The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation announces the awardees of the 9th New York International Piano Competition. Held at The Manhattan School of Music from June 18-22, 2018, the NYIPC presented pianists, ages 16-22, from around the globe.

A first in the world of competitions, and a unique feature of the NYIPC, no participant is eliminated during the competition’s four rounds. The Foundation also presents a cash award to each of the contestants not receiving a major prize.

Congratulations to the extraordinary young pianists who participated!

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BEST PERFORMANCE OF REQUIRED CONTEMPORARY WORK Toccata (Troika) by Gregory SpearsYiying Niu, Age 20 Country of Birth: China Residence: New York, NY

Michael Davidman, Age 21 Country of Birth: United States Residence: New York, NY

Kimberly Han, Age 17 Country of Birth: United States Residence: Lake Forest, IL

Yilun Xu, Age 21 Country of Birth: China Residence: New York, NY	Nejc Kamplet, Age 21 Country of Birth: Slovenia Residence: Moribor, Slovenia
Eric Lin, Age 17 Country of Birth: United States Reidence: Falls Church, VA	Carter Johnson, Age 21 Country of Birth: Canada Residence: Vancouver, BC

  
FINALIST AWARD
A Finalist award of $1,000 was presented to each of the remaining contestants.

Xinyao Feng (China)
Liam Kaplan (United States)
Siyuan Liu (China)
Jie Luo (China)
Coco Ma (Canada)
Catherine Ma (Canada)
Millicent McFall (United States)
Matyas Novak (Czech Republic)
Ryan Soeyadi (United States)
Angeni Wang (Canada)
Zhehao Wang (China)
Muzi Zhao (China)