The Chopin Foundation of the United States Northwest Council

Official Festival ProgramThe Chopin Foundation Northwest Council

2018 The Competition: Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018 at Bellevue Presbyterian Church, 1717 Bellevue Way NE. Bellevue, WA 98004

Gold Medalists' Concert Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 Resonance at SOMA Towers 288 106th Avenue NE Suite 203, Bellevue, WA 2 pm

Silver Medalists’ Concert Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 Resonance at SOMA Towers 288 106th Avenue NE Suite 203, Bellevue, WA 4:30 pm

Concerto Winner's performance with Orchestra Seattle Saturday, March 31, 7:30 p.m. at First Free Methodist Church, 3200 3rd Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119 with Maestro Aaron Breid, Conductor.

15 YEAR

ANNIVERSARY

Chopin Northwest BoardDr. Steven Lagerberg, FounderAllan Park, PresidentDr. Adam Aleksander, Vice President for Program DevelopmentDr. Hanna Cyba, Vice President for Legal AffairsJudy Baker, Artistic Co-DirectorDr. Yelena Balabanova, Artistic Co-DirectorCathy Carpenter, Recording SecretaryDr. Mary Chandler, Treasurer, Artistic Co-DirectorYunbo Cassady, Board MemberConney Vernall, Board MemberVictor Ro, Legal AdvisorChristopher Moorhead, WebmasterAlison Bell, Honorary Board Member & Past PresidentHelen Belvin, Honorary Board Member & Past President

Advisory BoardDr. Shelton G. Berg, Frost School of MusicRon Losby, Steinway & SonsBonnie Barrett, Yamaha Artist Services

National Chopin Foundation BoardMaestro Krysztof Penderecki, Honorary ChairmanBlanka A. Rosenstiel, Founder/ PresidentOlga Melin, Vice PresidentDr. James William Hipp, TreasurerRebecca Baez, SecretaryJadwiga Gewert, Executive DirectorDr. Adam Aleksander, Artistic AdvisorDirectorsAgustin AnievasDouglas C. EvansRosa-Rita GonzalezRenate Ryan

International Advisory CouncilAgustin AnievasMartha ArgerichEmanuel AxJeffrey N. BabcockJohn BaylessLuiz Fernando BenediniJohn CoriglianoIvan DavisChristopher T. DunworthCharles DutoitNelson FreireBruno Leonardo GelberGary GraffmanHoracio GutierrezMarta IstominByron JanisJames JuddCyprien KatsarisZoltan KoscisJacob LateinerGarrick OhlssonPaloma O'SheaDaniel PollackMaurizio PolliniAbbey SimonStanislaw SkrowaczewskiMichael Tilson ThomasCharles WadsworthSusan WadsworthKrystian Zimerman

Why Do We Have A Chopin Festival?

“Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” - Guillaume Apollinaire, poet

As we begin our fifteenth Northwest Chopin Festival I think it might be a good idea for us to pause and reflect on just why we continue to present such an event. After all, the music we showcase in these festivals is nearly two centuries old, old enough to have been put to bed and forgotten long ago. The instrument upon which it’s performed has over the past few decades lost much of its once nearly universal popularity, and the extraordinary skill required to play this complicated machine has become increasingly rare. Ask many young people today about Frédérick Chopin and the response from most might be a blank stare or a shrug of indifference. Faced with such common unfamiliarity why would we persist in this effort?

First is our acknowledgement of the brilliance of Chopin’s music. We wish to recognize that his music is nearly universally acclaimed for its beauty, its accomplishment and refinement, and for how it demonstrates Chopin’s single-minded pursuit of the mastery of one particular instrument. We also wish to highlight how the appreciation and understanding of his art can serve to emphasize some of our highest shared human values. His music exemplifies some of the best of our feelings – love, tenderness, understanding, and hope. Its nobility is awe-inspiring and its spirituality can connect us to our common humanity. As the author, Roy T. Bennett once wrote, “Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance.”

By celebrating our event we also wish to express our profound admiration for the mastery of teaching. We believe that imparting into the next generation a love for music and specifically, a love for the mastery of Chopin’s works is of prime importance. Our lives would not be possible without the inherently moral endeavor of those who spend their lives committed to the responsible educational development of children. We wish to honor those who encourage everyone to make the best of their capacities. The methods used by our teachers, however, can be of paramount consequence. Benjamin Franklin, a learned man if there ever was one, once wrote, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” Going beyond teaching mere technique and introducing students to the world of musical discovery can represent the best in us and can confer a long-lasting gift to the next generation, one that pays many dividends to society as a whole.

We also wish to shine our spotlight on learning, and specifically, on the learning of music. Our festivals reveal to our community what’s possible for our young people. Although we understand that there may be a rather narrow window of opportunity in life for those who wish to master the piano, we also acknowledge that learning, gaining insight into, and understanding music are all part of a life-long process that can be engaged at any age. It may the reason an elderly Pablo Picasso once remarked, “It takes a long time to become young.” Our organization’s commitment is to promote the best artistic and academic activity among the young people of our community because we believe that a truly profound musical education can help refute inelegance and arrogance and foster more humility and understanding.

Not to be overlooked in our celebration is our endorsement of the wonderful commitment demonstrated by the parents of these students. Without their parents’ sacrifice and dedication to the cause of developing musical skills among those in their families, our students could never succeed. We are reminded of the fact that Frédéric Chopin remained extraordinarily close to his family for his entire life and felt forever grateful for the support he received from them as a child. Our admiration for Chopin is partly an acknowledgement of his devotion to his family.

Just at the time Chopin was emerging into the wider world of music he began to understand his life would probably be shortened by his chronic disease. He had witnessed firsthand his youngest sister’s tragic death. Faced with his unrelenting cough and weakened disposition he truly believed he wouldn’t live long enough to see his musical ambitions fulfilled. That he persevered and succeeded despite his illness is one the most inspiring stories in music history. His example of smiling amid tears, embracing hope despite adversity, and his tenacity for life can give strength to us all.

These are simply some of the reasons we will continue to celebrate our talented students, their dedicated teachers, and the phenomenal music of Frédéric Chopin. Enjoy!

2018 Steven Lagerberg

KEY DATES:• Gold Medalists' Concert: Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, Resonance at SOMA Towers, 288 106th Avenue NE, Suite 203, Bellevue, WA 2 pm• Silver Medalists’ Concert, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, Resonance at SOMA Towers, 288 106th Avenue NE, Suite 203, Bellevue, WA , 4:30 pm

DIVISIONS (Age of contestant as of February 10, 2018):• DIVISION A: ages 9 and under.Any piece(s) by Chopin. Maximum playing time is 5 minutes.• DIVISION B: ages 10-11. Any piece(s) by Chopin. Maximum playing time is 7 minutes.• DIVISION C: ages 12-13.Any piece(s) by Chopin. Maximum playing time is 8 minutes. • DIVISION D: ages 14-15. Any piece(s) by Chopin. Maximum playing time is 10 minutes. • DIVISION E: ages 16-18.Any piece(s) by Chopin. Maximum playing time is 12 minutes.• DIVISION F: adults, ages 19 and older. Any piece(s) by Chopin. Maximum playing time is 12 minutes. • DIVISION G: E minor Concerto, any movement or combination of 2nd & 3rd movements, OR; F minor Concerto, any movement or combination of

2nd & 3rd movements, OR; Andante Spianato et Grand Polonaise, Complete. Orchestra reduction accompanist required for all performances.

ENTRANT AWARDS:• Up to three Gold medals and cash award will be given to Entrants in each Division (Division A: $50, Division B: $55, Division C: $60, Division D:

$65, Division E: $70, Division F: $70). Gold Medalists will perform at Winners’ Concert at SOMA Towers. • Up to three Silver Medals will be awarded to Entrants in each Division. No cash prize. Silver Medalists will perform at Winners’ Concert at SOMA

Towers. • Bronze Medals will be awarded to select individuals that demonstrate outstanding and exceptional playing, but there is NO cash or SOMA Tower

Winners’ Concert performance. • Written Adjudicator remarks will be given to all Entrants.

CHOPIN NW 2018 FESTIVAL REQUIREMENTS:

Repertoire and Score Requirements:• All selections must be compositions of Frédéric Chopin.• Single or multiple works of Chopin may be performed,  provided the total playing time does not exceed the time limit for the Entrant’s division.• A timekeeper will ring the bell when entrant reaches time limit. This will not disqualify the entrant from winning a prize, but we encourage all entrants

to be under the allotted time.• Music must be performed memorized.• Entrants may choose to omit any or all repeat signs in the score.• Entrants must provide score of each piece for use by the Adjudicators, which will be collected by the Division Monitor immediately prior to

performance and returned when the Entrant’s adjudication has completed.• Entrants are responsible to pick up their music from their division Monitor.• The first measure of each row in the score must be numbered, preferably next to the Brace.  It is not necessary to number every measure.• Entrants may not change or omit repertoire once it has been submitted via the application.

At the Festival:• Entrants must check in at the Festival registration desk at least 30 minutes prior to their performance block time.• Entrants are not allowed to exchange time slots.• If multiple works are performed, you may choose the order of your program.• If multiple works are performed, you must ask for bookmarks at the registration table.• Warm-up is not allowed on the pianos at the performance site.  • Changes or omissions of the entered repertoire are not permitted.• No discussion with the Adjudicators is permitted by the Entrants, their teachers, or their family and friends prior to the conclusion of the Festival.• All Adjudicator decisions are final, and are not open to dispute.• An entrant not following these requirements could risk disqualification from the Chopin Festival, becoming ineligible for any award.

CHOPIN NW FESTIVAL 2018 ETIQUETTE (For Everyone):• Our Entrants have worked hard to prepare themselves for their performance and should be given every opportunity to play without distraction:• Please remain silent during the Entrant’s performance and applaud only when the Entrant has finished the entire performance.  • We ask that parents refrain from bringing infants and very young children into the Division rooms.• Please walk quietly between rooms and reserve conversations for the main lobby area only!  Our division rooms are connected via a single corridor

and hallway noise can be heard in the rooms.• Cell phones and pagers must be silenced at all times in the rooms.• Please enter and exit the performance rooms only between performances.

Recording Etiquette:• The use of cameras (without flash), video recording, or audio recording equipment is permitted from your seat, but may not block the Adjudicator's

view of pianist.  Artificial lighting may not be used, including camera flash and video lamps.  • Do not video record, audio record, or photograph Entrant performances without expressed permission from the Entrant, and their legal guardian if

the Entrant is under 18 years of age.   • All applicants are subject to being video recorded by Chopin NW.

DIVISION A: ages 9 and under. ROOM: S-141. Adjudicator: Charlie Albright. Medal results will be announced at 12:15 PM in Room S-141.

TIME: 9:00 AM

A1 Benicia Zhu Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Posth.

A2 David Gatien Prelude in A-flat Major, Op. 28 # 17, Prelude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 28 # 12

A3 Enzo Zhao Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Posth.

A4 Ashley Zong Mazurka in A-flat Major, Op. 24 # 3, Waltz in E-flat Major, Posth. (Klavierstuck/Sostenuto)

A5 Eric Shao Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28 # 4

TIME: 9:30 AM

A6 Maria Horja Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Posth.

A7 Sarina Zhang Waltz in A Minor, Posth

A8 Eunrae Kim Polonaise in G-sharp Minor, Posth.

A9 Avery Pun Mazurka in C Major, Op. 67 # 3

A10 Lisa Gao Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Posth.

TIME: 10:00 AM

A11 Isabel Kaempfer Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9 # 2

A12 Solomon Kim Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Posth.

A13 Dana Wang Mazurka in F Minor, Op. 63 # 2

A14 Leonardo Zhou Waltz in F Minor, Op. 70 # 2

A15 Emily Qi Etude in F Minor, from Trois Nouvelles Etudes, Mazurka in B-flat Major, Op. 7 # 1

TIME: 10:30 AM

A16 Conrad Krol Waltz in A Minor, Posth.

A17 Skyla Yu Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Posth.

A18 Jonathan Xie Waltz in A Minor, Posth

A19 Andrew Kafchinski Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28 # 4, Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 69 # 1

TIME: 11:00 AM

A20 Moxi Zhu Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 67 # 2

A21 Arabelle Grote Waltz in A-flat Major, Posth.

A22 Nicholas Grote Waltz in E-flat Major, Op. 18

A23 Rick Zhou Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69 # 2

A24 Stephanie Cheng Waltz in F Minor, Op. 70 # 2

TIME: 11:30 AM

A25 Patrick Yoon Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69 # 2

A26 Eli Antony Prelude in B Minor, Op. 28 # 6, Waltz in D-flat Major Op. 64 # 1

A27 Christina Zhuang Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 69 # 1, Etude in F Minor, Op. 25 # 2

A28 Vivian Jiang Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op. 9 # 1

A29 Naomi Elsing Nocturne in F-sharp Major, Op. 15 # 2

A30 Arthur Gong Waltz in D-flat Major Op. 64 # 1

DIVISION B: ages 10-11. ROOM: S-140. Adjudicator: Dr. Lisa Bergman. Medal results will be announced at 2:20 PM in Room S-140.

TIME: 9:00 AM

B1 Meredith Nam Mazurkas, Op. 24 # 1, 2, 3, 4

B2 Katherine Shao Prelude in D-flat Major, Op. 28 # 15

B3 Anna Melomed Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69 # 2

B4 Constantina Tsang Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29

B5 Ashley Kim Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69 # 2

B6 Ray Zhang Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 25 # 1, Etude in F Minor, Op. 25 # 2, Etude in F Major, Op. 25 # 3

TIME: 9:45 AM

B7 Tina Zou Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op. 9 # 1, Etude in F Minor, Op. 10 # 9

B8 Kaitlyn Gia Lee Andante Spianato in G Major, Op. 22, Mazurka in B-flat Major, Op. 7 # 1

B9 James Huang Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9 # 2, Etude in F Minor, Op. 25 # 2

B10 Elaina Mergler Mazurka in B Minor, Op. 33 # 4

B11 Kylie Liu Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 # 1

B12 Julia Yi Waltz in F-sharp Minor, Op. Posth

TIME: 10:30 AM

B13 Peter Choi Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 67 # 4

B14 Ella Sumanaseni Prelude in E Major, Op. 28 # 9, Etude in F Minor, Op. 10 # 9

B15 Haolin Cong Waltz in E-flat Major, Posth. (Klavierstuck/Sostenuto), Waltz in E Minor, Posth.

B16 Olivia Qi Preludes: Op. 28 nos.1,9, 14, 17 and 18

B17 Earnest Wheelwright Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29, Etude in F Minor, Op. 25 # 2

TIME: 11:15 AM

B18 Aidan Zhang Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64 # 2

B19 Emily Huang Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69 # 2

B20 Catherine Tang Berceuse in D-flat Major, Op. 57

B21 Liam Krol Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69 # 2, Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 67 # 2

B22 Sophie Zhang Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29

B23 Minjae Kim Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 69 #1

B24 Ye-Eun Hong Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9 # 2

TIME: 1:00 PM

B25 Jeffrey Zhao Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29

B26 Chiara Rogers Etude in E Major, Op. 10, # 3

B27 Christina Hahn Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27 # 2

B28 Harrison Li Waltz in E Minor, Posth.

B29 Michelle Cao Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29

B30 Ethan Xie Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27 # 2

TIME: 1:45 PM

B31 Chloe Song Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29, Prelude in F Minor, Op. 28 # 18

B32 Estelle Kim Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64 # 2

B33 William Wang Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29

DIVISION C: ages 12-13. ROOM S-150. Adjudicator: Dr. Robert Roux. Medal results will be announced at 3:00 PM in the LIBRARY

TIME: 9:00 AM

C1 Dora-Ziyan Chen Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23

C2 Sonya Karnataki Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64 # 2

C3 Alan Ying Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66

C4 Sarah Zong Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Posth., Etude in F Minor, Op. 25 # 2

C5 Ana Howland Scherzo in B Minor, Op. 20

C6 Daniella Tsang Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 55 # 2

C7 Seohee Jeon Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 69 # 1

C8 Sarah Liu Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9 # 2, Etude in F Minor, Op. 25 # 2

TIME: 10:00 AM

C9 Kevin Luo Waltz in E-flat Major, Op. 18

C10 Minh Pham Nocturne in F Major, Op. 15 # 1

C11 Lynnsean Young Scherzo in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

C12 Eashan Vagish Ballade in A-flat Major, Op. 47

C13 Stefan Chita Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Posth., Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40 # 1

C14 Kevin Zhang Etude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 25 # 7

C15 Noah Kim Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66

TIME: 11:00 AM

C16 Katherine Wang Nocturne in B Major, Op. 62 # 1

C17 Alison Tan Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66

C18 Nicole Yang Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60

C19 Jonathan Zheng Prelude in A-flat Major, Posth.,Andante Spianato in G Major, Op. 22

C20 Jeffry Shyu Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66

C21 Sanjay Akam Waltz in E-flat Major, Op. 18

C22 Aoife Kelly Prelude in B-flat Major, Op. 28 # 21

TIME: 1:00 PM

C23 Nathaniel Ro Waltz in E-flat Major, Op. 18, Etude in E Major, Op. 10 # 3

C24 Hyunjae Kim Polonaise in C-sharp Minor, Op. 26 # 1

C25 Daniel Jung Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op. 9 # 1

C26 Jerry Li Impromptu in F-sharp Major, Op. 36

C27 Benjamin Yu Polonaise in C-sharp Minor, Op. 26 # 1

C28 Hyun Yoon Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53

TIME: 2:00 PM

C29 Young Park Nocturne in F-sharp Minor, Op. 48 # 2

C30 Daniel Zhang Mazurka in C-sharp Minor, Op. 6 # 2, Nocturne in F-sharp Major, Op. 15 # 2, Etude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 10 # 4

C31 Ryan Fan Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Posth.

C32 Jeenah Gwak Variations in B-flat Major, Op. 12

C33 Ruslan Kim Prelude in B Minor, Op. 28 # 6, Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66

DIVISION D: ages 14-15. ROOM: SANCTUARY. Adjudicator: Dr. Peter Miyamoto. Medal results will be announced at 4:30 PM in the LIBRARY.

TIME: 9:00 AM

D1 Alexander Kim Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 # 1

D2 Jaden Zhang Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23

D3 Edward Zhang Ballade in F Minor, Op. 52

D4 Clara Brown Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 # 1

D5 Jonathan Shu Scherzo in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

TIME: 10:00 AM

D6 Marco Roberts Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 25 # 1, Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27 # 2

D7 Scott Fisher Jr. Etude in C Major, Op.10 # 1, Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53

D8 Jacqueline Loeliger Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 25 # 1, Nocturne in G Minor, Op. 37 # 1

D9 Connor (Jinsoo) Yoon Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53

D10 George Dailey Impromptu in F-sharp Major, Op. 36

TIME: 11:00 AM

D11 Michael Wong Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66

D12 Nile Camai Polonaise in E-flat Minor, Op. 26 # 2

D13 Ethan Tan Scherzo in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

D14 Zeke Taton Nocturne in B Major, Op. 32 # 1

D15 Kaia Burgos Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23

D16 Christina Stepin Mazurka in C Major, Op. 24 # 2, Nocturne in B Major, Op. 32 # 1

TIME: 1:00 PM

D17 Christopher Marley Bolero in C Major, Op. 19

D18 Lawrence Ro Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66, Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 # 1

D19 Jesse Morris Polonaise in C-sharp Minor, Op. 26 # 1

D20 Dante Hays Scherzo in B Minor, Op. 20

D21 Lilia Allen Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27 # 2

D22 Steve Silverberg Ballade in F Minor, Op. 52

TIME: 2:00 PM

D23 Paige Everling Bolero in C Major, Op. 19

D24 Sherri Xu Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23

D25 Saihaj Khanuja Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27 # 2

D26 Daniel Han Etude in F Major, Op. 10 # 8, Nocturne in B Major, Op. 32 # 1

D27 Claire Jung Ballade in F Major, Op. 38

D28 Victoria Mirea Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 # 1

TIME: 3:00 PM

D29 Aaron Adams Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op. 9 # 1

D30 Luna Yu Berceuse in D-flat Major, Op. 57

D31 Claire Ku Ballade in A-flat Major, Op. 47

D32 Claire Kim Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brilliante (piano solo)

D33 Ashley Kim Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9 # 2

D34 Michelle Gong Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48 # 1, Etude in E Major, Op. 10 # 3

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DIVISION E: ages 16-18. ROOM: S-141. Adjudicator: Charlie Albright. Medal results will be announced at 5:40 PM in Room S-141.

TIME: 1:15 PM

E1 Deanna Han Ballade in F Major, Op. 38

E2 Connor Zhang Fantasy in F-minor, Op. 49

E3 Peter Preston Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48 # 1

E4 Kevin Zhao Scherzo in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

E5 Emily Huang Ballade in A-flat Major, Op. 47

E6 Shaw Phillips Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23

TIME: 2:15 PM

E7 Katherine Kuang Polonaise in F-sharp Minor, Op. 44

E8 Edward Kim Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23

E9 Kevin Yip Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53, Mazurka in F Minor, Op. 63 # 2

E10 Ivan Tarasenkov Etude in A Minor, Op. 25 # 11, Ballade in A-flat Major, Op. 47

TIME: 3:15 PM

E11 Janet Phang Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60, Etude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 25 # 6

E12 Jonathon Lin Scherzo in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

E13 Michael Duan Ballade in F Minor, Op. 52

E14 Dajeong Yoon Scherzo in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

E15 Shichu Liu Ballade in F Minor, Op. 52

TIME: 4:15 PM

E16 Jake Lee Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23

E17 Tyler Wilson Mazurka in F Minor, Op. 63 # 2, Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 67 # 4, Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op. 9 # 1

E18 Lily Bai Ballade in F Minor, Op. 52

E19 Megan Lu Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42

E20 Owen Wang Scherzo in B Minor, Op. 20

E21 Sonya Ribner Scherzo in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

DIVISION F: adults, ages 19 and older. ROOM: SANCTUARY. Adjudicator: Dr. Peter Miyamoto. Medal results will be announced at 5:30 PM in Sanctuary.

TIME: 4:40 PM

F1 Luke Raffanti Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60

F2 Yimo Zhang Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23, Berceuse in D-flat Major, Op. 57

F3 Cicy Li Ballade in F Minor, Op. 52

F4 Aw Eva Etude in E Major, Op. 10 # 3, Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 67 # 4

(CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE) DIVISION D: ages 14-15. Adjudicator: Dr. Peter Miyamoto. Medal results will be announced at 4:35 PM in the Library.

TIME: 4:00 PM

D36 Aimee Chooi Etude in E Major, Op. 10 # 3

D37 John Meneses Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48 # 1

D38 Peter Donley Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9 # 2

OUR 2017 ADJUDICATORS

Dr. Robert RouxProfessor of Piano and Chair of Keyboard, Shepard School of Music, Rice University

Pianist Robert Roux began his career at age 10 with a performance on the nationally televised Lawrence Welk Show. Since that time, he has been a winner of several piano competitions in the United States, including the United States Information Agency's Artistic Ambassador Competition and the International Piano Recording Competition. A Steinway Artist, Roux's

performances include appearances at the White House, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Library of Congress in Washington, DC., Merkin Concert Hall in New York, Stude Concert Hall in Houston on the Horowitz Steinway, St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, Villa Pignatelli in Naples and the Salle Cortot in Paris. He has toured as recitalist and concerto soloist in sixteen countries; Nuremberg Nachrichten, Germany's third largest daily newspaper, deemed him "...a smart interpreter of Viennese classicism whom we should bear in mind." Clavier magazine, referring to a three-day American Liszt Society festival, deemed Roux's performance of the Liszt Sonata "...the most stunning playing during the festival...for which the audience offered a well-deserved standing ovation."

Dr. Roux's students have been frequent prizewinners and award recipients internationally. He has been chair of the keyboard department at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music since 1990. He has served on the faculty of the prestigious Van Cliburn Institute, PianoSummer at New Paltz, the Moscow International Piano Masterclasses, the Paris International Piano Sessions, the Association of German Music Schools, the Amalfi Coast festival, and the International Certificate Program for Piano Artists (Ecole Normale in Paris). In 2005 he received the Julia Mile Chance Award for Excellence in Teaching, one of Rice University’s highest honors. As a founding member of the Prague International Piano Masterclasses, he was Associate Director of that festival from 1997 to 2007. His list of teachers and coaches includes Lili Kraus, Adele Marcus, James Bastien, William Race, and Leonard Shure. He is listed in Who's Who in America (2003) and is also interviewed as one of the top teachers in Benjamin Saver's publication, The Most Wanted Piano Teachers in the USA.

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DIVISION G: Concertos or Andante Spianato et Grand Polonaise. ROOM: S-150. Adjudicators: Dr. Robert Roux and Dr. Lisa Bergman. Medal results will be announced at 5:30 PM.

TIME: 3:15 PM

G1 Deanna Han Concerto in F Minor, Op. 21, I. Maestoso

G2 Jaden Zhang Concerto in E Minor, Op. 11, I. Allegro maestoso

G3 Edward Zhang Concerto in E Minor, Op. 11, II. Romance-larghetto and III. Rondo-vivace

TIME: 4:15 PM

G4 Ana Howland Concerto in E Minor, Op. 11, I. Allegro maestoso

G5 Caitlyn Chau Concerto in E Minor, Op. 11, II. Romance-larghetto

G6 Claire Kim Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brilliante for piano and orchestra

G7 Quennie Nguyen Concerto in F Minor, Op. 21, I. Maestoso

Dr. Peter MiyamotoProfessor of Piano and Chamber Music at the University of Missouri

Peter Miyamoto enjoys a brilliant international career, performing to great acclaim in recital and as soloist in Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, China, and Japan, and in major US cities such as Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. In 1990, Miyamoto was named the first Gilmore Young Artist. He won numerous other competitions, including the American Pianist Association National Fellowship Competition, the D’Angelo Competition, the San Francisco Symphony

Competition and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Competition.

Miyamoto has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Chautauqua Symphony, Erie Philharmonic, Florida Philharmonic, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, and Knoxville Symphony, working with such conductors as Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, David Lockington, Raymond Harvey, Lawrence Leighton-Smith, William Henry Curry, and Kirk Trevor. A dedicated chamber musician, he has performed with Charles Castleman, Victor Danchenko, Lara St. John, Anthony McGill, David Shifrin and Allan Vogel, as well as members of the Blair, Borromeo, Euclid and Pacifica String Quartets. He is a former member of the August Trio and the Beaumont Trio, and was a founding member of the Quadrivium Players, the resident ensemble at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Dr. Miyamoto holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music, Yale University School of Music, Michigan State University, and the Royal Academy of Music in London. His teachers included Maria Curcio-Diamand, Leon Fleisher, Claude Frank, Peter Frankl, Marek Jablonski, Aube Tzerko, and Ralph Votapek, as well as Szymon Goldberg, Felix Galimir and Lorand Fenyves for chamber music.

Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the University of Missouri, Peter Miyamoto formerly taught at Michigan State University, and the California Institute of the Arts. After serving as head of the piano faculty at the New York Summer Music Festival 2003-2015, co-founded the Odyssey Chamber Music Festival in Missouri, and in recent years has taught and performed at the Curtis Institute Young Artists Program in Philadelphia, PA and at the PRIZM Summer Music Camp and International Chamber Music Festival in Memphis, TN. Miyamoto has given master classes at major institutions throughout the United States as well as internationally in Canada, China, Greece, Japan and Serbia.

Peter Miyamoto’s first solo CDs, The Chopin Ballades and Fantasies and A Schubert Recital, Brahms Works and A Piano Recital have received critical acclaim in Gramophone Magazine (April 2009), International Record Review (March 2009), American Record Guide (February 2009), Fanfare Magazine (2014) and Audiophile Audition (2014).

Dr. Lisa BergmanClassical KingFM, Concert Pianist

A passionate promoter of classical music, is a national Gracie Award-winning radio announcer on Classic KING-FM, appearing daily, streaming worldwide. Bergman is founder of the Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series in Seattle and as Executive Director of NOISE (Northwest Opera in Schools, Etcetera). She is the Adult Piano Retreat Director at the Icicle Creek Center for the Arts in Leavenworth, Washington where she served for seven years as the Executive Director. She was Artistic Director of the Methow Chamber Music Festival from 2003-2006.

Lisa is also a concert pianist specializing in collaborative piano and chamber music, and is a graduate of the Juilliard School, the State University of New York at Stony Brook and the University of Washington, cum laude. She served as an Artist in Residence and member of the University of Washington Music Faculty (1989-1999) teaching in the fields of accompanying and opera coaching. As a recording artist her discography includes six chamber music CDs and one solo CD. As American Artistic Ambassadors, Bergman and violinist Ann Christensen were selected by the United States Information Agency to represent the U.S. on a concert tour of New Zealand, Nepal, Korea, Taiwan, Mongolia and China. She made her Carnegie Recital Hall debut in 1983.

Bergman is a member of the Hall of Fame for the Washington State Music Teachers Association for “extraordinary service, outstanding musicianship, dedication and leadership which have significantly contributed to the development and growth of music education in the State of Washington.”

Charlie AlbrightConcert Pianist

Hailed as “among the most gifted musicians of his generation” with a “dazzling natural keyboard affinity” who “made quite an impression” by the Washington Post, American pianist/composer/improviser Charlie Albright has been praised for his “jaw-dropping technique and virtuosity meshed with a distinctive musicality” by The New York Times. Recipient of the prestigious 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2010 Gilmore Young Artist Award, Albright won the 2014 Ruhr Klavier Festival Young Artist Award presented by Marc-André Hamelin (Germany) and the 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions.

Albright has appeared as a frequently returning guest artist with such orchestras as the BBC Concert Orchestra (14-concert tour with Maestro Keith Lockhart, chosen as one of the “Best of the BBC 2015”); the Alabama, Baltimore, California, Edmonton (Canada), Fort Smith, Houston, Lansing, Mobile, Omaha, Phoenix, Seattle, San Francisco, Victoria (Canada), and West Michigan Symphonies; the Kymi Sinfonietta (Finland); the National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra (Beijing, China); and the Boston Pops. He has performed worldwide, including at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; the Salle Cortot (Paris, France); the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (Miami); the Kumho Art Hall (Seoul); the NCPA (Beijing); and Alice Tully Hall (Mostly Mozart Festival, New York). Albright regularly works with artists from all genres, including vocalist/conductor Bobby McFerrin and violinist Joshua Bell. He has collaborated five times with revered cellist Yo-Yo Ma: at the honorary degree ceremony at Harvard University for Senator Ted Kennedy; at a 10th anniversary remembrance of 9/11; at the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison; at the Aspen Institute’s Citizen Artistry conference in New York; and with the Silk Road Project.Winner of the 2011 Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts from Harvard University, Albright was also named Artist-in-Residence for Harvard University’s Leverett House, a position last filled by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Albright’s numerous awards include First Prize in both Solo and Ensemble categories at the 2006 New York National Piano Competition; First Prize and all other awards offered at the 2006 Eastman International Piano Competition; Third Prize at the 2007 Hilton Head International Piano Competition; Semi-Finalist Award and Best Performance of a Work by Liszt in Stage I at the 2008 Sydney International Piano Competition; and the Vendome Virtuoso Prize and the Elizabeth Leonskaya Special Award at the 2009 Vendome Prize Piano Competition.

Born in Centralia, Washington, Albright began piano lessons at the age of 3. He studied with Nancy Adsit and earned an Associate of Science degree at Centralia College while still in high school. He was the first classical pianist in the Harvard College/New England Conservatory 5-Year AB/MM Joint Program, completing a Bachelor’s Degree as an Economics major and Pre-Med student at Harvard in 2011, and a Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance at NEC in 2012, having studied with Wha-Kyung Byun. He graduated with the prestigious Artist Diploma (A.D.) from The Juilliard School in 2014, having studied with Yoheved Kaplinsky. 

OUR 2018 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERSWe would like to also thank the following Chopin Festival volunteers for all their hard work, energy and passion: Arielle Howard, Rachel Preston, Rachel Dickinson, Candice Wartes

OUR 2018 PARTICIPATING TEACHERSAdam AleksanderAlexandra TsirkelAllan ParkBozena ChecinskaChristopher BowlbyDainius VaicekonisDiana DallalDonna MorganDonna SamsDonna BenderEkaterina MelkaminiElaine ChungElena Vozheiko-WheatonHanna CybaHelen ParkIrina AkhrinIvona Kaminska-BowlbyJean RosenkransJoan SchoepflinJoanne Lu

Joni CampbellJovanni-Rey De PedroJoyce TangJudith WidrigJudy BakerJulia KimKay ZavislakLilian SzlagaMaria MaltsevaMarie Wollam-MerglerMark SalmanMerilyn JacobsonMeyoung ChungMichi NorthMonica OhuchiNancy JangNancy KimNatalya AgeyevaNataliya PaauweNi Liu

Nina KemelNino MerabishviliNicole KimNoriko MeguroOxana EjokinaPaul SwensonPeter MackRamona AllenRandall JacksonRobin McCabeSasha StarcevichSoonja KimSteven LeeTatiana LanfordTien-yin ChenVictor RoWillard SchultzYelena BalabanovaYunbo Cassady

PLACE:RESONANCE at SOMA TOWERS288 106th Avenue NE, Suite 203Bellevue, WA 98004http://resonance.events 425.443.2585

We have reserved 50 seats for the winners and their parent(s) for Gold and Silver Medalists’ Concert. Additional seating will be available on a 1st come, 1st served basis by making online reservations at https://resonance.events. There is no charge for this FREE concert. Donations are welcome, however and it is tax-deductible.

There is limited visitor parking at the SOMA towers and lots of street parking. Please dress formally and arrive 30 minutes prior to the concert. Gold Medalists should arrive by 1:30 and Silver Medalists should arrive by 4:00.

IF YOU WIN A GOLD MEDAL AT THE 2018 FESTIVAL:Please email the Chopin NW President at allanpark@me.com whether or not you will be performing at the Gold Medalists’ Concert. If you competed with more than one piece, the judge has already chosen the piece for you. Due to time restrictions, you may NOT perform more than that ONE piece. Please do this before 10 pm, Saturday, February 10, 2018. Without an email confirmation your name will not appear on the program.

If for some reason you are unable to perform, you will only forfeit the cash prize which is handed out at the concert. Gold Medalists will perform Sunday, February 11th at 2 pm at: RESONANCE at SOMA, 288 106th Ave NE Suite 203, Bellevue, WA.

In addition, Gold Medalists from Division A, B and C are requested to perform on Tuesday, February 13th at 7:30 PM at Pacific Regent Bellevue, 919 109th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 on a Steinway B for our Honorary Past President Helen Belvin and very receptive residents. This is a time-honored tradition for the Gold Medalists of the NW Chopin Festival. Please contact Allan Park at allanpark@me.com no later than Sunday, Feb. 11, 2017 and confirm that you will be able to perform.

IF YOU WIN A SILVER MEDAL AT THE 2018 FESTIVAL:Please email the Chopin NW President at allanpark@me.com whether or not you will be performing at the Silver Medalists’ Concert. If you competed with more than one piece, the judge has already chosen the piece for you. Due to time restrictions, you may NOT perform more than that ONE piece. Please do this before 10 pm, Saturday, February 11, 2017. Without an email confirmation your name will not appear on the program.

This is an OPTIONAL concert for our Silver Medalists. You do not have to perform in this concert to keep your medal prize. Silver Medalists will perform Sunday, February 11th at 4:30 pm at: RESONANCE at SOMA, 288 106th Ave NE Suite 203, Bellevue, WA.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON WHERE YOU WILL BE PERFORMING:

IF YOU WIN A BRONZE MEDAL AT THE 2018 FESTIVAL:Bronze Medalists do not perform at RESONANCE. Bronze Medal Ribbons will be distributed at the end of every Division group. If you are not present at the announcement, you may pick up your Bronze Medal Ribbon at Classic Pianos in Bellevue: Mon-Fri 11-6 | Sat 10-5 | Sun 12-510635 NE 8th St. Bellevue, WA 98004IMPORTANT: You must pick up your ribbon in person no later than February 28, 2018.

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