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[1st Prize] Mariya KIM
Nationality Ukraine
Date of Birth 1981. 6. 25
Education
• Currently, attending at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, Hannover, Germany
• Music School(Pre-College), Sevastopol, Ukraine
Teachers • Vladimir KRAINEV •Tatiana KIM
Prize
• 4th Prize, Busoni International Piano Competition, Italy in 2007
• 2nd Prize, International Piano Competition “Maria Callas Grand Prix”, Greece in 2006
• 1st Prize, Paderewski International Piano Competition, Poland in 2004
[Programme ]
1st Stage
• M. Clementi – Sonata in B flat Major, Op.24 No.2
• F. Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No.12 in c sharp minor, S.244
2nd Stage
• W. A. Mozart – Rondo in D Major, KV.485
• E. Granados – Goyescas: Quejas o la Maja y el Ruisenor
• S. Prokofiev – Sonata in A Major, Op.82
Semifinal Stage
• J. S. Bach/F. Busoni – Chaconne in d minor
• L. v. Beethoven – Sonata No.26 E flat Major, Op.81a ‘Les Adieux’
• CHOE U Zong – Prélude XIII
• S. Rachmaninov – 6 Moments Musicaux, Op.16 No.5 in D flat Major
• S. Rachmaninov – Sonata No.2 in b flat minor, Op.36
Final Stage
• S. Rachmaninov – Concerto No.2 in c minor, Op.18
[2nd Prize] Alexej GORLATCH
Nationality Ukraine
Date of Birth 1988. 5.23
Education
• Currently, attending at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, Hannover, Germany
• Universität der Künste Berlin(Pre-College), Berlin, Germany
• Music School(Pre-College), Passau, Germany
Teachers • Martin HUGHES •Karl-Heinz KÄMMERLING
Prize
• 1st Prize, Hamamatsu International Piano Competition, Hamamatsu, Japan in 2006
• 1st Prize, International Everding Competition, München, Germany in 2006
• Semifinal, International Chopin Competition, Warsaw, Poland in 2005
[Programme]
1st Stage
• F. Chopin – Polonaise in A flat Major, Op.53 ‘Heroic’
• F. Chopin – Nocturne in c minor, Op.48/1
• B. Bartók – From ‘Out of Doors’ Suite, Sz.81:
‘With Drums and Pipes’
‘The Night’s Music’
‘The Chase’
2nd Stage
• W. A. Mozart – Fantasie in c minor, KV.475
• R. Schumann – Fantasiestücke, Op.12
Semifinal Stage
• L. v. Beethoven – Sonata No.28 in A Major, Op.101
• F. Chopin – 12 Etudes, Op.10
• LIM Jie Sun – A Poem about Spring
Final Stage
• L. v. Beethoven – Concerto No.5 in E flat Major, Op.73 ‘Emperor’
[3rd Prize] Alexej KIM Tae Hyung
Nationality Korea
Date of Birth 1985. 5. 22
Education
• B.M., Korean National University of Arts, Seoul, Korea
• Seoul Arts High School, Seoul, Korea
Teachers • KANG Choong Mo
Prize
• 3rd Prize, Hamamatsu International Piano Competition, Hamamatsu, Japan in 2006
• 1st Prize/Prize for Best Interpretation of Beethoven Sonata,
City of Porto International Piano Competition, Porto, Portugal in 2004
• 2nd Prize, Jeunesses Musicales International Competition, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro in 2004
[Programme]
1st Stage
• J. S. Bach – Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in d minor, BWV.903
• C. Saint-Saëns/F. Liszt/V. Horowitz – Danse Macabre
2nd Stage
• W. A. Mozart – Sonata in B flat Major, KV.570
• F. Liszt – Années de Pélerinage:Vallée D’obermann
• A. Scriabin – Sonata No.4 in F sharp Major, Op.30
Semifinal Stage
• L. v. Beethoven – Sonata No.24 in F sharp Major, Op.78
• M. Ravel – Jeux d’eau
• F. Kreisler/S. Rachmaninov – Liebesfreud
• KIM Sung Ki – Nori for Piano
• J. Brahms – Sonata No.3 in f minor, Op.5
Final Stage
• P. I. Tchaikovsky – Concerto No.1 in b flat minor, Op.23
[4th Prize] Alexej Eric ZUBER
Nationality USA
Date of Birth 1985. 6. 9
Education
• Currently, attending at The Peabody Conservatory of Music, MD, USA(Artist Diploma)
• Diploma, The Curtis Institute of Music, PA, USA
• B.M., The Peabody Conservatory of Music, MD, USA
Teachers • Boris SLUTSKY •Leon FLEISHER •Claude FRANK
Prize
• 1st Prize, Hilton Head International Piano Competition, SC, USA in 2007
• 1st Prize, International Young Artists Piano Competition, WA, USA in 2006
• 2nd Prize, California International Piano Competition, CA, USA in 2006
[Programme]
1st Stage
• D. Scarlatti – Sonata in b minor, K.87 Sonata in E Major, K.135
• K. Szymanowski – 3 Mazurkas, Op.50
• F. Chopin – Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise, Op.22
2nd Stage
• W. A. Mozart – Sonata in Major, KV.330
• M. Ravel – Gaspard de la Nuit:Ondine
• P. I. Tchaikovsky – Concert Suite from ‘The Nutcracker’,
Transc Mikhail Pletnev
Semifinal Stage
• L. v. Beethoven – Sonata No.31 in A flat Major, Op.110
• KIM Sung Ki – Nori for Piano
• F. Schubert – Impromptu No.3 in G flat Major, Op.90
• F. Liszt – Sonata in b minor, S.178
Final Stage
• P. I. Tchaikovsky – Concerto No.1 in b flat minor, Op.23
[4th Prize] LIM Hyo Sun
Nationality Korea
Date of Birth 1981. 4. 5
Education
• Currently, attending at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, Hannover, Germany(Konzertexamen)
• Diploma, Imola International Piano Academy, Imola, Italy
• B.M., The Curtis Institute of Music, PA, USA
Teachers • Arie VARDI •Leonid MARGARIUS •Gary GRAFFMAN
Prize
• 5th Prize, Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition, Brussels, Belgium in 2007
• Prize Winner & Special Prize for late Beethoven works, Beethoven International Piano Competition, Vienna, Austria in 2005
• 1st Prize & Special Prize & Audience Prize, “G. B. Viotti” International Music Competition,
Vercelli, Italy in 2003
[Programme]
1st Stage
• L. v. Beethoven – 32 Variations in c minor, WoO.80
• F. Liszt – Zwei Konzert – Etuden: II. Gnomenreigen, S.145
• S. Prokofiev – Sonata No.3 in a minor, Op.28
2nd Stage
• J. Haydn – Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:37
• F. Chopin – Sonata No.3 in b minor, Op.58
Semifinal Stage
• W. A. Mozart – Variation on a Minuet by Duport, KV.573
• L. v. Beethoven – Sonata No.5 in c minor, Op.10/1
• KIM Sung Ki – Nori for Piano
• R. Schumann – Humoreske, Op.20
Final Stage
• S. Rachmaninov – Concerto No.3 in d minor, Op.30
[6th Prize] Mariana PRJEVALSKAIA
Nationality Spain
Date of Birth 1982. 5. 28
Education
• M.M., Yale University(School of Music), CT, USA
• Artist Diploma, Indiana University South Bend, IN, USA
• B.M., Royal College of Music, London, UK
• Conservatory of Music(Pre-College), La coruña, Spain
Teachers • Boris BERMAN •Alexander TORADZE •Irina ZARITSKAYA
Prize
• 3rd Prize, Paderewski International Piano Competition, Bydgoszcz, Poland in 2007
• 2nd Prize, Young Concert Artists Internatinoal Auditions, NY, USA in 2004
• 1st Prize, Prize, Dudley International Piano Competition, UK in 2003
[Programme]
1st Stage
• D. Scarlatti – Sonata in E Major, K.380
• D. Scarlatti – Sonata in F Major, K.365
• R. Schumann – Sonata No.2 in g minor, Op.22
2nd Stage
• J. Haydn – Andante and Variations in f minor Hob. XVI:7
• S. Prokofiev – Sonata No.8 in B flat Major, Op.84
Semifinal Stage
• L. v. Beethoven – Sonata No.26 in E flat Major, Op.81a ‘Les A’dieux’
• KIM Sung Ki – Nori for Piano
• S. Rachmaninov – Variations on the Theme by Chopin Op.22
Final Stage
• F. Chopin – Concerto No.1 in e minor, Op.11