IV Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition
The Fourth Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition took place in Minneapolis – Saint Paul from June 29 to July 10, 2009.
Jury
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Alexander Braginsky (nonvoting chairman) - David Dubal
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Akiko Ebi -
Gabriel Kwok - Nikolai Petrov
- Jerome Rose
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Jeremy Siepmann -
Arie Vardi
Awards
| Award | Winner | Notes |
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| 1st prize |  Alessandro Taverna | Cash award of US $25,000. |
| 2nd prize |  Pavel Yeletskiy | Cash award of US $15,000. |
| 3rd prize |  Hélène Tysman | Cash award of US $10,000. |
| 4th prize | Eric Zuber | Cash award of US $6,000. |
| 5th prize | Howard Na | Cash award of US $5,000. |
| 6th prize |  Grace Eun Hae Kim | Cash award of US $4,000. |
| Schubert prize | Pavel Yeletskiy | Cash award of US $3,000 by The Schubert Club. Awarded to one contestant for the best performance of a Schubert Sonata. Yeletskiy performed the Schubert Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D. 894 (Op. 78). |
Competition results, by rounds
Preliminary Round
February 12–15, Yamaha Artist Services Inc. (Piano Salon), New York.
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1st Round
June 30-July 4, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis.
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Chao-yin Cai - Elmar Gasanov
- Vyacheslav Gryaznov
- Ran Jia
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Andrej Jussow - Grace Eunhae Kim
- Eduard Kunz
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Hanchien Lee - Howard Na
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Piotr Rozanski - Yukiko Sekino
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Alexander Seredenko - Rui Shi
- Andrew Staupe
- Konstantin Soukhovetski
- Young-Ah Tak
- Alessandro Taverna
- Anastasya Terenkova
- Hélène Tysman
- Clara Hui Yang
- Pavel Yeletskiy
- Dizhou Zhao
- Denis Zhdanov
- Eric Zuber
References
- Alink-Argerich Foundation