The Kanno Prize honors Toshinao Kanno, a retired professional musician who is accomplished in both piano and harp. He was born and raised in Japan, where he received a bachelor’s degree in music. He came to the United States in the 1970s, where he attended UC Berkeley and received a master’s degree in piano performance. The prize ($500) is awarded to the UC Davis student who has given the most outstanding piano performance as determined by the faculty in the Department of Music.

2022–2023
   Sissi Wu

2021–2022
   N/A

2020–2021
   Maya Khayat

2019–2020
   N/A

2018–2019
   Jennifer Zhang