Jeffery achieved an outstanding 4th place in the prestigious 31st International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth! For his age group, there are 6 winners from 1st to 6th places and Jeffrey is 4th.
Special thanks to Minister Hon David Templeman MLA (Minister for Culture and the Arts; Sport and Recreation; International Education; Heritage) and Margaret Quirk MLA (Member for Landsdale) for your warm encouragement and best wishes. Also, thank you to the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries for the sponsorship.
Thank you to all the judges, Prof. Piotr Paleczny (The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, Poland) - Jury Chairman, Prof. Anthony Adkins (Royal College of Music in London, Great Britain), Prof. Clara Biermasz (The Chopin Stichting Foundation, Netherlands), Prof. Alberto Nosè (The Evaristo Dall’Abaco Conservatory of Music in Verona, Italy), Prof. Zbigniew Raubo (The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland) and Prof. Michał Szymanowski (The Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, Poland)