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Henle Piano Competition

May 2025. We were able to see and hear the enthusiasm with which 239 young pianists from 31 different countries participated in the Henle Piano Competition. The young musicians played a piece from the Henle Piano Album.

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:

The Winners
Age group 1
6 to 7 years



Olivia Li, USA

1. Prize, 170 Euro

2. Prize, 120 Euro

Miku Kikuchi, Japan


3. Prize, 70 Euro

Kokona Kurashina, Japan

Additional prizes (Henle Urtext editions)

without ranking were awarded to the following participants (in alphabetical order)


Shuri Hosen, Japan

Yanxi Jiang, China

Vera Liao, USA

Catherine Pan, Germany

Sojung Park, USA

Antonia Qu, New Zealand

Hailey Wang, USA

Ella K Wang, USA

Leah Haejoon Woo, USA

Philip Xia, Australia

The Winners
Age group 2
8 to 9 years



Suzu Shibayama, Japan

1. Prize, 200 Euro

2. Prize, 140 Euro

Katherine Xia, USA


3. Prize, 80 Euro

Elfie Tong, Singapore

Additional prizes (Henle Urtext editions)

without ranking were awarded to the following participants (in alphabetical order)


Alberto Cartuccia Cingolani, Italy

Clara Chen, USA

Adelynn Li, USA

Olivia Yuxin Li, USA

Clerisse Lie, Indonesia

Darwin Ning, Germany

Chloe K Wang, USA

Gabriella Zhang, USA

Yvaine Zhang, Canada

Xinyan Zhou, Canada

The Winners
Age group 3
10 to 11 years



Claire Yutong Li, USA

1. Prize, 220 Euro

2. Prize, 150 Euro each

Alisa Yunfei Huang, USA

Niles Zhao, United Kingdom


3. Prize, 90 Euro

Valerie Kong, USA

Additional prizes (Henle Urtext editions)

without ranking were awarded to the following participants (in alphabetical order)


Guillaume Bénoliel, France

Aurora Yu Chin Chan, United Kingdom

Benjamin Fan, Germany

Jin Huang, USA

Ann-Kristin Stade, Germany

Duncan Tang, Macao

Sean Wu, USA

Jelica Angeline Zecy Yang, Indonesia

Yudi Zheng, 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 and a Henle Urtext edition. All  other winners are awarded a Henle Urtext edition.

Congratulations to all winners! The 15. Henle Piano Competition will start in January 2026!