We are thrilled to announce the 20 finalists of the 2026 Vancouver Piano Sessions Concerto Competition, as selected by our Preliminary Jury: Ning An, Hans Boepple, and Robin McCabe.

Selected from a highly competitive applicant pool, these twenty pianists will advance to the Final Round on August 1, 2026, at Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver, performing with piano accompaniment. Winners will be announced following the Final Round.
In alphabetical order:

Junior
Frederick Chen
Sky Lee-Lord
Joshua Wang
Felix Yichen Zhang
Karina Zhang

Intermediate
Tat Sen Davis Cheung
Tiffany Feng
Yuyang Liu
Gabriel Sun
Ziyu Zhou

Senior
Harold Duan Fang
Everett Leigh
Benjamin Luo

Open
Vernis Kai En Chua
Dain Lee
Hechengzi Li
Likun Nie
Maddox Realejo
Brian Sun
May Tian

The 2026 competition drew applicants from across North America, China, Thailand, South Korea, and beyond. We congratulate all twenty finalists — and we are equally grateful to every pianist who applied.

The Vancouver Piano Sessions Team