The jury has deliberated, and the results are in: these twelve pianists have made the cut for the semifinals, moving one step closer to the finals and to the gold medal (in alphabetical order):
- Dmytro Choni (28, Ukraine)
- Anna Geniushene (31, Russia)
- Masaya Kamei (20, Japan)
- Uladzislau Khandohi (20, Belarus)
- Honggi Kim (30, South Korea)
- Yunchan Lim (18, South Korea)
- Jinhyung Park (26, South Korea)
- Changyong Shin (28, South Korea)
- Ilya Shmukler (27, Russia)
- Clayton Stephenson (23, United States)
- Yutong Sun (26, China)
- Marcel Tadokoro (28, France / Japan)
Catch up on all the exhilarating first two rounds here, and check out the schedule to find out when you can catch each competitor's two semifinal performances: a solo recital and a Mozart piano concerto of their choice, performed alongside the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under Nicholas McGegan!