Thera Rabinowitch Memorial Piano Competition
The Rabinowitch Piano Competition was established in memory of Thera Rabinowitch, a piano teacher and former Palo Alto Branch President to reward Contestants of the Palo Alto Branch for outstanding musical performance.
2025 Rabinowitch Piano Competition
The Contestant must be a student of a teacher who is an Active Member of the MTAC Palo Alto Branch. and must be in school grade K-12.
Within the total allotted time, Contestants will be expected to perform 2 pieces from contrasting musical periods (i.e., Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, and Contemporary) of the standard classical repertoire.
Pieces must be fully memorized and performed by memory.
Date and Time
Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Registration Period
February 11 - March 23, 2025
Location
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto
600 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Winners’ Concert
Sunday, May 4 at 3:30 PM, 2025
(Same location as the competition)
Guidelines & Application
2024 Competition Winners
Upper Division
First Place
Jonathan Szeto (Teacher Natalia Hanukai)
Second Place
Leo Tsai (Teacher Anna Semyanovsky)
Third Place
Julia Mao (Teacher Nurit Barlev)
Honorable Mention
Nicole Mok (Teacher Wen-Chun Ku)
Middle Division
First Place
Marshall Huang (Teacher Yi-Hsuan Lee)
Second Place
Alexander Tang (Teacher Wen-Chun Ku)
Third Place
Selina Xu (Teacher Sharon Wu)
Honorable Mention
Landon Li (Teacher Nurit Barlev)
Adeline Tran (Teacher Nurit Barlev)
Lower Division
Second Place
An Pham (Teacher Sharon Wu)
Martin Wang (Teacher Yi-Hsuan Lee)
Honorable Mention
Ryan Li (Teacher Ching-Yun Chen)
Rabinowitch Piano Competition Chair
Ryan Huo ryanhuo@me.com