2017 Winners

On Saturday, September 16, 2017, 29 musicians of the ages of 6-19 competed in front of two distinguished judges: Dr. Jeffrey Francom and Julie Welsh Miller from the Crane School of Music.

The competition is divided into three age groups (Chopin Novice, Chopin Apprentice, and Chopin Master) with the winner and runner-up of each group winning a cash prize. The Chopin Mazurka Award and the Chopin Etude Award were created to award the 2nd Runner-Up in the Apprentice and Master levels respectively. The award winners then perform in the Winners Concert the following afternoon. Here are the recordings of this year's winners at the Chopin Piano Competition Winners Concert.

For more information regarding the rules and details (including prize information) visit the 16th Annual Chopin Piano Competition page.

Chopin Master Winner
Jesse Cohen-Greenberg
Ballade No. 3, Op. 47
Chopin Master Winner
Jesse Cohen-Greenberg
Etude, Op. 10, No. 8

Chopin Master Runner-Up
Gabrielle Kim
Ballade No. 1, Op. 23
Chopin Master Runner-Up
Gabrielle Kim
Etude, Op. 10, No. 4

Chopin Master Etude Award Winner
James Sinigalliano
Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52

Chopin Master Etude Award Winner
James Sinigalliano
​Etude, Op. 25, No. 12

Chopin Apprentice Winner
Zachary Huang
Scherzo, Op. 31, No. 2

Chopin Apprentice Winner
Zachary Huang
​Mazurka, Op. 24, No. 1

Chopin Apprentice Runner-Up
David Fu
Etude, Op. 10, No. 9
Chopin Apprentice Runner-Up
David Fu
​Mazurka, Op. 24, No. 1

Chopin Apprentice Mazurka Award Winner
Forrest Gao
​Fantaisie Impromptu in C# minor, Op. 66

​Chopin Apprentice Mazurka Award Winner
Forrest Gao
Mazurka, Op. 63, No. 3

Chopin Novice Winner
Ivyann Shen
Fantasie Impromptu, C# minor, Op. 66

Chopin Novice Runner-Up
Joanna Andrews
Waltz in C# minor, Op. 64, No. 2