11th Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano Competitions

2025 Competitors

350 pianists representing 33 countries applied to the 11th Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano Competitions.

43 pianists will be selected to compete. Stay tuned for the screening results.

Congratulations to all semi-finalists!

2025 Competitions

11th Bösendorfer USASU International Piano Competition Winners

First Prize: Roman Fediurko, 20, Ukraine

Second Prize: Yang (Jack) Gao, 21, China

Third Prize: Jan Nikovich, 23, Croatia

11th Yamaha Senior USASU International Piano Competition Winners

First Prize: Xuanyan Gong, 17, China

Second Prize: Truman Walker, 18, USA

Third Prize: Seoeun Lee, 16, Republic of Korea

11th Yamaha Junior USASU International Piano Competition Winners

First Prize: Ji Qinyaoyao, 14, China

Second Prize: Oleksandr Fediurko, 14, Ukraine

Third Prize: Everett Leigh, 14, USA

Special Awards Bösendorfer Competition

Hyeongji Choi, 28, South Korea: Best performance of a piece by a BIPOC or female composer

Samuel Glicklich, 24, USA: Audience Favorite Award

Jinyoung Kweon, 20, South Korea: Best performance of a work composed by a French composer

Yang (Jack) Gao, 21, China: Sangyoung Kim Award for the most outstanding performance of a virtuoso work

Cezary Karwowski, 26, Poland: Yehuda Meir memorial award for the most outstanding artistic performances of an etude by Chopin

Moyi, Liu, 26, China: For the most outstanding Arizona pianist, sponsored by National Society of Arts and Letters Arizona Chapter

Special Awards Yamaha Senior and Junior Competitions

Xuanyan Gong, 17, China: A recital at Prima Music Foundation Institute and Festival in June 2025

Qinyaoyao Ji, 14, China: Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov Award for the most outstanding performances of a composition by a Russian composer

Seoeun Lee, 16, Republic of Korea: Yehuda Meir memorial awards for the most outstanding artistic performances of an etude by Chopin

Jury Special Awards

Chaeryeong Kim, 13, USA/South Korea: In Recognition of Outstanding Talent

Raditya Muljadi, 15, Indonesia: In Recognition of Outstanding Talent

11th Bösendorfer USASU International Piano Competition Finalists

Roman Fediurko, 20, Ukraine

Yang (Jack) Gao, 21, China

Samuel Glicklich, 24, USA

Jinyoung Kweon, 20, South Korea

Jan Nikovich, 23, Croatia

Élisabeth Pion, 28, Canada

11th Yamaha Senior USASU International Piano Competition Finalists

Xuanyan Gong, 17, China

Anna Kesselman, 17, USA

Seoeun Lee, 16, Republic of Korea

Brian Li, 17, Canada

Truman Walker, 18 USA

11th Yamaha Junior USASU International Piano Competition Finalists

Oleksandr Fediurko, 14, Ukraine

Chaeryeong Kim, 13, USA/South Korea

Everett Leigh, 14, USA

Ji Qinyaoyao, 14, China

Competitors

Bösendorfer (ages 19-32)

Sergey Belyavsky, 31, Russia/Germany
Charles Berofsky, 24, USA
Robert Carlson, 26, USA
Girim Choi, 25, South Korea
Hyeongji Choi, 28, South Korea
Roman Fediurko, 20, Ukraine
Yang (Jack) Gao, 21, China
Sandro Gegechkori, 24, Georgia
Samuel Glicklich, 24, USA
Carter Johnson, 28, Canada / USA
Cezary Karwowski, 26, Poland
Vitalii Khairutdinov, 24, Russia
Sunmin Kim, 22, South Korea
Eunbin Ko, 27, South Korea
Jinyoung Kweon, 20, South Korea
Moyi, Liu, 26, China
Jonathan Mak, 26, Canada
Jan Nikovich, 23, Croatia
Élisabeth Pion, 28, Canada
Zhu Wang, 27, China
Zihao Wu, 27, China
Elliot Wuu, 25, USA
Heting Xia, 22, China
Fangzhou Ye, 23, China
Jihyung Youn, 25, South Korea
Ningxin Zhan, 21, China
Bo Zhang, 23, China
Gehan Zhang, 23, China

Yamaha Senior (ages 16-18)

Xuanyan Gong, 17, China
Andrew Gu, 18, USA
Sakina Hatakeyama, 16, Japan
Anna Kesselman, 17, USA
Seoeun Lee, 16, Republic of Korea
Brian Li, 17, Canada
Truman Walker, 18, USA
Alex Yang, 16, Canada

Yamaha Junior (ages 13-15)

Oleksandr Fediurko, 14, Ukraine
Chaeryeong Kim, 13, USA / South Korea
Everett Leigh, 14, USA
Ryan Lu, 15, USA
Raditya Muljadi, 15, Indonesia
Ji Qinyaoyao, 14, China
Xinran Shi, 15, USA

Streaming Options

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2019 Competition winners

bosendorfer winners hyo-eun park and dmytro choni and peter klimo

Bösendorfer piano competition winners (l to r): Hyo-Eun Park, 23, Republic of Korea (2 prize); Dmytro Choni, 25, Ukraine (1st prize); Peter Klimo, 28, USA (3rd prize)

yamaha winners yangrui cai, catherine huang, yongqiu liu

Yamaha Senior piano competition winners (l to r): Yangrui Cai, China (3rd prize); Catherine Huang, USA (1st prize); Yongqiu Liu, China (2nd prize)

Yamaha Junior piano competition winners (l to r): Ruisi Lao, China (1st prize); Kevin Cho, USA (2nd prize); Katherine Liu (3rd prize)

Streaming Options

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