❤️The 6th Gershwin Piano Competition - Concert Artists - Semifinal Round❤️

📅 May 15, 2026, 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM – New York Time
📍 Hungarian House of New York, 213 East 82nd Street, New York, NY 10028 (between 2 and 3 avenues)

May 15 at the 6th George Gershwin International Music Competition presents Semifinal Round for Concert Artists - pianists from 12 countries and 4 continents will perform Gershwin, Bach, Mozart, Chopin, and other composers. Each performance is 15 to 20 minutes long and features miniature works, where technical brilliance, musical sensitivity, and temperament matter the most.

This day is remarkable as the Jury will make their decision about who will advance to the competition's Final Round.

Who are the Semifinalists?
Olivia Li, 9 years old (New Jersey) - A Wonderchild pianist
Dylan Zhang (Chicago, Illinois)
Gabriel Langstedt (USA, Connecticut)
Eduard Alexandru Gavril (USA, Texas)
MICHAEL XIAOPENG WANG (USA, New York)
Qinghong Lian (USA, Massachusetts)
Lisa Molinaro (Italy, Milan)
Xiaolin Zhang (United Arab Emirates)
Philip Thompson (USA/New York)
Zeru Wang (China)
Wai Ping Alice Yip (Hong Kong)
Tzu-Yin Huang (USA/Michigan)
Polina Druzhinina (Russia/USA)
Gabriele Micheli (Italy, Rome)
Jose Manuel Cruz (Mexico)
Veniamin Blokh (Russia/USA)
Seiran Tozlian (Armenia)
Azalea Kelley (USA/New York)
Kevin Zhang (USA/New York)

Who are the Semifinal Round Jury members?
Olga Kern (USA) – World-class piano star, Winner of Rachmaninov and Van Cliburn Piano Competitions, Piano Professor – Manhattan School of Music.
Michael Bulychev-Okser (USA) – American Pianist, Composer, Producer, and Educator, Artistic Director & Founder – George Gershwin Competition, Piano Professor – Kaufman Music Center – New York.
Luana Struppa (Italy) – Concert pianist and Teacher from Sicily, Italy.
Yang Wu (Singapore) – Pianist and Artistic Director of Singapore Asian Competition.
Krysztian Tkaczewski (Poland/USA) – Concert pianist and Artistic Director – Chopin International Music Competition in Hartford, Connecticut.