Congratulations to the audience favourites, who received the most votes from viewers of the Virtual Preliminary Round of the Sixth Canadian Chopin Piano Competition!
Senior Division: Lukas Kan
"Lukas Kan is 15 years old and began his piano career at the age of 10. Lukas has had the pleasure to work with many world-renowned pianists such as Robert Silverman, Michel Fournier, Tony Yan, and Carl Peterson. Under the direction of teacher Xiao, Fafan Lukas found his passion for piano. Currently, he is studying with Professor Sasha Starcevich and Professor Wang Li of the Royal Conservatory of Music. In 5 short years, he has won many awards. In his spare time, he enjoys playing sports and composing his own piano music. His dream is to become a famous pianist."
Intermediate Division: Kailyn Pan
"Kailyn Pan, 14 years old, started learning piano at the age of 5. Kailyn has won numerous awards in many competitions. In addition to piano, Kailyn has a wide range of hobbies, such as drawing webtoon, reading, skating and swimming. Kailyn studied piano at the Yike Academy of Music with Prof. Yan Yang from 2015 to 2021 and with Prof. Aljoša Jurinić since 2022. Kailyn is currently a student of Dr. Michael Berkovsky."
Junior Division: Yiyan Liu "I start learning piano at the age of four and half. Currently I am learning piano with Dr. Michael Berkovsky. Besides piano, I do lots of sports such as volleyball, basketball and swimming. I am even a member in my school volleyball team. During my spare time, I love watching TV and playing video games."
You can view their performances by clicking on their names above.
Thank you to everyone who watched the Virtual Preliminary Round: over 50,000 views! Stay tuned for more information on the next rounds of the competition in January, 2025, as well as a second round of audience favourite voting for the in-person competition!
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