The 3rd Vancouver International Piano Competition and the Vancouver International Piano Music Festival in 2024 cordially invite authoritative piano professors from top music institutions worldwide, as well as internationally renowned piano performers, to form the jury. Through a high-level piano competition and a diverse range of academic activities, we are committed to providing a platform for young pianists to showcase their talents, communicate with each others, enrich their knowledge, and broaden their horizons.

This is a splendid stage for participants to display their talents, achieve remarkable results, assess the effectiveness of their piano studies, and harvest achievements in their musical education. It is also an extravagant gathering of distinguished teachers, providing a rich and fulfilling artistic experience.

This competition consists of two parts: the 2024 Vancouver International Piano Competition and the Vancouver International Piano Music Festival. The competition and award ceremony are scheduled to take place from July 26th to July 27th, 2024 (tentative) in Vancouver, with the 2024 Vancouver International Piano Music Festival running concurrently from July 21st to July 30th.

Main members of the organizing committee
  • Wu Ying

    Honorary Chairman

    Professor of the Piano Department of the Central Conservatory of Music, doctoral supervisor, Steinway artist, and president of the Piano Society of the Chinese Musicians Association

  • Wei Danwen

    Chairman of the Jury Committee

    Director, professor and doctoral supervisor of the Piano Department of the Central Conservatory of Music, vice president of the Piano Society of the Chinese Musicians Association, and Steinway artist

  • Tang Lijuan

    Artistic Director

    Professor and doctoral supervisor of the Piano Department of the Central Conservatory of Music, Steinway artist

  • Members of the International Finals Jury
    Arranged in alphabetical order by last name
  • Ernest Barretta

    Piano Professor at the piano faculty of the Juilliard School of Music, pre-college division. Served on the piano faculties of The Peabody Conservatory and Towson University.

  • Jonathan Bass

    Piano Professor at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Pianist , Steinway Artist. Served as Chair of the Piano Department of Boston Conservatory at Berklee from 2008 to 2015.

  • Roland Krüger

    The Head of Keyboard and the Head of the Solo performance programme at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media. Piano Professor at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media.

  • Inesa Sinkevych

    Piano Department Co-Head, Piano College and Precollege Faculty at Manhattan School of Music in the United States. Piano Professor at Manhattan School of Music in the United States.

  • Daniel Shapiro

    Piano Professor at Cleveland Institute of Music.

  • Tang Lijuan

    Piano Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Piano Department of the Central Conservatory of Music in China. Steinway Artist.

  • Noel McRobbie

    Piano Professor at Vancouver Academy of Music.

  • Members of the China Finals Jury Committee
    Arranged in alphabetical order by last name
  • Chang Hua

    Piano professor at the Central Conservatory of Music, famous pianist and young piano educator

  • Chen Manchun

    Professor of Piano at the Middle School attached to the Central Conservatory of Music, Principal of the Primary School attached to the Central Conservatory of Music

  • Chen Lan

    Director of Piano Department of Shenzhen Art School, Associate Professor, President of Shenzhen Piano Society

  • Huang Tiandong

    Famous piano educator, president of the Guangdong Piano Society, deputy secretary-general of the Piano Society of the Chinese Musicians Association, honorary professor of Steinway, professor of the Piano Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music, and master's tutor

  • Kong Jianing

    Professor of the Piano Department of the Central Conservatory of Music, Professor of the Piano Department of the Royal Academy of Music, UK-based pianist and piano educator

  • Liu Jia

    Associate professor and graduate tutor of the Piano Department of Xi'an Conservatory of Music, former deputy director of the Piano Department, director of the Chinese Piano Society, and president of the Xi'an Piano Association

  • Li Siying

    Director of the Piano Department of the High School Affiliated to Xinghai Conservatory of Music, Vice President of the Piano Committee of the Guangzhou Musicians Association, Executive Director of the Guangdong Provincial Piano Society, and Executive Director of the Music Basic Education Society of the China Social Arts Association

  • Sun Kengliang

    Doctor of music education, associate professor, master's tutor, deputy dean of the School of Music of Nanjing University of the Arts, head of the music performance major of the School of Music, member of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, deputy secretary-general of the Jiangsu Provincial Piano Society

  • Tang Lijuan

    Professor and doctoral supervisor of the Piano Department of the Central Conservatory of Music, Steinway artist, famous pianist and piano educator

  • Tian Yuan

    Deputy director, associate professor, and master's tutor of the Piano Department of Wuhan Conservatory of Music, director of the Piano Society of the Chinese Musicians Association, vice president of the Piano Professional Committee of the Hubei Cultural and Art Exchange Association, and doctoral and master's thesis review expert of the Degree Center of the Ministry of Education

  • Wang Yang

    Director of Piano Department at Gulangyu Piano School of Central Conservatory of Music, Vice President of Fujian Provincial Piano Association, and Outstanding Teacher of Fujian Province

  • Yang Shanshan

    Professor of Piano Department, Central Conservatory of Music, Yamaha Artist

  • Yang Shu

    Deputy Secretary of the Piano Department of the China Conservatory of Music and the head of the Piano Department of the High School attached to the China Conservatory of Music, Associate Professor, Graduate supervisor, and Director of the Beijing Musicians Piano Basic Education Branch

  • Yang Yunlin

    Piano professor at the High School attached to Shanghai Conservatory of Music, tutor of master students in piano performance at Shanghai Conservatory of Music

  • Zhang Jin

    Professor of Piano at the Central Conservatory of Music, successively served as Director of the Main Piano Teaching and Research Office of the High School Attached to the Middle School, and is a famous piano educator.

  • Zhang Fang

    Professor and former head of the piano department at Shenyang Conservatory of Music, director of the Piano Society of the Chinese Musicians Association, and Yamaha contracted artist

  • Zhao Xiaohong

    Professor of the Piano Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, director of the Piano Professional Committee of the Shanghai Musicians Association, tutor of master's degree students in piano, distinguished professor of the Piano Department of the Harbin Conservatory of Music, and tutor of the "Top Innovative Talents" of the Piano Department

  • Zhu Di

    Professor and doctoral supervisor of the Piano Department of China Conservatory of Music, famous pianist and piano educator

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