Fellowship
The Bay PianoFest Fellowship is a fully funded program that recognizes outstanding young pianists, offering full scholarships to support their artistic growth and participation in the festival.
2026 Fellowship
Yang Gao
2025 Wideman International Piano Competition, Silver Medalist
2025 Chopin International Piano Competition, Preliminary Round
2023 Harrison Winter Piano Concerto Competition, First Prize
DMA, Peabody Institute (Artist Fellow)
Parker Van Ostrand
2025 San Francisco International Piano Competition, First Przie
2023 Piano Texas Academy Concerto Competition
2022 71st Wideman International Piano Competition, Gold Madalist
BM, San Francisco Conservatory of Music (Artist Fellow)
David Gatien
Pre-College, SFCM (Young Artist Fellow)2026 Hilton Head International Piano Competition, Peter Takács Classical Sonata Prize,
2025 San Francisco International Piano Competition, First Prize
2024 Seattle International Piano Competition, First Prize
2026 Scholarship Recipient
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Bingjian Chen
Colburn Conservatory of Music
2023 San Francisco International Piano Competition, First Prize
2024 New Orleans International Piano Competition semifinalists
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Nayeon Kim
Yale University, School of Music
Hwaseong-si Music Competition Grand Prize Concert
Hanye Music Competition Grand Prize Concert
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Karina Tseng
Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana
2025 Ricard Viñes Competition 3rd Prize
2025 Andrea Baldi Competition 1st Prize
2025 National Chopin Competition Polonaise Prize
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Jooae Cheon
DMA, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Artist Presentation Society Competition, First Prize
The Korea Herald Music Competition, Second Prize
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Myeongjin Son
Peabody Institute of Music
Clara Ascherfeld Award Recipient
2026 Peabody Career Development Grants Winner
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Isabel Feng
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College
2026 MTNA Junior Piano Competition, National Winner
2025 Ross McKee Foundation Piano Competition, Winner
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Thannapas Luanpitpong
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
2022 Chicago International Music Competition, First Prize
6th Steinway Youth Piano Competition, First Prize