❤️The 6th Gershwin Piano Competition - Semifinal Round - Young Artists (Ages 7-17)❤️

📅 May 16, 2026, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM – New York Time
📍 Kings Bay Y Center – 2nd floor, 3495 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11229

Semifinal for Young Artists - pianists ages 7-17, who will perform Gershwin and other composers. You will hear super-talented children of various ages. Music does not know age, and these young talents will bring a tremendous show. Many of them have already won prizes and accolades at other music competitions.
Each performance is 10 minutes long and includes miniature works.

George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn, New York. Therefore, this round of the competition pays tribute to the neighborhood as the birthplace of the great George Gershwin.

Who are the Semifinalists?
Letao Li, 11 years old (Special School at Kaufman Center, New York)
Cindy Hu, 10 years old (New York)
Noah Xia, 12 years old (New Jersey)
Sophia Popescu, 14 years old (Massachusetts)
Matthew Popescu, 12 years old (Massachusetts)
Daniel Liu, 13 years old (New York)
Eliya Pariente, 14 years old (New York)
Elizabeth Levine, 13 years old (New York)
Agnus Cai, 15 years old (Massachusetts)
Yuhon Chung, 12 years old (New York)
Alice Sorochan, 14 years old (Ukraine)
Oliver Grunes-Quinn, 13 years old (New York)
Dana Zhang, 14 years old (Illinois)
Noah Nan, 10 years old (New York)
Carol Wu, 10 years old (New York)
Dylan Guan, 16 years old (New York)
Alice Shen, 10 years old (New York)

Who are the Semifinal Round Jury members?
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.