The 6th Julia Crane International Piano Competition will be held in the Fall of 2013
5th Edition (2010) Results
Prizewinners
- 1st Prize (Unanimous): Arianna Körting, USA, Gates Mills, OH
- 2nd Prize: Lysandre Ménard, Canada, Boucherville, QC
- 3rd Prize: Auburn Lee, USA, Pearland, TX
- 4th Prize: Zhang Shaoai, China, Beijing
- 5th Prize: Albert Wang, USA, Solon, OH
- 6th Prize: Matthew Maimone, USA, Sag Harbor, NY
Peer Jury Prizewinner:
- Albert Wang, USA, Solon, OH
— 2010 Competitors —
ROBERT ARAUJO, USA, Syracuse, NY
KIMBERLY HOU, USA, Arlington, VA
YANG JIN, Australia, New York, NY
ARIANNA KÖRTING, USA, Gates Mills, OH
AUBURN LEE, USA, Pearland, TX
MATTHEW MAIMONE, USA, Sag Harbor, NY
LYSANDRE MÉNARD, Canada, Boucherville, QC
JOSE ANDRES NAVARRO, Bolivia/Germany, La Paz, Bolivia
RAAGINI RAMESHWAR, USA/India, Shrewsbury, MA
ZHANG SHAOAI, Beijing, China
JEAN-LUC THERRIEN, Canada, Repentigny, QC
ALBERT WANG, USA, Solon, OH
LEO WEXLER-MANN, USA, St. Paul, MN
EMMA WOO, Canada, Vancouver, BC
MARIKA YASUDA, USA/Japan, Williamsburg, VA
— About the Competition —
The Fourth Julia Crane International Piano Competition and Festival was held on November 8-10, 2008, at The Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY. The 2008 Festival/Competition featured $3,500 in prizes, as well as unique learning opportunities for all competitors.
Since 2002, the piano competition has provided scholarships and performance opportunities for young pianists. In addition the festival provides students and piano pedagogues from around the world with an opportunity to participate in the Crane Piano Pedagogy Conference with the Crane piano faculty and renowned guest pedagogues on various topics.
The setting for the event is autumnal upstate New York (congenially known as "The North Country"). This is a chance to enjoy world class performances in a relaxed and friendly country atmosphere.
— About the Crane School of Music —
The Crane School of Music, one of three schools of SUNY Potsdam, consists of 550 undergraduate and 30 graduate students and a faculty of 70 teachers and professional staff in a college of 4,300 students and 250 faculty.
In January, 2007, Crane became an All-Steinway School with the purchase of 141 Steinway pianos, the largest single acquisition of new Steinway pianos in Steinway & Sons’ 154-year history. The competition therefore exclusively uses Steinway pianos.

