Sofya Gulyak

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Sofya Gulyak (born in Kazan, 1979) is a Russian pianist. In 2006 she won the 1st Prize in the Sigismund Thalberg International Piano Competition. In 2007 she won the William Kapell Competition [1][2] and shared the Concorso F. Busoni 2nd prize with Dinara Nadzhafova.[3] Gulyak was the winner of the 2008 Washington International Competition of the Friday Morning Music Club,[4] and also won ISANGYUN Competition 2008 by becoming the 1st Prize Winner.[5] In 2009, she won the 1st prize in the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition. She is the first female winner of the competition.

References

  1. "Sofya Gulyak - WINNER - 2007 William Kapell International Piano Competition & Festival.". Claire Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland. 
  2. "A Rach Star Is Born: Gulyak Wins Kapell Competition". The Washington Post. July 23, 2007. 
  3. "Sofya Guliak e Dinara Nadzhafova, 2° premio ex aequo 56. edizione del Concorso Busoni". Fondazione Concorso Pianistico Internazionale Ferruccio Busoni. 
  4. "Piana Competition Results 2008". Alink-Argerich Foundation. 2008. 
  5. "Sofya Guliak, 1st Prize Winner of Isang Yun Competition 2008". Tongyeong International Music Festival Foundation (재단법인 통영국제음악제). 

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