Mohan Jia, Yoav Roth, Duy Vu, and Marie Wurtz are among the eight semifinalists in the 2026 North American Competition. In their 45-minute solo recitals, they will perform an artistic range of diverse repertoire from the Baroque era to recently composed works. A unique PianoArts requirement is that each pianist must give a spoken presentation about a work written after 1950 by a North American composer.