List of Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition prize-winners
This is a partial listing of prize-winners of the Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition, formerly known as the Santander Piano Competition, Spain.
Prize Winners
| Year | Grand Prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | .svg.png){kind=small} Josep Colom |
Jesús González Alonso |
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| 1974 |  Ruriko Kikuchi |
Jesús González Alonso José M. Martínez Pínzolas |
María T. Berrueta de Rubio |
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| 1975 |  Marioara Trifan |
 Peter Bithell |
Rebecca A. Penneys |
4th: |
| 1976 |  Ivan Klánský |
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4th:
5th: | |
1977
Ramzi Yassa |
Jeremy Atkins David Allen Wehr |
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| 1978 |  Josep Colom |
 Frédéric Aguessy |
 Ana Manarasova |
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| 1980 | Not awarded | Barry Douglas |
.svg.png){kind=small} Dan Atanasiu Francesco Nicolosi |
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| 1982 |  Marc Raubenheimer |
Oleg Volkov |
Yves Rault |
4th: |
| 1984 |  Hugh Tinney |
 José Carlos Cocarelli |
Rauf Kasimov |
4th: |
| 1987 | David Allen Wehr |
Sergey Yerokhin |
 Bernd Glemser |
4th: 5th: |
| Grand Prize | Honour Prize | Honour mentions | Finalist prizes | |
| 1990 | Not awarded | Sergey Yerokhin |
 David Kuijken |
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| 1992 |  Eldar Nebolsin |
 Xu Zhong |
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| 1995 | Not awarded | Enrico Pompili |
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| 1998 |  Yung Wook Yoo |
Jong Hwa Park |
 Plamena Mangova |
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| 2002 | Not awarded |   Boris Giltburg |
Ning An Soyeon Lee |
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| Grand Prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | Audience Prize | |
| 2005 | Alberto Nosè |
Herbert Schuch |
Jie Chen |
Alberto Nosè |
| 2008 | Jue Wang |
  Avan Yu |
Kotaro Fukuma |
Avan Yu |
| 2012 |
Not awarded |
Ahn Ah-ruem |
 Tamar Beraia János Palojtay |
Tamar Beraia |
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Special prizes
| Year | Best Spanish contestant | Contemporary music | Chamber music | Spanish music |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | María Teresa Berrueta de Rubio | |||
| 1980 | Martin Doerrie | Michiko Tsuda | ||
| 1982 | Yves Rault | Eric N'Kaoua | ||
| 1984 | Luis Á. Sarobe | William Koehler | William Koehler | Zuzana Paulechová |
| 1987 | Jorge L. Otero | Claire Desert | Claire Desert | Clélia Iruzun |
| 1990' | Claudio Martínez Mehner | David Kuijken | Viktor Lyadov | Mariana Gurkova |
| 1992 | Marta Zabaleta |  Laura Mikkola | Tatiana Pavlova | Wi Yu |
| 1995 | Enrico Pompili |  Armen Babakhanian | Carl Cranmer | |
Grant-prizes
| Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Xiang-Dong Kong | ||
| 1990 | Jean-François Dichamp | Claudio Martínez Mehner | Giorgia Tomassi |
| 1992 | Carlos Apellániz | Laura Mikkola |  Andrei Zheltonog |
| 1995 | Freddy Kempf | Polina Leschenko | |
See also
- Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition
- List of classical music competitions
- Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía