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Lee Piano Competition

Official Results

 

Division I (grades 4-6)

First Prize
Ashley Raleigh (from Springfield, MO – Teacher:  Hye Jung Hong)
Second Prize
Nita Qiu (from Woodbury, MN – Teacher:  Joseph Zins)
Third Prize
Jeffrey Chin (from Aurora, CO – Teacher:  Jasmine Steadman)

Division II (grades 7-9)

First Prize
Jarrett Takaki (from Wilmette, IL – Teacher:  Sueanne Metz)
Second Prize (tie)
Michael Tang (from Edina, MN – Teacher:  JoAnne Link)
Second Prize (tie)
Eileen Xia (from Greenwood Village, CO – Teacher:  Larry Graham)
Third Prize
Daniel Mangiaracino (from Topeka, KS – Teacher:  Scott Smith)

Division III (grades 10-12)

First Prize
Trenton Takaki (from Wilmette, IL – Teacher:  Sueanne Metz)
Second Prize
Anna Waldron (from Inver Grove Heights, MN – Teacher:  Joseph Zins)
Third Prize
Noah Choznacki (from Eagan, MN – Teacher:  Joseph Zins)
Fourth Prize
Hannah Gerdes (from Renner, SD – Teacher:  Julie Melik-Stepanov)

Adjudication Panel

Guest Artist:  Dr. Steven Spooner – Associate Professor of Piano, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Guest Judge:  Dr. Juyeon Kang – Associate Professor of Music, Northwestern College, Orange City, IA
Guest Judge:  Shu Li – Sioux Falls, SD