Knoxville International Piano Festival & Competition
Each spring, the UT College of Music hosts the Knoxville International Piano Festival & Competition at the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center on the University of Tennessee – Knoxville campus! Activities include:
- Showcase Concerts
- Lectures
- Competitions
- Masterclasses from UT faculty & Guest Artists
Join us March 8-10, 2024 for the newest installment of this event: “Back to the Future – A Celebration of Contemporary Music.” Learn more about the application process and event by downloading the Official Rules Document.
The application deadline for the 2024 competition has passed. Thank you to all who have applied!
Click here for past winners.
2024 Program
Concert Programs
March 8: Opening Concert – 5:30 PM
March 9: Guest Artist Recital, Arthur Greene – 7:30 PM
March 10: Guest Artist Recital, Chu-Fang Huang – 3:00PM
2024 Prizewinners
Congratulations to all of the prizewinners for the 2024 Knoxville International Piano Festival and Competition! The results are as follows:
Artist Category
1st Place – Parnian Khalafrezaei Heidari
2nd Place – Ye-Eun Hyun
3rd Place – Priscila Navarro
Honorable Mentions – Jeremi Lukanus & Ivy Smith
Best Performance of a Contemporary Work – Ye-Eun Hyun
The Marek Maria Pienkowski Foundation Chopin Prize – Jeremi Lukanus
Senior Virtuoso
Baroque Category
1st Place (Sponsored by the Nashville Steinway Piano Gallery) – Hannah Plaisted
2nd place – Timothy Oyier
Classical Category
1st Place – Elijah Little
2nd Place – Nuoyan Li
3rd Place – Hannah Plaisted & Timothy Oyier
Honorable Mentions – Michael Bonanno & Kathryn Larsen
Chopin Category
1st Place – Jonny Liu
2nd Place – Timothy Oyier & Nuoyan Li
3rd Place – Junwon Choi
Honorable Mention – Barbara Kapusta
Romantic/20th Century Category
1st Place – Daniel Guo
2nd Place – Nuoyan Li & Timothy Oyier
3rd Place – Hannah Plaisted
Honorable Mentions – Barbara Kapusta & Michael Bonanno
Back To The Future Category
1st Place – Quenby “Mimi” Terry
Junior Star Category
Baroque Category
1st Place – William Tran
2nd Place – Rosalyn Bao
3rd Place – Ty Oyier & Celeste Bao
Classical Category
1st Place – William Tran
2nd Place – Nina Qi & Ty Oyier
3rd Place – Rosalyn Bao
Honorable Mentions – David Guo & Joanna Guo
Chopin Category
1st Place – Ty Oyier
2nd Place – William Tran & Rosalyn Bao
3rd Place – John Frix & Joanna Guo
Honorable Mentions – Luke Dong & Gracie Dong
Romantic/20th Century Category
1st Place – Nina Qi
2nd Place – Ty Oyier
3rd Place – Yuyan Hu
Honorable Mentions – Reina Park, Gracie Dong, & John Frix
Back To The Future Category
1st Place – Maggie Neuman
2nd Place – Jace Duncan
Young Musician Category
Classical Category
1st Place – Jacqueline Jiang
2nd Place – Issac Wang
3rd Place – Valentino Pinilla
Honorable Mention – Jean Skibba
Chopin Category
1st Place – Chad Bao
Romantic/20th Century Category
1st Place – Issac Wang
2nd Place – Han Lim
3rd Place – Chad Bao
Honorable Mentions – Anastasia Wade & Roy Park
Back To The Future Category
1st Place – John Lee
2nd Place – Ivan Lon
3rd Place – Roy Park
Honorable Mention – Kelsey Enders
Ensemble Competitions
Artist Ensemble
1st Place – Matthew Martin & Easton Ball
2nd Place – James & Josef Govednik, Elijah Little & Summer Eells
Junior Ensemble
1st Place – Shanna Jung & Yuyan Hu
A special thank you to our sponsors:
Nashville Steinway Piano Gallery
We would like to thank the Nashville Steinway Piano Gallery for sponsoring the 1st and 2nd place winners of the Artist Category of the Knoxville International Piano Competition.
Dr. Marek Pienkowski
We would like to thank Dr. Marek Pienkowski for sponsorship of this year’s Chopin Prizes.
Evelyn Miller Young Pianist Series
We would like to thank the Evelyn Miller Young Pianist Series for sponsoring the winner of the Artist Category of the Knoxville International Piano Competition to return for a recital appearance with the Young Pianist Series in the 2024 season.