X Sydney International Piano Competition
The 10th Sydney International Piano Competition took place at Sydney's Seymour Centre and Opera House from 4 to 21 July 2012 and it was contested by 36 pianists from 14 countries. Avan Yu won the competition, while Nikolay Khozyainov and Dmitry Onishchenko were awarded the 2nd and 3rd prizes.[1]
Jury
- Warren Thomson (chairman)
- Michael Brimer
- Manana Doidjashvili
- Aquiles Delle Vigne
- Norma Fisher
- Choong-Mo Kang
- Heinz Medjimorec
- Ian Munro
- Phillip Shovk
- Arie Vardi
Prizes
| Winner | |
|---|---|
| 1st Grand Prize | Avan Yu |
| 2nd Prize | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| 3rd Prize | Dmitry Onishchenko |
| 4th Prize | Mikhail Berestnev |
| 5th Prize | Hao Zhu |
| 6th Prize | Tanya Gabrielian |
| Australian SQ engagement | Dmitry Onishchenko |
| Best Liszt performance | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| Best Australian competitor | James Guan |
| Best performance of an Australian work | Dmitry Onishchenko |
| Best Mozart Concerto performance | Avan Yu |
| People's Choice Prize | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| Best 19th/20th century Concerto performance | Avan Yu |
| Best Beethoven performance | Avan Yu |
| Best Chopin performance | Hao Zhu |
| Best performance of a Liszt Study | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| Best overall Concerto performance | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| Best Ravel performance | Avan Yu |
| Best Rachmaninoff performance | Tanya Gabrielian |
| Best Chamber Music performance | Avan Yu |
| Best Mozart performance | Tomoaki Yoshida |
| Best Schubert performance | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| Best performance of a Russian work | Mikhail Berestnev |
| Best performance of a Romantic work | Avan Yu |
| People's Choice Encouragement Prize | Avan Yu |
| Quarter-Finals Encouragement Award | Maya Irgalina |
| Best Performance of a Haydn Sonata | Avan Yu |
| Best Performance of a Debussy Prélude | Dmitry Onishchenko |
| Best Performance of a Clementi Sonata | not awarded |
| Stage I-II Encouragement Award | Feng Bian |
| Lev Vlassenko Memorial Prize | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| Semi-Finals Encouragement Award | not awarded |
| Youngest finalist | Nikolay Khozyainov |
| Youngest Australian competitor | Alex Raineri |
| Best Female competitor | Tanya Gabrielian |
Works commissioned for the competition
Competition results (by rounds)
First and Second Round
5–8 July 2012
- Arta Arnicāne
- Mikhail Berestnev
- Feng Bian
- Giulio Biddau
- Stefan Cassomenos
- Wei Cao
- Angelika Fuchs
- Tanya Gabrielian
- James Guan
- Stefano Guarascio
- Atsushi Imada
- Maya Irgalina
- Elizaveta Ivanova
- Wenbin Jin
- Joanne Kang
- Nikolay Khozyainov
- Jin-Hong Li
- Brian Yuebing Lin
- Ke Lin
- Aaron Liu
- Ilaria Locatelli
- Konrad Olszewski
- Dmitry Onishchenko
- Olga Paliy
- Marios Panteliadis
- Poom Prommachart
- Alex Raineri
- Lu Shen
- Yifan Sun
- Benoît Tourette
- Sean Yeh
- Jung-Yeon Yim
- Qian Yong
- Tomoaki Yoshida
- Avan Yu
- Hao Zhu
Quarterfinals
9-10 July 2012
Semifinals
11-13 July 2012
Final
17-21 July 2012
- Concerti
- Mikhail Berestnev — Mozart: 21st, Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Tanya Gabrielian — Mozart: 21st, Tchaikovsky: 1st
- Nikolay Khozyainov — Mozart: 21st, Rachmaninoff: 3rd
- Dmitry Onishchenko — Mozart: 17th, Rachmaninoff: 3rd
- Avan Yu — Mozart: 17th, Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Hao Zhu — Mozart: 24th, Rachmaninoff: 2nd
References
- ^ Vancouver pianist Avan Yu triumphs at Sydney Competition. CBC, 23 November 2012