2026 Chicago International Music Competition Schedule
Rising Star Category
JULY 18th
| 9:30 AM | Nha An U | Piano | Young Musician II |
| 9:37 AM | Yuxin Sun | Piano | Young Musician II |
| 9:44 AM | Victoria Myers | Piano | Young Musician II |
| 9:51 AM | Lai Dewen | Piano | Young Musician II |
| 9:58 AM | Manyna Srun | Piano | Young Musician II |
| 10:05 AM | Loren Pei | Piano | Young Musician II |
| 10:12 AM | Lydia Xu | Piano | Young Musician II |
BREAK until 10:30 AM
| 10:30 AM | Olivia Zheng | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 10:40 AM | Emily Wagner | Vocal | Young Musician III |
| 10:50 AM | Linh Dan Nguyen | Vocal | Young Musician III |
| 11:00 AM | Miyako Berman | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 11:10 AM | Giri Kim Vu | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 11:20 AM | Thong Ngoc Tran | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 11:30 AM | Erika Xing | Piano | Young Musician III |
BREAK until 11:50 AM
| 11:50 AM | Olivia Wen | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 11:58 AM | Jonathan Nguyen Truong | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 12:04 PM | Mila Tanaka | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 12:14 PM | Vivienne Law | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 12:24 PM | Lillian Meng | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 12:30 PM | Christopher Gao | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 12:40 PM | Narita Srun | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 12:50 PM | Alvin Gao | Piano | Young Musician III |
BREAK until 3:00 PM
| 3:00 PM | Yiling Sun | Piano | Young Artist I |
| 3:10 PM | Ngoc Thanh Thao Vu | Piano | Young Artist I |
| 3:20 PM | Zhixuan Zhu | Piano | Young Artist I |
| 3:32 PM | Charlotte Meng | Violin | Young Artist I |
| 3:42 PM | Matthew Zhu | Piano | Young Artist I |
| 3:56 PM | Mihajlo Stojanovic | Piano | Young Artist I |
BREAK until 4:15 PM
| 4:15 PM | Dylan Ma | Piano | Young Artist I |
| 4:27 PM | Kyle Tanaka | Piano | Young Artist I |
| 4:41 PM | Noah Park | Clarinet | Young Artist I |
| 4:52 PM | Vattanac Srun | Piano | Young Artist I |
| 4:58 PM | Haoyu Fang | Piano | Young Artist I |
BREAK 5:10 until 5:15 PM
| 5:15 PM | Vincent Liu | Piano | Young Artist I |
| 5:26 PM | Dylan Zheng | Piano | Young Artist I |
| 5:38 PM | Gabriella Joew | Flute | Young Artist I |
| 5:52 PM | Sophia Zhan | Piano | Young Artist I |
JULY 19th
| 9:00 AM | Harold Fang | Piano | Young Artist II |
| 9:15 AM | Thai Son Steven Tong Nguyen | Piano | Young Artist II |
| 9:26 AM | My Phi Linh Hoang | Piano | Young Artist II |
| 9:33 AM | Maria Stavytska | Flute | Young Artist II |
| 9:46 AM | Karson Garnett | Piano | Young Artist II |
BREAK until 10:10 AM
| 10:10 AM | Leo Shilo | Marimba | Young Artist II |
| 10:22 AM | Adrian Gonzalez | Piano | Young Artist II |
| 10:40 AM | Dylan Huang | Piano | Young Artist II |
| 10:58 AM | Aisha Beydoun & Miyako Berman | Piano | Young Artist (Ensemble) |
BREAK until 1:00 PM
| 1:00 PM | Joonhyoung Kim | Piano | Concert Artist |
| 1:25 PM | Parris Eve Soledad Maclang Geiser | Vocal | Concert Artist |
| 1:32 PM | Aisha Beydoun & Farah Beydoun | Piano | Young Artist (Ensemble) |
| 1:43 PM | HaEun Kim | Piano | Concert Artist |
BREAK until 2:10 PM
| 2:10 PM | Meagan Lee | Piano | Concert Artist |
| 2:35 PM | Yuriy Rogachev | Piano | Concert Artist |
| 2:51 PM | Mee Ji Kim | Piano | Concert Artist |
| 3:11 PM | Ye-Eun Hyun | Piano | Concert Artist |
BREAK 3:46 until 3:55 PM
| 3:55 PM | Dabin Ha | Piano | Concert Artist |
| 4:15 PM | Erik Jacoby | Piano | Concert Artist |
| 4:31 PM | Allison Britzius | Violin | Concert Artist |
| 4:51 PM | Efan Trias Prakaso Wagiran | Vocal | Concert Artist |
| 5:01 PM | Mary Nightingale | Vocal | Concert Artist |
Professional Category
JULY 18th
| 9:30 AM | Nathan-Jin Sun | Piano | Young Musician II |
| 9:40 AM | Lydia Xu | Piano | Young Musician II |
| 9:50 AM | Belinda Zhu | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 10:05 AM | Natalie Sun | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 10:20 AM | Hana Dormer | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 10:35 AM | Shuxian Ding | Piano | Young Musician III |
| 10:50 AM | Dylan Zhang | Piano | Young Musician III |
BREAK until 11:15 AM
| 11:15 AM | Simon Yao | Piano | Young Artist I |
| 11:35 AM | Dana Zhang | Piano | Young Artist I |
| 11:55 AM | Philip Du | Piano | Young Artist I |
| 12:15 PM | Frederick Chen | Piano | Young Artist I |
| 12:35 PM | Yuxin Sun & Yiling Sun | Piano | Young Artist Ensemble |
BREAK until 2:30 PM
| 2:30 PM | Theodora Koski | Piano | Young Artist II |
| 2:55 PM | Eric Wang | Piano | Young Artist II |
| 3:20 PM | Hanen Guo | Piano | Young Artist II |
BREAK until 3:50 PM
| 3:50 PM | Aidan Ramirez | Percussion | Concert Artist |
| 4:20 PM | Zerui Pan | Piano | Concert Artist |
| 4:50 PM | Kathryn Riopel | Vocal | Concert Artist |
BREAK until 5:30 PM
| 5:30 PM | Vitalii Khairutdinov | Piano | Concert Artist |
| 6:00 PM | Weiyu Zhang | Vocal | Concert Artist |
| 6:15 PM | Connor Roham | Piano | Concert Artist |
JULY 19th
| 9:30 AM | Anthony Gray | Piano | Concert Artist |
| 10:00 AM | Joseph Vaz | Piano | Concert Artist |
| 10:30 AM | EunYoung Lee | Piano | Concert Artist |
BREAK until 11:05 AM
| 11:05 AM | Maggie Johns | Piano | Concert Artist |
| 11:35 AM | Mengfei Xue | Piano | Concert Artist |
| 12:05 PM | Julian Pujols Quall | Piano | Concert Artist |
BREAK until 2:30 PM
| 2:30 PM | So Hee Kim | Vocal | Concert Artist |
| 2:45 PM | Ke Wang | Piano | Concert Artist |
| 3:15 PM | Rachel Richards | Marimba | Concert Artist |
BREAK until 3:50 PM
| 3:50 PM | Daniel Nass | Piano | Concert Artist |
| 4:20 PM | Antonio Ajero | Piano | Concert Artist |
Contact Us
- Phone: 1-785-764-3527
- Email: cimc2018@gmail.com
- Website: cimcusa.org
- Organizer:International Institute of Piano Artistry
- Address:750 Commerce Plaza II Building 7400 West 110th Street, Overland Park KS 66210-2362 USA