June 9, 2023
Janina Fialkowska, chairman of the Jury for the 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival(taking place June 8–17, 2023, at Caruth Auditorium at SMU and Meyerson Symphony Center) tonight announced the 12 pianists advancing to the Quarterfinal Round.
The Quarterfinalists
Eddison Chen, 13, United States
Alyssa Gabrilovich, 17, United States
Seokyoung Hong 홍석영, 15, South Korea
Zihan Jin 金子涵, 14, China
Tiankun Ma 马天坤, 16, China
Modan Oyama 大山桃暖, 17, Japan
Jan Schulmeister, 16, Czechia
Sizhe Wang 王思哲, 14, China
Taige Wang, 13, United States
Zhonghua Wei 魏中华, 14, China
Yifan Wu 吴一凡, 14, China
Yiran Zhou 周怡然, 15, China
Quarterfinal Round Schedule
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Quarterfinal Round Concert 1 I 2:30 PM
2:30 p.m. – Jan Schulmeister, 16, Czechia
3:02 p.m. – Yiran Zhou 周怡然, 15, China
20-MINUTE INTERMISSION
3:52 p.m. – Eddison Chen, 13, United States
Quarterfinal Round Concert 2 I 7:00 PM
7:00 p.m. – Zhonghua Wei 魏中华, 14, China
7:32 p.m. – Taige Wang, 13, United States
20-MINUTE INTERMISSION
8:22 p.m. – Seokyoung Hong 홍석영, 15, South Korea
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Quarterfinal Round Concert 3 I 2:30 PM
2:30 p.m. – Yifan Wu 吴一凡, 14, China
3:02 p.m. – Tiankun Ma 马天坤, 16, China
20-MINUTE INTERMISSION
3:52 p.m. – Alyssa Gabrilovich, 17, United States
Quarterfinal Round Concert 4 I 7:00 PM (followed by the announcement of the Semifinalists)
7:00 p.m. – Sizhe Wang 王思哲, 14, China
7:32 p.m. – Zihan Jin 金子涵, 14, China
20-MINUTE INTERMISSION
8:22 p.m. – Modan Oyama 大山桃暖, 17, Japan