Emily Wu /USA/ a 1st Prize winner of the 2016 competition. Teacher: Joy M. Kiszely
Haydn Piano Concerto D major, Ho. XVIII/11, mvt. 1

Serenna Semonsen /USA/ a Grand Prize winner of 2016 competition. Teacher: Olga Khroulevitch
Sarasate, Zigeunerweisen
Tchaikovsky, Melody Op. 42, No. 3

Cynthia Soto /Costa Rica/ a 1st Prize winner of the 2016 competition. Teacher: Darya Riabova
Liszt Totentanz Op. 126

Polina Chirkina /Russia/ a Special Guest. Teacher: Elena Tolmacheva
Dreyzin, Waltz
Charles Dumont, “Non, je ne regrette rien”

Julia Angelov /USA/ a 1st Prize winner of the 2016 competition.Teacher: Olga Khroulevitch
Saint-Saëns violin concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61, mvt. 3

Roy Xiong /USA/ a 1st Prize winner of the 2016 competition. Teacher: Dr. Catharine Lysinger
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, mvt. 1

Jenny Yao /USA/ a 3rd prize of the 2016 competition.Teacher: Ran Dank
Schumann Piano Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 54, mvt. 1

Chia-Ying Chan /Taiwan/ a 1st prize of the 2016 competition. Teacher: Timothy Ehlen
Beethoven Piao Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, mvt. 1

Check out this version of Vivaldi’s Winter played by the first ever BBC Classical Introducing Artist, accordionist Iosif Purtis, the student Royal College of Music in London.

He is currently a prizewinner of more than 30 International competitions and traveled around the world performing at some of the most prestigious concert venues including Wigmore Hall, The Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, George Weston Recital Hall in Toronto. In 2013 he performed in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall at the American Fine Arts Festival.

Iosif Purits is one of the best known accordionists of his generation and has recently become the first ever BBC Introducing Classical artist. He has traveled around the world performing at some of the most prestigious concert venues including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, The Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, George Weston Recital Hall and UNESCO. Supported by ABRSM, Hattori Foundation and the Future of Russia Foundation, Iosif is currently a prizewinner of more than 30 International competitions. After graduating with distinction from the Gnesins Academy of Music he transferred to the Royal Academy of Music in London studying with Friedrich Lips and Owen Murray respectively. His extensive repertoire ranges from Russian to Japanese works and from classical to contemporary music. As well as solo-performance he is an enthusiastic collaborator with different multi-instrumental ensembles, chamber and symphonic orchestras.