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!