Participants 2023
We are happy to publish the names of the 42 young and talented pianists, who will take part in Aarhus International Piano Competition 2023. In November we recieved an overwhelming 214 applications, and the preselection jury chose the 42 pianists listed below based on anonymized audio recordings only. We look forward to welcome all participants to Aarhus and to experience their fantastic piano playing.
Pianists in age category A
Kenneth Chen, Canada
Alejandro Gonzalez Gerwig, Germany
Seokyoung Hong, South Korea
Yuhe Jin, China
Julia Kaufmann, Germany
Dayou Kim, South Korea
Yu Tung Liang, Taiwan
Megan Lo, Canada
Zichen Ma, China
Elisabeth Namchevadze, Germany
Can Sarac, Turkey
Sehyeok Son, South Korea
Kai Rong Toby Tan, Singapore
Ivaylo Vassilev, Bulgaria
Ryan Wang, Canada
Yinqi Wang, China
Jiayou Xu, China
Yuri Yasui, Japan
Yiran Zhou, China
Adam Znamirovsky, Czech Republic
Pianists in age category B
Elias Ackerley, United Kingdom
Jun Chen, China
Simon Haje, Germany
Nicolai Kanha Kehlet Hansen, Denmark
Emir Ilgen, Turkey
Jonas Hasager Emtkjær Jensen, Denmark
Yu Wei Lee, Taiwan
Seo Jun Lim, South Korea
Sherri Hoi-Ching Lun, Hong Kong
Rune Leicht Lund, Denmark
Valdemar Wenzel Most, Denmark
Leah Nicholson, United Kingdom
Ji Gang Park, South Korea
Keona Rose, USA
Kamila Sacharzewska, Poland
Yuanzhen Sun, China
Reuben Tsang, Australia
Yiguo Wang, China
Ruogu Wen, China
Hon Yu Wong, Australia/Hong Kong
Ruby Wu, China
Yuxuan Zhao, China