2022 Winners

THE COMPETITION
On Saturday, September 17, 2022, musicians aged 9-17 competed in front of two distinguished judges: Dr. Young-Ah Tak of the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and Dr. Dan Sato of the Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University. 

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 WINNERS CONCERT
The award winners perform in the Winners Concert Sunday afternoon, the following day. These are the recordings from the Winner's Concert.
Chopin Master Winner
William Lauricella​
Étude in C minor, Op. 25, No. 12
Ballade in G minor, Op. 23, No. 1
Chopin Master 2nd Place
Sean Cooney
Étude in F major Op. 10, No. 8
​Scherzo in Bb minor, Op. 31, No. 2

Chopin Apprentice Winner
Isabel Luzzi
​Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4
​Ballade in G minor, Op. 23, No. 1
Chopin Apprentice 2nd Place
Peter Gong
​Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4
Variations brillantes in Bb major, Op. 12

Chopin Novice Winner
​William Xu
Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op. 66
Chopin Novice 2nd Place
Louis Jin
Waltz in Eb major Op. 18, No. 1