♫ 2024♫ 21st Washington International Piano Artists Competition See Information to the right side of the page ----> ♫ 2024♫ 20th Washington International Piano Artists Competition Results FIRST PRIZE WINNER Alexander Stabile $3,000 GRAND PRIZE 2025 GRAND PRIX CONCERT AT SPECIAL LOCATION IN 20th SWASHINGTON, DC SECOND PRIZE WINNER Illya Bunyakyn $2000 THIRD PRIZE Cate Grimball $1000 FINALIST AWARDS William Bloomquist Jonathan Shih Leonard Donadio $250 EACH SPECIAL AWARDS $250 EACH as BELOW MOST IMAGINATIVE PROGRAMMING Jonathan Shih Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op. 52 PADEREWSKI PERFORMANCE Jhon Randal Ortiz Rincon Nocturne in B-Flat Major Op.16, No. 4 LATIN AMERICAN COMPOSER PERFORMANCE Joseph Lipare Angel Villoldo (Arr. Eduardo Rojas) "El Choela" - TANGO SPENCER HUFFMAN PERFORMANCE Not Awarded RACHMANINOFF PERFORMANCE ($500) Alexander Stabile Etude-Tableaux, Op. 39, Nos. 1 and 3

Modified: 05/31/2026 **************************************************************************** The dates for the 2026 Washington International Piano Artists Competition are August 5 to August 9, 2026 ***************************************** Primary venue locations are the Scientology Building at 16th and P NW, and Fraser Mansion at 1701 20th Street NW corner of R off Connecticut Ave. David Witten (juror) will perform his recently presented Carnegie Hall Program at the WIPAC Welcome Reception at Fraser Mansion on the evening of August 5th. Start time for cocktails and buffet is 6PM. FINAL ROUND VENUE: TBA 2026 WIPAC COMPETITION APPLICATION FORM (DOCX) Please note: SPECIAL AWARDS AMOUNT HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM $250 to $300 The following will be helpful to organize your bio, anecdote and program for 2026: LINK TO THE PROGRAM INSERT FOR 2024 WIPAC COMPETITION The link above can be used as a written guide while listening to recorded performances (below). ***************************************** Advanced notice on some SPECIAL AWARDS : (see those awarded in 2024 on left side of this page for some ideas ) Still pending next competition: Spencer Huffman award for performance(s) of the composer See: Huffman Information/Scores LINK HERE (Special awards are also mentioned in the COMPETITION APPLICATION FORM GUIDELINES All awards are offered at the discrection of our public sponsors. The amount of Special Awards has been increased from $250 to $300) ..................................................................................................................................................... Become a Friend on Facebook at: WIPAC WIPACUSA Pianists and Friends love this space -- no politics, please, just mostly music and friends---become a part of a worldwide family with a common interest in great music making. Many of our past competitors continue to post their activities and performances. Thank you for your efforts! ***** LIST OF PAST WINNERS OF THE WIPAC WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL PIANO ARTISTS COMPETITION 1-2002 Inaugual Competition - Stevie Ryan 2-2003 Paul Romero 3-2004 Jim Allison 4-2005 Henri Delbeau 5-2006 Christopher Shih 6-2007 Jelena Vladikovic 7-2008 Vincent Schmithorst 8-2009 Tzu-Feng Liu 9-2010 Viscount Thurston 10-2011 Ali Mushtaq 11-2012 Keng Siong Sim 12-2013 Matthias Fischer 13-2014 Michael Slavin 14-2015 Michael Cheung 15-2016 Ken Iisaka 16-2017 Hiroaki Taniguchi 17-2018 Yiran Wang 18-2019 Jonathan Lee 19-2020 Postponed to 2021 20-2021 Irene Longacre-Whiteside 21-2022 David Lee 22-2023 Robin Stephenson 23-2024 Alexander Stabile By Special request posting Simon Finlow 2023 Final Round 2023 WC Finlow Final Round 2024 WC addendum: Jhon Ortiz Randal Performs Huffman Waltz from "Chopin Studies" recorded in noise following 2024 Final Round PERFORMANCES at the 2024 WIPAC Competition: LINK TO THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM INSERT FOR 2024 WIPAC COMPETITION (Edits below) Prelim Round Bloomquist Semifinal Round Bloomquist Final Round Bloomquist not available due to technical difficulties Prelim Round Bunyakyn(1 Prelim Round Bunyakyn(2) Semifinal Round Bunyakyn (Incomplete?) Final Round Bunyakyn (Incomplete: WIPAC Recorded) Final Round Bunyakyn (Complete: Recorded by Bunyakyn) Prelim Round Judy Darst Prelim Rond Paul Doerrfeld Semifinal Round Doerrfeld Prelim Round Leonard Donadio Semifinal Round Donadio Final Round Donadio is not available Prelim Round Finley Semifinal Round Finley (Beginning slightly clipped) Prelim Round Finlow Semifinal Round Finlow (beginning movement clipped) Prelim Round Grimball Semifinal Round Grimball Final Round Grimball Prelim Round King Prelim Round Lee Prelim Round Leehey Prelim Round Lipare Prelim Round Ortiz Randal Prelim Round Phillips Prelim Round Roy Semifinal Round Roy Prelim Round Schwarz Prelim Round Shih Christopher Shih Complete Revised from printed Program Semifinal Round Shih Final Round Shih is unavailable due to technical difficulties Prelim Round Stabile REVISED PROGRAM LINK FOR STABILE Semifinal Round Stabile Final Rond Stabile is unavailable due to technical difficulties Prelim Round Stroda Prelim Round Sung Prelim Round Taruki Semifinal Round Taruki Prelim Round Yamasaki Prelim Round Yamato TAKANORI YAMATO BIO ANECPROG (Omitted in Program) Semifinal Round Yamato ******************************

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