2024 Finalists – Midwest Region
Professional Artist Category: Group A (Ages 18-32)
Gold – Juchan Lee & Chaihun Kim
Silver – Jiyeon Lee
Professional Artist Category: Group B (Ages 14-17)
Gold – Brayden Miao
Silver – Joshua Gaumer
Young Artist Category: Group A (Ages 16-17)
Gold – Grace Luo
Sliver – Michael Ye & Annalea Boehner
Young Artist Category: Group B (Ages 14-15)
Gold – Xiaowei Wang
Silver – Lanie Deng & Dietrich Snyder
Young Artist Category: Group C (Ages 12-13)
Gold – Durham Snyder & Sarina Zheng
Silver – Landry Pendleton
Young Artist Category: Group D (Ages 10-11)
Gold – Dylan Zheng
Silver – Roobzeh Chowdhury
Young Artist Category: Group E (Ages 8-9)
Gold – Olivia Guo & Adriana Wong
Silver – Vincent Pei
Young Artist Category: Group F (Ages 6-7)
Gold – Thomas Brinton
Silver – Kara Yaren
2024 Finalists – Southwest San Diego Region
Young Artist Category F: Age 6 -7
Gold：Leon Fei
Silver: Evelyn Cai
Young Artist Category E: Age 8-9
Sliver：Corina Liu，Ava Deshumkh，Lilica-Irene Whitacre，Dylan Zhang
Young Artist Category D: Age 10-11
Sliver：Alex Dou
Young Artist Category C: Age 12-13
Gold: Angela Yiyi Fei
Sliver: Fuga Endo, Coye Miao
Young Artist Category B: Age 14-15
Sliver: Minhtu Nguyen
Young Artist Category A: Age 16-17
Sliver: Chuqiao Wang
2024 Finalists – Southwest San Francisco Region
Young Artist Category Group B (Age 14-15)
Sliver: Bradley Cai,
Young Artist Category Group D (Age 10-11)
Gold: Ryan Liu
Sliver: Xiyue Chen,
Young Artist Category Group E (Age 8-9)
Gold: Owen Zhuang
Sliver: Layla Guan
Young Artist Category Group (Age F 6-7)
Gold: Hengyi Hao
Sliver: Evan Zhang, Sarah Li
2024 Finalists – Southeast Charlotte Region
Young Artist Category Group F (Age 6-7)
Gold：Dylan Han，Hank Yu
Young Artist Category Group E (Age 8-9)
Gold：Zoe Cai, Tianze Lu
Silver：Jason Kang，Melodi Liang
Young Artist Category Group D: Age 10-11
Gold：Te Du
Young Artist Category Group C: Age 12-13
Gold: Serena Cai, Kaitong Ma
Silver: Lillian Yang, Brandon Kil
Young Artist Category Group B: Age 14-15
Gold: Arturo Ayala, Angela (zinan) Yan
Silver: Chengfei Zhang
2024 Finalists – Southwest Los Angeles Region
Young Artist Category: Group F Age 6 – 7
Gold Award: CC Chu; Cynthia Liu; William Liu; Melinda Xu; Yanghouyu Zhou
Silver Award: Cameron Cun; Allie Gao; Camelia Sun; Jennifer Zhao
Young Artist Category: Group E Age 8 – 9
Gold Award: Alan Weilun Luo; Emma Luo
Silver Award: Molly Gan; Raven Ho; Schuyler Ho
Catherine Sun; Ivy Tang
Young Artist Category: Group D Age 10 – 11
Gold Award: Angela Lin; MingChun Ng; Yuchen Shan
Helen Wei; Olivia Zheng
Silver Award: Aaron Li; Nicole Luo; Elsa Vasey
Young Artist Category: Group C Age 12 – 13
Gold Award: Xiwen Cao; Benjamin Zhang; Zachary Zheng; Jarvis Zheng
Silver Award; Darren Wang
Young Artist Category: Group B Age 14 – 15
Gold Award: Yihan Hu; Chloe Qian; David Lin; Jeremy Lee
Silver Award: Edison Hsu
Young Artist Category: Group A Age 16 – 17
Gold Award: Mat Zhou
Professional Artist Category: Group C Age 10 – 13
Gold Award: Hillary Yao
Professional Artist Category: Group A Age 18 – 32
Gold Award: Haoyang Jiang
Chamber Music Category
Gold Award: Lance Shan, Yuchen Shan
2024 Finalists – Northeast Region
Young Artists Category Group F (age 6-7)
Gold: Jaden Wan Yue
Silver: Summer Li; Chloe Ru
Young Artists Category Group E (age 8-9)
Gold: Abigail Zhang
Silver: Tina Bai; Ethan Ru; Leonardo Letts
Young Artists Category Group D (age 10-11)
Gold: Grace Wang; Karen Tan
Silver: Olivia Wang
Young Artists Category Group B (age 14-15)
Gold: Henry Zhou; Rhea Fan
Silver: Xingyue Pan; Lean DeMarco; Monica Chen; Katarina Palmer
2024 Finalists – Online Division
Young Artists Category Group E (age 8-9)
Gold: Kyle Do, Lori-Ann Qiao, Emma Zhu
Silver: Ella Wang, Helena Muhan Qin
Young Artists Category Group D (age 10-11)
Gold: Henray Jiang
Silver: Lilian Guo
Young Artists Category Group B (age 14-15)
Gold: Ankita Datta, Ryleigh Renner
Silver: Joseph Bock
Young Artists Category Group B (age 16-17)
Gold: Karrissa Wong
Silver: Jiaxi Sun
Chamber Music Category – Adult Chamber Group
Silver: Rhapsody Trio
- Candidates who qualify for the IPPA Outstanding Pianist Showcase can proceed directly to the semifinal round
- Candidates who made to the 2023 final round are qualified to proceed directly to the semifinal round
- Every participant in preliminary round will receive digital certificate and comments from the judge.
- Collegiate students (piano performance major) are exempt from the preliminary round and apply directly to the national round.
- As long as the candidate is a US resident, they can participate in any location.
- Preliminary round judges
- Application fees are not refundable.
- Repertoire: Please check out the general information page.
- Questions? Feel free to reach out support@ippa.cc( US Headquarters) or Check out your own regional info.
Preliminary Round Application Fee：$36 USD
National Round Application Fee: $90 USD for Young Artist Category
$100 USD for Professionals Artists Category and Chamber Music Category
$70 For Online National Round
Midwest Region: (Springfield, MO)
Preliminary Round Application Deadline:
February 1st, 2024 (11:59pm, CT)
National Round Application Deadline:
February 7th, 2024 (11:59pm, CT)
Competition Day:
February 24th, 2024
Location:
C Minor Recital Hall, Missouri State University
901 S National Ave Springfield, MO 65897
Regional Director: Dr. Hye-Jung Hong
Questions? Email: us.midwest@ippa.cc
Southwest Region: (San Diego, CA)
Preliminary Round Application Deadline:
March 15th, 2024 (11:59pm, PT)
National Round Application Deadline:
March 30th, 2024 (11:59pm, PT)
Competition Day:
April 6th, 2024
Location:
San Diego Steinway Gallery
9222 Miramar Rd, San Diego, CA 92126
Regional Director: Zishan Ding
Questions? Email: us.southwest.san.diego@ippa.cc
Southwest Region: (San Francisco, CA)
Preliminary Round Application Deadline:
March 25th, 2024 (11:59pm, PT)
National Round Application Deadline:
April 8th, 2024 (11:59pm, PT)
Competition Day:
April 15th, 2024
Location:
Steinway & Sons Piano Gallery (Los Altos)
Regional Director: Zishan Ding
Questions? Email: us.southwest.san.diego@ippa.cc
Southwest Region: (Los Angeles, CA)
Preliminary Round Application Deadline:
March 30th, 2024 (11:59pm, PT)
National Round Application Deadline:
April 15th, 2024 (11:59pm, PT)
Competition Day:
April 27th, 2024
Location:
Steinway Piano Gallery，150 E Colorado Blvd #101, Pasadena, CA 91105
Regional Director: Jiaxian Li
Questions? Email: us.southwest.los.angeles@ippa.cc
Southeast Region: (Charlotte, NC)
Preliminary Round Application Deadline:
April 1st, 2024 (11:59pm, ET)
National Round Application Deadline:
April 9th, 2024 (11:59pm, ET)
Competition Day:
April 14th, 2024
Location:
Steinway Piano Gallery Charlotte
7030 Smith Corners Blvd #A, Charlotte, NC
Regional Director: Fan Yang
Questions? Email: fan.clt@ippa.cc
Northeast Region: (New Haven, CT)
Preliminary Round Application Deadline:
April 15th, 2024 (11:59pm, ET)
National Round Application Deadline:
April 25th, 2024 (11:59pm, ET)
Competition Day:
May 4th-5th, 2024
Location:
Faust Harrison Pianos
322 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06825
Regional Director: Linda Franklin-Biggs
Questions? Email: ippacompetitions@gmail.com
US Online Division
Preliminary Round Application Deadline:
March 30th, 2024 (11:59pm, CT)
National Round Application Deadline:
May 20th, 2024 (11:59pm, CT)
Online Division is for those who can’t participate in the in-person national round. Qualified winners can choose to participate in the final round either in-person or online.
Questions? Email: support@ippa.cc
Rating System and Awards (National Round)
Gold Prize Winner: Score above 96, crystal medal, certificate and detailed comments from the judges.
Silver Prize Winner: Score between 92-95, crystal medal, certificate and detailed comments from the judges.
Bronze Prize Winner: Score between 88-91, crystal medal, certificate and detailed comments from the judges.
Honorable Mention: Score between 83-87, certificate and detailed comments from the judges.
Participation: Score below 82, certificate and detailed comments from the judges.
* Only Gold prize winner and Silver prize winners are qualified for the International level (Final Round) competition.
* Gold Prize Winners will receive IPPA Conero festival scholarship to participate the festival in Italy (August 1st to 10th, 2024).
* Outstanding performers will receive Scholarship to participate the masterclass sessions in 2024 IPPA Pedagogy Conference ( July 7-9th )
* Online National Round Competition candidate will receive digital certificate, comments. Gold prize winners will receive $500 for 2024 IPPA Conero festival scholarship.
International Final Round Competition
In-person Final Round Competition: July 6th to 7th, 2024
Location: Swarthout Recital Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS United States
Online Final Round Competition: June 20th to 30th, 2024
For finalists who participate virtually, the IPPA Conero team will schedule a performance time with them. Available times will fall between June 20th -30th. No pre-recording allowed, it will be a live performance.
In Person Final Round Application fee: 150 USD for Young Artist Category
180 USD for Professional Artist Category and Chamber Music Category
Online Application Fee: 100 USD
Past US Division Competition Gallery
