THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents
2025-2026 Rockwood Competition for FSU Graduate Pianists
Stijn De Cock, Competition Director
Judges
Qing Jiang, Natalie Sherer, and Mandy Stringer
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
3:00 p.m. | Longmire Recital Hall
The College of Music extends sincerest gratitude to:
Persis and Charles Rockwood
Judges: Qing Jiang, Natalie Sherer, and Mandy Stringer
FSU Piano Performance Faculty: Stijn de Cock, Read Gainsford, Qing Jiang, David Kalhous, Heidi Louise Williams
Li Yeoh and Rich Fell, FSU Piano Technology
Cameron Downs and the Recital Hall Staff
Kim Shively, Jayme Agee, and Wendy Smith
To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All…
Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.
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2025-2026 Rockwood Competition for FSU Graduate Pianists
This competition was made possible by the generosity of Drs. Persis and Charles Rockwood
PROGRAM
Please hold applause until conclusion of each contestant’s full program
Four Preludes (1929) Lūcija Garūta
I. Andante (1902–1977)
II. Allegretto
III. Moderato
IV. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101
Ludwig van Beethoven
IV. Allegro (Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit) (1770–1827)
Fernando Garcia
Sonata 1.X.1905
Leoš Janáček I. Předtucha (1854–1928)
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53
Ludwig van Beethoven I. Allegro con brio (1770–1827)
Xueyao Wang
Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
Piano Sonata No. 1
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Carl Vine
II. Leggiero e legato (b. 1954)
Thong Truong
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35 Frédéric Chopin I. Grave – Doppio movimento (1810–1849)
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111
Ludwig van Beethoven I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato (1770–1827)
Suggestion diabolique, Op. 4, No. 4
Cheng Chen
INTERMISSION
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Toccata in D Major, BWV 912
Toccata, Op. 11
Sonata in F Minor, K. 466
Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 570
Soohyun Lee
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
II. Adagio (1756–1791)
III. Allegretto
Transcendental Études, S. 139
Franz Liszt No. 7, “Eroica” (1811–1886)
Étude in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1
Xianglun Xu
Chaconne in G Major, HWV 435
Preludes, Op. 28
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) arr. Leopold Godowsky
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759)
Frédéric Chopin
I. Agitato (1810–1849)
II. Lento
III. Vivace
IV. Largo
X. Allegro molto
XVI. Presto