Pacific Stars International Piano Competition and Festival

10/07/2025

🎹 2025 Pacific Stars International Piano Competition Winners & Empire Music Academy 6th Anniversary Concert 🎶

We are thrilled to invite you to our Annual Gala Concert, featuring the outstanding winners of the Pacific Stars International Piano Competition and talented students from Empire Music Academy!

📅 Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025
🕒 Time: 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Venue: Lake Forest Performing Arts Center
100 Civic Center Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92630

This special concert is proudly supported by the City of Lake Forest. 🌟

✨ Highlights of the Concert:
🎼 Professional Stage – Perform in one of Southern California’s newest concert halls with 300-seat capacity.
🎹 Premium Piano – Enjoy performing on a top-tier grand piano for the best sound and touch.
🏆 Honor & Recognition – Every performer will receive a beautiful trophy and certificate.
📸 Stage Photography – Professional photographers will capture each student’s shining moment.
🌟 Open to All – Every student is welcome to perform, whether a competition winner or not — a wonderful chance to build confidence and stage experience.

🗓 Registration Deadline: November 15, 2025
🔗 Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZgm5xgFog816EA3iF41sgx06TeF5GaQuCvxshAlRoDNkK6A/viewform?pli=1

🎄 More than a Christmas concert — this is a celebration of music, growth, and beautiful memories shared with family and friends.

🌕 Wishing everyone a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival — may the full moon bring warmth, harmony, and joy to all!

08/27/2025

🌟 2025 Pacific Stars International Piano Competition – Professional Division Winners Announced! 🌟

With nearly 700 contestants from over 50 countries, the 2025 PSIPC once again set new records for global participation and artistic excellence. From seasoned performers in prestigious competitions like Chopin, Van Cliburn, Leeds, and Queen Elisabeth, to rising young stars, this year’s event showcased extraordinary artistry and dedication.

🎹 Congratulations to our 1st Prize Winners:
• Protegé: Enzio Lim Yue Tong (Singapore)
• Junior: Yitong Chai (Canada)
• Young Artist A: Ayla Takeda Moreno (USA/Japan)
• Young Artist B: Belle Chi (USA) & Kai Canton (Japan/USA) – tie
• Artist: Ruogu Wen (China)

We extend our deepest gratitude not only to our outstanding contestants, their dedicated teachers and supportive families, but also to our distinguished international jury members, whose expertise and commitment ensured the highest artistic and academic standards throughout the competition.

✨ Don’t miss the Winners Concert on September 6 at 8 PM (PST), streaming live on our website and YouTube—a true celebration of global piano artistry at the highest level.

🔗 www.pacificstars.org

08/09/2025

📌 Deadline to Apply: In Just 2 days!

The 2025 Pacific Stars International Online Piano Competition.

Submit your application and performance video now:
👉 https://www.pacificstars.org/onlinerequirements

Why Choose the Online Competition?

Over $10,000 USD in cash prizes

Over $10,000 USD in scholarships, including invitations to:

The Piano Concerto Festival in Paris

The Piano Island Festival

No travel required — compete from anywhere in the world

Winners will be invited to perform at Carnegie Hall on October 5, 2025

Receive written feedback from our distinguished international jury

Open to all ages and levels, from rising talents to advanced performers

Last year, more than 500 pianists from around the globe took part in our events. This year, let your artistry take the spotlight.

📍 Key Dates:

Online Competition Deadline: In 2 days!

Winners’ Recital at Carnegie Hall (New York): October 5, 2025
Let your performance be heard. Let your talent be recognized.
Apply now — your stage is waiting.

05/08/2025

We are thrilled to share that Hanyuan Zhu, First Prize winner of the 2023 Pacific Stars International Piano Competition (Professional Youth Division), has officially been selected for the 2025 International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw!

A graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Middle School, Hanyuan Zhu is currently studying at the Oberlin Conservatory under the guidance of the legendary pianist Dang Thai Son. His poetic sensitivity and commanding artistry continue to impress on both national and international stages.

This exciting achievement once again highlights the professionalism and international caliber of the Pacific Stars International Piano Competition. In recent years, PSIPC prizewinners have gone on to compete in the world’s five most prestigious piano competitions: Chopin, Van Cliburn, Tchaikovsky, Leeds, and Queen Elisabeth.

From Pacific Stars to the world—this is where musical journeys begin.

04/25/2025

Official Released today!

✨THIS FRIDAY✨This new album of Domenico Scarlatti's Complete Keyboard Sonatas Vol. 30 marks the Naxos debut of award-winning pianist Rixiang Huang. The works included in this collection thoroughly explore the capabilities of both instrument and player, with thrilling inventiveness, dazzling virtuosity, and beautiful lyricism, encapsulating Scarlatti’s legacy as a trailblazer in this genre.

🎶DISCOVER: https://naxos.lnk.to/8574657FA