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Piano
Date:
Seasonality: Every two years
Phone: +1 414-962-3055
Website: Discover
For pianists ages 16-21, living or studying full time in North America
Partner with a symphony musician to rehearse, discuss music, and perform in the competition’s duo recital. Prepare one-on-one with Maestro Yaniv Dinur, MSO Resident Conductor, and play a concerto with an MSO ensemble.
PianoArts semifinalists perform solo recitals and partner with a Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra violinist or cellist to rehearse and perform duo recitals. They speak about music and rehearse their presentations with a speaking coach. Finalists perform complete concertos with the MSO. Numerous prizes include PianoArts Fellowships and performances for diverse audiences.
2012
2014
2016
2018
Juries
Winners
Name
Satus
Instrument
Nationality
James Giles
Jury
Piano
American
Julian Martin
Jury
Piano
American
Pavlina Dokovska
Jury
Piano
Bulgarian
Name
Satus
Instrument
Nationality
School
Emma Liu
3rd Prize
Piano
Taiwanese
Sahun Hong
1st Prize
Piano
Korean
Xiaohui Yang
2nd Prize
Piano
Chinese
Name
Satus
Instrument
Nationality
André-Michel Schub
Jury
Piano
French
Lydia Artymiw
Jury
Piano
American
Yoheved Kaplinsky
Jury
Piano
Israeli
Name
Satus
Instrument
Nationality
School
Carmen Knoll
1st Prize
Piano
American
Huan Li
3rd Prize
Piano
Chinese
Tristan Teo
2nd Prize
Piano
Canadian
Name
Satus
Instrument
Nationality
Joseph Kalichstein
Jury
Piano
American
Ursula Oppens
Jury
Piano
American
Peter Takacs
President
Piano
Hungarian
Name
Satus
Instrument
Nationality
School
Angie Zhang
2nd Prize
Piano
American
Angie Zhang
Best Performance of a Violin or Cello Duo
Piano
American
Aristo Sham
1st Prize
Piano
Chinese
Aristo Sham
Audience Communication Award
Piano
Chinese
Aristo Sham
Best Performance of a Composition by Johann Sebastian Bach
Piano
Chinese
Evelyn Mo
Scholarship, valued at $1,500, to attend the 2017 International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York City
Piano
American
Evelyn Mo
Semifinalists
Piano
American
Harvey Zhi Yiang Wu
Semifinalists
Piano
Hongkongese
JeongMin Kim
Semifinalists
Piano
South-korean
John Schindler
3rd Prize
Piano
American
John Schindler
Best Performance of a Violin or Cello Duo
Piano
American
John Schindler
Wisconsin Contestant Award
Piano
American
Linda Ruan
Best Performance of an America Work
Piano
Canadian
Linda Ruan
Junior Jury Prize
Piano
Canadian
Linda Ruan
Semifinalists
Piano
Canadian
Seho Young
Semifinalists
Piano
American
Tianyuan Liu
Semifinalists
Piano
Chinese
Name
Satus
Instrument
Nationality
Ann Schein
Jury
Piano
American
John Perry
Jury
Piano
American
Joyce Yang
Jury
Piano
South-korean
Name
Satus
Instrument
Nationality
School
Ariel Mo
Scholarship to the International Keyboard Institute & Festival - New York City
Piano
Canadian
Christopher Richardson
Best performance of a piano and violin dup
Piano
American
Derek Hartman
2nd Prize
Piano
American
Derek Hartman
Best performance of a piano and violin dup
Piano
American
Evan Lee
Musical Scores published or distributed by Hall Leoanrd Corporation
Piano
American
Godwin Friesen
Audience communication award
Piano
Canadian
Lewis Warren
Musical Scores published or distributed by Hall Leoanrd Corporation
Piano
American
Muzi Zhao
3rd Prize
Piano
Chinese
Muzi Zhao
Junior Jury Award
Piano
Chinese
Niav Maher
Musical Scores published or distributed by Hall Leoanrd Corporation
Piano
American
Nicholas Suminski
Musical Scores published or distributed by Hall Leoanrd Corporation
Piano
American
Nicholas Suminski
Wisconsin Contestant Award
Piano
American
Tianyuan Liu
1st Prize
Piano
Chinese
Tianyuan Liu
Best performance of a composition of J.S. Bach
Piano
Chinese
Tianyuan Liu
Best performance of a North American work written after 1950
Piano
Chinese