PROGRAMME 

PRELIMINARY ROUND

Liszt: Zwei Konzertetüden, "Gnomenreigen" S. 145, No. 2 
Liszt: Études d’exécution transcendante, "Chasse-neige" R. 2/b, S.139, No. 12 
György Kurtág: Games, Vol. 7.  "Mijakónak Ballade" No. 5 

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SEMI-FINAL

Liszt: Years of Pilgrimage – Second Year: "Sonetto 104 del Petrarca", S. 161, No. 5
Verdi–Liszt: Rigoletto – Paraphrase de Concert, S. 434
Liszt: Grandes études de Paganini, R. 3/b, S. 141 

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FINAL

Liszt: Sonata in B minor, R. 21, S. 178
Liszt: Piano Concerto in E-flat major, R. 455, S. 124 
Liszt: Totentanz, R. 457, S. 126 

Cai Huiping  is a Hong Kong pianist currently pursuing advanced graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music in the United States. She has established an active international career as a soloist and collaborative pianist, performing across North America, Asia, and Europe while maintaining a strong academic and professional presence in leading conservatories.

Education

• Expected May 2027: Doctor of Musical Arts (Piano Performance and Literature), Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
• Expected May 2026: Master of Music (Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music), Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
• May 2022: Master of Music (Piano Performance), New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA
• August 2020: Bachelor of Music (Piano Performance and Music Theory), Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Competition Results and Awards

• 2025: Aspiration Special Award, Olga Kern International Piano Competition, Albuquerque, NM
• 2025: Winner (Open Category), Vancouver Piano Session Concerto Competition, Canada
• 2024: Special Contemporary Award, San Francisco International Piano Competition, CA
• 2023: First Prize and Audience Award, New York Franz Liszt International Piano Competition, NY
• 2023: Third Prize, Ann & Charles Eisemann International Young Artists Competition, Richardson, TX
• 2022: First Prize (Longer Work Division), Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, CA
• 2019: First Prize (Professional Category), Chopin International Piano Competition, Hartford, CT
• 2017: First Prize, Best Concerto Award, and Best Recital Award, Philadelphia International Piano Competition, PA

Performance Experience

Concertos with Orchestra

• August 2025: Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3, Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, Canada
• October 2023: Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Carnegie Hall, New York
• February 2020: Alexey Shor: “Travel Notebook,” Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra, Mexico
• October 2018: Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Temple University Symphony Orchestra
• June 2017: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 13, Hong Kong VTS Symphony Orchestra
• June 2015: “The Yellow River” Piano Concerto, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and Kazakh State Philharmonic

Solo Recitals (Selected)

• September 2025: Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
• August 2023: Philadelphia Young Pianists Academy (Academy of Vocal Arts)
• May 2023: “Ji” Concert Hall, Shanghai, China
• February 2022: New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA
• July 2019: Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL

Chamber Music and Collaborative Piano

• 2024 – Present: Pianist of the Daphne Trio (performances include Young Musicians Forum in Schenectady and Rochester-area concert series).
• 2023 – Present: Collaborative pianist for violinist Fei Tong (including recitals at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and the John F. Kennedy Center).

Teaching and Professional Experience

• 2024 – 2025: Teaching Assistant (Piano), Eastman School of Music
• 2023 – Present: Adjunct Collaborative Pianist, Nazareth University
• 2022 – Present: Department Assistant (Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music), Eastman School of Music
• 2024 – Present: Piano Faculty, The Hochstein School of Music and Dance
• 2020 – 2022: Teaching Assistant, New England Conservatory (Piano for Non-Majors)
• 2023 – Present: Church Musician and Choir Leader, St. George’s Episcopal Church

Memberships

• American Liszt Society
• Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)