# Event Details - **Event Name**: Semifinal and Final Rounds of Fou Ts'ong Concerto Competition - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm - **Event Description**: Semifinal and Final Rounds of Fou Ts'ong Concerto Competition at NEC's Williams Hall, 8/15 (1pm) + 8/16 (7pm) - Brahms Piano Concerto, No.2About this EventThe Semifinal (Saturday 8/15, 1pm) and Final (Sunday 8/16, 7pm) Rounds of the 6th Fou Ts’ong International Concerto Competition will take place at NEC’s Williams Hall soon. 10 Semifinalists from a pool of exceptional strong applicants representing (alphabetically) China, Hong Kong, Israel, Malaysia, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, and USA, will perform a 20-minute solo program, along with a 5-minute orchestral excerpt from the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83, announced 2-days prior. A number of candidates, will advance to the Final Round on 8/16/2026, 7 pm. The selected finalists will perform the Brahms Piano Concerto No.2 in its entirety with the official collaborate pianist on the second piano. Results will be announced immediately after. 2026 Semifinalists (alphabetically)1, Boyi Fa (China)2, Motti Fang-Bentov (Israel)3, Sean Gan (Malaysia)4, Judy Terri Ji (USA)5, Daira Podorozhnova (Russia)6, Szuyu Su (Taiwan)7, Ho Ting (Kelvin) Tang (Hong Kong-SAR, China)8, Zihao Wu (China)9, Fangzhou Ye (China)10, Gehan Zhang (China)2026 Jury of Preliminary Round (alphabetically):Ning An 安寧, Gila Goldstein, Henry Kramer, Anton Nel, and Tian Ying 應天峰2026 Jury of Semifinal and Final Rounds (alphabetically):Hitomi Koyama, Roberto Poli, Angel Ramon Rivera, Sergey Schepkin, and Channing YuBoth the Semifinal and Final rounds are open to the public free of change. Suggested donation: $10/person at door. Children under age 6 are not admitted. It will be live-streamed from on the FCPA YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@FCPADetails: https://www.chineseperformingarts.net/contents/summer/2026/0815/index.html - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/boston/semifinal-and-final-rounds-of-fou-tsong-concerto-competition/100001995208485289 - **Event Categories**: concerts, music, entertainment, contests, nonprofit, virtual - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: 12+ - door_time: 2026-08-15T16:30:00Z - Duration: 5 hours - Location: New England Conservatory of Music - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Boston - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: New England Conservatory of Music - **lat**: 42.3411646 - **long**: -71.08656359999999 - **full address**: New England Conservatory of Music, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Semifinal and Final Rounds of Fou Ts'ong Concerto Competition - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/b35a4f70656ea5c8de6777c187f112ad074515711fcbeaf82fa5d015b2877f6f-rimg-w1200-h834-dc191717-gmir.jpg?v=1785109265 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Semifinal and Final Rounds of Fou Ts'ong Concerto Competition being held? - **A:** Semifinal and Final Rounds of Fou Ts'ong Concerto Competition takes place on Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm at New England Conservatory of Music, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, United States. - **Q**: Is there an age restriction for Semifinal and Final Rounds of Fou Ts'ong Concerto Competition? - **A:** Semifinal and Final Rounds of Fou Ts'ong Concerto Competition is strictly for guests aged 12 and above. Valid government-issued photo ID is required for entry. Guests under 12 will not be admitted. The event will be presented in English. - **Q**: Who is organizing Semifinal and Final Rounds of Fou Ts'ong Concerto Competition? - **A:** Semifinal and Final Rounds of Fou Ts'ong Concerto Competition is organized by Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Semifinal and Final Rounds of Fou Ts'ong Concerto Competition is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Boston, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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Some of its main objectives are to promote Asian culture and artists through music and performing arts, and to provide opportunities to young artists.As of Aug 2024, the Foundation has presented over 155 concerts at major venues including Boston’s Symphony Hall, NEC's Jordan Hall and Williams Hall, Harvard’s Sanders Theatre, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Calderwood Hall, and New York’s Carnegie Hall featuring renowned Asian musicians. Recent performances have presented pianists Fou Ts’ong, Cheng-Zong Yin, Pi-Hsien Chen, Hung-Kuan Chen, Dang Thai Son, Meng-Chieh Liu, Minsoo Sohn, Bruce Brubaker, Ning An, Tian Ying, J.Y. Song, Peng Peng Gong, Chu-Fang Huang, Helen Huang, George Li, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Ya-Fei Chuang, Sean Chen, Jue Wang, Sa Chen, Beatrice Long duo, Haochen Zhang, Eric Lu, Helen Huang, Daniel Hsu, Gloria Chien, Evren Ozel, Kate Liu, Xiaopei Xu, Marc Ponthus, Larry Weng, Chi Wei Lo, Andrew Li, Henry Kramer, Juho Pohjonen, J J Bui, Andrew Hsu, Sergey Schepkin, Kuok-Wai Lio, Sahun Sam Hong, Victor Rosenbaum, Yinfei Wang, Zhiye Lin, Xun Pan, Han Chen, Yutong Sun, Chelsea Guo, Nan Ni, Yukiko Sekino, and Adria Ye ; violinists Cho-Liang Lin, Lynn Chang, Nai-Yuan Hu, Chuan-Yun Li, Joseph Lin, Bin Huang, Feng Ning, Paul Huang, Angelo Xiang Yu, Soovin Kim, Stella Chen, Rose Hsien, Inmo Yang, Jean Huang, Luke Hsu, and Max Tan ; cellists: Yo Yo Ma, Bion Tsang, Hei-Ye Ni, Wendy Law, Sam Ou, Carol Ou, Brannon Cho, Clive Greensmith, Nan-cheng Chen, Nathan Vickery, Zachary Mowitz, and Leland Ko; And: DaXun Zhang, Hsin-Yun Huang, Pius Cheung, Wu Man, Yazhi Guo, Tan Dun, Bright Sheng, Chen Yi, Zhou Long, Yang Yong, Lan Shui, Xu Ke, Guang Yang, The Shanghai Quartet, The Borromeo String Quartet, the Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra, the U-Theatre, Han-Tang Yuefu Ensemble, Nai Ni Chen Dance Company, Ju Tzong-Ching Percussion Group, Taipei Sinfonietta Orchestra, Guang Zhou Symphony Orchestra, New Asia Chamber Music Society, the Ying Quartet, the Parker Quartet, Mercury Orchestra, and others, to critical acclaim.The Foundation also presents the Summer Free Concert Series at NEC and Fou Ts’ong International concerto competition, the Summer Music Festival at Walnut Hill (1990-2018) presenting more than 20 concerts each summer (Lang Lang 郎朗,Yeol Eum Son, Kate Liu, Eric Lu and many other talents were students of this program); the All-American Chinese Brush Painting and Calligraphy Competition (since 1991), the Youth Poetry in Silk and Bamboo Chinese Music Audition and Concerts (2008-2017); and other recitals with renowned Chinese traditional instrumentalists. Dr. Catherine Tan Chan 譚嘉陵 is the Founder and President. Details at www.ChinesePerformingArts.net.(08-2024)" } ] } ] ```