Five finalists perform solo recitals livestreamed from the Indiana History Center in Indianapolis as part of a reimagined 2021 American Pianists Awards. 

Michael Davidman

Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K 332 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Allegro assai

Alluvion (world premiere) by Laura Kaminsky
Commissioned for the 2021 American Pianists Awards

From Goyescas by Enrique Granados
  1. Los requiebros (The Compliments)
  3. El fandango de candil (Fandango by Candlelight)
  4. Quejas, o La Maja y el ruiseñor (Complaint or the Girl and the Nightingale)
  5. El Amor y la muerte (Balada) (Ballad of Love and Death)

Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514 by Franz Liszt
- Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke (The Dance in the Village Inn)

Kenny Broberg, Dominic Cheli, Michael Davidman, Sahun Sam Hong and Mackenzie Melemed have each received a cash prize of $50,000 and now begin the live, public adjudication process. The competition will culminate on June 25-27, 2021 with solo, chamber music and concerto performances. The winner will receive the Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship, consisting of career assistance for two years, publicity, performance engagements, an Artist-in-Residence post at the University of Indianapolis and a recording contract with Steinway & Sons record label.