The finals of the Ninth Annual Lois Trester Piano Competition will take place on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. in Crowder Hall. The competition is free admission and open to the public.
With the purpose of showcasing our outstanding piano students, we invite you to attend the final round of the Lois Trester Piano Competition. Through the generosity of donors to the keyboard area, this event encourages, supports and recognizes pianistic excellence with nearly $4,000 in prizes. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear our talented students in performance and to cast your ballot for the audience prize!
Lois Trester was a beloved Tucson piano teacher who passed away a few years ago. William Wolfe funded this scholarship in her name as a way of remembering her immense contribution to TMTA (Tucson Music Teachers Association) and our local piano community. In addition, TMTA – in conjunction with the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona – has again contributed the second prize in honor of Winifred Knight.
Past winners of the Lois Trester Piano Competition:
2017:
First Place & Audience Prize: Shiqi Gu
Second Place: Han Lin
Third Place: Shuo Pan
Fourth Place: Dylan Dominguez
Alternate: Spencer Miller
2016:
First Place: Yi-Qing Tang
Second Place: Joshua Tan
Third Place: Shiqi Gu
Fourth Place: Spencer Miller
Audience Prize: Yi-Qing Tang
Alternate Prize: Glenda Courtois García
Michael Moore Undergraduate Prize: Dylan Dominguez
2015:
First Place & Audience Prize: Nino Bakradze
Second Place: Yi Qing Tang
Third Place: Joshua Tan
Fourth Place: Aika Tatebe
Alternate Prize: Shiqi Gu
Michael Moore Undergraduate Prize: Dylan Dominguez
2014:
First Place: Chiew Hwa Poon
Second Place: Soo Yoen Kim
Third Place: Daniel Linder
Fourth Place: Nathanael Gross
Audience Prize: Chiew Hwa Poon
Michael Moore Undergraduate Prize: Nathanael Gross
Honorable Undergraduate Mention: Shantell Petty
2013:
First Place: Chia-Chun Ko
Second Place: Soo Yoen Kim
Third Place: Chien-I Yang
Fourth Place: Daniel Lindner
Audience Prize: Soo Yoen Kim
Michael Moore Undergraduate Prize: Aika Tatebe
Alternate Prize: Myung-Ji Lee
2012:
First Place: Kyung Lee and Xi Luo
Third Place and Michael Moore Undergraduate Prize: Nathanael Gross
Fourth Place and Audience Prize: Chiew Hwa Poon
Alternate: Anton Faynberg
2011:
First Place and Audience Prize: Elena Miraztchiyska
Second Place (tie): Chia Chun Ko and Ian Houghton
Third Place: Anton Faynberg
Alternate: Kyung Lee
Michael Moore Memorial Prize: Aika Tatebe
2010:
First Place and Audience Prize: Joo Young Oh
Second Place: Bokyung Park
Third Place: Dylan Marney
Fourth Place: Kyung Lee
Alternate: Yuri Chayama