7:00 p.m.
MEGUMI MAEKAWA
– Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55 No. 2
– Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1
– Etude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 11
– Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

7:30 p.m.
OLIVER MOORE
– Etude in B minor, Op. 25 No. 10
– Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
– Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42
– Ballade No. 3 in A-flat, Op. 47

8:00 p.m.
ANTHONY RATINOV
– Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42
– Nocturne in B major, Op. 62 No. 1
– Etude in B minor, Op. 25 No. 10
– Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38

8:30 – 9:00 p.m BREAK

8:45 p.m.
LUCAS SHA
– Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
– Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1
– Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
– Etude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 11

9:15 p.m.
ALEKS SHAMETI
– Nocturne in E major, Op. 62 No. 2
– Etude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 11
– Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42
– Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47

9:45 p.m.
KARINA TSENG
– Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42
– Nocturne in B major, Op. 9 No. 3
– Etude in G-sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 6
– Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

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