Young Musicians Competition –
LILLIAN LIVINGSTON Piano Duet COMPETITION
To celebrate the extraordinary life and legacy of the late Lillian Livingston, the piano duet competition has been renamed the Lillian Livingston Piano Duet Competition.
To read more about Lillian, click here.
CHAIRPERSON: JU-FEN LU, HSIN-YI TSAI & YULIEN CHEN (ymcpiano.njmta@gmail.com)
PIANO DUET WINNERS
| Age Group | Award | Student name | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duet 10 & Under | FIRST PLACE | Olivia Li / Amanda Zheng | * |
| Hungarian Dance No.1 by J. Brahms | |||
| SECOND PLACE | Audrey Ma / Madison Dai | Yang Liu / Yujia Shen | |
| HONORABLE MENTION | Selah Kang / Susie Wu | * | |
| Duet 11-14 | FIRST PLACE | Claire Li / Sophia Zhong | * |
| Macabre for 4 hands, Op.40 by C. Saint-Saens | |||
| SECOND PLACE | Sean Wu / Clementine Wu | * | |
| THIRD PLACE | Nolan Wang / Luen-Yo Lawrence Guo | Aziza Khasanova-Madaski | |
| HONORABLE MENTION | Mrinalini Prasad / Anh Van Dang Vu | Lana Ivanov | |
| HONORABLE MENTION | Alex Shih / Cassia Watson | Ingrid Clarfield | |
| Duet 15-17 | FIRST PLACE | Athena Liu / Sophia Liu | Hwei-Lan Luo |
| Fantasiestucke, op.73 by R. Schumann I. Zart und mit Ausdruck (Tender and with expression) II. Lebhaft, leicht (Lively, light) III. Rasch und mit Feuer (Quick and with fire) | |||
| SECOND PLACE | Amy Chu / Natalie Qian | Chiu-Tze Lin | |
DATES:
Registration Deadline: Monday, September 14, 2026
Competition: Saturday, October 31, 2026
Performance: During the State Conference, November 14-15, 2026
REGISTRATION FEE: $90 per duet/$45 per student. Fees are non-refundable.
REPERTOIRE: The program must contain compositions from at least two different periods of music (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, contemporary). Arrangements and transcriptions are permitted. Memorization is not required. Team members may change parts (primo/secondo) for different pieces in their program.
MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TIME:
Through age 10 10 minutes
Ages 11 – 14 15 minutes
Ages 15 – 17 17 minutes
Ages 18 – Collegiate 20 minutes
* Students whose performance extend over the time limit will be stopped by judges during the competition.