Results

The jury of the First Amateur Edition has awarded its prizes. Congratulations to the winners, and to every pianist who played for us in Collins Alumni Auditorium on October 9 and 10.

The prizes of the jury

1. 
   First Prize

   Jim Chou
2. 
   Second Prize

   Charl de Wet
3. 
   Third Prize

   Benjamin Alwes

The Rex & Edwina Gardner Genre Prizes

For the best performance of a Chopin work in four genres, given by Rex and Edwina Gardner, friends of this competition, and chosen by the jury together after the Final.

1. 
   Mazurka

   Mark CannonMazurka in C minor, Op. 30, No. 1, First Round
2. 
   Nocturne

   Robert FinleyNocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1, First Round
3. 
   Scherzo

   Diana CusanoScherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20, First Round
4. 
   Impromptu

   Jonathan ShihImpromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major, Op. 36, First Round

Announced Saturday, October 10, 2026, 4:21 pm.

The finalists. The whole field.

Watch the Final

Both days of the livestream are on one page here.