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May 28–31, 2026 · pickman hall, longy school of music — cambridge, ma

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Thursday, May 2823

1:00 PM

Masterclass with Roberto Poli

4:15 PM

Minnie Ho

silver · preliminary · California, USA

program

Haydn: Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:49
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Adagio cantabile

Prokofiev: Étude No. 2, Op. 2

4:30 PM

Tianyi Huang

silver · preliminary · Massachusetts, USA

program

Schubert: Impromptu in E-flat Major, Op. 90 No. 2

Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

4:45 PM

Stephan Ware

silver · preliminary · Oregon, USA

program

Chopin: Étude in A-flat Major, Op. 25 No. 1

Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D major, Op. 23 No. 4

Liebermann: Gargoyles, Op. 29: I. Presto

5:00 PM

Wendy Wang

silver · preliminary · Washington, USA

program

Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
I. Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo

Wang: The Dark Blue Flower

Rachmaninoff: Moments Musicaux No. 4 in E minor, Op. 16

5:15 PM

Wei Ling Wang

silver · preliminary · Texas, USA

program

Scarlatti: Sonata in D Minor, K. 213

Mozart: Sonata in A minor, K. 310
I. Allegro maestoso

Chopin: Waltz in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2

5:30 PM

Maryam Farshadfar

silver · preliminary · California, USA

program

Vaqif Mustafazadeh: Düşüncə

Rachmaninoff: Étude-Tableau in E-flat minor, Op. 39 No. 5

5:45 PM

Kim Chen

silver · preliminary · Oregon, USA

program

Bach: Italian Concerto, BWV 971
I. Allegro

Beethoven: Rondo in C Major, Op. 51 No. 1

Tchaikovsky: June Barcarolle, Op. 37a

6:00 PM

Break

6:30 PM

Rosalind Mohnsen

silver · preliminary · Massachusetts, USA

program

Scarlatti: Sonata in E Major, K. 380

Scriabin: Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2 No. 1

Saint-Saëns: Allegro appassionato, Op. 70a

6:45 PM

Kenny Kurtzman

silver · preliminary · Texas, USA

program

Bach: Partita No. 5 in G major

7:00 PM

Jia Luo

silver · preliminary · Canada

program

Liszt: Transcendental Étude No. 12 in B-flat minor, "Chasse-neige"

Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

7:15 PM

Alex Ji

silver · preliminary · Massachusetts, USA

program

Bach: Italian Concerto, BWV 971
I. Allegro

Debussy: Images I
I. Reflets dans l'eau

Prokofiev: Suggestion Diabolique, Op. 4 No. 4

7:30 PM

Wen-Yee Ho

silver · preliminary · Massachusetts, USA

program

Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2

Rachmaninoff: Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 2

Chopin: Mazurka in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2
: Mazurka in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4

Lyadov: Prelude in D-flat Major, Op. 57 No. 1

7:45 PM

Jan Keith

silver · preliminary · Germany

program

Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K. 475

8:00 PM

Brian McCorkle

silver · preliminary · Massachusetts, USA

program

Bach: English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806
I. Prélude

Bonis: Desdémona, Op. 101

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75
III. Clair de lune

8:15 PM

Vivian Ku

silver · preliminary · Michigan, USA

program

Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 Pathétique
I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio

Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22
I. Lentamente
XI. Con vivacità

Chopin: Nocturne in F-sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2

9:00 PM

Suo Lee

gold · preliminary · Massachusetts, USA

program

Bach: Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860

Messiaen: Le baiser de l'Enfant-Jésus

9:15 PM

Jonathan Shih

gold · preliminary · Washington, USA

program

Bach-Siloti: Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a

Clementi: Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 5
I. Allegro con espressione

Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82
IV. Vivace

9:30 PM

Heidi Alina

gold · preliminary · Colorado, USA

program

Beethoven: Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest"
I. Largo – Allegro

Chasins: Three Chinese Pieces, Op. 5
I. A Shanghai Tragedy
II. Flirtation in a Chinese Garden
III. Rush Hour in Hong Kong

9:45 PM

Carl Di Casoli

gold · preliminary · Massachusetts, USA

program

Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31

Haydn: Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:49
I. Allegro

10:00 PM

Chia Ying Lee

gold · preliminary · Massachusetts, USA

program

Gubaidulina: Chaconne

Scarlatti: Sonata in B minor, K. 87

10:15 PM

Mark Cannon

gold · preliminary · New York, USA

program

Bernstein: The Madonna

Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 903

Friday, May 2924

1:00 PM

Masterclass with Sergey Schepkin

4:15 PM

Andrew Throdahl

gold · preliminary · New York, USA

program

Haydn: Capriccio in C major, Hob.XVII:4

Scriabin: Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30

4:30 PM

Leonard Donadio

gold · preliminary · Colorado, USA

program

Debussy: Estampes, L. 100
I. Pagodes
II. La soirée dans Grenade
III. Jardins sous la pluie

Chopin: Etude in G-flat major, Op. 10 No. 5

4:45 PM

Yun Liang

gold · preliminary · Michigan, USA

program

Poulenc: Nocturnes, FP 56
III. Les cloches de Malines
IV. Bal fantôme
V. Phalènes

Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, Première année: Suisse, S. 160
I. Les cloches de Genève

5:00 PM

Mike Ring

gold · preliminary · Massachusetts, USA

program

Ravel: Sonatine, M. 40

Chopin: Etude in F minor, Op. 25 No. 2

5:15 PM

Jim Chou

gold · preliminary · Massachusetts, USA

program

Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
I. Ondine

Prokofiev: Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28

5:30 PM

David Lee

gold · preliminary · California, USA

program

Messiaen: Île de feu I

Gershwin: Embraceable You

Wagner-Liszt: Liebestod

5:45 PM

Shi Chen

gold · preliminary · Massachusetts, USA

program

Couperin: Les barricades mystérieuses

Fauré: Barcarolle, Op. 26 No. 1

Suesse: American Nocturne

6:00 PM

Break

6:30 PM

Rebecca Zhang

gold · preliminary · New York, USA

program

Haydn: Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI:34
I. Presto

Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, Venezia e Napoli, S. 162
III. Tarantella

6:45 PM

Yoko Taruki

gold · preliminary · Japan

program

Schubert: Sonata in A major, D 664
I. Allegro moderato

Ravel: Jeux d'eau, M. 30

7:00 PM

Daniel Matus

gold · preliminary · Colorado, USA

program

Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année: Italie, S. 161
I. Sposalizio

Chopin: Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62 No. 2

7:15 PM

Nathalie Bounhoure

gold · preliminary · France

program

Bach: English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
I. Prelude

Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

7:30 PM

Diana Cusano

gold · preliminary · Kentucky, USA

program

Chaminade: Pieces Humoristiques, Op. 87: IV. Autrefois

Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20

7:45 PM

Jim Lees

gold · preliminary · Tennessee, USA

program

Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28
III. Pas de deux
IV. Two-Step
V. Hesitation-Tango

8:00 PM

Carl Rosser

gold · preliminary · Washington, USA

program

Schumann: Romance, Op. 28 No. 2

Mozart: Rondo in A minor, K. 511

8:15 PM

Break

8:45 PM

Sing Palat

gold · preliminary · Colorado, USA

program

Ma: A Sketch of the Rainy Harbor
I. Rain
II. Harbour Views in Rainy Nights
III. The Girl who Picks Seashells

Debussy: L'isle joyeuse

9:00 PM

Alexander Stabile

gold · preliminary · California, USA

program

Debussy: Images I
I. Reflets dans l'eau

Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1
IV. Allegro con fuoco

9:15 PM

Max Sung

gold · preliminary · New York, USA

program

Bach: Toccata in E minor, BWV 914

Ravel: Miroirs
II. Oiseaux tristes

Liszt: Two Concert Études, S. 145
Waldesrauschen
Gnomenreigen

9:30 PM

Yuchao Zhou

gold · preliminary · California, USA

program

Bartok: Suite, Op. 14

Prokofiev: Montagues and Capulets, Op. 75 No. 6

9:45 PM

Yuka Otohata

gold · preliminary · New York, USA

Program book is erroneous -- will update once received

10:00 PM

James Tandy

gold · preliminary · Australia

program

Scriabin: Prelude in B-flat minor, Op. 37 No. 1
: Etude in B major, Op. 8 No. 4
: Etude in F-sharp minor, Op. 8 No. 2
: Étude in A-flat major, Op. 8 No. 9
: Guirlandes, Op. 73 No. 1
: Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 42 No. 5

10:15 PM

Chris Kokkinos

gold · preliminary · Massachusetts, USA

program

Bach-Tharaud: Sicilienne from Concerto, BWV 596

Schumann: Arabesque in C Major, Op. 18

Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 12, Revolutionary

Saturday, May 3024

1:30 PM

Piano Festival

free admission

3:45 PM

Jury feedback

5:00 PM

Silver finals block

5:15 PM

silver final

5:30 PM

silver final

5:45 PM

silver final

6:00 PM

silver final

6:15 PM

silver final

6:30 PM

silver final

6:45 PM

Break

7:15 PM

Gold semifinals block

7:30 PM

semifinal

7:45 PM

semifinal

8:00 PM

semifinal

8:15 PM

semifinal

8:30 PM

semifinal

8:45 PM

semifinal

9:00 PM

semifinal

9:15 PM

semifinal

9:30 PM

semifinal

9:45 PM

semifinal

10:00 PM

semifinal

10:15 PM

semifinal

10:30 PM

semifinal

Sunday, May 319

1:00 PM

Piano Marathon

free admission

4:00 PM

2024 Winner Recital — Jeff Li

free admission

program

Sibelius: Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1 (arr. piano)

Bach: Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother, BWV 992
Arioso: Adagio — Friends gather and try to dissuade him from departing
Andante — They picture the dangers which may befall him
Adagiosissimo — The friends’ lament
Andante con moto — Since he cannot be dissuaded, they say farewell
Allegro poco — Aria of the Postilion
Fugue in imitation of the Postilion’s horn

Chopin: Nocturne in F-sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2
: Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Lament (1999)

Arno Babadjanian: Poem (1966)

Paul McCartney: Blackbird (1968) — arr. Hiromi Uehara

5:30 PM

Jury feedback

6:45 PM

Gold finals block

7:15 PM

gold final

7:45 PM

gold final

8:45 PM

gold final

9:15 PM

gold final

9:45 PM

Awards ceremony & banquet