2024 Competition
Past Gurwitz Competitions
2024 Competition Winners
Gold Medal ($30,000)
Awarded by Drs. Eric & Michelle Miller and Franklin Park
YUNGYUNG GUO | CHINA
Sponsored by William Knox Holt Foundation
Co-Hosted by Lynn & Larry Amos and Jane Watson
Silver Medal ($20,000)
Awarded by Cassandra Carr & Noah Watts
TATIANA DOROKHOVA | RUSSIA
Sponsored by Dr. Sheila Swartzman
Hosted by Janice Hindes
Bronze Medal ($10,000)
Awarded by Musical Arts Center of San Antonio, Inc.
YOUNG SUN CHOI | SOUTH KOREA
Sponsored by Elizabeth Conklyn
Co-Hosted by Sara and Dave Morgan & Annette & Darin Elkins
For booking inquiries, click a winner above or for general information, contact:
Elena Portnaya, Gurwitz Artistic Director
Additional Awards
Audience Favorite Award ($5,000)
Tatiana Dorokhova, Russia
Sponsored by Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation
Best Performance of a Work by a Spanish or Latin Composer ($5,000)
Young Sun Choi, South Korea
Sponsored by Peggy & Paul Pace
Junior Jury Award ($2,500)
Yungyung Guo, China
Sponsored by Mary Ann Winden
Semifinalists ($1,500 Each)
Awarded to competitors who did not advance to Round III.
Zihao Wu, China
Chi-Jo Lee, Taiwan
Rachel Breen, USA
Sponsored by The Tobin Endowment
Contestants ($1,000 Each)
Awarded to competitors who did not advance to Round II.
Yongqiu Liu, China
Zifan Ye, China
Nathan Cheung, USA
Jialin Yao, China
Min Joo Yi, USA
Sponsored by Amy Shelton McNutt Charitable Trust
Committee
Peggy Pace, Chair • Lisa Astorga • Jenifer Brown • Cassandra Carr • Gloria Dilley • Susan Franklin • Michelle Grant • Payton Kane • Jamie Kowalski • Jane Macon • Sonya Medina Williams • Michelle Miller, MD • Carlos Miranda • Debbie Montfor
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2024 Gurwitz Audience Favorite Award | Tatiana Dorokhova
Witness the electrifying performance of Imaginary Pancake (2020) by Gabriella Smith, played by silver medalist Tatiana Dorokhova at the 2024 Gurwitz International Piano Competition.
Best Performance of a Latin Work | Young Sun Choi
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