Just Announced: 12 Finalists at the Chopin International Competition

After 3 full days of third round performances in the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition Warsaw, the results of the third round of the competition were announced earlier today. 12 pianists will advance to the final round of the competition.

The third round of the competition started on October 14th and finished today. The choice of repertoire for the third round included the Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 35, Sonata in B minor, Op. 58, or all Preludes, Op. 28; a full set of Mazurkas; and any other Chopin piece or pieces. The allotted performance time was 45-55 minutes per contestant and the pieces could be played in any order except for the Mazurkas, which had to be played in the order numbered in the opus.

In the end, 23 pianists performed in the third round of the competition, with 12 moving forward to the final round.

Below is a complete list of contestants since the first round of the competition, along with their performance links for each round.

The names of the pianists who advanced to the final round 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.

Did you watch the third round of the competition, and do you agree with these results? Feel free to comment below!