Results of Russian Piano Festival/Competition
December 5, 2009
Group A - adjudicator Yelena Balabanova
First Place - Kenny Ma (Ni Liu)
Second Place - Christina Chou (Lora Verkhovsky)
Third Place - George Sun (Anaida Nagdyan)
Honorable Mention - Sophie Brusniak (Mariya Koshkina), Christina Ding (Peter Mack), Jake Lee (Soonja Kim), Xinwang Wang (Tanya Otto)
Special Prize - K. Lee Morris - for the Tchaikovsky Seasons (Victoria Otto)
Group B - adjudicator Deborah Dewey
First Place - Christopher Lu (Peter Mack)
Second Place - Heliqiong Sun (Willard Schultz)
Third Place - Amy Qin (Natalya Ageyeva)
Honorable Mention - Wesley Yu (Ni Liu), Diana Chen (Sharon Clark), Yvana Tran (Mariya Koshkina), Alex Donka (Mark Stevens), Megan Lee (Willard Schultz), Kristina Kwon (Mariya Koshkina), Claire Malarkey (Heather Howland), Miriam Rundell (Natalya Ageyeva), Alexander Zhou (Ni Liu), Billy Allocca (Natalya Ageyeva)
Special Prize - Amy Qin - for the Tchaikovsky Seasons (Natalya Ageyeva)
Group C - adjudicator Yelena Balabanova
First Place - Michael Lee (Willard Schultz)
Second Place - Raymond Zhang (Willard Schultz)
Third Place - Andrew Liu (Willard Schultz)
Honorable Mention - Annie Yang (Peter Mack), Regina Lim (Nancy Jang)
Special Prize - Daniel Hwang - for the Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue, op.87 (Ludmila Feldman), Raymond Zhang - for the Prokofiev Sonata (Willard Schultz)
Group D - adjudicator Deborah Dewey
First Place - David Golub (Peter Mack)
Second Place - Bryan Yang (Peter Mack)
Third Place - Joshua Lim (Judy Baker)
Special Prize - Laura Zhang - for the Rachmaninov Etude-Tableaux (Donna Bender), David Golub - for the Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue, op.87 (Peter Mack)
Group E (Concerto) - adjudicator Alexie Girsh
First Place - Min Joo Yi (Duane Hulbert)
Second Place - Gordon Sun (Anaida Nagdyan)
Third Place - Jila Dabestani (Michi North)
Honorable Mention - Elle Shin (Robin McCabe)
Special Prize - Shin Chang (Peter Mack)
The Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle announces the second annual Russian Piano Festival/Competition. Following the successful first year in 2008, this year’s Festival/Competition will be even bigger and expanded with some exciting changes. A new group (E) - Concerto - is being added and the winners of this category will have an opportunity to audition with Maestro Gerard Schwarz for a chance to play with the Seattle Symphony. Winners of all groups (A,B,C,D,E) will receive trophies. Special prizes (medals) have been added for the best performance of: Prokofiev Sonata, Rachmaninov Etudes-tableaux, Tchaikovsky “Seasons,” and Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues, op.87.
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009
Registration Deadline: November 5, 2009
Location: Sherman Clay Piano Store, Downtown Seattle
Eligibility: Age 6 through College and Adults
This event has been created to expose piano students to the vast repertoire of Russian piano literature and gives students (age 6 through college and adults) the opportunity to perform before a judge, compete with other students, and challenge their skills for further musical growth. The entire experience is open to the public so competing students will also have a chance to perform before an audience.
The 2009 Russian Piano Festival/Competition is divided into five groups (A, B, C, D, E) based on ability level per the repertoire. The required repertoire includes many composers and various levels of difficulty. All pieces will be performed by memory. Students may select their own editions and must present the edition they are using for the judge (with numbered measures). All pieces should be played without repeats. Teachers should be responsible for their student’s quality of preparation.
There will be three winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd place) from each group. The first place winners from each group will have a chance to perform at one of the Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle fundraising events in 2010. The adjudicator will also choose three students from each group who deserve Honorable Mention awards.
Awards for 2009 Russian Piano Festival/Competition
First Place - First Place Trophy and participation at a RCMFS fundraising event in 2010
Second Place - Second Place Trophy
Third Place - Third Place Trophy
Honorable Mention - Medal
Special Prize - Medal
All Participants - Participation Ribbon and Certificate