Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu Wins Chopin Piano Competition

Minutes ago, the final results of the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition Warsaw have just been announced.

Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu from Canada was announced as the first prize winner and will take home €40,000 with the Gold Medal.

Born on 8 May 1997 in Paris, Liu graduated from the Montreal Conservatoire under Richard Raymond and is currently a student of Dang Thai Son. He has performed with major ensembles including the Cleveland Orchestra, Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra of the Americas, and has toured with the China NCPA Orchestra in North America. Recent seasons have brought two successive tours of China with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine and the Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra (including appearances at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing Concert Hall and Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre), and the Orchestre Lamoureux at Salle Gaveau. He has won prizes at international piano competitions in Sendai, Montreal, Tel Aviv and Viseu.

Alexander Gadjiev from Italy/Slovenia and Kyohei Sorita from Japan are announced as co-winners of the Silver Medal of €30,000

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Martin Garcia Garcia from Spain will take home the Bronze Medal and €20,000.

Ami Kobayashi from Japan and Jakub Kuszlik are co-winners of the 4th prize of €15,000

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Leonora Armellini will take home the 5th prize of €10,000.

Finally, J J Jun Li Bui will take home the 6th prize of €7,000.

Here are the rest of the finalists:

Eva Gevorgyan, Russia/Armenia

Hyuk Lee, South Korea

Kamil Pacholec, Poland

Hao Rao, China

Below is the entire list of the contestants along with their performance videos. The names of the finalists are in bold.

1. Piotr Alexewicz, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
2. Leonora Armellini, Italy (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
3. J J Jun Li Bui, Canada (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
4. Michelle Candotti, Italy (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
5. Kai-Min Chang, Chinese Taipei (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
6. Junhui Chen, China (Performance Videos: First Round)
7. Xuehong Chen, China (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
8. Zixi Chen, China (Performance Videos: First Round)
9. Hyounglok Choi, South Korea (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
10. Federico Gad Crema, Italy (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
11. Aleksandra H. Dąbek, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round)
12. Alberto Ferro, Italy (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
13. Yasuko Furumi, Japan (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
14. Alexander Gadjiev, Italy/Slovenia (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
15. Avery Gagliano, U.S.A. (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
16. Martin Garcia Garcia, Spain (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round |Third Round)
17. Eva Gevorgyan, Russia/Armenia (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
18. Jorge Gonzalez Buajasan, Cuba (Performance Videos: First Round)
19. Joanna Goranko, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round)
20. Chelsea Guo, U.S.A. (Performance Videos: First Round)
21. Eric Guo, Canada (Performance Videos: First Round)
22. Saaya Hara, Japan (Performance Videos: First Round)
23. Yifan Hou, China (Performance Videos: First Round)
24. Wei-Ting Hsieh, Chinese Taipei (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
25. Kaoruko Igarashi, Japan (Performance Videos: First Round)
26. Riko Imai, Japan (Performance Videos: First Round)
27. Junichi Ito, Japan (Performance Videos: First Round)
28. Asaki Iwai, Japan (Performance Videos: First Round)
29. San Jittakarn, Thailand (Performance Videos: First Round)
30. Jooyeon Ka, South Korea (Performance Videos: First Round)
31. Adam Kałduński, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
32. Nikolay Khozyainov, Russia (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
33. Su Yeon Kim, South Korea (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
34. Aimi Kobayashi, Japan (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
35. Mateusz Krzyżowski, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
36. Jakub Kuszlik, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
37. Shushi Kyomasu, Japan (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
38. Hyuk Lee, South Korea (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
39. Jaeyoon Lee, South Korea (Performance Videos: First Round)
40. Xiaoxuan Li, China (Performance Videos: First Round)
41. Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu, Canada (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round |Third Round)
42. Julia Łozowska, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round)
43. Xuanyi Mao, China (Performance Videos: First Round)
44. Tomasz Marut, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round)
45. Yupeng Mei, China (Performance Videos: First Round)
46. Arsenii Mun, Russia (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
47. Szymon Nehring, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
48. Viet Trung Nguyen, Vietnam/Poland (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
49. Georgijs Osokins, Latvia (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
50. Evren Ozel, U.S.A. (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
51. Kamil Pacholec, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
52. Jinhyung Park, South Korea (Performance Videos: First Round)
53. Yeon-Min Park, South Korea (Performance Videos: First Round)
54. Piotr Pawlak, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round)
55. Jiana Peng, China (Performance Videos: First Round)
56. Leonardo Pierdomenico, Italy (Performance Videos: First Round)
57. Zuzanna Pietrzak, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round)
58. Hao Rao, China (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
59. Yangyang Ruan, China (Performance Videos: First Round)
60. Sohgo Sawada, Japan (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
61. Aristo Sham, China, Hong Kong (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
62. Miyu Shindo, Japan (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
63. Talon Smith, U.S.A. (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
64. Kyohei Sorita, Japan (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
65. Szuyu Su, Chinese Taipei (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
66. Hayato Sumino, Japan (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
67. Yutong Sun, China (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
68. Aleksandra Świgut, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round)
69. Rikono Takeda, Japan (Performance Videos: First Round)
70. Shun Shun Tie, China (Performance Videos: First Round)
71. Sarah Tuan, U.S.A. (Performance Videos: First Round)
72. Tomoharu Ushida, Japan (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
73. Chao Wang, China (Performance Videos: First Round)
74. Zitong Wang, China (Performance Videos: First Round)
75. Zijian Wei, China (Performance Videos: First Round)
76. Marcin Wieczorek, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round | Withdrew second round due to health reasons)
77. Andrzej Wierciński, Poland (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round | Third Round)
78. Victoria Wong, Canada (Performance Videos: First Round)
79. Yuchong Wu, China (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
80. Lingfei (Stephan) Xie, Canada/China (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
81. Zi Xu, China (Performance Videos: First Round | Second Round)
82. Yuanfan Yang, United Kingdom (Performance Videos: First Round)
83. Anastasia Yasko, Russia (Performance Videos: First Round)
84. Andrey Zenin, Russia (Performance Videos: First Round)
85. Boao Zhang, China (Performance Videos: First Round)
86. Yilan Zhao, China (Performance Videos: First Round)
87. Ziji Zhao, China (Performance Videos: First Round)

More information can be found on the Chopin Competition’s official website.

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