2020 Winners

On Saturday, September 12, 2020, 24 musicians of the ages of 6-19 competed in front of two distinguished judges: Tina Toglia and Sar-Shalom Strong from Hamilton College.

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 as an optional award for 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 Competition Rules Page page.

Chopin Master Winner
Minyi Chen
Ballade No. 1, Op. 23
Chopin Master Winner
Minyi Chen
Etude Op. 25, No. 11

Chopin Master Runner-Up
Michael Lowry
Polonaise-Fantasie
Chopin Master Runner-Up
Michael Lowry
Etude, Op. 10, No. 5

Chopin Apprentice Winner
Jiatong Gao
Etude Op. 25, No. 7

Chopin Apprentice Winner
Jiatong Gao
​Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 2

Chopin Apprentice Runner-Up
Ivyann Shen
Mazurka Op. 33, No. 2
Chopin Apprentice Runner-Up
Ivyann Shen
​Ballade No. 2, Op. 38

Chopin Apprentice Mazurka Award Winner
Kira Nickerson
​Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31

​Chopin Apprentice Mazurka Award Winner
Kira Nickerson
Mazurka, Op. 30, No. 2

Chopin Novice Winner
Sophia Gao
Fantasie-Impromptu, Op. 66

Chopin Novice Runner-Up
Adam Judson
Trois Nocturnes, Op. 9, No. 1