The 19th Young Artist Piano Competition was held on Saturday, April 27 at Florida Gulf Coast University’s Bower School of Music & the Arts, followed by the Awards Recital on Saturday, May 11, where finalists performed for a live audience and received their awards and scholarships.
You can see the finalists perform in the videos below. The Early Elementary video includes welcome remarks by Grant Billings, Competition Co-Founder, and Mary Seal, Competition Chairperson. The Senior video includes remarks by Dr. Michael Baron, Competition Director.
Our thanks to everyone who helped make this event so special!
2024 Finalists with Grant Billings, President of the Steinway Piano Society
Congratulations
Early Elementary
1st Moa Dougherty
2nd Melanie Poletaev
Late Elementary
1st Shaan Mehta
2nd Timofey Gybin
3rd Ryan Leigh
Honorable Mention – Anya Zhang
Junior
1st Gabriel Xu
2nd Layla Morell
3rd Leif Jerde
Senior
1st Jameson Moore
2nd Mason Huffman
3rd Paul Cimarusti
Honorable Mention – Tyler Feichthaler
Best Overall Performance
Jameson Moore
Thanks to our competition sponsors!
