Canada Division

2023 Finalist

Professional Artist Category 

Group A (Age 18-32)

Joyce Zheng; student of Dr. Enrico Elisi

Group B (Age 14-17)

Matthew Dao; student of Dr. Michael Esch

Group C (Age 10-13)

Justin Chen; student of Li Wang

Shun Ishikawa; student of Dr. Pei-Chen Chen

 

Young Artist Category 

Group A (Age 16-17)

Evelyn Liu; student of Emily Zhao

Samantha Tran; student of Dr. Nancy Tye

Group C (Age 12-13)

Jonathan Tran; student of Dr. Nancy Tye

Nora Zhao; student of Dr. Michael Esch 

Victoria Zhao; student of Dr. Rosy Ge

Group D (Age 10-11)

Yolanda Fu; student of Dr. Rosy Ge

Iven Jiangstudent of Dr. Michael Esch

Ethan Kuo; student of Dr. Michael Esch 

Group E (Age 8-9)

Emma Wu; student of Dr. Rosy Ge

Marshall Yustudent of Dr. Rosy Ge

Group F (Age 6-7)

Devon Xu;student of Dr. Rosy Ge 

 

 

Young Artist Category

Group A: Age 16 to 17
Adam Giorgis, Student of Dr. Emma Shi

Group C: Age 12 to 13
Isita Paneri, Student of Tina Li

Group D: Age 10 to 11
Ian Chen, Student of Peggy P. Yip
Rami Pan, Student of Flavio Formigoni
Cyrus Li, Student of Flavio Formigoni
Emma Lee, Student of Michelle Chia Chen Hsieh

Group E: Age 8 to 9
Amelia Zhao, Student of Michelle Chia Chen Hsieh
Evan Siu Jun Lin, Student of Peggy P. Yip
Joshua Wang, Student of Flavio Formigoni
Kelly Yuchen Zhang, Student of Flavio Formigoni
Melody Zhu, Student of David Vanderyk
Rachel Wang, Student of Flavio Formigoni

Group F: Age 6 to 7
Amy Chen, Student of Flavio Formigoni
Isabella Li, Student of Flavio Formigoni

Professional Artist Category

Group B: Age 14-17
Jerry Zheng, Student of Dr. Ronald Morgan
Luna Ogawa, Student of Flavio Formigoni
Lukas Kan, Student of Fafan Xiao
Nathaniel Hou, Student of Dr. Ronald Morgan
Owen Yisu Wang, Student of Dr. Ronald Morgan
Queena Bao, Student of Flavio Formigoni

Group C: Age 10-13
Ethan Yichun Wang, Student of Dr. Ronald Morgan

 

 

Young Artist Category

Group A: Age 16 to 17

Hanjin Lu, Student of Dr. Akiko Tominaga

Group B: Age 14 to 15

Coco(Hanwen) Zhang, Student of Dr. Akiko Tominaga

 Group E: Age 8 to 9

Ian Jun-Yin Quon, Student  of  Dr. Jani Parsons
Anthony Li, Student of Yang Cheng

Group F: Age 6 to 7

Kayla Yuan, Student of Pao Jen Chang

             Professional Artist Category

Group B: Age 14-17

Ian Wong, Student of Kathy Dornian

Charlotte Giraudeau, Student of Marilyn Engle

Hannah Hodjati, Student of Susanne Ruberg-Gordon

Alexander Sunie, Student of Natalia Molonchnikov

Group C: Age 10-13

Eric Guoxuan Shan, Student of Marilyn Engle

Clyde Li, Student of Li Wang

Group A: Age 18-32

Sam Zefreh, student of Colleen Athparia

  Chamber Piano Duet Category

Chamber Music Youth Piano Duets Group B  (8-12 years old)

Clyde Li & Kaslyn Chan, Student of Linda Kundert, Dr. Akiko Tominaga and Yang Cheng

Young Artist Category

Group B: Age 14 to 15

Charlotte Kiang, Student of David Tutt
Jenna Shirley Chang, Student of Chang, Pao Jen (Peter)

Group D: Age 10 to 11

Xiaoyu Huang, Student of Yang Cheng
Yuhan Dong ,Student of Chang Pao Jen
Nathan Gu ,Student of Peter Chang

Group E: Age 8 to 9

Xiaoyue Huang ,Student of Yang Cheng
Yiran Ma, Student of Yang Cheng
Jayden Zhang ,Student of Peter Chang
Claire Jie ,Student of Peter Chang
Annie Wang ,Student of Peter Chang

Group F: Age 6 to 7

Raymond Di ,Student of Yang Cheng
Kaitlyn Zhang , Student of Peter Chang
Isabella Fan-Li , Student of Yang Cheng
Gabrielle Bohan Jiang, Student of Yang Cheng

Group G: Age 6 and Under

Ayla Youran Ma ,Student of Jiayun Chen

             Professional Artist Category
Group A: Age 18-32

Mengqi Wang ,Student of Carol Liu

Group B: Age 14-17

Kiana Zhu ,Student of David Tutt

 

Preliminary Round: April 15th, 2023

Application Fee: 38 CAD

Application and Video upload deadline:  April 15th, 2023

Repertoire: Please check out the general information page.

    • Candidates who qualify for the IPPA Outstanding Pianist Showcase can proceed directly to the semifinal round
    • Candidates who advanced to the 2022 final round are qualified to proceed directly to the semifinal round
    • Every participant in the preliminary round will receive digital certificate and comments from the judge.

 

 Semifinal Round: May, 2023

In Person Locations and Dates:
Toronto: May 6th, 2023
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 30th, 2023 

Questions? Email: canada@coneromusicfestival.com
Location: Steinway Piano Gallery Toronto
2651 John St. #8, Markham, ON L3R 2W5
Jury Panel: Dr. Michael Esch
Dr. Ivy Lu Wang  

Canada West Region: Questions? Email: ordersunshinecy@gmail.com
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 10th, 2023
Vancouver:  May 22nd, 2023
Location: Performance Hall, Tom Lee Music Vancouver Downtown
Jury Panel: Dr. Ronald Morgan
Dr. Emma Ruixuan Shi
Dr. Bogdan Dulu

Calgary: May 27th, 2023 
Location: Scarboro United Church
134 Scarboro Ave, Calgary, AB T3C 2H1
Jury Panel: Dr. Akiko Tominaga
Dr. Ivy Lu Wang
Yang Cheng

Edmonton: May 28th, 2023
Location: Muttart Hall,MacEwan University
Downtown, AB T5J 2B7, Canada
Jury Panel:
Dr. Rosy Ge
Cameron Watson
Dr. Ivy Lu Wang

Application fee:
$80 CAD for Young Artist Category
$100 CAD  for Professionals and Chamber Category 
Online Application fee:  $60 for all category

Online Application deadline: May 30th, 2023 (11:59pm, CST)
  The semifinal round application fee is non refundable.Ω

 

 Final Round

In Person: July 30th-31st, 2023

Address: Via S Stefano, 1, 62019 Recanati MC, Italy

Online Finalists: June 20th to 30th, 2023

For finalists who participate virtually, the IPPA Conero team will schedule a performance time with them. Available times will fall between June 20th to 30th. No pre-recording allowed, it will be a live performance. 

Application fee: 150 USD for Young Artist Category/ 180 USD for Professional Artist Category and Chamber Music Category
Online Finalist: 100USD for all category

Hosted by: International Piano Professionals Association(US)

Supported by:   IPPA Canada Division
Steinway Piano Gallery Toronto
Tom Lee Music Vancouver
Illumine Star Academy
Doctor Music Academy
Ordersunshine Music & Art Studio Edmonton

2022 Finalists

All candidates are listed in alphabetical order

Young Artist Group G

Eric Yuxuan Hai

Olivia Yezi Wang

 

Young Artist Group F

Anthony Li

Travis Genpeng Li

Lainey Liang

Adela Meng

Marshall Yu

Qi Zhang

 

Young Artist Group E

Cynthia Liu

Yiran Ma

Abigail Sun

 

Young Artist Group D

Nina Chen

Laraine Huang

Vikki Huang

Xiaoyu Huang

Clyde Li

Kaiyang Wang

Elena Zhang

Yihao Zhang

Victoria Zhao

 

Young Artist Group C

Jeffrey Yujian Luo

Maxwell Qin

 

Young Artist Group B

Wesley Deng

Adam Giorgis

Yixuan Ou

 

Young Artist Group A

Alexandra Mitnik

 

Professional Artist Group D

Chelsea Gu

Cynthia Lian

Professional Artist Group C

Lukas Kan

Jessica Jung

Owen Yisu Wang

Professional Artist Group A

Vicky Li

Naomi Wong

Chamber Piano Duo Group A

Angela and Hannah Wang

Amice and Maryanne Xu