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Mon, Oct 13, 2025
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Announcing Pacific Youth Music Festival 2025 Preliminary Round Schedule​​​
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Thank You & Important Update: Registration Deadline Extended!
We are incredibly appreciative of the strong interest and support for this year's festival! In response to popular demand, we are thrilled to announce that the Registration Deadline has been extended to Monday, October 6th!
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Thu, Sep 18, 2025
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Important Update: Online Video Submissions Now Available!
The Pacific Youth Music Festival is pleased to announce the introduction of an online video submission option for participants residing outside Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, British Columbia. This initiative has been implemented to enhance accessibility and to provide broader opportunities for participation irrespective of geographic location.
This option applies to the following categories:
• Gala Challenge Piano
• Gala Challenge Violin
• Competitive Solo Piano
• Competitive Solo Violin
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Wed, Jun 18, 2025
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Introducing the newest members of our esteemed Piano Advisory team!
We are delighted to announce the expansion of our esteemed Piano Advisory Committee at the Pacific International Youth Music Society! We warmly welcome Dr. Steven Mann and Dr. Evgenia Rabinovich as our new piano advisors. Their extensive expertise and passion for music education will be invaluable in guiding our Festival, enriching the contributions of our existing dedicated piano advisors, Mr. Edward Leung, Dr. Ronald Morgan, Dr. Henri-Paul Sicsic, Dr. Donna Symons, and Dr. Raul Velasco. Together with our violin advisors Mr. Jonathan Der, Mr. Jason Ho, and Mr. Alvin Tran, our strengthened team looks forward to fostering an even more inspiring and enriching environment for young musicians.
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Tue, May 20, 2025
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Announcing Pacific Youth Music Festival 2025
​Appointment of New Artistic Director, Dr. Bogdan Dulu
We are proud to introduce Dr. Bogdan Dulu as the new Artistic Director of the Pacific International Youth Music Society. A respected member of our musical community, Dr. Dulu previously served with distinction as one of our Piano Advisors. We are delighted that he has graciously accepted this new role, and we look forward to the vision and artistic depth he will bring to the festival.
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Pacific Youth Music Festival 2025
Gala Competition Results
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Class /Category
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Violin - Intermediate Category
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Violin - Senior Category
Violin - Diploma Category
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Piano - Novice Category
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Piano - Junior Category
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Piano - Intermediate Category
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Piano - Senior Category
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Piano - Diploma Category​
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Piano - Age 8 & under Class
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Piano - Age 12 & under
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Piano - Age 15 & under
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​​Chamber Class​​​​​​
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Concerto Class
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Gala Winner
Winners​​
Amberley Hau Ching Szeto
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Abigail Lui
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Xenia Huang
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Colin Huang ​
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Leon Qiu
Clemence Zhang
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Oliver Cao
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Ivy Lin
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​Elliott Sung-Kwon Cheon
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Rachel Wang
Verity Therese Leung
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Mirepoix Trio
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Isabella Wang
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​Ivy Lin​​
Runner-ups​
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Sophie Florence Deng
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Lucia Qiu
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​Johnny Ze-Feng Wang
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Shuoyi Wang
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Hansson Wenyu Huang
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Caeden Jun Kai Lau
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Alex Hu
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Melody Zhu
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Emily Qi
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Pacific Youth Music Festival 2025
Competitive Solo - Overall Top Mark
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Levels
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Violin - Level 7
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Violin - Level 8
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Violin - Level 9
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Violin - Level 10
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Violin - Diploma
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Piano - Preparatory
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Piano - Level 1
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Piano - Level 2
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Piano - Level 3
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Piano - Level 4
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Piano - Level 5​
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Piano - Level 7
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Piano - Level 8
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Piano - Level 9
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Piano - Level 10
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Piano - Diploma
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Winner
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​Amberley Hau Ching Szeto
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​Ryan Wang
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​Frannie Hwang
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​Sophie Florence Deng
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Samantha Ku
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​Theodore Hui​
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​Meghan Yuet Yee Tse​
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​Avery Lau
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​Issac Cheung
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​Chase Tham
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​Amberley Hau Ching Szeto​
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​Hayley Cheung
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​Jasmine Qin Lin Li​
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​Evan Siu Jun Lin
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Karen Yin-Rui Bai
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Vicko Ho Yeung Ma

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