2026 Chopin Competition Results
- San Diego Piano Academy
- Jun 3
- 1 min read
Updated: 2 days ago
The Chopin Competition is a wonderful event that brought together more than 100 students from across San Diego County, competing in 7 divisions. With 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize awards given in each division plus a couple of honorable mentions per category, this is a highly competitive event.
We're thrilled to share that our SDPA faculty and their students had an incredible showing! Of the 35 total awards given, our teachers had 17 of the recognized placements.
Congratulations to all of our students who received recognition for their outstanding achievement and the hard work they put in:
Andy RochMol - Waltz/Mazurka A, Honorable Mention (Chetan Tierra)
Naoya Fukushi - Waltz/Mazurka B, Etude, Honorable Mentions (Brendan Nguyen)
Reid Foster - Nocturne A, 1st prize (Chetan Tierra)
Lalo Villodas - Nocturne A, Honorable Mention (Melissa Tierra)
Celine Karyodisa - Nocturne B, 2nd prize (Chetan Tierra)
Arianna Gago - Nocturne B, 3rd prize (Melissa Tierra)
Meena Hernandez - Nocturne B, Honorable Mention (Melissa Tierra)
Khai West - Etude, 1st prize; Ballade/Scherzo, Honorable Mention (Chetan Tierra)
Caleb Tang - Etude, 2nd prize; Ballade/Scherzo, 1st prize (Jessie Chang)
Brandon Swap - Etude, Honorable Mention (Brendan Nguyen)
Landon Han - Polanaise/Impromptu, 1st prize (Jessie Chang)
Colvin Davis - Polanaise/Impromptu, 3rd prize (Chetan Tierra)
Cecilia Chang - Polanaise/Impromptu, Honorable Mention (Jessie Chang)
Yoyo Wu - Ballade/Scherzo, 2nd prize (Brendan Nguyen)
We're so proud of all our faculty and their dedicated students!
