136 young pianists from 24 countries took part in the Henle Piano Competition. You can see and hear their enthusiasm and fun. All participants were requested to play a piece by Ludwig van Beethoven. Our sincere thanks go to all the girls and boys for their lively participation that really delighted us. A few days ago, the jury sat together for the final discussion and decision making. After thoroughly appraising each contribution the following winners were determined:
Age group 1 (6 to 7 years)
1st Prize (150 Euros):
Linus Guwen Jia from Frankfurt/Main, Germany
2nd Prize (100 Euros each):
Wilson Liu from San Ramon, CA, USA
and
Eddie Li from Germering, Germany
3rd Prize (50 Euros each):
Karissa Lin from Fairfax, VA, USA
and
Riu-Nefr Goltz Akimoto from Frankfurt/Main, Germany
The 4th through 10th Prizes (a Henle Urtext edition each) were awarded to the following participants without placement (in alphabetical order):
Luise Bold from Bad Dürkheim, Germany
Muni Chen from Munich, Germany
Valerie Hespelt from Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Jesslyn Alexia Koo from Griesheim, Germany
Seiya Sevestrian from Munich, Germany
Clive Terrence Wijaya from Surabaya, Indonesia
Evangeline Zou from Freemont, CA, USA
Age group 2 (8 to 9 years)
1st Prize (180 Euros):
Linda Yuan from Heidelberg, Germany
2nd Prize (120 Euros each):
Lisann Pahnke from Essen, Germany
and
Marie Elisa Himpel from Hanover, Germany
3rd Prize (60 Euros each):
Isabella Xue from San Jose, CA, USA
and
Matthea Zhao from London, United Kingdom
The 4th through 10th Prizes (a Henle Urtext edition each) were awarded to the following participants without placement (in alphabetical order):
Arthur Aretz-Yu from Düren, Germany
Xizhi Aiden Luo from Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa
Megan Phuan from Singapore
Nicolas Sege from Uetikon am See, Switzerland
Ho Wing Sze from Hong Kong, China
Sona Tamura from Vienna, Austria
Emilie Xu from Taufkirchen, Germany
Age group 3 (10 to 11 years)
1st Prize (200 Euros):
Raúl Salazar from Torreon, Mexico
2nd Prize (130 Euros each):
Celina Höferlin from Mainz, Germany
and
Josephine Chow from Austin, TX, USA
3rd Prize (70 Euros each):
Elisabeth Namchevadze from Stuttgart, Germany
and
Matthew Chang from Bethesda, MD, USA
The 4th through 10th Prizes (a Henle Urtext edition each) were awarded to the following participants without placement (in alphabetical order):
Pauline Heinrich from Calw, Germany
Mina Selina Himpel from Hanover, Germany
Alexandra Keane from Waterford, Ireland
Zev Sebastian from London, United Kingdom
Richarda Shopov from Lübeck, Germany
Olivia Tu from Austin, TX, USA
Allyson Yu from Milpitas, CA, USA
The members of the jury were
- Prof. Michael Schäfer, Hochschule für Musik und Theater Munich
- Dr. Wolf-Dieter Seiffert, G. Henle Verlag, Munich
- Prof. Claudius Tanski, Universität Mozarteum Salzburg.
A listing of all participants is available, ordered by age groups, on our YouTube channel.
The 1.-3. Prize winners received money prizes. All other prizes were Henle Urtext music books. The prizes will be sent by post shortly. Congratulations to all the winners!
The 10. Henle Piano Competition will start in January 2021!