126 young pianists from eleven countries took part in the Henle Piano Competition on YouTube. You can see and hear their enthusiasm and fun. All participants were requested to play a piece by Frédréric Chopin. 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 not awarded
2nd Prize not awarded
3rd Prize (50 Euros):
Kaijun Rousseau from Bedford, NH, U.S.A.
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
Luna Bogani from Fontenay sous bois, France
Mathilda Christen from Marburg, Germany
Zoé Faust from Munich, Germany
Xizhi Aiden Luo from Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa
Emilie Xu from Taufkirchen, Germany
Age group 2 (8 to 9 years)
1st Prize (180 Euros):
Elina Baron from Munich, Germany
2nd Prize (120 Euros):
Karla Ferrier from Bad Honnef, Germany
3rd Prize (60 Euros each):
Shang En Pai from New Taipei City, Taiwan
and
Tristan Park from Oakton, VA, U.S.A.
The 4th through 9th Prizes (a Henle Urtext edition each) were awarded to the following participants without placement (in alphabetical order):
Alissa Bell from Essen, Germany
Matthew Chang from Bethesda, MD, U.S.A.
Emilia Diederichsen from Hanover, Germany
Qinghan Liu from Munich, Germany
Saijun Rousseau from Bedford, NH, U.S.A.
Luca Zocher from Essen, Germany
Age group 3 (10 to 11 years)
1st Prize (200 Euros):
Claudia Soldan from Frankfurt on the Main, Germany
2nd Prize (130 Euros):
Elias Keller from Weißenstein, Austria
3rd Prize (70 Euros each):
Yu Chen Chen from Taoyuan, Taiwan
and
Kayden Kelly from Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
The 4th through 10th Prizes (a Henle Urtext edition each) were awarded to the following participants without placement (in alphabetical order):
David Borisov from Adelebsen, Germany
Camilla Gataullina from St. Petersburg, Sestrorezk, Russia
Daniil Lee from St. Petersbrug, Russia
Weien Amy Luo from Umhlanga Rocks, South Afrika
Samuel Elias Meller from Frankfurt on the Main, Germany
Patrick Recknagl from Wilhering, Austria
Courtney Wu from Town and Country, MO, U.S.A.
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 8. Henle Piano Competition will start in January 2019!