Connecticut Chopin Piano Academy

Paderewski International Piano Competition takes place annually at St. James Episocpal Church in Farmington, CT. It attracts annually about 40 pianists from such countries as Poland, USA, Canada, China, Japan, South Korea and many others. Among notable winners were Hsin-Yin Wu from Taiwan, Elizabeth Zhang from USA and Raisa Kagramanova from Russia. Among judges were: Dr. Krystian Tkaczewski, Poland, Toshiki Usui, Japan, Michael Bulychev-Okser, Russia and Hendry Wijaya, Indonesia.