Pianist Colleen Lee Ka-ling took sixth prize at the 15th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition, one of the best results a Hong Kong pianist has ever achieved.
The 25-year-old is the first Hong Kong pianist to have reached the finals of the competition, and is the only Chinese finalist this year.
A jury, chaired by renowned Polish pianist Andrzej Jasinski, announced the winners of the competition on October 24.
On October 17, after being selected as a finalist, Lee called her piano teacher, Eleanor Wong, who immediately flew to Warsaw to support her.
'Colleen has done very well in the competition. I hope she can fulfil her dream of becoming a world renowned performer,' Ms Wong said.
Benedict Cruft, Dean of Music of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, said that Lee's aim was to touch the audience, not to please the jury with her music.
'She feels that time and maturity have granted her a deeper understanding of Chopin's music and given her a stronger passion to explore the beauty of his compositions,' he added.