The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation announces the awardees of the 10th New York International Piano Competition. Held at The Manhattan School of Music from June 20-24, 2022, the NYIPC presented pianists, ages 16-22, from around the globe.

A first in the world of competitions, and a unique feature of the NYIPC, no participant is eliminated during the competition’s four rounds. The Foundation also presents a cash award to each of the contestants not receiving a major prize.

Congratulations to the extraordinary young pianists who participated!

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BEST PERFORMANCE OF REQUIRED CONTEMPORARY WORK Sonata No. 6 by Avner Dorman        Seth Schultheis, Age 22 Country of Birth: United States Residence: New York, NY

Charles Berofsky, Age 22 Country of Birth: United States Residence: Ann Arbor, MI

Yuhang Wang, Age 22 Country of Birth: China Residence: Cleveland Heights, OH

Jiahao Han, Age 21 Country of Birth: China Residence: New York, NY

Ho Ting (Kelvin) Tang, Age 19 Country of Birth: Hong Kong Residence: Oberlin, OH

  
FINALIST AWARD
A Finalist award of $1,000 is presented to each of the remaining contestants.

Vladimir Acimovic, (Serbia)
Carey Byron, (New Zealand)
Andrew Jun Chen, (United States)
Tony Yan Tong Chen, (New Zealand)
Yihang Chen, (Taiwan)
Miu Ishikawa, (Japan)
Sophia Kim, (United States)
Ariya Laothitipong, (Thailand)
Qinghong Lian, (China)
Guoannie Qin, (China)
Kasey Shao, (United States)
Chia-Ying (Julia) Shen, (Taiwan)
Emma Taggart, (United States)
Min Shan (Susan) Tsai, (Taiwan)
Eashan Vagish, (United States)
Xiaoru Wen, (China)