26 January – 4 February 2024

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS USA

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Best Performance of a Latin Work | Young Sun Choi

Best Performance of a Latin Work | Young Sun Choi

Experience the spellbinding artistry of Young Sun Choi (Korea), Bronze Medalist of the 2024 Gurwitz International Piano Competition, as she performs Enrique Granados’ Goyesca No. 4: “Quejas o la Maja y el Ruiseñor” (Lament or The Maiden and the...

György Ligeti: Étude No. 11 & No. 13 | Yungyung Guo

György Ligeti: Étude No. 11 & No. 13 | Yungyung Guo

Experience the extraordinary talent of YungYung Guo (China), the Gold Medalist of the prestigious 2024 Gurwitz International Piano Competition, as she delivers a mesmerizing performance of György Ligeti’s Étude No. 11 "En suspens" (In Suspense) and No. 13 "L'escalier...

Gurwitz 2024 Medalists

Three outstanding pianists made it to the final rounds during the 2024 competition:

Yungyung Guo, gold
Tatiana Dorokhova, silver
Young Sun Choi, bronze

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Group picture of the three winners of The Gurwitz 2024, in this order: Bronze Medalist Young Sun Choi, Silver Medalist Tatiana Dorokhova, and Gold Medalist Yungyung Guo of China

WATCH

All Gurwitz 2024 Competition Rounds I – IV were broadcast live around the world online and on-air! Texas Public Radio’s Barry Brake hosted the broadcast and guided audiences through each competitor recital, as well as interview on-air guests such as Round III commissioned composer Dr. Aaron Prado.

Click below to watch all rounds on-demand. Thanks to Music Foundation of San Antonio for sponsoring the broadcast!

SUPPORT

There are many ways you can support The Gurwitz International Piano Competition and be a part of the global stage it represents!

Sponsorships, donations, advertisement, contestant hosting, and volunteer opportunities are just some of the ways to get involved and provide a valuable service to this remarkable event.

Official 2024 Competition Piano Partners

Piano competition for adults
Piano competition for adults

Dionne Warwick

2024 Honorary Chair

One of the greatest pop legends of all time, six-time Grammy-winning singer Dionne Warwick is not only an advocate for the 2024 Gurwitz but performed in San Antonio during competition week.

One quote from the artist exemplifies one of the many reasons why The Gurwitz sought her out: “I’d like to see a world free of strife, stress, pain, hunger, war – a cool place where everyone could live.” 

The Gurwitz is a Member Of

Piano competition for adults
Piano competition for adults

Sponsors & Partners

We are proud to be a competition partner of iClassical Academy. iClassical Academy offers top-quality online classical music learning. It makes online music education available worldwide, offering a high level of music learning Masterclasses, courses, and collections for piano, violin, cello, guitar, conducting, trumpet, voice, pedagogy, and branding and promotion of careers.