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

12/10/2025
We know the names of the pianists who have qualified for third stage

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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