Announcing the Winners!

Written on October 26, 2020. Posted in All, Music, News.

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The 2020 Kirov International Junior E-Piano Competition took place from August 24 through October 24. Finalists selected from the Junior Division (up to age 13) and the Young Artist Division (ages 14–17) competed remotely — via Spirio — from cities around the world straight to the live jury panel in Washington, DC.

Announcement of the winners of the 2020 Kirov International Junior E-Piano Competition

Junior Division

First Prize: Momone Shiraishi (12)

Second Prize: Matthew Chang (11)

Third Prize: Hyo Lee (13)

Honorable Mention: Victoria Han (9)

Honorable Mention: Eunseo Yoo (12)

Honorable Mention: Jungmin Kim (12)

Young Artist Division

First Prize: Yunsun Shin (14)

Second Prize: Elizabeth Zhang (16)

Third Prize: Edward Zhang (17)

Honorable Mention: Heesun Moon (16)

Honorable Mention: Jinyoung Park (16)

Honorable Mention: Olivia Yang (16)

Raymond T. Jackson Scholarship Prize

Damien Mackel Jr(15)

First, Second, and Third Prize winners will perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. in 2021 and are invited as scholarship participants to the 2021 Kirov International Music Festival. Laureates will also participate in masterclasses with internationally renowned artists.

The First Prize Winner from each division will receive a Steinway Young Artist Grant by Steinway Piano Gallery – Washington D.C. and the Cosmos Cooperation in Seoul. They will be invited to perform at the Embassy Concert Series in Washington D.C.

Join us for the Live Premiere of the 2020 Kirov International Junior E-Piano Competition Final Round, followed by the Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Nov 7th, starting at 10:00 a.m. EST.

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