2015

2015. Washington International Piano Festival

Participants

Reka Abraham (Hungary), Xiao He Bai (China), Brian Billion (SD, USA), Cassandra Branson (MD, USA), Clarissa Branson (MD, USA), Anyi Cai (China), Robin Friedman (Washington, DC, USA), Jonathan Garner (MD, USA), Yoshio Hamano (Japan), Yingting Hao (China), Sera Han (South Korea), Jie Wei Hu (China), Subin Hwang (South Korea),
HyunJeong Jeon (South Korea), Shoko Kiyohara (VA, USA), Daniel Kuehler (MO, USA), Min Wook Lee (South Korea), Jacob Levin (MD, USA), Hui Xian Li (China), Wei Chen Li (China), Xiang Li (China), Xin Li (China), Rui Jiang Liang (China), Nan Jia Lin (China), Zhe Liu (China), Qian Xiang Ma (China), Akiko Maeda (Japan), Kanae Maeda (Japan), Kazuhiro Maeda (Japan), Peter Moll (VA, USA), Kai Oishi (VA, USA), Geraldine Shimobukuro (OR, USA), HaiJin Shin (South Korea), Yong Fei Tan (China), Elisa Tomellini (Italy), Huang Tong (China), Xin Yu Tong (China), Hanfei Tu (China), Clinton Velman (IL, USA), Xiaohong Wang (China), Zhisheng Wang (China), Chris Wu (PA, USA),
Xiao Hui Wu (China), Evan Xue (MD, USA), Jingjing Zhang (China), Ruobing Zhang (NJ, USA), Xiaolin Zhang (U.A.E.)

Faculty

Nikita Fitenko (Co-Director), Ivo Kaltchev (Co-Director), Antonio Di Cristofano (Italy), Hae-Young Kim (South Korea), Songwen Li (China), Lingshuai Meng (China), Edvinas Minkstimas (Lithuania/USA), Milena Mollova (Bulgaria), Xun Pan (China), Alexander Tutunov (Belarus/USA).

 Concert Series

  • Alexander Kobrin, Peter Frankl, Antonio DiCristofano, Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung Piano Duo
  • 2015 WIPF Faculty Showcase Concert
  • WIPF Selected Participants’ Concert at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage
  • Prizewinners of the 2015 International Young Artists Piano Competition
  • Winners of the 2015 Lancaster International Piano Festival Romantic Music Competition
  • Winners of the 2nd Catholic University of America Piano Compeititon
  • Prizewinners from the private piano studio of Dmitri Nazarenko

 Masterclasses

  • Peter Frankl,
  • Antonio DiCristofano
  • Milena Mollova
  • Round Table Discussion: “The Russian Piano School: Past, Present, and Future”

The 2nd Catholic University of America Piano Competition

Winners in the College/Professional Category

  • 1st Prize: Yoshio Hamano (Japan)
  • 2nd Prize: Daniel Kuehler (MO, USA)
  • 3rd Prize: Elisa Tomellini (Italy)
  • Honorable Mention: Min Wook Lee (South Korea)

Winners in the Junior Category

  • 1st Prize: Ruobing Zhang (NJ, USA)
  • 2nd Prize: Kanae Maeda (Japan)
  • 3rd Prize: Zhisheng Wang (China) and Xiaolin Zhang (U.A.E.)