Henle Piano Competition
We were able to see and hear the enthusiasm with which 651 young pianists from 32 different countries participated in the Henle Piano Competition. That is by far the largest number of contestants the competition ever reached in its eleven year history. The young musicians played a piece by Robert Schumann.
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. Here are the winners:
Age Group 1 (6 to 7 years)
1. Prize (170 Euros):
Yudi Zheng from Marbach/Neckar, Germany
2. Prize (120 Euros):
Claire Li from Fort Lee, NJ, USA
3. Prize (70 Euros):
Toni Gu from Dusseldorf, Germany
and
Ruohan Zhou from Allen, TX, USA
Additional prizes (Henle Urtext editions) without ranking were awarded to the following participants (in alphabetical order):
Mason Cheang from Austin, TX, USA
Xingyou Chen from Munich, Germany
Sylvie Chiu from Princeton Junction, NJ, USA
Catherine Geng from Dusseldorf, Germany
Yori Gubarew from Dresden, Germany
Ophelia Seramoon Kramer from Munich, Germany
Paul Yimeng Li from Hanover, Germany
Mia Li from Monheim/Rhein, Germany
Rachel Lei from San Francisco, CA, USA
Jie Hui Joanne Soon from Singapore
Luovi Wu from Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, Germany
Lillian Yu from San Ranom, CA, USA
Tingxi Zhu from Livingston, NJ, USA
Age Group 2 (8 to 9 years)
1. Prize (200 Euros):
Clive Terrence Wijaya from Surabaya, Indonesia
2. Prize (140 Euros):
Maximilian Hongcheng Zhu from Heidelberg, Germany
3. Prize (80 Euros):
Chieh Yun Chen from Hsinchu, Taiwan
and
Alexander Zong You Han from Hong Kong
Additional prizes (Henle Urtext editions) without ranking were awarded to the following participants (in alphabetical order):
Sophia Aoki from Kisslegg, Germany
Andrew Chen from Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Eunice Choi from North Haledon, NJ, USA
Louis Gao from Charlotte, NC, USA
Elizabeth Guo from London, United Kingdom
Yishi Huang from Oftersheim, Germany
Alexandra Kirana Mulyono from Bogor, Indonesia
Jelica Angelline Zecy Yang from Jambi, Indonesia
Vivian Ruoying Yuan from Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Age Group 3 (10 to 11 years)
1. Prize (220 Euros):
Charisse Chung from Hong Kong
2. Prize (150 Euros):
Qinyue Yang from Shenzhen, China
3. Prize (90 Euros):
Eva Maria Ceralová from Dresden, Germany
and
Xizhi Aiden Luo from Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa
and
Christina Sung from Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Additional prizes (Henle Urtext editions) without ranking were awarded to the following participants (in alphabetical order):
Elena Barone from Lecce, Italy
Man Jun Angel Cheung from Hong Kong
Phoebe Fan from Beecroft, NSW, Australia
Chicago Hamada from Irvine, CA, USA
Chengjun Jiang from Wuhan, China
Muyang Li from Kanata, Canada
Chenxi Lyu from Bonn, Germany
Chloé Vanessa Sganga Fiamango from Milan, Italy
Symphony Shi from Carlingford, NSW, Australia
Mahault Ska from Ixensart, Belgium
Nicole Sun from Hinsdale, IL, USA
Inácio Wildt from Curutiba, Brasil
Jan Wimmer from Postbauer-Heng, Germany
The members of the jury were
- 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 1.-3. prize winners receive money gifts. Alle other winners are awarded a Henle Urtext edition.
Congratulations to all winners!
The 12. Henle Piano Competition will start in January 2023!