2025 Chicago International Music Competition

Grand Prize Winners

Professional Category

First Prize: $5,000

Diploma

Eligible to enter the Società Umanitaria International Musical Competition Semifinal

ARTEM KUZNETSOV


Second Prize: $3,000

Diploma

Eligible to enter the Società Umanitaria International Musical Competition Semifinal

NOT AWARDED


Third Prize: $2,000

Diploma

Eligible to enter the Società Umanitaria International Musical Competition Semifinal

VICTORIA BI tied with ZARIN MEHTA


Rising Star Category

First Prize: $3,000

Diploma

Eligible to enter the Società Umanitaria International Musical Competition Semifinal

EMILY CHEN


Second Prize: $2,000

Diploma

Eligible to enter the Società Umanitaria International Musical Competition Semifinal

LUCY WU tied with MAURICE NEUMAN


Third Prize: $1,000

Diploma

Eligible to enter the Società Umanitaria International Musical Competition Semifinal

KIM SQUARED (SOPHIA KIM and HELENA KIM)


Special Prizes Winners

Special Jury Prize, In Memory of Nodar Gabunia
SARAH FERNANDES

Best performance of a virtuoso etude
YURIY ROGACHEV

Best performance of a Classical Sonata
DEREK HARMAN

Best performance of a work by J.S. Bach
AMELIA BAUEMSCHMITT

Best performance of a Romantic work
KANYAPAT DANKUL

Best performance of a Contemporary work
TONG-BAI DENG. ARIUNKHUR NARANBAT

Best performance of a work by Liszt
JOONHYOUNG (BEN) KIM

Best performance of a work by a Russian composer
DEREK HARMAN, MINJAE KIM

Best Piano Duo (2-piano or Four-Hands)
KIM-SQUARED (SOPHIA KIM & HELENA KIM- PIANO DUO)

Prize Winners of Each Age Group

Professional Category

Young Musician II

First Prize
Katherine Xia (Piano)


Young Musician III

First Prize
Evelyn Shengxi Yang (Piano)

Second Prize
Sarah Fernandes (Piano)

Third Prize
Raymond Jiang(Piano)
Tied With
Anthony Wu (Piano)


Young Artist I

First Prize
NOT AWARDED

Second Prize
Peter Parra (Piano)

Third Prize
Andre Peck (Piano)


Young Artist II

First Prize
Tong-Bai Deng (Piano)

Second Prize
Chayapon Chanporn (Piano)

Third Prize
NOT AWARDED


Concert Artist

First Prize
Derek Hartman (Piano)

Second Prize
Nathan Cheung (Piano)
Tied With
Nayeon Gu (Piano)

Third Prize
Nathaniel Holman (Marimba)


Rising Star Category

Young Musician I

First Prize
Nora Xia (Piano)


Young Musician II

First Prize
Solara Kim (Piano)

Second Prize
Nontaphat Bavonratanavech (Piano)

Third Prize
Bernard Marissa (Vocal)


Young Musician III

First Prize
Summer Liu (Cello)

Second Prize
Nathaniel Kim (Cello)

Third Prize
Shawn Song (Piano)


Young Artist I

First Prize
Ariunkhur Naranbat (Harp)

Second Prize
Kanyapat Dankul (Piano)

Third Prize
Emily Hu (Piano)
Tied with
Luca Sugawara (Piano)

Honorable Mention
James Yan


Young Artist II

First Prize
Minjae Kim (Piano)

Second Prize
Yuriy Rogachev (Piano)

Third Prize
Jin Han (Cello)


Concert Artist

First Prize
Joonhyoung (Ben) Kim (Piano)

Second Prize
Seoyeon Park (Piano)

Third Prize
Akane Kimura (Piano)

Contact Us

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  • Email: cimc2018@gmail.com
  • Website: cimcusa.org
  • Organizer:International Institute of Piano Artistry
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