Finalists

The finalists of the First Amateur Edition played in the Final on Saturday, October 10, in Collins Alumni Auditorium, Lipscomb University, in this order.

1. 
   110:00 am

   Gorden Cheng

   Second Programme

   Beethoven – Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppoChopin – Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244
2. 
   210:30 am

   Abraham Wilson

   Second Programme

   Bach – Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: V. SarabandeDecaux – Clairs de lune: IV. La merChopin – Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major, Op. 36Scriabin – Fantasie in B minor, Op. 28
3. 
   311:00 am

   Michael Slavin

   Second Programme

   Ravel – Une barque sur l'océan, from MiroirsLiszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 in A minor, S. 244Chopin – Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
4. 
   411:30 am

   Jonathan Shih

   Second Programme

   Chopin – Variations brillantes, Op. 12Jonathan Shih – Prelude in G minor, Op. 1, By the SeaPaderewski – Nocturne in B-flat major, Op. 16, No. 4Chasins – Prelude in E-flat minor, Op. 12, No. 2Dutilleux – Sonata: III. Choral et variations
5. 
   512:20 pm

   Jim Chou

   Second Programme

   Chopin – Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
6. 
   612:50 pm

   Robert Finley

   Second Programme

   Chopin – Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38Chopin – Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major, Op. 51Chopin – Mazurka in A-flat major, Op. 50, No. 2Chopin – Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61
7. 
   71:20 pm

   Charl de Wet

   Second Programme

   Chopin – Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61Scriabin – Fantasie in B minor, Op. 28Rachmaninoff – Prelude in D major, Op. 23, No. 4
8. 
   81:50 pm

   Benjamin Alwes

   Second Programme

   Schubert – Sonata in A minor, D. 784: I. Allegro giustoBabajanian – PoemChopin – Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
9. 
   92:20 pm

   Diana Cusano

   Second Programme

   Rautavaara – Pelimannit (Fiddlers), Op. 1: III. Klockar Samuel DikströmScarlatti – Sonata in A major, K. 101Scarlatti – Sonata in E minor, K. 98Chopin – Polonaise in G-sharp minor, Op. posth.Beethoven – Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27, No. 1, Sonata quasi una fantasia

Announced Friday, October 9, 2026, 8:45 pm.

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