2026 Local Solo Piano Competition - Level A
June 6, 2026
Orvis Auditorium Honolulu, HI
1. David Qiu, 6 (Teacher: Ying Liu)
Louis Köhler: Melody in F
2. Koa Vanvelzer, 6 (Teacher: Alice Yeung)
Chopin: Waltz in A minor
Martha Mier: Just Struttin’ Along
3. Tzeyu Cheung, 6 (Teacher: Ying Liu)
Sarah Watts: The Wibbly Waltz
4. Teresa Zheng, 7 (Teacher: Joanna Zane Fan)
Diabelli: Sonatina No. 1 in F major, Op. 168 (Rondo)
Chopin: Valse mélancolique in F-sharp minor
J.S. Bach: Invention No. 8 in F major, BWV 779
5. Alan Wu, 8 (Teacher: Ying Liu)
J. S. Bach: Rondeaux from Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Chopin: Waltz In E minor, Op. Posth. B 56
6. Kai Vanvelzer, 7 (Teacher: Alice Yeung)
Yoshinao Nakada: Étude Allegro
J.S. Bach: Invention No. 13 in A minor, BWV 784
7. Jinran Hu, 8 (Teacher: Ying Liu)
Catherine Rollin: Love Theme
Friedrich Burgmuller: Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15
8. Ember Tom, 8 (Teacher: Jensen Blue)
Joe Hisaishi: One Summer's Day
9. Dori Zhou, 8 (Teacher: Lan Mi & Ying Liu)
Chopin: Étude in F minor, Op. 25, No. 2
2026 Local Solo Piano Competition - Level B
June 6, 2026
Orvis Auditorium Honolulu, HI
1. Ella Wu, 9 (Teacher: Ying Liu)
Alexander Goedicke: Étude in A minor, Op. 36, No. 13
Youmi Kiura and Wakako Kaku: Always with Me
2. Alice Li, 9 (Teacher: Ying Liu)
Joe Hisaishi: Il Porco Rosso
J. S. Bach: Rondeaux from Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
3. Darren Zheng, 9 (Teacher: Ying Liu)
Chopin: Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B. 150
Friedrich Burgmuller: Velocity, Op. 109, No. 10
4. Jenson He, 9 (Teacher: Ying Liu)
J.S. Bach: Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114
Tchaikovsky: Italian Folk Song, Op. 39, No. 15
5. Terence Zheng, 9 (Teacher: Joanna Zane Fan)
Haydn: Sonata in G major, Hob. XVI:40, Presto
Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth.
Joanna Macgregor: Lowside Blues
6. Sum Yin Callie Lam, 11 (Teacher: Ying Liu)
E. John (arr. N & R Farber): Can You Feel the Love Tonight
H. Lemoine: Études enfantines, Op. 37, No. 12, Study in A minor
7. Kyle Sia, 10 (Teacher: Joanna Zane Fan)
J.S. Bach: Prelude in C major, BWV 846
Haydn: Sonatina in G major, Allegro
Chopin: Waltz in E-flat major, Op. Posth.
Jennifer Linn: Mighty River
8. Marcus Wu, 11 (Teacher: Ying Liu)
Schubert: Waltz in B minor, Op. 18, No. 6, D. 145
2026 Local Solo Piano Competition - Junior
June 6, 2026
Orvis Auditorium Honolulu, HI
1. Veronica Lowell, 13 (Teacher: Heather Pescht)
Beethoven: Sonata in G major, Op. 49, No. 2, Allegro ma non troppo
Debussy: Children’s Corner, CD119, No. 6 Golliwog's Cakewalk
Debussy: Rêverie
2. Mahealani McMahon-Summerer, 13 (Teacher: Lucie Hahn)
Beethoven: Sonata in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2, Allegro ma non troppo
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a, No. 10, October (Autumn Song)
Debussy: Children’s Corner, CD119, No. 1, Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
3. Codie Yeung, 13 (Teacher: Bichuan Li)
Mozart: Rondo in D major, K. 485
Chopin: Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57
4. Luciana Gelber, 14 (Teacher: Steven Casano)
Rachmaninoff: Polichinelle in F-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 4
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op. 13, III. Rondo: Allegro
5. Keeley Fan, 13 (Teacher: Joanna Zane Fan)
J.S. Bach: Prelude in B-flat major, No. 21
Mozart: Fantasy in D minor, K. 397
Chopin: Mazurka in A minor, Op. 7, No. 2
Pinto: Scenas Infantis
I. Run, Run!
II. Ring Around the Rosy!
V. Hobby Horse
2026 Local Solo Piano Competition - High School
June 6, 2026
Orvis Auditorium Honolulu, HI
1. Amy Siu, 15 (Teacher: Bichuan Li)
Haydn: Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:50, I. Allegro
Liszt: Waldesrauschen from Konzertetüden, S. 145
2. Annie Li, 15 (Teacher: Joanna Zane Fan)
Beethoven: Sonata in E major, Op. 14, No. 1, I. Allegro
Chopin: Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2
Debussy: Pour le piano, CD 95, I. Prélude
3. Kevin Chang, 15 (Teacher: Bichuan Li)
Chopin: Polonaise in G-sharp minor, Op. Posth.
Beethoven: Bagatelle in E-flat major, Op. 33, No. 1
4. Linnaea Ellis, 17 (Teacher: Steven Casano)
Mozart: Sonata in F Major, K. 332, I. Allegro
S. Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28, III. Pas de deux
5. Jessica Lau, 17 (Teacher: Joanna Zane Fan)
Haydn: Sonata in F major, HOB XVI:23, III. Finale
Tchaikovsky: Romance in F minor, Op. 5
MacDowell: Virtuoso Etudes, Op. 46, No. 2 (Moto perpetuo)
6. Maya Chang, 15 (Teacher: Bichuan Li)
Bach: Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825, I. Prelude
Schubert: Impromptu Op. 90, No. 2 in E-flat major