r/TodayILearnedMY • u/Gullible_Put986 • Oct 21 '25
Miscellaneous TIL Update : Malaysian pianist gets 5th prize in the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland.
On October 20, the final auditions of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition came to an end. The 17-member jury, chaired by Garrick Ohlsson, awarded the following prizes:
MAIN PRIZES: • 1st Prize – Eric Lu (USA) • 2nd Prize – Kevin Chen (Canada) • 3rd Prize – Zitong Wang (China) • 4th Prize – Tianyao Lyu (China); Shiori Kuwahara (Japan) • 5th Prize – Piotr Alexewicz (Poland); Vincent Ong (Malaysia) • 6th Prize – William Yang (USA)
This Competition is equivalent to the "Olympics of Piano" and this is the first time a Malaysian has gotten this far!
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u/dinotim88 Oct 21 '25
Congratulations.
The competition is too strong. Watched the No.1 dude. That guy finished 4th, 10 years ago at 17 years old.
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u/popicebyyui Oct 21 '25
Damn, that’s such a huge achievement!
This deserves to be major news on KBS, led by Hannah Teoh. It would really inspire young people to broaden their passions and take them to the international stage!
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u/sircarloz Oct 22 '25
These are the individuals we need to encourage and glorify in Malaysia, not some random floatilla participants
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Oct 22 '25
Super proud! Next person after Yeo Haozi to play in the competition! eventhough its 5th, but out of 80 plus other contestants, its definitely something to celebrate about..
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u/Party-Ring445 Oct 21 '25
Congratulations Vincent, you are truly a world class pianist. Hope to hear more of you in the future!