IX Sydney International Piano Competition
The IX Sydney International Piano Competition took place at the Seymour Centre in Sydney from 16 July to 2 August 2008.
It was won by Konstantin Shamray.
Jury
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Prizes
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| 1st Grand Prize |  Konstantin Shamray |
| 2nd Prize | Tatyana Kolesova |
| 3rd Prize |  Ran Dank |
| 4th Prize |  Takashi Sato |
| 5th Prize | Tomoki Kitamura |
| 6th Prize |  Eric Zuber |
| Australian SQ engagement | Konstantin Shamray |
| People's Choice Prize | Konstantin Shamray |
| Best Female competitor | Tatyana Kolesova |
| Best Australian competitor |  Hoang Pham |
| Best Australian Music performance | Tomoki Kitamura |
| Best Mozart Concerto performance | Konstantin Shamray |
| Best overall Concerto performance | Ran Dank |
| Best 19th/20th century Concerto performance | Konstantin Shamray |
| Best Beethoven performance | Konstantin Shamray |
| Best Chopin performance | Takashi Sato |
| Best Liszt performance | Eric Zuber |
| Best Liszt Study performance | Charlie Albright |
| Best Rachmaninoff performance | Ran Dank |
| Best Chamber Music performance | Tatyana Kolesova |
| Best Mozart performance | Konstantin Shamray |
| Best Schubert performance | Tomoki Kitamura |
| Best Debussy Prélude performance | Ran Dank |
| Best Russian Music performance | Tatyana Kolesova |
| Best Romantic Music overall performance |  Yoonsoo Rhee |
| Best Haydn Sonata performance | Yoonsoo Rhee |
| Lev Vlassenko Memorial Prize |  Daniil Tsvetkov |
| I Round Encouragement Award |  Feng Zhang |
| Quarter-Finals Encouragement Award | Alexei Yemtsov |
| Semi-finals Encouragement Award |  Mariangela Vacatello |
| Youngest finalist | Tomoki Kitamura |
| Youngest Australian competitor | Hoang Pham |
Works commissioned for the competition
- Andrew Ford - Thin air
- Roger Smalley - Morceau de Concours
Competition results (by rounds)
First Round
16–17 July 2008
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Quarterfinals
21–22 July 2008
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Semifinals
23–25 July 2008
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Final
29 July-2 August 2008
- Concertos