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Awards Overview

Diplomas

This year the diplomas are awarded as per following criteria:

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Prize are ranked based on balanced evaluation of technical skills and music interpretation. The winners of 1st, 2nd, 3rd place have performed their pieces with good technique appropriate and expected in their age category. The awards were presented by judges based on their individual scoring concluded with further discussions. 1,2,3 prize winners qualify for the winners concert in their category (large or smaller stage adequate to the group and category). 4,5,6 prize winners qualify for the winners concert in their category upon further Jury’s approval.

The Best Performance of a Chopin Work Award is issued by the F. Chopin Society in Warsaw, Poland. It is important to note, this award is decided by Assembly of Judges of the competition not by the F. Chopin Society. It is presented to participants who balanced their technical skills and musical interpretation of the Chopin piece they played. Participants may have not played on as high technical level as the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize winners in their age category but stand out in their Chopin combined technique and musicality while performing the Chopin’s piece.

Chopin Avenue Awards for the Chopin Pieces – are presented to participants who balanced their technical skills and musical interpretation of the Chopin piece including Polonaize, Mazurka, Waltz, Nocturne, Ballad they played. Participants may have not played on as high technical level as the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Prize winners in their age category but stand out in their Chopin combined technique and musicality while performing the Chopin’s piece.

Chopin Avenue International Piano Competition 2026

Official Results

Chopin Best Performance Award

🏆 Chopin Best Performance Award

• Keiichiro Osumi — Japan
• Lina Elwood — USA / Japan
• Lucas Cai — Australia

Online Competition Awards

Junior Piano Solo Division

Group A

First Prize
Audrey Ma — USA / Canada

Second Prize
Barron Chun Ki Cheng — Hong Kong, China

Group B

First Prize
Markapat Promphan — Thailand

Group C

First Prize
Hsu Yu-Tung — Taiwan, China

Second Prize
Simone Chai — USA

Third Prize
Jaynalyn Siwarapornskul — Thailand

Group D

First Prize
Caden Chan — USA

Second Prize
Fumika Egi — Japan

Third Prize
Zedner Sutioso — Indonesia
Yiming Zheng — USA

Fourth Prize
Mako Urakawa — Japan

Fifth Prize
Patt Pita Tutanathorn — Thailand

Sixth Prize
Yichen Guo — USA

Group E

First Prize
Chae-A Song — South Korea

Second Prize
Ritchie Weis Xu — Australia

Third Prize
Irene Yu — USA

Fourth Prize
Hanbyeol Park — South Korea

Fifth Prize
Louie Eguchi — USA

Sixth Prize
Boyu Lin — USA

Group F

First Prize
Natchanok Chonlacoop — Thailand

Second Prize
Raymond Zhou — USA

Third Prize
Sean Kim — South Korea

Young Artist Piano Solo Division

Group G

Second Prize
Junichiro Tatsumi — Japan

Sixth Prize
Grace Sun — USA

Group H

First Prize
Haruma Mutou — Japan

Second Prize
Lucas Cai — Australia

Group I

First Prize
Keiichiro Osumi — Japan

Second Prize
Lina Elwood—USA/Japan

Third Prize
Shuyao Shi — China/UAE

Fifth Prize
Edouard Ferragu— France /USA/UK

Sixth Prize
Yilin Ella Gu— Australia

Group J

Sixth Prize
Haruto Kajita (梶田 陽士)— Japan

Professional Piano Solo Division

Group L

First Prize
Yuhe Lu— China

Third Prize
Yuki Tsukuda — Japan

Amateur Piano Solo Division

Group M1

First Prize
Sho Yanai— Japan

Group M2

First Prize
Yuki Tsukuda — Japan

Second Prize
Jan Novák—Czech Republic

Fifth Prize
Miho Sato— Japan

Group M3

Fifth Prize
Anita Wong— Hong Kong, China

Sixth Prize
Dominique Garnier— France

Junior Piano Duo Division

Group B

Second Prize
Audrey Ma, Madison Dai — USA/Canada, USA

Group F

Second Prize
Raymond Zhou, Yiming Zheng — USA

Junior Piano Concerto Division

Group A

Second Prize
Audrey Ma— USA/Canada

Group B

First Prize
Caden Chan— USA

Second Prize
Thanatcha Tara Tanompongphandh—Thailand

Third Prize
Yiming Zheng— USA

Fifth Prize
Calib Choi— USA

Group C

Second Prize
NATCHANOK CHONLACOOP—Thailand

Third Prize
Raymond Zhou— USA

Fifth Prize
Raven Ho— USA

Amateur Piano Concerto Division

Group M3

Sixth Prize
Yuki Iris Komatsu— Japan

Young Artist Piano Concerto Division

Group D

Second Prize
Junichiro Tatsumi—Japan

Third Prize
Ian Chan— Canada

Group E

First Prize
Lucas Cai—Australia

Third Prize
Serina Kobayashi— USA/Japan

Group F

First Prize
Rihito Yamada— Japan

Second Prize
Tat Sen Davis Cheung — Hong Kong, China

Third Prize
Ece Saraç— Turkey

Fourth Prize
Edouard Ferragu — France /USA /UK

Group G

Second Prize
Lina Elwood — USA/Japan

Third Prize
Martin Droppa—Czech Republic

Professional Piano Concerto Division

Group I

First Prize
Ziyuan Fu— Australia

Chopin Special Awards

🎼 Chopin Ballade Award

• Junichiro Tatsumi — Japan

🎼 Chopin Nocturne Award

• Audrey Ma—USA/Canada

• Raymond Zhou—USA

🎼 Chopin Waltz Award

• Zedner Sutioso—Indonesia

• Irene Yu—USA

Live Final Competitions

Japan Live Final Competition

Junior Category

Group E

Second Prize
Raven Ho — USA

Young Artist Category

Group H

Third Prize
Karin Yamamoto — Japan

Group J

Second Prize
Mirei Takeuchi — Japan

Hong Kong Live Final Competition

Junior Category

Group A

First Prize
Tsz Yau Hannah Ng — Hong Kong, China

Group C

First Prize
Tsz Yin Isabelle Ng — Hong Kong, China

Group D

Second Prize
Tsz Yui Marcus Ng — Hong Kong, China

Group F

First Prize
Ying Lam Georgia Lo — Hong Kong, China

Second Prize
Tsz Kwan Harvey Wong — Hong Kong, China

Third Prize
Jane Tae — South Korea

Young Artist Category

Group I

Second Prize
Popo Anderson Fitzjohn Chan — China

Teacher’s Award

Eric Liu
Glenn Riddle
Janice Tan
M.T. Wong
Orn Pornphan Banternghansa
Tatiana Charapova
Yujia Shen