News Performances, prizes & announcements.
16 October 2026 Competition
Second Prize (US$10,000) and the “Exceptional Virtuosity” special prize, awarded by the Embassy of the State of Israel in Georgia, at the VIII Tbilisi International Piano Competition, Tbilisi State Conservatoire, 5–16 October 2026.
Read more → Source: Tbilisi International Piano Competition ↗ (opens in a new tab) / Musical America ↗ (opens in a new tab) / The Piano League ↗ (opens in a new tab) / Yonhap News ↗ (opens in a new tab)
1 March 2026 Orchestra
Boulder Symphony announced Jiarui Cheng as soloist in Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 for its Rite and Rach program.
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17 March 2025 Awards
Named a medalist and recipient of the Sascha Gorodnitzki Memorial Prize at the 2025 Hilton Head International Piano Competition.
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2025 Competition
The Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition lists Jiarui Cheng among its 2025 competitors in Fort Worth.
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2023 Award
The Queen Elisabeth Competition’s artist profile records Jiarui Cheng’s fourth prize at the 2023 Isang Yun International Piano Competition.
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2023 Festival
Aspen’s 2023 season calendar lists Cheng with the Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra in Grieg’s Piano Concerto at Benedict Music Tent.
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