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Congratulations to our 2026 Winners!
Join us for the Winners Concert on Saturday, May 2, 7:30 pm

Founded in 1977, the Renée B. Fisher Piano Competition aims to nurture the growth and development of young pianists while highlighting emerging composers. Pianists are rewarded for outstanding achievement in the classical repertoire, and are introduced to performing contemporary music with the commissioned scores that premiere through the Composer Awards.

Elementary/Middle School Division

First Prize and Best Performance of the Commissioned Work: Dance of Ghosts by Evgeniya (Jane) Kozhevnikova

Lucas Lopes

Student of Lauren Reed

Second Prize

Jayden Song

Student of Sima Brodsky

Third Prize

Yiten Kueh

Student of Elaine Silbereis

Honorable Mentions

Emma Edmondson

Student of Soojung Sharp

High School Division

First Prize and Best Performance of the Commissioned Work: Three Off-Kilter Miniatures by Michael Phillips

Ian Lin

Student of Wei-Yi Yang

Third Prize

Edward Neems

Student of Elaine Silbereis

Honorable Mentions

Giora Nadav

Student of Dan Nadav

Previous Year Competitions

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