Virginia Waring International Piano Competition (Formerly the Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition)

Prizes - 2009 »

  • Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall Performance Prize, won by Stanislav Khristenko of Ukraine, Oct 15, 2009, sponsored by Mark Adams, and $8,000.

  • Special Ernst Krenek Prize - $2,500 and performance at Schubertsaal in Vienna, Austria, Sept 22, 2010, won by Stanislav Khristenko of Ukraine, sponsored by the Ernst Krenek Society and Mrs. Gladys Krenek

  • Performance with the Manchester Camerata, Manchester, England plus $8,000, November 2010, won by Miao Hou of People's Republic of China

  • Eli Birer Chamber Prize Award for Piano Quintet, $2,500 won by Miao Hou of People's Republic of China

  • Friends of the Rancho Mirage Public Library Recitals at the Rancho Mirage Public Library for Stanislav Khristenko and Miao Hou.

  • 2nd place solo: tie between Chia Watanabe of Japan and Miao Hou of the People's Republic of China - $2,000 each

  • 2nd place solo - $4,000 won by Stanislav Khristenko of Ukraine

  • 3rd place concerto - $2,000 won by Chia Watanabe of Japan.

  • Concerto Performance with the San Bernardino Symphony, conducted by Carlo Ponti, Jr. for Miao Hou - 2010-2011 season.