International Institute for Young Musicians

The International Institute for Young Musicians (IIYM) Summer Music Academy is a summer music camp for young pianists of the highest caliber.

Founded in 1990 by University of Kansas professor Scott McBride Smith, the IIYM has grown to become an internationally renowned summer camp that attracts high-level teenage pianists from around the world, mostly from around the United States, China, and Canada. Many of the camp's students have won national and international piano competitions, performed with orchestras, and study at some of the top pre-college music programs in the United States. Since 2004, IIYM has included an annual International Piano Competition. 14 semifinalists are chosen through video prescreening rounds to compete in the live competition, with 6 contestants advancing into the finals. Prizes total up to $25,000. The prizewinners of the competition are immediately rewarded with performances in the local area.

For students, day-to-day life at the camp includes piano practice, private lessons with faculty, and classes in music recording, music theory, and composition. With the approval of faculty members, students are permitted to sign up for student recitals, which take place in the late afternoons and evenings.

Many former students of the IIYM have continued their music studies at top-level conservatories and achieved recognition at the National YoungArts, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, the Art Livre Competition in Brazil, the Hammamatsu Competition in Japan, Gina Bachauer Competition at Juilliard, the Chinese Arts Competition, and in contests sponsored by the American String Teachers Association and the Music Teachers National Association of the United States.

The summer camp takes place annually on the campus of the University of Kansas in July. Students are housed in the dormitories of the University, with most activities taking place in the music building.

Faculty

The IIYM's faculty primarily consists of University of Kansas piano faculty, as well as several visiting professors from all across the United States.

• Vladimir Valjarevic, Mannes College and Rutgers University faculty
• John McCarthy, San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty
• Jack Winerock, University of Kansas faculty
• Fei Xu, private piano teacher from Phoenix, Arizona
• Michael Kirkendoll, University of Kansas faculty
• Scott McBride Smith, University of Kansas faculty
• Chenggan Yang, Sichuan Conservatory of Music faculty
• Jeremy Siskind, Western Michigan University faculty

IIYM International Piano Competition Prizewinners

Since its inception in 2004, many of the competition's former laureates have gone on to achieve significant success on the international concert stage.

2017

First Prize –

• Jessica Zhang

Second Prize –

• Caleb Borick

Third Prize –

• Tristan Paradee

Audience Prize –

• Chi Zhang

Finalist Prizes –

• Michael Huy Nugyen
• Chi Zhang
• Jarrett Takaki

Semi-Finalists –

• Caleb Borick
• Justin Cai
• Aditya Deshpande
• Zijan Lin
• Jessica Ma
• Michael Huy Nugyen
• Tristan Paradee
• Janet Phang
• Jairus Rhoades
• Jarrett Takaki
• Michael Wu
• Chi Zhang
• Jessica Zhang
• Vivian Zhao

Alternates –

• Queenie Huang
• Matthew Knight

Jury –

• Kenneth Broadway
• Kevin Chance
• Fei Xu
• Xiaohong Zhao

2016

First Prize –

• Catherine Huang

Second Prize –

• Jessica Zhang

Third Prize –

• Leah Deobald

Audience Prize –

• Jessica Zhang

Finalist Prize –

• Collin Jinks

• Noah Qiu

• Hang Zhong

2015

First Prize –

• Samuel Xu

Second Prize –

• Chi Barry Zhang

Third Prize –

• Anastasia Magamedova

Audience Prize –

• Noah Qiu

Finalist Prize –

• David Geng

• Millicent McFall

• Noah Qiu

Semifinalists –

• Justin Cai

• Seoyun Baek

• Hans Chan

• Audrey Cheng

• Shuheng Zhang

• Nathan Qi

• Edison Tsai

• Kelin Wang

Jury members –

• Jie Bu

• Ingrid Clarfield

• Jack Winerock

2014

First Prize –

• John Wang

Second Prize –

• Brian Le

Third Prize –

• Guobi Liu

Audience Prize –

• John Wang

Finalist Prize –

• Ulises Magaña de la Paz

• Litian Xie

• Chi Barry Zhang

Semi-Finalists

• Seoyun Baek

• David Geng

• Benjamin Kolot

• Anastasia Magademova

• Liam Mayo

• Millicent McFall

• Alexandra Rice

• Shandee Teruya

2013

First Prize –

• Evan Lin

Second Prize –

• Sarah Rasmussen

Third Prize –

• Luke Ratcliffe

Audience Prize –

• Evan Lin

Finalist Prize –

• Brian Le

• Eric Lin

• Patrick Pan

Semi-Finalists –

• David Nie

• Roger Shen

• Claire Lee

• Alice Zhu

• Hannah Shin

• Vanessa Haynes

• Kadar Qian

• Katrina Jia

• Jason Kim

2012

First Prize –

• Chaeyoung Park

Second Prize –

• Evan Lin

Third Prize –

• Rieko Tsuichida

Audience Prize –

• Chaeyoung Park

Finalist Prize –

• Evelyn Mo

• Trenton Takaki

• Alice Zhu

2011

First Prize

• Anna Han

Second Prize –

• Jonathan Mamora

• Yangmingtian Zhao

Third Prize – NOT AWARDED

Audience Prize –

• Yangmingtian Zhao

Finalist Prize –

• Lorranine Marie Chung

• Chaeyoung Park

• Albert Wang

2010

First Prize – NOT AWARDED

Second Prize –

• Chelsea De Souza

• Frank Wu

Third Prize –

• Aileen Gozali

Audience Prize –

• Joseph Eisele

Finalist Prize –

• Kevin Ahfat

• Jina Kim

2009

First Prize –

• Fantee Jones

Second Prize –

• Alan Woo

Third Prize –

• Rieko Tsuchida

Audience Prize –

• Alan Woo

Honorable Mentions –

• Christine Woo

• Pan Xiao

• Min Joo Yi

2008

First Prize –

• Anna Han

Second Prize –

• Dominic Cheli

• Kate Liu

• Micah McLauren

Audience Prize –

• Dominic Cheli

Honorable Mentions –

• Carolynn Cong

• Sean Yeh

2007

First Prize –

• Rozalyn Chok

Second Prize –

• Alan Woo

Third Prize –

• George Fu

Audience Prize –

• George Fu

Honorable Mentions –

• Colin Barnett-Hart

• Yvonne Chen

• Christine Kim

2006

First Prize –

• Mi Eun Kim

Second Prize –

• Ronald Ho

Third Prize –

• Yi-Ju Lai

Honorable Mentions –

• George Fu

• Monica Liu

• Alec Tauscher

2005

First Prize –

• Charlie Albright

Second Prize –

• Veronica Shi

Third Prize –

• Erin Hales

Audience Prize –

• Veronica Shi

Honorable Mentions –

• Yvonne Chen

• Yi-Ju Lai

• Page Moon

2004

First Prize –

• Kwok-Wai Lio

Second Prize –

• Grace Ma

Third Prize –

• Eric Chen

Audience Prize –

• Daniel Suo

Notable alumni

• Charlie Albright – International Concert Pianist, winner of IIYM's 2005 Competition
• Kate Liu – bronze medalist of the XVII International Chopin Piano Competition, winner of IIYM's 2008 Competition

External links

• Official website

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