The New Piano Stars Competition is open to pianists ages 18 and under who are residents of the United Kingdom. The first competition took place in 2015, and it has become an ongoing tradition of Nite Piano School.
The competition is an extension of our school's determination to instill a love of music in our pupils which they will carry with them and pursue throughout their life.
Prizes & Recognition
All participants will receive a certificate of participation and constructive feedback from renowned pianists. Additionally, winners will receive the opportunity to be featured on Nite Piano School's social media (videos selected at the discretion of the Marketing Team), and cash prizes!
Watch this page for updates on the New Piano Stars 2021 Competition.
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2020 Winners
Saturday
November 14th
Class A
1st prize winner: Salomeja Capaite
2nd prize winner: Xiyan Emily Guo
3rd prize winners: Jessie Ke and Nojus Galinauskas
Commendations: Qichen (Karl) Hong and Savannah Ashton
Class B
1st prize winner: Qishi (Keith) Hong
2nd prize winner: Hailey Zhixi Gao
3rd prize winners: Reina Iguchi-Sherry and Dana Lee
Special prize by Yvonne Wallace: Alannah Ashton and Suri Tang
Commendations: Wenwen Xie, Callum Burke and Caitlin Ke
Class C
1st prize winner: Aphrodite Tsaklagkanou
2nd prize winner: Landi Weng
3rd prize winners: Hanna Sliwinska
Commendations: Ariana Sofia Gagnon, Matthew James Clarkson, Martha Maffia and Gia Lee Kim
Class D
1st prize winner: Raphael Gutierrez
2nd prize winner: Lėja Puišaitė
3rd prize winners: Anna-Louise Elizabeth Kinnie
Commendations: Cherry Younger
Class E
1st prize 'Sam Hutchings Award' winner: Georgina Duncan
2nd prize winner: Nathan Feeney
3rd prize winners: Mairi McKeown and Elanor Leydecker
Commendations: Lauchlan O'Hara and Raj Bhaumik
Syrinx Award
Winner: Hailey Zhixi Gao
2019 Winners
Thursday
November 14th
&
Friday
November 15th
Class A
1st prize winner: Heiley Zhixi Gao
2nd prize winner: Magnus Campbell
3rd prize winners: Xiyan Emily Guo
Commendations: Leo Li, Yuji Iguchi-Sherry
Class B
1st prize winner: Matthew James Clarkson
2nd prize winner: Lara Iona Johnston and Aphrodite Tsaklagghanou
3rd prize winners: Hanna Sliwinska and Dana Lee
Commendations: Fergus Gao, Suri Tang, Arianna Sofia Gangnon, Charlotte Hall, Reina Iguchi-Sherry
Class C
1st prize winner: Cherry Younger
2nd prize winner: Puyu Xie
3rd prize winners: Leja Puisaite
Commendations: Ellen Marie Phillips and Radoslava Kiryakova
Class D
1st prize winner: Hugh Kaliski
2nd prize winner: Alexis Tie-Gill
3rd prize winners: Chun-Yi Kang
Commendations: Thomas Chan
Class E
1st prize 'Sam Hutchings Award' winner: Matthew Mcllree
2nd prize winner: Esther Ersfeld Mandujano
3rd prize winners: Jack Williamson
Commendations: Amelia Neilson
2018 Winners
Thursday
November 1st
&
Friday
November 2nd
Class A
1st prize winner: Reina Iguchi-Sherry
2nd prize winner: Xiyan Emily Guo
3rd prize winners: Magnus Sadler
Commendations: Qishi Hong, Sebastian Gherghe, Catriona Ke and Silvie Smith
Class B
2nd prize winner: Ella Lin and Matthew James Clarkson
3rd prize winners: Landi Weng and Chloe Ng
Commendations: Marie-Liang Ingrand and Lara Iona Johnston
Class C
1st prize winner: Hugh Kaliski
2nd prize winner: Sophia Harvey
3rd prize winners: Raj Bhaumik and Ima Kirkwood
Commendations: Anna-Louise Kinnie, Leja Puisaite, Maoyang Li and Domhnall MacGriogair
Class D
1st prize winner: Catherine Duncan
2nd prize winner: Amelia Neilson
3rd prize winners: Erin Black
Commendations: Iona Ferguson, Jack Williamson, Chun-Yi Kang and Winny Leywantono
2017 Winners
2016 Winners
Class A
1st prize winner: Caitlin Ke
Class B
1st prize winner: Ryan Chan
Class C
1st prize winner: Noah Patrick Watkin
Class D
1st prize winner: Liana Storey
Class A
1st prize winner: Matthew Clarkson
Class B
1st prize winner: Leja Puisaite
Class C
1st prize winner: Domhnall MacGriogair
Class D
1st prize winner: Catriona Mackenzie
2015 Winners
Class A
1st prize winner: Tristan Jones
Class B
1st prize winner: Esther Ersfeld
Class C
1st prize winner: Catriona Mackenzie
Class D
1st prize winner: Hyuk Namkoong
