Fifth International Chopin Youth Competition

November 17-18, 2007
St. Thomas University

Final Round Results

Elementary Category

Medalists

  • Lewis Warren, Jr., Gold Medal
  • Cher Liu, Silver Medal
  • Troy Marasigan, Silver Medal
  • Alexander Whatley, Silver Medal
  • Kaede Uesugi, Bronze Medal
  • Jason Tan, Bronze Medal

    Special Awards

  • Lewis Warren, Jr., Best Nocturne
  • Jason Tan, Best Polonaise
  • Barbara Sun, Best Mazurka

    Honorable Mention

  • Shehla Syed
  • Denise Kwong
  • Barbara Sun

    Junior Category

    Medalists

  • Joey Sliepka, Gold Medal
  • Gordon Kwong, Silver Medal
  • Sasha Rasmussen, Bronze Medal
  • Ellen Zhou, Bronze Medal
  • Stephanie Tsai, Bronze Medal
  • Douglas Cheong, Bronze Medal

    Special Awards

  • Joey Sliepka, Best Mazurka
  • Gordon Kwong, Best Nocturne
  • Ellen Zhou, Best Polonaise

    Honorable Mention

  • Kevin Pallapati
  • Winston Wu
  • Sherry Zeng

    Senior Category

    Medalists

  • Dennis Mou, Gold Medal
  • Yang Xu, Gold Medal
  • Kaili Zhang, Gold Medal
  • Jeremy Yang, Gold Medal

    Special Awards

  • Dennis Mou, Jan Ekier Award for the Best Performance of the Most Difficult Piece
  • Jeremy Yang, Best Nocturne

    Honorable Mention

  • Danny Jan
  • Millie Shi
  • Alan Jaiyen

    Preliminary Round Results

    The preliminary round was judged by a panel of four musicians. Participants were viewed anonymously and each judge gave the participant a score. Teacher's of the participant were not allowed to rate their own students. Scores were averaged and the particpants were eliminated on the basis of this score.

    The semi-round final schedule will be as follows:

  • Junior division: Saturday, 8:30AM-4:00PM
  • Senior division: Saturday, 5:00PM-8:30PM
  • Elementary division: Sunday, 8:30AM-3:30PM
  • Final Round and Awards ceremony: Sunday, 5:00PM - 7:30PM

    The following participants have passed the preliminary round and will play in the semi- final round at the indicated times:

    Saturday

    Juniors

  • Christina Zhou, 8:30 AM
  • Eric Yu, 8:43 AM
  • JiaYing Han, 8:55 AM
  • Gordon Kwong, 9:07 AM
  • Shirley Xu, 9:25 AM
  • Viivi Jarvi, 9:36 AM
  • Megan Do, 9:49 AM
  • Kevin Pallapati, 10:02 AM
  • Sasha Rasmussen, 10:30 AM
  • Ellen Zhou, 10:44 AM
  • Amber Wang, 10:59 AM
  • Stephanie Tsai, 11:10 AM
  • Jonathan Xu, 11:28 AM
  • Winston Wu, 11:45 AM
  • Joey Sliepka, 1:30 PM
  • Vinson Li, 1:46 PM
  • Charles Wang, 2:00 PM
  • Sherry Zeng, 2:16 PM
  • Anurag Gupta, 2:29 PM
  • Kevin Yates, 2:41 PM
  • Alan Yang, 2:56 PM
  • Douglas Cheong, 3:07 PM
  • Teresa Cheong, 3:17 PM

    Seniors

  • Danny Jan, 5:00 PM
  • Millie Shi, 5:15 PM
  • Joana Pallapati, 5:32 PM
  • Hiromi Oka, 5:49 PM
  • Alan Jaiyen, 6:00 PM
  • X'ene Taylor, 6:11 PM
  • Dennis Mou, 6:27 PM
  • Yang Xu, 7:00 PM
  • Maria Sylte, 7:15 PM
  • Jeremy Yang, 7:31 PM
  • Kaili Zhang, 7:48 PM

    Sunday

    Elementary

  • YaYa Qu, 8:30 AM
  • Elizabeth Xu, 8:38 AM
  • Irena Wan, 8:48 AM
  • Clio Sun, 8:57 AM
  • Philip Chong, 9:08 AM
  • Jefferson Tsai, 9:18 AM
  • Cher Liu, 9:31 AM
  • David Pham, 9:44 AM
  • Shehla Syed, 9:55 AM
  • Kaede Uesugi, 10:07 AM
  • Troy Marasigan, 10:30 AM
  • Laura Hu, 10:42 AM
  • Denise Kwong, 10:54 AM
  • Kevin Zhang, 11:09 AM
  • Barbara Sun, 11:19 AM
  • Lindsey Li, 11:30 AM
  • Lucille Tang, 11:44 AM
  • Stephanie Marquez, 11:53 AM
  • Miho Horie, 1:30 PM
  • Melissa Lam, 1:42 PM
  • Steve Hsu, 1:54 PM
  • Jason Tan, 2:06 PM
  • Alexander Whatley, 2:17 PM
  • Caleb Chong, 2:28 PM
  • Lewis Warren, Jr., 2:37 PM
  • Elysia Gao, 2:48 PM

    Congratulations to our semi-finalists!

    Application Information

    General information and rules

    The Fifth International Chopin Youth Competition will take place Saturday and Sunday, November 17 and 18, 2007 at the Cullen Hall, University of St. Thomas. It is open to pre-college pianists.

    Owing to the popularity of our previous competitions, it will now be necessary for competitors to enter a Preliminary round prior to the main event by submitting a videotape or DVD of the complete performance. The student’s name should appear on the outside of the tape or DVD, but no titles or names should appear on the recording. Individual pieces may be recorded separately but no editing of individual pieces is allowed.

    All applications, recordings and fees must be received in our office by October 27, 2007 (please note: this is not a postmark date). A $50 fee must accompany each application, and should take the form of two checks: a non-refundable fee of $20 for the Preliminary Round and an additional $30 fee for the Semi-final round.

    Successful candidates will be promptly informed of their acceptance to the Semi-final round by letter or email. The results will also be published on our Website. We will return the $30 check along with a letter to all those not accepted to the Semi-final round.

    Make extra copies of the form for each participating student. Information on application forms must be typed or printed in block letters.

    The competitors will be judged by a panel of outstanding musicians. Written comments from the judges will be available following the competition.

    Gold medalists of previous competitions may not compete in the same age category. They may compete in another age category if of the appropriate age.

    Repertoire Requirements

    Contestants are required to perform a selection of one longer or several shorter compositions of Fryderyk Chopin of their choice up to the time limit in their respective age categories and, in addition, one Nocturne chosen from the list on the application form.

    There are three different age categories and time limits:

  • Elementary: K1 - 5 (DOB on or after 9/1/96) 6-minute limit plus one of these Nocturnes
    E minor, Op. Posth.
    C minor, Op. Posth.
    C-sharp minor, Op. Posth.
  • Junior: Grade 6 - 8 (DOB between 9/1/93 and 8/31/96) 8-minute limit plus one of these Nocturnes
    B-flat minor, Op. 9, No. 1
    F Major, Op. 15, No. 1
    D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
    B Major, Op. 32, No. 1
    F minor, Op. 55, No. 1
  • Senior: Grade 9 -12 (DOB between 9/1/89 and 8/31/93) 10-minute limit plus one of these Nocturnes
    C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1
    G Major, Op. 37, No. 2
    C minor, Op. 48, No. 1
    E-flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2
    E Major, Op. 62, No. 2

    Note that the required Nocturne does NOT count towards the time limit.

    If several smaller works are performed, they should be contrasting in either style or tempo. If a contestant wishes to perform one larger composition (such as a Ballade or Scherzo), which exceeds the time limit, he/she is allowed to play it along with the required Nocturne. These rules apply to all age groups.

    All works must be performed by memory. No changes or substitutions will be accepted. Please note only original versions will be accepted – no transcriptions, no arrangements!

    Awards

  • Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals in each category (Monetary Prizes for Gold Medalists)
  • Honorable Mentions as deserved
  • Special Prize for the best Nocturne in each category
  • Special Prize for the best Polonaise
  • Special Prize for the best Mazurka
  • Special Prize for the best among the youngest performers
  • Jan Ekier Award for the best performance of the most difficult work