2025 Wideman Competition
December 5-7, 2025
Application will open in September 2025.
Lester Senter Wilson
2024 Wideman Piano Competition
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Gold Medal - Yizhen Chen (China)
Silver Medal - Gahyun Kim (South Korea)
Bronze Medal - Pin-Hong Lin (Taiwan)
Honorable Mentions
Jinzhao Xu (China)
Siyu Guo (China)
Jiusi Zhang (China)
Ryan Sheng (United States)
Patrick Orr (United States)
2024 Wideman Piano Competition
Final Round
Sunday, December 8
1:00 PM Ryan Sheng (United States)
Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, op. 21
1:30 PM Gahyun Kim (South Korea)
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
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2:15 PM Yizhen Chen (China)
Ravel - Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major
2:35 PM Pin-Hong Lin (Taiwan)
Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
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3:35 PM Jinzhao Xu (China)
Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, op. 21
4:05 PM Patrick Orr (United States)
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op.16
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4:50 PM Jiusi Zhang (China)
Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
5:10 PM Siyu Guo (China)
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Preliminary Round
Friday, December 6 - 1:00 PM- 5:00 PM
Saturday, December 7 - 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Click here to see Preliminary Round Schedule
We are inviting the public and Shreveport music educators and students to attend.
Wideman Piano Competition is held each year at Hurley School of Music at Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Our competition draws talented pianists from all over the world. We hope that you will consider joining us!
2024 Wideman Competition will be held December 6-8, 2024
In addition to cash prize, Gold medalist will get concerto and solo concert engagements around the country!
PAST WINNERS
2023 - Ilya Shmukler
2022 - Parker Van Ostrand
2021 - Zheyu (Crystal) Jiang
2019 - Simon Karakulidi
2018 - Dominic Muzzi
2017 - Wang Yi-Nuo & Mei Li (Tie)
2016 - Tzu-Yin Huang
2015 - Aristo Sham
2014 - Tomer Gewirtzman
2013 - Yevgeny Yontov
2012 - Asiya Korepanova
2011 - Yue Chu
2010 - Ko-Eun Lee
2009 - Anna Bulkina
2008 - Stanislav Khristenko
2007 - Janice Fehlauer
2006 - Yoonie Han