wipac 2026

August 5–9, 2026 · washington, d.c. · schedule subject to change

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results

semifinalists

William Bloomquist, Illya Bunyakin, Jim Chou, Cate Doss, Simon Finlow, Phil Hosford, Reiko Osawa, Jonathan Shih, Max Sung, Kotomi Suzuki, Cheuk Hin Ivan Wong, Yuchao Zhou

finalists

Cheuk Hin Ivan Wong, William Bloomquist, Jonathan Shih, Phil Hosford, Illya Bunyakin, Jim Chou

final standings

special awards

best performance of bach composition — Reiko Osawa

best performance of beethoven composition — Phil Hosford

best performance of a chopin work — Jim Chou

best performance of a rachmaninoff work — Yuchao Zhou

best performance of latin american composer — Yoko Taruki

best performance of baroque period — Jonathan Shih

best performance of classical period — Illya Bunyakin

best performance of romantic period — Cate Doss

best performance of contemporary period — Jonathan Shih

most imaginative programming — William Bloomquist

audience award — Jim Chou

press award — Phil Hosford

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Wednesday, August 51

9:30 PM

Welcome reception — Fraser Mansion, 1701 20th St NW · recital by David Witten

Thursday, August 614

2:00 PM

Preliminary round, first set — 16th & P Sts NW (2nd floor)

2:10 PM

Una Stroda

preliminary · Theologian · Chicago, IL, USA (Latvia)

program

Rihards Dubra: Etude in C major

Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat major, S. 541

Scriabin: Etude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8 No. 12

2:35 PM

William Bloomquist

preliminary · Pastor · Riva, Maryland, USA

program

J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D major, from WTC Book II

Granados: Allegro de concierto

2:55 PM

David Caldine

preliminary · Software Engineer · Fairfax, Virginia, USA

program

J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, from WTC Book II

Moszkowski: Caprice espagnol, Op. 37

3:20 PM

Erika Bainbridge

preliminary · Historian · Washington, USA (Tokyo, Japan)

program

Handel: Keyboard Suite No. 7, HWV 432: Passacaglia

Adolph Gutmann: Nocturne, Op. 8 No. 1

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 10 No. 3: Largo e mesto

3:45 PM

Lunch break (until 1:30 PM)

5:40 PM

Judy Darst

preliminary · Retired, equestrian · Bend, Oregon, USA

program

Schubert: Andante, D. 664

Beethoven: Bagatelle Op. 126 No. 5

Chopin: Mazurka Op. 67 No. 4
: Mazurka Op. 24 No. 1
: Prelude No. 9 in E major

6:05 PM

Illya Bunyakin

preliminary · Software Engineering Manager · Monrovia, Maryland, USA (Donetsk, Ukraine)

program

Medtner: Sonata Reminiscenza, Op. 38 No. 1

6:30 PM

Jonathan Shih

preliminary · Product Designer · Seattle, WA, 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

6:50 PM

Paul Doerrfeld

preliminary · Retired Manufacturing Manager · Algonquin, Illinois, USA

program

Schubert: Impromptu in F minor, Op. 142 No. 1

Chopin: Prelude in F-sharp minor, Op. 28 No. 8
: Waltz in E minor, Op. posth.

7:15 PM

Mid-afternoon break

7:30 PM

Phil Hosford

preliminary · Gaithersburg, MD, USA

program

Scarlatti: Sonata in E major, K. 380
: Sonata in D major, K. 96

Brahms: Capriccio in B minor, Op. 76 No. 2
: Intermezzo in E-flat minor, Op. 118 No. 6

7:50 PM

Reiko Osawa

preliminary · Homemaker · Itami, Hyogo, Japan

program

J.S. Bach: Toccata in D minor, BWV 913

8:15 PM

Hideya Suzuki

preliminary · R&D Chemistry Researcher · Chiba City, Japan

program

Debussy: Préludes, Book I
No. 2, Voiles
No. 3, Le vent dans la plaine
No. 4, Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir
No. 7, Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest

Friday, August 715

2:15 PM

Preliminary round, second set — 16th & P Sts NW (2nd floor)

2:30 PM

Yoko Taruki

preliminary · Kindergarten Teacher · Yokohama, Japan

program

J.S. Bach: Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825

Manuel Ponce: Intermezzo No. 1

2:55 PM

Kotomi Suzuki

preliminary · Housewife · Chiba City, Japan

program

Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Nos. 7 & 8

Kapustin: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 39
IV

3:20 PM

Yuki Kitayama

preliminary · Data Scientist · San Francisco, CA, USA

program

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, “Pathétique”
II. Adagio cantabile

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

3:40 PM

Lunch break (until 1:25 PM)

5:30 PM

Cate Doss

preliminary · Pianist · Manassas, VA, USA

program

Grażyna Bacewicz: Sonata No. 2 (1953)
I. Maestoso — Agitato
II. Largo
III. Toccata. Vivo

5:55 PM

Vincent Phillips

preliminary · Retired Anesthesiologist · Charlotte, NC, USA

program

Haydn: Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:52
I. Allegro

Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca

Chopin: Etude in C minor, Op. 25 No. 12

6:20 PM

Cheuk Hin Ivan Wong

preliminary · Engineering Manager · Richmond, BC, Canada

program

J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in B major, BWV 892

Rachmaninoff: Etude-tableau in E-flat minor, Op. 39 No. 5
: Etude-tableau in E-flat major, Op. 33 No. 7

6:45 PM

Mid-afternoon break (until 3:05 PM)

7:10 PM

Max Sung

preliminary · Physician · New York, NY, USA

program

J.S. Bach: Toccata in E minor, BWV 914

Ravel: Oiseaux tristes, from Miroirs

Liszt: Waldesrauschen
: Gnomenreigen

7:35 PM

Jim Chou

preliminary · Physician · New York, NY, USA

program

Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit: I. Ondine

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

7:50 PM

Yuchao Zhou

preliminary · Software Engineer · Redwood City, CA, USA

program

Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D major, Op. 23 No. 4
: Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5

Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47

8:15 PM

Simon Finlow

preliminary · Retired Database Engineer · Washington, DC, USA

program

Mozart: Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Rondo: Allegretto

Brahms: Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2

8:30 PM

Jury deliberation & semifinalists announcement

9:30 PM

Cocktail reception

Saturday, August 812

5:15 PM

Phil Hosford

semifinal · Gaithersburg, MD, USA

program

Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G major, Op. 32 No. 5
: Prelude in B minor, Op. 32 No. 10

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

Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
I. Ondine

5:35 PM

Cate Doss

semifinal · Pianist · Manassas, VA, USA

program

Szymanowski: Mazurka Op. 50 No. 1

Brahms: Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2

Nurit Tilles: Raw Silk (a rag)

Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47

6:00 PM

Reiko Osawa

semifinal · Homemaker · Itami, Hyogo, Japan

program

Akio Yashiro: Sonate pour piano: I

Mozart: Fantasia No. 3 in D minor, K. 397

Gershwin: Three Preludes

6:25 PM

Simon Finlow

semifinal · Retired Database Engineer · Washington, DC, USA

program

Elgar: “Nimrod” from Enigma Variations, arr. Percy Aldridge Grainger

Granados: Quejas, o la maja y el ruiseñor, from Goyescas
: Allegro de concierto in C-sharp major, Op. 46

Orlando Gibbons: Pavan & Galliard, “Lord Salisbury”

Liszt: Vallée d’Obermann, from Années de pèlerinage: Première année

6:55 PM

Yuchao Zhou

semifinal · Software Engineer · Redwood City, CA, USA

program

Beethoven: Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3
I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio

Liszt: Transcendental Étude No. 10 in F minor, S. 139

7:20 PM

Max Sung

semifinal · Physician · New York, NY, USA

program

Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

7:40 PM

Jim Chou

semifinal · Physician · New York, NY, USA

program

J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849, from WTC Book I

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

Liszt: Rigoletto: Concert Paraphrase

8:05 PM

Jonathan Shih

semifinal · Product Designer · Seattle, WA, USA

program

N. Boulanger: Vers la vie nouvelle

Haydn: Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI:23
I. Allegro

Chasins: Prelude in E-flat minor, Op. 12 No. 2

Dutilleux: Piano Sonata, Op. 1
III. Choral et variations

8:40 PM

Illya Bunyakin

semifinal · Software Engineering Manager · Monrovia, Maryland, USA (Donetsk, Ukraine)

program

Beethoven: Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen