2014

2014. Washington International Piano Festival

Participants

Reka Abraham (Hungary), Brian Billion (SD, USA), Joon Bang (MD, USA), Erika Bainbridge (MD, USA), Andrea Chen (MD, USA), Stacey Chen (CA, USA), Yejin Choi (South Korea), Mayu Hanihara (Japan), Hannah Hua (MD, USA), Adrienne Johnson (USA), Yoonhee Jung (South Korea), Mai Kawashima (Japan), Eun Ju Kim (South Korea), Namhee Kim (South Korea), Seo-Hyun Kim (South Korea), Marina Kobayashi (Japan), Hye-Kyung Lee (South Korea), Kwang Hoon Lee (South Korea), Chen Liang (China), Peter Moll (VA, USA), Ayumi Muramoto (Japan), Ayaka Oishi (Japan) Kukhee Pak (South Korea), Juhee Park (South Korea), Leo Saraf (MD, USA), Sarah Schiffgens (MD, USA), Juncheng Shen (MD, USA), Kangting Sun (China), Nicholas Tagab (WA, USA), Yuki Tomi (Japan), Huihong Wang (China), Huiwei Wen (China), Qi Ying Wang (China), Yan Xie (China), Hana Yoo (South Korea), Zixi Yu (China)

Faculty

Nikita Fitenko (Co-Director), Ivo Kaltchev (Co-Director), Douglas Humpherys (USA), Xun Pan (China), Hae-Young Kim (South Korea), Atsuko Okada (Japan), Kevin Robert Orr (USA), Ralitza Patcheva (Bulgaria/USA)

 Concert Series

  • John O’Conor, Santiago Rodriguez, Ralitza Patcheva, Chongxiao Liu and Wei Gong Piano Duo, Yoshio Hamano
  • WIPF Selected Participants’ Concert at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage
  • Prizewinners of the 2014 International Young Artists Piano Competition
  • Winners of the 2014 Lancaster International Piano Festival Romantic Music Competition
  • Winners of the 1st Catholic University of America Piano Compeititon
  • Prizewinners from the private piano studio of Irene Orlov

 Masterclasses

  • John O’Conor
  • Douglas Humpherys
  • Santiago Rodriguez

The 1st Catholic University of America Piano Competition

  • 1st Prize: Brian Billion (SD, USA)
  • 2nd Prize: Kwang Hoon Lee (South Korea) and Juncheng Shen (MD, USA)
  • 3rd Prize: Mayu Hanihara (Japan)
  • Honorable Mention: Yuki Tomi (Japan) and Stacey Chen (CA, USA)