Lee Piano Competition
Official Results
Division I (grades 4-6)
First Prize
Ashley Raleigh (from Springfield, MO – Teacher: Hye Jung Hong)
Second Prize
Nita Qiu (from Woodbury, MN – Teacher: Joseph Zins)
Third Prize
Jeffrey Chin (from Aurora, CO – Teacher: Jasmine Steadman)
Division II (grades 7-9)
First Prize
Jarrett Takaki (from Wilmette, IL – Teacher: Sueanne Metz)
Second Prize (tie)
Michael Tang (from Edina, MN – Teacher: JoAnne Link)
Second Prize (tie)
Eileen Xia (from Greenwood Village, CO – Teacher: Larry Graham)
Third Prize
Daniel Mangiaracino (from Topeka, KS – Teacher: Scott Smith)
Division III (grades 10-12)
First Prize
Trenton Takaki (from Wilmette, IL – Teacher: Sueanne Metz)
Second Prize
Anna Waldron (from Inver Grove Heights, MN – Teacher: Joseph Zins)
Third Prize
Noah Choznacki (from Eagan, MN – Teacher: Joseph Zins)
Fourth Prize
Hannah Gerdes (from Renner, SD – Teacher: Julie Melik-Stepanov)
Adjudication Panel
Guest Artist: Dr. Steven Spooner – Associate Professor of Piano, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Guest Judge: Dr. Juyeon Kang – Associate Professor of Music, Northwestern College, Orange City, IA
Guest Judge: Shu Li – Sioux Falls, SD







