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We know the names of the pianists who have qualified for third stage

12/10/2025

The jury of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, chaired by Garrick Ohlsson, admitted the following 20 pianists to the third stage, listed below in alphabetical order:

1. Piotr Alexewicz, Poland
2. Kevin Chen, Canada
3. Yang (Jack) Gao, China
4. Eric Guo, Canada
5. David Khrikuli, Georgia
6. Shiori Kuwahara, Japan
7. Hyo Lee, South Korea
8. Hyuk Lee, South Korea
9. Tianyou Li, China
10. Xiaoxuan Li, China
11. Eric Lu, USA
12. Tianyao Lyu, China
13. Vincent Ong, Malaysia
14. Piotr Pawlak, Poland
15. Yehuda Prokopowicz, Poland
16. Miyu Shindo, Japan
17. Tomoharu Ushida, Japan
18. Zitong Wang, China
19. Yifan Wu, China
20. William Yang, USA

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    1/16/2026

    Zitong Wang – laureate of the Third prize at the 2025 Chopin Competition, on CDs released by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute

    The fonographic Blue Series is enriched with a second album (after CD of Eric Lu), documenting the most interesting events of the 2025 Competition.

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    11/17/2025

    Eric Lu’ concerts in South Korea

    Eric Lu splits the European and Asian legs of his international tour with two weekend recitals – on November 15 and 16 – in the United States: in Cupertino, California, for the Steinway Society, and in Portland, Oregon, for Portland Piano International.

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