XI Krystian Tkaczewski International Piano Competition
Busko-Zdrój
August 10 - 12, 2026
Under the Honorary Patronage of the Mayor of the Town and Municipality of Busko-Zdrój
East Tennessee State University - Creative Arts Scholarship
Four-year scholarship (approx. 19, 000 USD a year, total - 76,000 USD)
XI Krystian Tkaczewski International Piano Competition
Busko-Zdrój
August 10 - 12, 2026
RESULTS
Category “Piano Talents”
I Prize
Matthew Popescu, USA
II Prize ex aequo:
Emily Xinyan Zhou, Canada
Layla Guan, USA
III Prize
Nathan Zhang, USA
Honorable Mention
Hancheng Xue, China
Matthew Popescu, USA
I Prize, category "Piano Talents"
Category „Young Prodigies”
I Prize
Ayla Takeda Moreno, Japan/USA
II Prize
Sophia Popescu, USA
III Prize
Agnus Cai, USA
Sarah Nazari, Japan/USA
Saki Yoshida, Japan
Honorable Mention
Mila Dong, China
Olivia Yu, USA
Ayla Takeda Moreno, Japan/USA
II Prize, category „Young Prodigies”
Category "Young Artists"
I Prize
Yuya Seiki, Japan
II Prize
Yijun Xie, China
III Prize
Antoni Przykłota, Poland
Yuya Seiki, Japan
I Prize, category "Young Artists"
Category „Piano Masters”
I Prize
Ryunosuke Kishimoto, Japan
II Nagroda ex aequo:
Shengye Cheng, China
Miki Hasegawa, Japan
III Nagroda ex aequo:
Natsuki Omote, Japan
Riona Yamauchi, Japan
Honorable Mention
Sora Hayashi, Japan
Ryunosuke Kishimoto, Japan
I Prize, category „Piano Masters”
Special Prize
-East Tennessee State University - Creative Arts Scholarship: Ryunosuke Kishimoto, Miki Hasegawa
-Krystian Tkaczewski Award: Agnus Cai, Ayla Takeda Moreno, Sophia Popescu
-Most Promising Talent: Ayla Takeda Moreno
JUDGES
Krystian Tkaczewski, Poland/USA
Vovka Ashkenazy, Island
Maria Murawska, Poland
Andrea Turini, Italy
Hironao Suzuki, Japan
Xuan Dong, China
