XI Krystian Tkaczewski International Piano Competition
Busko-Zdrój
August 10 - 12, 2026
East Tennessee State University - Creative Arts Scholarship
Four-year scholarship (approx. 19, 000 USD a year, total - 76,000 USD)

Xuan Dong, China
Doctor of Piano Performance, St. Petersburg State Conservatory of Music, Russia.
Department of the Chinese Conservatory of Music’s secondary school.
The Beijing Municipal Education Commission bestowed the title of “Outstanding Teacher Award” on vocational schools for their participation in skill competitions.
Teacher for the “Top Talents” Program at the China National Conservatory of Music.
Korean instrument manufacturer Young Chang’s appointed piano virtuoso for China.
Has served as music director for multiple international piano festivals.
He graduated from the St. Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire in Russia and studied under Professor Ekaterina Murina, a renowned Russian People’s Artist and Head of the Piano Department.
Since 2009, he has served as a piano instructor at the middle school of the China Conservatory of Music. His
students have won numerous awards in both domestic and international competitions. One of his students, Yang Fan, was selected for the “Top Talent Development Program” of the China Conservatory of Music for the 2022-2023 academic year and was shortlisted for the main competition at the 19th Warsaw Chopin International Piano Competition in 2025.
In recent years, he has actively collaborated with several online platforms specializing in classical music, regularly disseminating classical music culture to music enthusiasts from various backgrounds. The platforms involved include Aimei Di Classical Music Channel and Joy Music Magazine.