Past National Piano Festival Prize Winners
Introducing our National Piano Festival Prize Winners from 2010 to 2022! These talented musicians have graced our stage with their skillful performances and captured the hearts of audiences across the years. Each one of them has brought something unique and special to the festival, showcasing their individuality, personality, originality, and spontaneity that made their performances unforgettable. Through the years our prize winners have come from all over Ireland, and varied in age, but they all have one thing in common: they are passionate about piano and have put in years of hard work to develop their skills to the highest level.
We are honored to have had such a diverse group of pianists grace our stage, and we look forward to discovering the next generation of piano prodigies at our future festivals!
2020
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| U6 | Daniel Zhu |
| U8 | Pei Xi Saoirse Pu |
| U10 | Ryan Keogh |
| U12 | Anita Han |
| Sonatina U12 | Pei Lin Oisin Pu |
| Repertoire U12 | Pei Lin Oisin Pu |
| U14 | Anna Hrymak Quinn |
| U16 | Jinlong John Situ |
| U18 | Stan O' Beirne |
| Concerto Open | Leo Mac Nally |
| Adult Silver Jubilee Post Grade 5 | Myn Fitzpatrick |
| Duet U16 | Anita Han & Ryan Keogh |
| Emerald Award | Yichen Yao |
| Clive Gouldson Junior Award | Pei Lin Oisin Pu |
| Clive Gouldson Senior Award | Myn Fitzpatrick |
2021
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| U6 | Ella Siyu Liu |
| U8 | Emily McCarthy |
| U10 | Grace Bai |
| Duet Under 10 | Lucas & Jody Wang |
| Sonatina U12 | Pei Lin Oisin Pu |
| Duet Under 16 | Not Awarded |
| U12 | Pei Lin Oisin Pu |
| Sonatina U12 | LuoXi Xu |
| Repertoire U12 | Ethan Bai |
| U14 | Pei Lin Oisin Pu |
| U16 | Pei Lin Oisin Pu |
| U18 | Dylan Hanly |
| Bob Smyth Concerto Open | Stan O' Beirne |
| Pre Grade 5 | Bronze Jubilee Pearse Crowley |
| Adult Silver Jubilee Post Grade 5 | Laura Finn |
| Clive Gouldson Junior Award | Pei Lin Oisin Pu |
|
Clive Gouldson Senior Award |
Stan O' Beirne |
2021 ☘ï¸LIMERICK Contest âœï¸AWARDS:
Very Highly Commended:
Bob Turvey – Bristol, UK
Bonnie Neubauer – Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Joint 3rd:
Emily Mc Carthy – Dublin
Mac Chen – Kirkland, Washington, USA
Joint 2nd:
Ciara Cassoni – Kells, Co Meath
Dick Warwick – Oakesdale, Washington, USA
1st:
Dave O’ Sullivan – Co Kildare
2022
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| Solo Under 6 | Not awarded |
| Solo Under 8 | Daniel Zhu |
| Solo Under 10 | Rebecca Yu |
| Duet Under 10 | Marco Li & Leo Wang |
| Duet Under 16 | Kexin Zhang & Zoe Yu |
| Solo Under 12 | Ethan Bai |
| Sonatina Under 12 | Lan Chen Liu |
| Repertoire Under 12 | Coco Luoxi Xu |
| Solo Under 14 | John Ding |
| Solo Under 16 | Zongwen Wu |
| Solo Under 18 | Not Awarded |
| Adult Silver Jubilee Post Grade 5" | Maeve O' Regan |
| Virtuoso Cup | Dylan Hanly |
| Emerald Award | Molly Devaney |
| Clive Gouldson Junior Award | John Ding |
|
Clive Gouldson Senior Award |
Zongwen Wu |
2022 ☘ï¸LIMERICK Contest âœï¸AWARDS:
ADULTS
1. Dick Warwick – Oakesdale, WA, USA
2. Rachel McCabe – Co. Monaghan
3. Teresa Mahon – Do. Dublin
Children
1. Leah Elwood – Co Galway
2. Sheba Chen – Spokane, WA, USA
3. Ava Marie Mc Cabe – Co. Monaghan
2016
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| Solo Under 6 | Athenais Dominique Selve |
| Solo Under 8 | Sheba Chen |
| Solo Under 10 | Solomon Chen |
| Duet Under 10 | Aristide Claude Illya Selve & Georgina Yu Her Ter |
| U12 | Conor Dixon |
| Sonatina U12 | James Guerrero |
| Repertoire U12 | Gerry Yang |
| U14 | Stan O'Beirne |
| U16 | Dida Condria |
| U18 | Aidan Chan |
| Pre-5 Jubilee (Bronze) | Not Awarded |
| Adult Silver Jubilee Post Grade 5 | Not Awarded |
| Emerald Award | Tiago Dennehy |
2017
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| Under 6 | Lucas Lin |
| Under 8 | Maria Motsonelidze |
| Under 10 | Melodie Nekrasova |
| Duet Under 10 | Solomon Clive Chen & Sheba Hisa Chen |
| U12 | Maria Nasypanaya |
| Sonatina Under 12 | Solomon Clive Chen |
| Repertoire Under 12 | David Walega |
| U14 | Eoin Maher |
| Solo Under 16 | Stan O'Beirne |
| Duet U16 | Ekaterina Dementyeva & Georgy Dementyeva |
| Solo Under 18 | Bethany Edgar |
| Pre-5 Jubilee (Bronze) | No awarded |
| Adult Silver Jubilee Post Grade 5" | Brendan Kennedy |
| Etude Under 25 | Dida Condria |
| Emerald Award | Emma Wang |
| Clive Gouldson Junior Award | Pei Lin Oisin Pu |
|
Clive Gouldson Senior Award |
Dida Condria |
2018
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| Solo Under 6 | Pei Xi Saoirse Pu |
| Solo Under 8 | Pei Lin Oisin Pu |
| Solo Under 10 | Rana O' Sullivan |
| Duet Under 10 | Jada Smith & Reuben Avery |
| U12 | Solomon Clive Chen |
| Sonatina U12 | Maria Nasypanaya |
| Repertoire U12 | U12 Charlie Mc Hugh |
| U14 | Leo MacNally |
| U16 | Eoin Maher |
| Duet U16 | James & Jeannine Guerrero |
| U18 | Michael Carey |
| Robert Smyth Junior Concerto | Dida Condria |
| Pre-5 Jubilee (Bronze) | N |
| Adult Silver Jubilee Post Grade 5 | Bethany Edgar |
| Etude Under 25 | Brendan Kennedy |
| Emerald Award | Solomon Clive Chen |
|
Clive Gouldson Junior Award |
Solomon Clive Chen |
2016
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| U6 | Athenais Dominique Selve |
| U8 | Sheba Chen |
| U10 | Solomon Chen |
| Duet U10 | Aristide Claude Illya Selve & Georgina Yu Her Ter |
| U12 | Conor Dixon |
| Sonatina U12 | James Guerrero |
| Repertoire U12 | Gerry Yang |
| U14 | Stan O'Beirne |
| U16 | Dida Condria |
| U18 | Aidan Chan |
| Pre-5 | Jubilee (Bronze) not awarded |
| Adult Silver Jubilee Post Grade 5 | not awarded |
| Emerald Award | Tiago Dennehy |
2017
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| U6 | Lucas Lin |
| U8 | Maria Motsonelidze |
| U10 | Melodie Nekrasova |
| Duet U10 | Solomon Clive Chen & Sheba Hisa Chen |
| U12 | Maria Nasypanaya |
| Sonatina U12 | Solomon Clive Chen |
| Repertoire U12 | David Walega |
| U14 | Eoin Maher |
| U16 | Stan O'Beirne |
| Duet U16 | Ekaterina Dementyeva & Georgy Dementyeva |
| U18 | Bethany Edgar |
| Pre-5 | Jubilee (Bronze) not awarded |
| Adult Silver Jubilee Post Grade 5 | Brendan Kennedy |
| Etude Under 25 | Dida Condria |
| Emerald Award | Emma Wang |
| Clive Gouldson Junior Award | Pei Lin Oisin Pu |
| Clive Gouldson Senior Award | Dida Condria |
2018
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| U6 | Pei Xi Saoirse Pu |
| U8 | Pei Lin Oisin Pu |
| U10 | Rana O' Sullivan |
| Duet U10 | Jada Smith & Reuben Avery |
| U12 | Solomon Clive Chen |
| Repertoire U12 | Charlie Mc Hugh |
| Sonatina U12 | Maria Nasypanaya |
| U14 | Leo MacNally |
| U16 | Eoin Maher |
| Duet U16 | James & Jeannine Guerrero |
| U18 | Michael Carey |
| Robert Smyth Junior Concerto | Dida Condria |
| Pre-5 Jubilee (Bronze) | Jo Parada |
| Adult Silver Jubilee Post Grade 5 | Bethany Edgar |
| Etude Under 25 | Brendan Kennedy |
| Emerald Award | Solomon Clive Chen |
| Clive Gouldson Junior Award | Solomon Clive Chen |
| Clive Gouldson Senior Award | Stan O' Beirne |
2016
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| U6 | Athenais Dominique Selve |
| U8 | Sheba Chen |
| U10 | Solomon Chen |
| Duet U10 | Aristide Claude Illya Selve & Georgina Yu Her Ter |
| U12 | Conor Dixon |
| Sonatina U12 | James Guerrero |
| Repertoire U12 | Gerry Yang |
| U14 | Stan O'Beirne |
| U16 | Dida Condria |
| U18 | Aidan Chan |
| Pre-5 | Jubilee (Bronze) not awarded |
| Adult Silver Jubilee Post Grade 5 | not awarded |
| Emerald Award | Tiago Dennehy |
2017
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| U6 | Lucas Lin |
| U8 | Maria Motsonelidze |
| U10 | Melodie Nekrasova |
| Duet U10 | Solomon Clive Chen & Sheba Hisa Chen |
| U12 | Maria Nasypanaya |
| Sonatina U12 | Solomon Clive Chen |
| Repertoire U12 | David Walega |
| U14 | Eoin Maher |
| U16 | Stan O'Beirne |
| Duet U16 | Ekaterina Dementyeva & Georgy Dementyeva |
| U18 | Bethany Edgar |
| Pre-5 | Jubilee (Bronze) not awarded |
| Adult Silver Jubilee Post Grade 5 | Brendan Kennedy |
| Etude Under 25 | Dida Condria |
| Emerald Award | Emma Wang |
| Clive Gouldson Junior Award | Pei Lin Oisin Pu |
| Clive Gouldson Senior Award | Dida Condria |
2018
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| U6 | Pei Xi Saoirse Pu |
| U8 | Pei Lin Oisin Pu |
| U10 | Rana O' Sullivan |
| Duet U10 | Jada Smith & Reuben Avery |
| U12 | Solomon Clive Chen |
| Repertoire U12 | Charlie Mc Hugh |
| Sonatina U12 | Maria Nasypanaya |
| U14 | Leo MacNally |
| U16 | Eoin Maher |
| Duet U16 | James & Jeannine Guerrero |
| U18 | Michael Carey |
| Robert Smyth Junior Concerto | Dida Condria |
| Pre-5 Jubilee (Bronze) | Jo Parada |
| Adult Silver Jubilee Post Grade 5 | Bethany Edgar |
| Etude Under 25 | Brendan Kennedy |
| Emerald Award | Solomon Clive Chen |
| Clive Gouldson Junior Award | Solomon Clive Chen |
| Clive Gouldson Senior Award | Stan O' Beirne |
2010
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| Solo U6 | Not Awarded |
| Solo U8 | Rachel Low |
| Solo U10 | Conor Johnston |
| Solo U12 | Adam Shaw |
| Solo U14 | Lauren Fehily |
| Solo U16 | Francesca Keane |
| Solo U18 | Thea Koutsoukis |
| Solo U25 | Penelope Maguire |
| Solo U40 | Not Awarded |
| Solo P40 | Marco Di Marzio & Mark Duffy |
2011
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| Solo U6 | Joe O' Grady |
| Solo U8 | Stan O' Beirne |
| Solo U10 | Rachel Low |
| Solo U12 | Conor Johnston |
| Solo U14 | Adam Shaw |
| Solo U16 | Not Awarded |
| Solo U18 | Ellen Duffy |
| Solo U25 | Conor O' Shea |
| Solo Bronze Jubilee | Michael Bevan |
| Solo Silver Jubilee | Jane Brownlee |
2012
| Category | Winner’s Name |
|---|---|
| Solo U6 | James Guerrero |
| Solo U8 | Joe O' Grady |
| Solo U10 | Milena Cuk |
| Duet U10 | Niall Connolly & Christine Wang |
| Solo U12 | Jiou Wu |
| Solo U14 | Ryan Joseph McGrath |
| Solo U16 | Carmel Comiskey |
| Solo U18 | Peter Regan |
| Solo Silver Jubilee | Killian Grumley Traynor |
| Solo Golden Jubilee | Helen Redwood |
| Emerald Cup | John Prendergast |