KU School of Music student nabs First and Grand Prize at international competition


The KU School of Music congratulates student Yi Chang, who recently received First Prize and the Grand Prize for Best Performance of the Required Work at the International Young Artist Piano Competition (IYAPC). The competition, based in Washington, D.C., was held online this year June 23 - 26.

A student of Professor Scott McBride Smith, Cheng is a third-year DMA student in Piano Performance and Pedagogy. As part of the prize, he will head to Catholic University in Washington, D.C., for a recital on August 3, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. EST.

You can see his performance in the video below and learn more about IYAPC over on their website.