Winners of the 2017 Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition announced

The tension and anticipation in the audience and among the participants was mounting, as a panel of distinguished judges deliberated.  At last, the jury panel emerged, results in hand. To a great cheer, Joseph Rackers, Program Director of the festival, announced the results.

Here are the winners: 1st Prize – Catherine Huang 2nd Prize and Best Solo Prize – Kasey Shao 3rd Prize – Eric Lin Discretionary Awards Winners – Eriko Darcy, Raymond Feng, Yannie Tan Best Contemporary Work written after 1990 – John Cao Young Jury Award – Catherine Huang Congratulations to all!

From left to right: Yannie Tan, Erico Darcy, Raymond Feng, Kasey Shao, Eric Lin, Catherine Huang, John Cao

Photo credit: Michael Bull