ANNOUNCEMENT: 7th Steinway Youth Piano Competition – Grand Finals Results
June 2, 2025 Off By Steinway Boutique Manila
GRAND FINALS RESULTS
We have had the joy of sharing music with our young pianists’ ages 5 to 21 years old. Now, after weeks of intense piano playing and joyous music-making, Steinway Boutique Manila is proud to announce the winners of the 7th Steinway Youth Piano Competition.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Grand Prize Winner William Matthew Lim, a 16-year-old who earned First Prize in the Advanced Class of the competition, will represent the Philippines in this year’s Regional Finals. He will be joined by other finalists from across Asia, including Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam—each competing for the chance to represent their country at the prestigious International Steinway Festival in Hamburg, Germany. The winner of the Regional Finals will have the honor of representing Southeast Asia at the 2025 International Steinway Festival.
ADVANCED CLASS
The names of the winners are as follows:
CATEGORY 1
John Elijah Bendicion
CATEGORY 2
1st: Megan Zhiyan Phuan
2nd: Leanna Kristin Tan
3rd: Cid Maximus Co
CATEGORY 3
1st: William Matthew Lim
2nd: Nathan Zachary Yu
3rd: Julio Laoang
INTERMEDIATE CLASS
The names of the winners are as follows:
CATEGORY 1
2nd: Ichika Suzuki
3rd: Avery Liu
CATEGORY 2
1st: Xinyu Jiang
2nd: Shi Jin
3rd: Edge Rayleigh Manesca
CATEGORY 3
1st: Wendell Asuncion
2nd: Praisha Ruth Mora
3rd: Jennifer Ann Pua
CATEGORY 4
1st: Zildjan Zachary Viray
2nd: Sage Araneta
3rd: Alphonsus Salomon