Winner of the 2025 International Chopin Piano Competition — the first American Gold Medalist in 55 years — Eric Lu is today one of the most admired pianists of his generation. At VPS 2026, he leads a masterclass to Performing Artists students.

Laureate of the Queen Elisabeth and William Kapell competitions, Ning An — trained under Russell Shermann — joins Carol Leone, Chair of Piano Studies at SMU Meadows and a graduate of the Curtis Institute under the legendary Mieczysław Horszowski, for this afternoon's masterclass with the Performing Artists.

Celebrated internationally as performers and pedagogues, Myong-Joo Lee and Sasha Starcevich each lead a masterclass, drawing on decades of experience at the highest level.

A Curtis and Juilliard alumnus, Ruoyu Huang joins Paul Schenly — Avery Fisher Career Grant winner, founder of Pianofest in the Hamptons — for this afternoon's masterclass with the Performing Artists.