ANNOUNCEMENT: 7th Steinway Youth Piano Competition – Grand Finals Results

June 2, 2025 Off By Steinway Boutique Manila
ANNOUNCEMENT: 7th Steinway Youth Piano Competition – Grand Finals Results

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

1st: Drue Lucien Ely Metillo
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