And....the 2009 awards go to......( in alphabetical order)
# 66 - Miao Hou of China - 1st Place Concerto, 2nd Place (tie) Solo, Birer Chamber Music Prize
# 12 - Stanislav Khristenko of Ukraine - 1st Place Solo, Krenek Prize, 2nd Place Concerto
# 36 - Chie Watanabe, 2nd Place (tie) Solo, 3rd Place Concerto
All the contestants were amazing pianists and the Competition wishes it could give prizes to each and every one. Please check out all the contestants' bios...and look to support the performing arts whenever and wherever you can. After all, it's the arts that reflect the true soul of a civilization.
Thank you to everyone who participated and made the 2009 Competition possible.
Other Solo Semi-Finalists were:
Wenyin Chan of Taiwan
Hye-Yeon Park of Korea
Ji Soo Seo of Korea
Serhii Morozov of the Ukraine
Tanya Karyagina of Kazakhstan
CD's and DVD's of the 2009 Competition are now available for preorder and will soon be available for purchase. Call 760-773-2575 or email the VWIPC office for details.
VWIPC Announcements
Trenton Takaki, 14, to debut at Carnegie Hall
Trenton Takaki, 14, makes his Carnegie Hall debut in a Winner's Concert this Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 1:30 PM. Congratulations, Trenton!
Trenton took first place in the Bradshaw Buono International Piano Competition, middle school division. He studies with Sueanne Metz of Glenview, IL and is a student at Wilmette Junior High.
His most recent performance venues include Symphony Center at Macy's Day of Music and the Skokie Library as a featured artist in the Young Steinway Series Concert. As a second prize winner in the 17th Steinway Young Artists Competition, Trenton was heard on the classical music radio station WFMT. He won 2nd Place twice at the Chopin Youth Piano Competition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2007 and 2008. Takaki competed in the 2007 Junior Virginia Waring International Piano Competition.
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