Sydney International Piano Competition

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Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia
Awarded for Exceptional piano performance
Presented by Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Country Flag of Australia Australia
First awarded 1977
Last awarded 2004
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The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia is a televised music competition, presented by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in association with the University of Sydney. It is held every four years and is internationally recognised as one of the world's great piano competitions.[1] It was established in July 1977 by Claire Dan, and admitted as a member of the Federation of International Music Competitions in 1978.[2][3]

The competition consists of five stages and an opening recital;[4][5] the first stage involves world-wide auditions to locate the best pianists.[6] The first, second, third and fourth stages take place at the Seymour Center, University of Sydney,[7][8][9] and the fifth stage is held at Sydney Opera House.[10][11] The overall winner must be aged between seventeen and thirty years old,[12] and will receive a prize of $25,000, with smaller prizes awarded for other placings.[13] A total of thirty-six pianists from a number of different countries are selected to compete in the competition for a period of three weeks.[12] In the competition's thirty-year history, no Australian pianists have won first prize.

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[edit] Prize Winners

Year Prize Winners Country
1977 Irina Plotnikova Flag of the Soviet Union USSR
Svetlana Navasardian Flag of the Soviet Union USSR
Andre Laplante Flag of Canada Canada
Marioara Trifan Flag of the United States United States
Phillip Fowke Flag of England England
Manana Doidzashvili Flag of the Soviet Union USSR
Daniel Blumenthal Flag of the United States United States
Dennis Lee Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
Diana Kacso Flag of Brazil Brazil
Gary Steigerwalt Flag of the United States United States
Jenö Jandó Flag of Hungary Hungary
Pawel Checinski Flag of Poland Poland
Piers Lane Flag of Australia Australia
1981 Chia Chou Flag of Canada Canada
Endre Hedegus Flag of Hungary Hungary
Catherine Vickers Flag of Canada Canada
Daniel Blumenthal Flag of the United States United States
David Owen Norris Flag of England England
Liora Ziv-Li Flag of Israel Israel
Marc Raubenheimer Flag of South Africa South Africa
Patrick O'Byrne Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
Martin Roscoe Flag of England England
Alec Chien Flag of the United States United States
Edward Newman Flag of the United States United States
Yves Rault Flag of France France
1985 Du Ning-Wu Flag of the People's Republic of China China
Bernd Glemser Flag of Germany West Germany
Thomas Duis Flag of Germany West Germany
Eduardus Halim Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
Arnan Weisel Flag of Israel Israel
Ueli Wiget Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Istvan Gulyas Flag of Hungary Hungary
Rita Kinka Flag of Hungary Hungary
David Selig Flag of Australia Australia
Michael Gurt Flag of the United States United States
Luigi Ceci Flag of Italy Italy
Phillip Shovk Flag of Australia Australia
1988 Alexander Korsantiya Flag of the Soviet Union USSR
Riccardo Zadra Flag of Italy Italy
Eduardus Halim Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
David Buechner Flag of the United States United States
Sergei Erohin Flag of the Soviet Union USSR
Phillip Shovk Flag of Australia Australia
Gilead Mishory Flag of Israel Israel
Anton Batagov Flag of the Soviet Union USSR
Matthias Fletzberger Flag of Austria Austria
Victor Sangiorgio Flag of Australia Australia
Asaf Zohar Flag of Israel Israel
Adrienne Krausz Flag of Hungary Hungary
1992 Xiang-Dong Kong Flag of the People's Republic of China China
Olivier Cazal Flag of France France
Duncan Gifford Flag of Australia Australia
Hiroshi Arimori Flag of Japan Japan
Anna Malikova Flag of Russia Russia
Vitali Samoshko Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
Daniel Gortler Flag of Israel Israel
Matthias Kirschnereit Flag of Germany Germany
Michele Bolla Flag of Italy Italy
Ivor Janssen Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Young-Ah Kim Flag of South Korea South Korea
Helen Sim Flag of the United States United States
1996 Sergei Tarasov Flag of Russia Russia
Yuki Takao Flag of Japan Japan
Roberto Cominati Flag of Italy Italy
Christiano Burato Flag of Italy Italy
Mikhail Yanovitsky Flag of Russia Russia
Dimitry Grigortsevich Flag of Russia Russia
Konstantin Masliouk Flag of Russia Russia
Ingo Dannhorn Flag of Germany Germany
David Louie Flag of Canada Canada
Edward Park Flag of Australia Australia
Gabor Rozsa Flag of Hungary Hungary
Anne Louise-Turgeon Flag of Canada Canada
2000 Marina Kolomiitseva Flag of Russia Russia
Ayako Uehara Flag of Japan Japan
Evgeny Ukhanov Flag of Russia Russia
Alexei Volodin Flag of Russia Russia
Vera Kamaneva Flag of Russia Russia
Henry Wong Doe Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
2004 John Chen Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
Rem Urasin Flag of Russia Russia
Daniel Hill Flag of Australia Australia
Ayano Shimada Flag of Japan Japan
Alexander Lubiantsev Flag of Russia Russia
Chu-Fang Huang Flag of the People's Republic of China China

[edit] 2008 competitors

Name Country
Charlie Albright Flag of the United States United States
Fernando Altamura Flag of Italy Italy
Manuel Araujo Flag of Portugal Portugal
Marco Ciampi Flag of Italy Italy
Sean Chen Flag of the United States United States
Ran Dank Flag of Israel Israel
Christopher Devine Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
John Fisher Flag of Australia Australia
Balázs Fülei Flag of Hungary Hungary
David Fung Flag of Australia Australia
Adam Herd Flag of Australia Australia
Elizaveta Ivanova Flag of Russia Russia
Miya Kazauka Flag of Japan Japan
Tomoki Kitamura Flag of Japan Japan
Tatiana Kolesova Flag of Russia Russia
Eduard Kunz Flag of Russia Russia
Colleen Lee Flag of the People's Republic of China China
Miyeon Lee Flag of the People's Republic of China China
Ryan MacEvoy McCullough Flag of the United States United States
Jose Menor Flag of Spain Spain
Hoang Pham Flag of Australia Australia
Yoonsoo Ree Flag of South Korea South Korea
Sergei Saratovsky Flag of Russia Russia
Takashi Sato Flag of Japan Japan
Konstantin Shamray Flag of Russia Russia
Yekwon Sunwoo Flag of South Korea South Korea
Daniil Tsvetkov Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Mariangela Vacatello Flag of Italy Italy
Xun Wang Flag of the People's Republic of China China
Wojciech Wisniewski Flag of Poland Poland
Alexy Yemtsov Flag of Australia Australia
Chun-Chieh Yen Flag of the Republic of China Taiwan
Feng Zhang Flag of the People's Republic of China China
XiXi Zhou Flag of the People's Republic of China China
Hao Zhu Flag of Japan Japan
Eric Zuber Flag of the United States United States

[edit] References

General
Specific
  1. ^ The Sydney Piano Competition Winner. riverside Parramatta.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
  2. ^ About the Competition. The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
  3. ^ Website Detail. Acn.net.au. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  4. ^ Opening Recital — The Sydney International Piano Competition. Sydney International Piano Competition (22 April 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
  5. ^ International Piano Opening. Seymour Box Office. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
  6. ^ Competitors Chosen for 2008 Competition. The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
  7. ^ International Piano Stage 3. Seymour Box Office. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
  8. ^ International Piano Semi Final. Seymour Box Office. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
  9. ^ Sydney International Piano Competition. The University of Sydney. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
  10. ^ What's new?. The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
  11. ^ 14. Competition Stages. The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  12. ^ a b Sydney International Piano Competition 2004. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  13. ^ 3. Prizes and Special Prizes. The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.

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