2021 Winners

On Saturday, September 18, 2021, musicians of the ages of 6-19 competed in front of two distinguished judges: Dr. Ida Tili-Trebicka from The Setnor School of Music, Syracuse University and Dr. Elena Nezhdanova, from Opus Ithaca 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 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.
Chopin Master Winner
Michael Lowry
Etude Op. 10, No. 10
Chopin Master Winner
Michael Lowry
Ballade No. 4 in F Minor Op. 52

Chopin Master Runner-Up
IvyAnn Shen
​Etude Op. 25, No. 11
Chopin Master Runner-Up
IvyAnn Shen
Ballade No. 2 in F Major Op. 38
Chopin Etude Award Winner
Jiatong Gao
​Etude Op. 25, No. 2
Chopin Etude Award Winner
Jiatong Gao
​Premiere Ballade Op. 23

Chopin Apprentice Winner
Ada Wu
​Mazurka op. 17, No. 4
Chopin Apprentice Winner
Ada Wu
​Grand Waltz in Ab Major Op. 34, No1

Chopin Apprentice Runner-Up
Isabel Luzzi
​Mazurka Op. 30, No. 2
Chopin Apprentice Runner-Up
​​Isabel Luzzi
​Grand Valse Brillante Op. 18

Chopin Mazurka Award
Grace Sun
​Mazurka Op. 68, No. 2

​Chopin Mazurka Award
Grace Sun
​Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31

Chopin Novice Winner
Adam Judson
​Etude Op. 25, No. 7

Chopin Novice Runner-Up
Peter Gong
​Polonaise in G# Minor