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Farmington, Connecticut
presented by Connecticut Chopin Foundation, Inc.
East Tennessee State University - Creative Arts Scholarship:
It is a four-year scholarship (approx. 19, 00 USD a year, total - 76,000 USD)
VI Paderewski International Piano Competition
Special Online Edition
2021
Category "Junior" - up to 10 years old
I Prize
II Prize
![Gaia Daniel.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_2030f948f7204530bd48d2c792fe6343~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_119,h_159,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Gaia%20Daniel.jpg)
Gaia Daniel
Italy
![Claire_Guo_Photo.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_2a02a22fc07940f99383fa0acc914449~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_124,h_159,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Claire_Guo_Photo.jpg)
![YuumiKawamura PederewskiPic.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_d7f8b8575cd045be82661576a82893be~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_219,y_82,w_406,h_518/fill/w_125,h_159,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/YuumiKawamura%20PederewskiPic_JPG.jpg)
![unnamed (9).jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_0a08be5941e94ac8812797c29a8ea856~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_183,y_186,w_541,h_694/fill/w_124,h_159,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/unnamed%20(9).jpg)
![5.Photo(Aoi OISHI).JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_26f8af1c8b954143a01e866463173c66~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_80,y_125,w_1064,h_1400/fill/w_121,h_159,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/5_Photo(Aoi%20OISHI)_JPG.jpg)
![IMG_2648.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_de0f2947033c40f5a7a83b3d17f3d0c7~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_331,y_349,w_551,h_729/fill/w_120,h_159,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/IMG_2648_JPG.jpg)
![Artistic photo (2).png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_df55472e124f409fa3fbd32301012d18~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_359,y_603,w_390,h_547/fill/w_113,h_158,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Artistic%20photo%20(2).png)
Claire Guo
USA
Yuumi Kawamura
USA/Japan
Aoi Oishi
Japan
Thawin
Vanitchyangkul
Thailand
Ayla Takeda Moreno
USA
Amin-Erdene
Zorigtbaatar
Mongolia
III Prize
![jeffrey2.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_9157791c655347f1ba6562921dbb18ab~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_108,y_0,w_892,h_1080/fill/w_113,h_137,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/jeffrey2.jpg)
![Arabelle Grote.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_2aefce56034940a9b1ebf7e2d5cfd105~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_102,h_136,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Arabelle%20Grote_JPG.jpg)
![Emily Meng.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_e94c52b9be2746c69e5117a0e21e33b5~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_36,y_49,w_382,h_461/fill/w_113,h_136,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Emily%20Meng_JPG.jpg)
![缪显钟.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_8e182156ad6248658fc95cbf632001ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_103,h_137,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/%E7%BC%AA%E6%98%BE%E9%92%9F.jpg)
![Sharon 1.3M.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_483e94363bcd4a9bb71dce9ac887d080~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_282,y_351,w_1000,h_1291/fill/w_102,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Sharon%201_3M.jpg)
![WechatIMG23.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_0f5d5285eede4948a9544b8692c8fad0~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_124,w_1080,h_1502/fill/w_99,h_137,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/WechatIMG23.jpeg)
![Kailin_Photo.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_da53e86755344fc9847f209533e04d45~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_113,h_137,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Kailin_Photo.jpg)
Jeffrey Dong
China/Australia
Arabelle Grote
USA
Sharon Tse
China
Emily Meng
USA
Dashun Shi
China
Xianzhong Miao
China
Kailin Zhang
USA
* please click on link
Category "Young Talents": up to 13 years old
II Prize
![Jiatong Gao photo.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_5e803fda0aff4f0a91d1d07fc58a62f8~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_2200,h_3018/fill/w_119,h_163,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Jiatong%20Gao%20photo_JPG.jpg)
Jiatong Gao
Singapore
![Nicholas Grote.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_0a4743e7017640a4842259ae4ce46d10~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_163,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Nicholas%20Grote_JPG.jpg)
Nicholas Grote
USA
![IMG_3252.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_6c8e5904b1be451b84a80544a4b5d8dd~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_221,y_534,w_446,h_540/fill/w_135,h_163,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/IMG_3252.jpg)
Vera Yang
USA
![Photo Aiden Zhao.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_f5fce9a19bd749c3b9d23e5c2a30cd6e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_155,h_163,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Photo%20Aiden%20Zhao.jpeg)
Aiden Zhao
USA
III Prize
![Photo (4).jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_44da74e7f6f642f1badc2a1e8adcd59e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_99,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Photo%20(4).jpg)
![Alexander-Crawford----Photo.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_0256cad3ef9f439998554afd9ac45473~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_186,y_672,w_2629,h_3244/fill/w_99,h_122,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Alexander-Crawford----Photo.jpg)
![Grace Li.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_625ced0f11734ec9a8200afb7ee7fd8f~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_144,y_7,w_757,h_960/fill/w_99,h_126,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Grace%20Li_JPG.jpg)
![Nandin photo copy (2) (1).JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_b991c3e5dd9549a680bc97f280989a11~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_1119,y_363,w_1110,h_1373/fill/w_107,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Nandin%20photo%20copy%20(2)%20(1)_JPG.jpg)
![RiccarsoSantoleriPic.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_45f51afe10af42958e1c90ded9c35dd7~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_134,y_115,w_560,h_746/fill/w_99,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/RiccarsoSantoleriPic_JPG.jpg)
![claire Tong.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_e1d87eaa19b54ef790fe8625103fd091~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_271,y_934,w_321,h_467/fill/w_91,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/claire%20Tong.jpeg)
![Image (4).jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_c2e50a418d64429ebdebc8b8cc3dc72b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_93,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Image%20(4).jpeg)
![IMG_6044.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_bd50dc09aefe4918b98e1f3993b58218~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_5,y_122,w_296,h_373/fill/w_105,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/IMG_6044.jpeg)
Vartan
Arakelian
USA
Alexander Crawford
United Kingdom
Grace Li
USA
Nandin
Otgonbayar
Mongolia
Riccardo
United Kingdom/ Italy
Claire Tong
USA
Patrick Hideomi Townsend
United Kingdom
Anna Yang
USA
* please click on link
Category “Young Virtuosi” - up to 16 years old
I Prize
![Matthew Liu Picture (1).jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_b6440cbebeca4f3d95b1c75cfd578497~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_139,h_156,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Matthew%20Liu%20Picture%20(1).jpg)
Matthew Liu
USA
II Prize
![BC7C92B4-A789-4C6D-8674-E12B53841B09.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_564ce21ce6fb43a493fb5fd172fed258~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_62,y_895,w_1912,h_2461/fill/w_123,h_158,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/BC7C92B4-A789-4C6D-8674-E12B53841B09.jpeg)
![MelodyChang.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_c6d0f7c6d97149149fec9306a29a44ec~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_1421,y_414,w_1210,h_1501/fill/w_127,h_158,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/MelodyChang_JPG.jpg)
![photo (4).JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_ddb1a71237d54910b4157f94fe5669a9~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_936,y_0,w_1542,h_1942/fill/w_125,h_158,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/photo%20(4)_JPG.jpg)
![Jie Liang.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_05c7d81488684d5380f7bde4dcc22ad4~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_201,y_181,w_577,h_738/fill/w_124,h_158,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Jie%20Liang.jpg)
![bst_73179m.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_82d4aa4d9abd4c398628cde49fecae82~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_10,y_0,w_410,h_538/fill/w_120,h_157,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/bst_73179m_JPG.jpg)
![Christian Won Picture.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_0a2bc613a9a9449bb37e3305d1c93b82~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_1701,y_0,w_1656,h_1982/fill/w_132,h_158,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Christian%20Won%20Picture.jpg)
![picture-3.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_48a0065820bd427f9d8a8f3b7345b19f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_126,h_158,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/picture-3_JPG.jpg)
Miku Arima
Japan
Melody Chang
USA
Audrey Gang
USA
Jie Liang
New Zealand
Yurin Shiga
Japan
Christian Won
USA
Eric Zhang
USA
III Prize
![IMG_1083.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_783b349608f8404db734d7853fca2c17~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_100,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/IMG_1083_JPG.jpg)
![image3 (2).jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_61c135fd7c78416e993a73ae87ffc12f~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_76,y_11,w_317,h_422/fill/w_99,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/image3%20(2).jpeg)
![SHANGYIpic.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_509e7bd96040456fbd155a725364dfd8~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_551,y_2022,w_2268,h_2977/fill/w_101,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/SHANGYIpic.jpeg)
![Portrait_Marissa_Liu.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_61fa1a4e8cc241ccb1fb2e8b2e5e9e72~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_99,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Portrait_Marissa_Liu.jpg)
![Ruoyu Ni.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_da68f710af9843a68e7f3bfeebc7f213~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_318,y_35,w_1397,h_1893/fill/w_97,h_131,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Ruoyu%20Ni.jpg)
![image_123923953.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_74e624bab2194da495e7b335f8c5cd68~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_99,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/image_123923953_JPG.jpg)
![Jeffrey Wang - Headshot.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_b466fed351d14676aa304c4c76a8abaf~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_1796,y_720,w_882,h_1246/fill/w_93,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Jeffrey%20Wang%20-%20Headshot.jpg)
Morgan
Beckstead
USA
Nathan Jiang
USA
Shang-yi Kao
China
Marissa Liu
USA
Ruoyu Ni
China
Maya Sobolev
Japan
Jeffrey Wang
USA
![Likun.Nie.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_0e1adf5559774557afa6ae280d2f950e~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_538,y_226,w_1140,h_1505/fill/w_100,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Likun_Nie.jpg)
Likun Nie
China
* please click on link
Category “Young Artist” up to 19 years old
II Prize
![shengjiaPIC.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_d1f88e0cb839415b87726ab540991ece~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_30,y_72,w_786,h_1056/fill/w_131,h_176,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/shengjiaPIC.jpeg)
Shengjia Chang
China
![photo (4).jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_7296c6ec828b4b18acea574b70cfddb5~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_407,y_0,w_624,h_759/fill/w_145,h_176,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/photo%20(4).jpg)
Ilya Gorbunov
Russia
III Prize
![I.Babichev2021.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_3297e0247afb42a286effa78e1890307~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_127,y_0,w_369,h_480/fill/w_123,h_160,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/I_Babichev2021.jpeg)
Ivan Babichev
United Kingdom
![Photo - Hyeonwoo Jeon.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_01860f5d64ba40a5b5ed0c81fd8e7210~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_93,w_455,h_687/fill/w_106,h_160,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Photo%20-%20Hyeonwoo%20Jeon.jpg)
Hyeonwoo Jeon
South Korea
![Screen Shot 2021-05-30 at 11.03.13 AM.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_bb9f1d9f7c4240b28142d7b80a67253f~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_764,h_952/fill/w_129,h_161,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Screen%20Shot%202021-05-30%20at%2011_03_13%20AM.png)
David Heschel Liebowitz
USA
![5 (2).jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_427cb278cf6240a8b8218dd56f9ca673~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_121,h_161,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/5%20(2).jpg)
Kiho Shinomiya
Japan
* please click on link
Category “Piano Masters” no age limit
I Prize
![_MG_5813 R.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_41b5af3ea51543b1ba256d6204009599~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_3648,h_4551/fill/w_168,h_209,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/_MG_5813%20R.jpg)
Noah Zhou
United Kingdom
II Prize
![Sven Bauer_Photo.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_b99835a5e0924438989dd1f465045974~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_172,y_1300,w_2256,h_2747/fill/w_145,h_176,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Sven%20Bauer_Photo_JPG.jpg)
Sven Bauer
Germany
![Photo-Boyi.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_13668036c62c4efeb3032cc40fef5dde~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_758,y_87,w_2056,h_2781/fill/w_126,h_170,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Photo-Boyi.jpg)
Boyi Fa
China
![IMG_3228.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_57fe1d6e169a4f26bced511a10d0fd2c~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_86,y_5,w_245,h_323/fill/w_129,h_170,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/IMG_3228.jpeg)
Hongni Wu
China
III Prize
![unnamed (1).png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_335a7a5b61264195b3c000865e586817~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_6,y_0,w_155,h_199/fill/w_120,h_154,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/unnamed%20(1).png)
![Photo (4).JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_f05e2b11aa174c4496825c93508095e8~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_331,y_271,w_1724,h_2195/fill/w_121,h_154,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Photo%20(4)_JPG.jpg)
![IMG_7417.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_9de196a2e2b148c58793eefb065707fc~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_858,y_143,w_2475,h_3215/fill/w_119,h_154,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/IMG_7417.jpg)
![IMG_7105.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_e4839e1a769a41629507e50de058fa6b~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_346,y_58,w_849,h_1173/fill/w_108,h_149,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/IMG_7105_JPG.jpg)
![KIRILL_5.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_a26cf99efc89478a8cec2f7ed1ebb41b~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_169,y_78,w_1067,h_1386/fill/w_119,h_154,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/KIRILL_5.jpg)
![Aristotelis Papadimitriou.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c6b91_86419957013b423991c2ba15637e044b~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_990,y_425,w_1147,h_1541/fill/w_115,h_154,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Aristotelis%20Papadimitriou_JPG.jpg)
Kat-Ho Fu
China
Chengcheng Ma
China
Anri Manabe
Japan
Airi Nakayoshi
Japan
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