from Weston, MA, USA

 

Additional prizes (Henle Urtext editions) without ranking were awarded to the following participants (in alphabetical order):

Sophia Chan from Singapore

Mason Cheang from Austin, TX, USA

Clara Chen from Shanghai, China

Sylvie Chiu from Princeton Junction, NJ, USA

Leah Feng from Christchurch, New Zealand

Yori Gubarew from Dresden, Germany

Miku Kikuchi from Kamakura-city, Kanagawa, Japan

Olivia Li from Fort Lee, NJ, USA

Weilin Li from Shen Zhen, Guang Dong, China

Aiden Lu from Jurupa Valley, CA, USA

Katherine Xia from Bloomington, IN, USA

Amanda Zheng from Fort Lee, NJ, USA

 


 

Age group 2 (8 to 9 years)

 

1st Prize (200 Euro):

Claire Li from Fort Lee, NJ, USA



2nd Prize (140 Euro each):

Nina Zhang from St-Sulpice, Switzerland

and

Yudi Zheng from Marbach/Neckar, Germany

 

3rd Prize (80 Euro each):

Jelica Angelline Zecy Yang from Jambi, Indonesia

and

Belinda Zhu from Powell, OH, USA

 

Additional prizes (Henle Urtext editions) without ranking were awarded to the following participants (in alphabetical order):

Louis Gao from Huntersville, NC, USA

Alisa Yunfei Huang from Irvine, CA, USA

Riko Jimbo from Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, Japan

Valerie Kong from Syosset, NY, USA

Karissa Lin from Fairfax, VA, USA

Yixin Luo from Shen Zhen, Guang Dong, China

Towa Ohno from Tokyo, Japan

Suppakrit Payackso from Bangkok, Thailand

Luisa Shi from Cologne, Germany

Ruoyu Sun from San Jose, CA, USA

Ruihan Wu from Cambridge, United Kingdom

Vivian Ruoying Yuan from Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Quinton Zheng from Chandler, Australia

Ruohan Zhou from Allen, TX, USA

Maximilian Hongcheng Zhu from Heidelberg, Germany

Stephanie Zhu from Danville, CA, USA

 



Age group 3 (10 to 11 years)

 

1st Prize (220 Euro):

Boonisa Saleesuk from Bangkok, Thailand

 

2nd Prize (150 Euro each):

Zachary Li from Canberra, Australia

and

Inácio Wildt from Curitiba, Brazil

 

3rd Prize (90 Euro):

Sara Jimbo from Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, Japan

 

Additional prizes (Henle Urtext editions) without ranking were awarded to the following participants (in alphabetical order):

Lucía López Cañada from Quesa (Valencia), Spain

Amber Chen from San Jose, CA, USA

Serge Hayrapetyan from Chicago, IL, USA

Valerie Hespelt from Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Eva Hummler from Maselheim, Germany

Kirk Kang from Campbell, CA, USA

Alexandra Kirana Mulyono from Bogor, Indonesia

Sapphire Yuka Ng from Epsom, United Kingdom

Amanda Sun from Turku, Finland

Stefan Szypura from Küsnacht, Switzerland

John Varcoe from Annandale, VA, USA

Clive Terrence Wijaya from Surabaya, Indonesia

Colette Wong from Queensland, Australia

Shukai Zhang from Beilstein, Germany

 


 

Jury members:

  • Melanie Spanswick, pianist, educational piano writer, and author, Windsor, United Kingdom
  • Prof. Frank Huang, Miami University, Oxford Ohio, USA
  • Prof. Claudius Tanski, Mozarteum University of Salzburg, Austria



The contributions of all participants can be viewed on the Henle YouTube-Channel. They appear in the order of submission and by age group.

The 1st–3rd prize winners receive money gifts. Alle other winners are awarded a Henle Urtext edition. 

Congratulations to all winners!

The 13. Henle Piano Competition will start in January 2024!