Participants

Hyebin Ahn (South Korea), Chen, Andrea (MD, USA). Keyu Chen (China), Benedetta Conte (Italy), Ye Ding (China), Brendon Harper (MD, USA), Subin Hwang (South Korea), Hyunjeong Jeon (VA, USA), JinSeon Lee (South Korea), Yangguang Li (China), Ruiqing Liu (China), Xuan Liu(China), Jaeha Kim(South Korea), Mikyeong Kim (South Korea), Yea Seul Kim (NJ, USA), Shishi Pan (China), Clarke Peacock (MD, USA), Sophia Pileggi (Washington, DC, USA), Jialin Song (China), Eu Shien Ian Teh (Malaysia), Haoyang Wang (MD, USA), Laehyung Woo (South Korea), Yifu Xu (China), Haeun Yim (Korea), Allison Yu (Potomac, MD), Yanyu Zhou (China)

Faculty

Nikita Fitenko (Co-Director), Ivo Kaltchev (Co-Director), Yuri Didenko (Russia), Diana Didenko (Ukraine), Hae-Young Kim (South Korea), Seok-Rahn Kwon (South Korea), Chongxiao Liu (China), Francesco Mirabella (Italy), Xun Pan (China)

 Concert Series

• Didenko Piano Duo, Alexander Kobrin, Alexander Korsantia, Seok-Rahn Kwon, Francesco Mirabella, Duo Turgeon
• WIPF Selected Participants’ Concert at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage
• Prizewinners of the 2017 International Young Artists Piano Competition
• Winners of the 2017 Lancaster International Piano Festival Music Competition
• Winners of the 2017 Young Musicians Inspiring Change Competition
• Winners of the 4th Catholic University of America Piano Competition

 Masterclasses

• Alexander Kobrin
• Alexander Korsantia
• Yuri Didenko
• Round Table Discussion: “Career Options for Pianists in the 21st Century”
  

The 4th Catholic University of America Piano Competition

Winners in the College/Professional Category

• 1st Prize: Sophia Pileggi (USA)
• 2nd Prize: Laehyung Woo (South Korea)
• 3rd Prize: Yea Seul Kim (South Korea) and Benedetta Conte (Italy)
• Honorable mention: Hyebin Ahn (South Korea)

Winners in the Pre-College Category

• 1st Prize: Ian Teh (Malaysia)
• 2nd Prize: Yifu Xu (China) and Allison Yu (USA)
• 3rd Prize: Andrea Chen (USA)
• Honorable mention: Jinlin Song (China)