The Watford International Piano Competition
in memory of Christopher Duke
The 2026 Competition Final will be on Saturday 16th May from 12-5pm
Entries must be received by Saturday 21st March
Further contact details, entry and jury details will be available shortly.
The final will be held at St Mary's Church, Church Street, Watford WD18 0EG
2025's Watford International Piano Competition
In memory of Christopher Duke
Was held on Saturday 29th March 2025
First Prize: Rebekah Yinuo Tan
Second Prixe: Edward Lloyd
Third Prize: Ryan Yip.
Jury: Ian Jones and Ann Martin-Davis
2024's Watford International Piano Competition
In memory of Christopher Duke
Was held on Saturday 4th May 2024
Fist Prize: Adrian Raphael Henke
Second Prize: Yang Hu
Joint Third Prize: Aida Lahlou and Anson Tang
Jury: Deniz Arman Gelenbe and Lara Melda
2023's Watford International Piano Competition
In memory of Christopher Duke
Was held on Sunday 30th April 2023
Fist Prize: Zvjezdan Vojvodic
Joint Second Prize: Jeremy Chan and Michael Tao
Jury: Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman
2022's Watford International Piano Competition
In memory of Christopher Duke
Was held on Sunday 8th May 2022
At Clarendon Muse, Watford
Joint 1st Prize Rose McLachlan
Joint 1st Prize Yiyi Su
3rd Prize Tommy Tai
Jury: Gordon Fergus-Thompson & Margaret Fingerhut
2019 Competition:
1st prize John Lee
2nd prize XueLin Xie
3rd prize Mika Inukai
2018 Competition:
1st prize Edward Leung
2nd prize Kyle Nash-Baker
3rd prize Raymond Yiu
Special commendation: XueLin Xie
2017 competition:
1st prize Weng Soon Tee
2nd prize Misa Saka
3rd prize Chi-Hoi Cheung
2015 competition:
1st prize Jina Shim
2nd prize Liga Korne
3rd prize Scott MacIsaac
Recent winners of the Competition who have gone on to busy international careers include Alexander Ullman and Ji Liu (both YCAT Artists in 2015 and 2016) and Riyad Nicolas (The Countess of Munster Musical Trust).
