LMC Presents: Szuyu Su and Kelsey Payne, 2026 National Competition Medalists
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Come watch the incredible medalists from the 2026 National Frances Walton Competition, pianist Szuyu Su and violinist Kelsey Payne!
This concert will take place at the Good Shepherd Chapel, 4th floor, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103.
Doors open at 12:45p. Concert starts at 1p.
This event is free and advanced ticket reservations are recommended. Reserve tickets here.
These top musicians are in town under the auspices of the Ladies Musical Club (LMC) for outreach tours as part of our Frances Walton Competition for young classical musicians. Szuyu Su and Kelsey Payne will be performing live on Classical KING's Northwest Focus on Friday, November 20th at 7pm. LMC's mission is to foster classical music in the community through education, performance, and awards.
Program: TBA
About the Frances Walton Competition
The National Frances Walton Competition is an annual competition for young classical musicians ages 20-35 in the solo and chamber ensemble categories. Finalists are selected to compete in Seattle in June, and winners return in September for free outreach tours around Washington State.
About the Musicians
Szuyu Su, piano, is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, where she studies with Jon Kimura Parker. She is the winner of the 2025 Shepherd School Piano Concerto Competition and the Music Academy of the West Solo Piano Competition. She received the Silver Medal and the Audience Choice Award at the Young Texas Artists Competition. Other honors include the CHIMEI Arts Award, Second Prize at the 2022 Mieczysław Münz Piano Competition and the 2019 Beijing Chopin Piano Competition, where she also received the award for Best Mazurka Performance. She advanced to the second stage of the 2021 Warsaw Chopin International Piano Competition and has since performed with orchestras and given recitals at various venues. Originally from Tainan, Taiwan, Szuyu began playing the piano at age four. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and her Master’s degree from The Juilliard School.
Kelsey Payne is pursuing her MM in Violin Performance at the Eastman School of Music, where she studies with Robin Scott. Recently, she has served as concertmaster of both the Eastman Philharmonia and Eastman Opera Orchestra. Kelsey's piano trio was selected to perform at the Eastman Chamber Honors Concerts in Winter 2025 and Spring 2026. She’s performed in masterclasses with Benjamin Beilman, Andrés Cárdenes, and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenburg. Kelsey attended Bowdoin International Music Festival for the past four years and will be attending Meadowmount School of Music this summer. Before graduate studies, she earned her BA from the University of Mary Washington with departmental and university honors alongside studying with Ricardo Cyncynates, Assistant Concertmaster of the National Symphony Orchestra. Understanding the social importance of music and the connection it brings to us all, Kelsey hopes
This concert will take place at the Good Shepherd Chapel, 4th floor, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103.
Doors open at 12:45p. Concert starts at 1p.
This event is free and advanced ticket reservations are recommended. Reserve tickets here.
These top musicians are in town under the auspices of the Ladies Musical Club (LMC) for outreach tours as part of our Frances Walton Competition for young classical musicians. Szuyu Su and Kelsey Payne will be performing live on Classical KING's Northwest Focus on Friday, November 20th at 7pm. LMC's mission is to foster classical music in the community through education, performance, and awards.
Program: TBA
About the Frances Walton Competition
The National Frances Walton Competition is an annual competition for young classical musicians ages 20-35 in the solo and chamber ensemble categories. Finalists are selected to compete in Seattle in June, and winners return in September for free outreach tours around Washington State.
About the Musicians
Szuyu Su, piano, is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, where she studies with Jon Kimura Parker. She is the winner of the 2025 Shepherd School Piano Concerto Competition and the Music Academy of the West Solo Piano Competition. She received the Silver Medal and the Audience Choice Award at the Young Texas Artists Competition. Other honors include the CHIMEI Arts Award, Second Prize at the 2022 Mieczysław Münz Piano Competition and the 2019 Beijing Chopin Piano Competition, where she also received the award for Best Mazurka Performance. She advanced to the second stage of the 2021 Warsaw Chopin International Piano Competition and has since performed with orchestras and given recitals at various venues. Originally from Tainan, Taiwan, Szuyu began playing the piano at age four. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and her Master’s degree from The Juilliard School.
Kelsey Payne is pursuing her MM in Violin Performance at the Eastman School of Music, where she studies with Robin Scott. Recently, she has served as concertmaster of both the Eastman Philharmonia and Eastman Opera Orchestra. Kelsey's piano trio was selected to perform at the Eastman Chamber Honors Concerts in Winter 2025 and Spring 2026. She’s performed in masterclasses with Benjamin Beilman, Andrés Cárdenes, and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenburg. Kelsey attended Bowdoin International Music Festival for the past four years and will be attending Meadowmount School of Music this summer. Before graduate studies, she earned her BA from the University of Mary Washington with departmental and university honors alongside studying with Ricardo Cyncynates, Assistant Concertmaster of the National Symphony Orchestra. Understanding the social importance of music and the connection it brings to us all, Kelsey hopes
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Where is it happening?
Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue North,Seattle, Washington, United States
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